Arizona Wildcats senior Samantha Pickens took third in the women’s 3-meter final Saturday at the FINA Puerto Rico Grand Prix in San Juan.
Pickens finished with 290.70 points in an event where just 1.70 points separated third from fifth. Japan’s Minami Itahashi took the gold with 297.60 points, and Brazil’s Juliana Veloso was second with 293.70 points.
Pickens was in fourth place with one round to go and jumped into the third spot after closing out her list with 58.50 points on a front 2½ with one twist.
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