Bonita Dive Team Competes at CIF-SS – Ford Division 2 Diving Championships

May 15, 2011

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Melyssa Trilles gives watchers thrills.

Eight divers from Bonita High School qualified to represent their school at the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Diving Championships on May 10 at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. They are coached by Olivia Palmer.

They qualified with the following scores and overall season placement in CIF-SS- Division 2:

Boys	Qualifying Score	Overall Season Placement
Jake Manning (Freshman)	406.15	7th
Dylan Galindo (Junior)	391.05	9th
Luke Manning (Freshman)	340.50	18th
Kyle Mcknight (Junior)	322.55	24th

Girls	Qualifying Score	Overall Season Placement
Elyse Smith (Junior)	397.70	9th
Tatiana Saucedo (Sophomore)	387.60	13th
Millie Moro (Sophomore)	385.25	14th
Melyssa Trilles (Sophomore)	370.25	16th

The competition at CIF, featuring 32 of the top-qualifying scorers ( including many nationally ranked divers), was stiff. Under coach Olivia Palmer’s guidance, the team performed well and had a positive experience, which bodes well for next season.

Boys	Placed	Girls	Placed
Jake Manning (Freshman)	9th	Millie Moro (Sophomore)	12th
Dylan Galindo (Junior)	16th	Melyssa Trilles (Sophomore)	14th
Luke Manning (Freshman)	17th	Tatiana Saucedo (Sophomore)	19th
Kyle Mcknight (Junior)	19th	Elyse Smith (Junior)	21st

Bonita had won three consecutive Miramonte League championships entering th 2011 season, but with no other schools in the new Hacienda League fielding teams, the Bonita divers participated in invitational and other meets for competition.

Coach Palmer also had two Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) High School divers tie for 1^st place at the CIF-SS Div. 4 championship on Wednesday, May 11. Amazingly, both boys, Brandon Rexius and Arian Rodriguez, tied and will now move on to the Masters competition.

Dry and Determined: From left, divers Dylan Galindo, Jake Manning, Coach Olivia Palmer, Millie Moro, Tatiana Saucedo, Luke Manning, Elyse Smith, Melyssa Trilles & Kyle Mcknight.