DIVISION I PREP DIVING : Routson Wins the Title With Record Score

Surprising even himself, El Toro’s Tyce Routson won the Division I boys’ diving championship Wednesday at Heritage Park, setting a Southern Section record with a score of 604.95.

“I didn’t think I would do that well overall,” Routson said. “I started off slow, but then I picked it up.”

Routson, who will attend Miami on scholarship in the fall, got into his rhythm in the fifth round, when he executed an inward 2 1/2 somersault pike that drew marks of 7.5 to 8.5. On his next six dives, he averaged scores of 7.6, including a forward 1 1/2 somersault pike that drew two 9.0s.

Other top finishers form Orange County included Adrian Samples of Capistrano Valley (452.85), Mark Bosemiller of Edison (425.15), K.C. Tudor of Capistrano Valley (367.60) and Shawn Thomas of Edison (345.85).

Capistrano Valley’s Summer Brown won the girls’ title with score of 498.50. Starting off strong on her first two dives, she scored 8.0 to 8.5 on an inward pike and back pike.

The top five girls’ finishers, all from Orange County, were Brown, Amy Sloan of El Toro (471.50), Kanegha Jasperson of El Toro (465.10), Shannon Pace of Capistrano Valley (450.60) and Arika Earley of Mission Viejo (444.70).