Coyne Named Top Diver-Of-The-Week

February 09, 2010 | Swimming & Diving

Feb. 9, 2010

IRVING, Texas --- East Carolina sophomore Meghan Coyne has been named Conference USA Co-Diver-of-the-Week along with Houston's Anastasia Pozdniakova. Coyne and Pozdniakova both captured first-place finishes in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives.

Coyne set an East Carolina pool record on the 1-meter dive with a score of 272.78 and earned first-place honors in a dual meet against William & Mary, Saturday. As an encore, the sophomore also won the 3-meter dive with a score of 260.50. This is her fifth Diver-of-the-Week award this season and sixth of her career.

Coyne and her teammates will return to action February 24 on the opening day of the 2010 Conference USA Championships in Houston.