Sen

ior Caitlin Karniski turned in one of the best performances of her career at the Big East diving championship this weekend, guiding Georgetown to a seventh-place finish in women’s diving.

Karniski, who holds school records in both the one-and three-meter categories, reached the consolation finals by the skin of her teeth, taking the 16th and final spot in the three-meter board. She was not as successful in the one-meter category, finishing 27th in that trial.

Once in the consolation round, Karniski nudged up her score by nearly 18 points, earning a 243.05, which garnered her 11th place in the three-meter championship. That was better than Karniski’s 15th-place finish in the one-meter championship last year and good enough to put six points on the board for the Hoyas.

Karniski’s teammate on the women’s diving squad, junior Angela Pontes, did not find as much success this year. She finished 31st in the one-meter trial and 30th in the three-meter trial. Neither score was good enough to advance her to the consolations or the finals.

Georgetown’s six points on the women’s side placed the squad seventh out of 11 teams. Overall, Notre Dame edged host Louisville, 68-65, with Pittsburgh not far behind at 52 points.

Junior Brian McCallister, the Blue and Gray’s only male diver, qualified for the three-meter diving consolations with a 13th-place finish but missed the mark for the one-meter board with a 19th-place finish.

In the three-meter consolations, McCallister finished 16th with a score of 219.35. That finish earned Georgetown one point on the men’s side, which was enough to tie for sixth place among the 11 Big East schools competing.

Notre Dame also prevailed on the men’s side, winning by a wide margin of 127-95 over Pittsburgh.

The Big East diving championship draws the season to a close for all the divers except Karniski, who has qualified for the NCAA Zone Championship, which will be held March 11-13 in Annapolis, Md.