Clairmont, Knapton Earn Top-Three Platform Finishes

Kelsey Clairmont claimed runner-up honors on platform, while Nettie Knapton added a third-place finish, as Nebraska concluded a strong weekend at the Rutgers Diving Invitational in Piscataway, N.J., on Saturday.

Clairmont, a junior from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, finished with a 242.35 over five dives to take second individually in the first platform competition of the season for the Huskers. 

Knapton, a junior from Omaha, Neb., contributed a 236.35 to capture third place for the Big Red, while Frankie Webb added her third top-eight finish of the weekend with a 216.45 to complete Nebraska's contingent on platform at the Rutgers Aquatics Center.

Sephora Ford from Rutgers took home the platform title with a 279.300, while West Virginia's Sarah Krusinski managed a fourth-place finish with a 231.40.

Nebraska divers Abby Baxter and Antonina Harned will be back in action this week when they compete at USA Diving Winter Nationals in Bloomington, Ind.

The Husker swimming and diving team also returns to dual action this week when Nebraska plays host to Omaha at the Devaney Natatorium on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. (CT).

Rutgers Diving Invitational
Dec. 5-7, 2024
Rutgers Aquatics Center (Piscataway, N.J.)

Final Team Standings
1. Rutgers - 193.00
2. Nebraska - 135.00
3. West Virginia - 82.00

Platform Final
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024

Final Results
1. Sephora Ford, Rutgers - 279.30
2. Kelsey Clairmont, Nebraska - 242.35
3. Nettie Knapton, Nebraska - 236.35
4. Sarah Krusinski, West Virginia - 231.40
5. Abigail Sullivan, West Virginia - 223.85
6. Madilyn Varnum, Rutgers - 220.05
7. Amelia Scott, Rutgers - 216.80
8. Frankie Webb, Nebraska - 216.45

Three-Meter Final
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Final Results
1. Holly Prasanto, Rutgers - 353.550
2. Katerina Hoffman, Rutgers - 333.65
3. Bailee Sturgill, Rutgers - 319.90
4. Amelia Scott, Rutgers - 309.15
5. Sephora Ford, Rutgers - 306.50
6. Madilyn Varnum, Rutgers - 305.85
7. Frankie Webb, Nebraska - 290.50
8. Sarah Krusinski, West Virginia - 279.95
9. Nettie Knapton, Nebraska - 270.95
10. Kelsey Clairmont, Nebraska - 269.35
11. Abigail Sullivan, West Virginia - 259.05
12. Ellee Delcamp, Nebraska - 256.55

One-Meter Final
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Final Results
1. Amelia Scott, Rutgers - 283.75
2. Holly Prasanto, Rutgers - 282.90
3. Madilyn Varnum, Rutgers - 274.10
4. Sarah Krusinski, West Virginia - 274.10
5. Frankie Webb, Nebraska - 250.20
6. Kelsey Clairmont, Nebraska - 234.70
7. Abigail Sullivan, West Virginia - 232.35
8. Jordyn Schmucker, Nebraska - 221.85 
9. Ellee Delcamp, Nebraska - 217.10
10. Nettie Knapton, Nebraska - 215.65