“I loved it,” Corneau said. “It was great to be out there with most of the members of the team. We spent a lot of time together and definitely got closer.”
Competing against some of the best divers in the country, the rookie turned in respectable performances over the weekend. Corneau finished in 17th place in both the one-meter and three-meter dive events.
“Seeing how good [the Texas divers were] was a little intimidating,” Corneau said. “But I just had to keep calm and try not to get psyched out.”
MIT WINTER INVITATIONAL
While their teammates were competing down South, some members of the Harvard squad held down the fort in Cambridge, competing in the MIT Winter Invitational.
A pair of Crimson divers made a statement at MIT’s Zesiger Center. Sophomore Alex Stanton and senior Jessica Stanchfield took first and third places, respectively, in the women’s one-meter and three-meter dives.
In both events, NYU’s Kelly Dietz thwarted Harvard’s chance of a one-two finish. MIT came away with the team title at its home invitational behind strong relay performances.
—Staff writer Dominic Martinez can be reached at dmartinez@college.harvard.edu.