Diving began as a way to get out of additional swimming for Kentridge High\u2019s Quinton Wong.<\/p>\n
This past Saturday at Curtis High in University Place, diving turned into an adrenaline rush and a state berth for Wong, who helped the Chargers take third place at the South Puget Sound League meet with 150 total team points.<\/p>\n
Beamer walked away with the team title, racking up 249 total points followed by second-place Curtis at 230.<\/p>\n
Wong, however, proved to be one of the handful of highlights from Kentridge. Wong finished second in the diving competition, collecting 305.10 points, just enough to earn a state berth. To qualify for state, divers must break the 300-point barrier and do so in a manner that includes dives of varying difficulty.<\/p>\n
Wong clinched a state berth on his final attempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI basically had a lot of adrenaline pumping,\u201d Wong admitted. \u201cI had to come out at the right time, point my toes at the right time and needed to think as much as I could about what I was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Wong, a senior, took up diving as a sophomore, qualifying for state wasn\u2019t exactly at the forefront of his mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it was just kind of a fun and easy way of getting out of swimming,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n
Wong will lead a cast of nine Chargers who will compete at this weekend\u2019s West Central District meet at Foss High. Also delivering district-qualifying times for Kentridge were: Bryan Lam (200 free, 100 breast, 400-free relay), Trent Davis (50 free), Jake Dacus (100 butterfly, 200-free relay, 400-free relay), Kyle Wilson (100-free, 100-back), Dallin Connell (500 free, 400-free relay), Tim Bergquist (100 breast), Blake Allen (400-free relay) and Kyle Bige (200-free relay).<\/p>\n
ALSO: Kentwood, which finished in 11th place with 42 points, was led by Logan Ryan, who qualified for the district meet in three events (200-yard IM, 100-butterfly and 200-free relay). Also advancing to the district meet for the Conquerors was Jimmy Cutler (200-free relay), Tanner Esser (200-free relay and Tyler Sesnon 200-free relay).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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