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Easterly Wins Diving Title

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Just nine weeks after she resumed diving following elbow surgery, Doris Glenn Easterly won her first national title in the women’s 1-meter Phillips 66 National Championship.

Easterly, 20, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., barely rippled the water with an inward 1-1/2 somersault pike that moved her from fourth to first and won her a place in the World Cup in Atlanta in September.

In the men’s platform competition, 16-year-old Mark Ruiz battled Chuck Wade through six difficult optional dives in the quarterfinal before taking the lead with a 1-1/2 front twist in the semifinal.