MONMOUTH, Ill. – While the rest of the Monmouth College swim team took last weekend off in preparation for this weekend’s Midwest Conference championships, divers Kayce DeRoo (Elgin, Ill./Larkin) and Jack Clifford (Rantoul, Ill./St. Thomas More) were competing at the Titan Diving Invitational at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

For both, it was time well spent. DeRoo took first place honors in the 1-meter event, posting a school-record 319.10 points in the 11-dive event. She is currently ranked fourth in the MWC. Clifford posted a personal-best 275.85 points in his 1-meter, 11-dive competition. Like DeRoo, Clifford is ranked fourth in the MWC.

Scots’ coach Keith Crawford was pleased with his divers’ performances. “Kayce had a really solid meet,” he said. “She didn’t like a couple of her dives, but I’m excited about her performance coming up on the conference meet.”

“Jack had his best score ever,” he continued. “He’s working on his list of dives for this weekend, trying to tweak it and get us some valuable points in the conference meet.” The Scots travel to Appleton, Wis., for the Midwest Conference meet running Friday through Sunday.

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