ADELAIDE, Australia - Texas A&M senior divers Grant Nel and Jaele Patrick combined to earn five medals Dec. 8-11 at the 2011 Australian Open Championships.
Nel grabbed a gold and a silver medal in the men's competition, while Patrick won a pair of silvers and a bronze medal in women's portion of the Aussie Open.
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Nel, from Melbourne, Victoria, teamed with Ethan Warren to win the 3-meter synchronized dive with a score of 403.14 to just edge the Chinese runners-up by less than three points. He also took second on the 1-meter springboard with a score of 383.05 and a fourth-place finish on the 3-meter with 453.45 points.
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Patrick, from Lilydale, Victoria, earned silver medals on the 1- and 3-meter springboards with scores of 268.55 and 309.85, respectively, and also teamed with Anna Gelai for the bronze in the 3-meter synchronized with a score of 282.60.
Australian Open Championships
Dec. 8-11, 2011
Jaele Patrick:
Women's 1m dive            2nd            268.55
Women's 3m dive            2nd            309.85
Women's 3m synchro      3rd            282.60
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Grant Nel:
Men's 1m dive            2nd            383.05
Men's 3m dive            4th            453.45
Men's 3m synchro      1st            403.14