Pine Crest Diving Host the David Nielsen Invitational

Pine Crest Diving hosted the David Nielsen Invitational Comeback

March 26th, 2022

 

Pine Crest Diving parents hosted the 18^th Annual David Nielsen Invitational comeback at the Pine Crest School-Ft. Lauderdale campus for the first time in three years since the last one was hosted on March 16^th, 2019. The 18^th David Nielsen Invitational was originally scheduled for March 14^th 2020, but due to the covid pandemic, the Pine Crest School announced a total school closure the day before the meet was scheduled. We're back now!

Team Results

Pine Crest Diving won the 2022 David Nielsen Invitational Championship Team Awards Overall including both Men and Women’s Team points over the 2^nd place Jupiter team. The St Petersburg Club Diving, Inc won the Championship Team Awards for Women with 71 team points ahead of Jupiter Diving with 57 team points and Pine Crest 54 team points.

Pine Crest Diving won the Championship Team Award for Men with 130 team points ahead of the Jupiter Diving Club that scored 122 team points. The six Pine Crest Dive-Gym boys diving in their first-ever diving meet scored a total of 14 team points competing on 1-meter that enabled the Men’s team victory.  

Junior Team: Sara Steele, Ellie Jacobi; Mason Starkman, Blake Van Tassell, Max Starkman, Allen Levitis, Levi Girardin, Ashton Jacobi, Davin Girardin

        

Level 2-Max Blank, Level 1-Jake Reid, Santiago Goytizolo, Bodhi Gibson, Maverick Sadowski, Nikolas Christ

A special acknowledgement of appreciation to: Max Blank competing in Future Champions Level 2, and Jacob Reid, Santiago Goytizolo, Bodhi Gibson, Maverick Sadowski, and Nikolas Christ in Level 1. These Future Champion divers’ results changed the outcome of the meet for the entire Men’s team.

Individual Results

Pine Crest divers won 12 of the 37 events contested. Congratulations to:

Double event (1m & 3m) Gold Medal winners:

·       Junior:  Ellie Jacobi (G11&U), Davin Girardin (B12-13), Allen Levitis (B16-18) 

·       Future Champion: Eli Goldfaden (Level 3- B1m and Level 2 B3m)

Single event Gold Medal winners:

·       Junior: Levi Girardin (11&U B3m)

·       Future Champion:  Chelsea Cassell (Level 1-G1m), Monica Voltz (Level 2-G3m), and

       Bodhi Gibson (Level 1-B1m)

 

Monica Voltz Level 2 and Eli Goldfaden Level 3

 

Runner-up Silver Medal winners:

·       Junior: Sara Steele (11&U G1m &G3m), Ashton Jacobi (14-15 B1m, B3m)

·       Future Champion: Max Blank (Level 2), Audrey Teas and Santiago Goytizolo (Level 1)

Bronze Medal Winners:

Junior: Mason Starkman (14-15 B1m)

Future Champion: Maverick Sadowski (Level 1 B1m)

4^th place Medal Winners:

Junior: Maxwell Starkman (16-18 B1m), Blake Van Tassel (14-15 B1m)

Future Champion: Jacob Reid (Level 1 B1m)

 

Every diver on the team (who dived in the event in which they entered), scored team points that are awarded as follows: Junior (12 places) 15-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-4-3-2-1

Future Champions Tier 1-6 dives (Levels 1-4) 5-3-2-1 and Tier 2 -7 dives (Levels 5-8) 10-8-7-6-5-3-2-1

 

Individual High Point Awards

Pine Crest Junior divers in the meet earned the following ranking across age groups based on total points earned:

 

Championship Awards for Men                                             Championship Awards for Women                                           

Place                                                Points                                Place                                                Points

 

1^st          Allen Levitis                      30                                        1^st          Ellie Jacobi                         30

1^st          Davin Girardin                 30                                         1^st          Sophia Cavaretta              30

4^th               Ashton Jacobi                  24                                         4^th          Sara Steele                        24

6^th          Levi Girardin                      6           

10^th        Mason Starkman            11

 

Junior Age Group High Point Acrylic Awards

Levi Girardin, Ellie Jacobi (11&U),Davin Girardin (12-13), Sean Dowling (14-15 JDT), Sophia Cavaretta (14-15 FLDT)  

Allen Levitis (B16-18) Samantha Heverty (G16-18 St. Petersburg)

 

        

                                         Pine Crest High Point Winners                                                                            Sophia Cavaretta, FLDT

Levi Girardin & Ellie Jacobi (11&U), Allen Levitis (16-18), Davin Girardin (12-13)                             (14-15) High Point Winner

 

Photo Gallery Photos by Joe Cavaretta

 

 

Future Champion Level 1 Dive-Gym Girls          14-15 Boys: Blake Van Tassell, Ashton Jacobi,      11 & Under Levi Girardin, 12-13 Davin Girardin

Audrey Teas-2^nd, Chelsea Cassell-1^st                   Mason Starkman

 

Ashton Jacobi soars above the Huizenga Library Dome, 3m 5233d-back 1½ somersaults with 1 ½ twists

 

Many thanks to all the parents who gave their time on Saturday in support of the revival of Pine Crest Diving’s David Nielsen Invitational.