College Diving:

Seeley takes the plunge for Griffins, finishes seventh in state dive finals

Posted June 29, 2007
Former Hilltop High School diver Mitch Seeley, who recently completed his second semester at Grossmont College, finished seventh out of 13 qualifiers in the three-meter competition at this year's California Community College diving championship meet. The seventh-place finish earned Seeley Community College All-American honors for springboard diving.

The state finals took place May 3-5 at Ohlone College near Fremont. The top eight finishers earned All-American honors.

“I'm kind of excited. It still hasn't hit me,” said Seeley, who competed for the Griffins men's water polo team in the fall and is just in his second year of competitive diving.

Seeley qualified for the state championship meet by placing fourth in a field of 21 divers at the Southern California Community College springboard diving championships April 20-221 at El Camino College in Torrance.

Grossmont advanced four of its five divers in the Southern California championships to the state finals. The Griffins women's team took first- and second-place individual finishes in the three-meter diving competition.

Grossmont's Ryan Stevens finished eighth in men's three-meter springboard competition at the state championships. He placed 11th in one-meter competition.

Women's team scores:
1. Diablo Valley 443; 2. Sierra 336.5; 3. Santa Rosa 325.5; 4. Orange Coast 298; 5. Ventura 254; 6. Saddleback 199; 7. Chaffey 189; 8. Fullerton 185; 9. Modesto 175; 10. American River 157; 11. Riverside 150; 12. San Diego Mesa 128. Others: 17. Grossmont 85; 26. Palomar 24.

Men's team scores:
1. Orange Coast 601; 2. Ventura 530; 3. Diablo Valley 333; 4. Chaffey 258; 5. Long Beach 216.5; 6. Golden West 207.5; 7. West Valley 178; 8. Sierra 146; 9. Santa Rosa 134; 10. Palomar 132; 11. Grossmont 111. Others: San Diego Mesa 69.