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Sagebrush Diving 5483 Balsam Court Arvada, CO 80002 303.949.8331 Home of one of the top club teams in the U.S.A., and one of the best diving lesson programs certified DIVE SAFE by USA Diving
We train and compete at George Meyers Pool "The Best Public Diving Facility in CO" 7900 Carr Drive Arvada, CO 80005
Added Benefit $14 thru August 31, 2008 Club Name: Sagebrush Diving Club Code: CODITAEKB8 Sport: DIVING
2008 USA Diving Membership (optional) This membership (COMPETITIVE GOLD) is required for athletes that will be competing at the USA Diving Regional level and beyond... Junior and Senior covered by signing up as COMPETITIVE GOLD.
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Last update: 07/05/08
07/05/08: AAU District Championships Results held on Saturday, June 28, will be posted soon, so please hang tight. Per Meet Directors (Luke Richmond/Kevin Witt), meet results are still being finalized. They have posted a scattered look at dive sheets for each respective club, but only for 1-meter, and EVENT meet results as well as 3-meter results are still missing in action. Stay tuned...
SAGEBRUSH DIVING IS NOW ACCEPTING NEW DIVERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2008-09 DIVING SEASON. If you have any type of gymnastics, tumbling and/or acrobatic experience and would like to arrange a tryout, please feel free to email us at CLICK HERE. We look forward to your inquiry. Thanks, Coach Kev
06/28/08: Carpenter Qualifies for USA Senior Nationals With the highest combined DD and competing in her home college pool at University of Buffalo, you might think Meili Carpenter was on "Easy Street." Think again... after fighting off one of the worst injuries she's had to manage in her diving career, sustained just before her college team's conference meet, she doesn't take one healthy day for granted. "The worst thing about it was the timing," referring to the meets that she had to fight through, including their MAC conference meet, NCAA Zone Diving Championships, and then the NCAA National Championships, where her injury kept her from competing her strongest list. "I simply couldn't press with my left leg."
GO MEILI... Good luck at Senior Nationals. Our entire club team is pulling for ya.
05/27/08: Andrew Coup joins coaching ranks at Sagebrush Diving. Drew's BIO.
05/23/08: FAC May 2008: Great Job, Mile High Dive Club and Coaches Jen Hess and Hannah Herbold. Your team looks GREAT!!! Also, special THANKS!!! to Susie Rosemeyer who helped us run the meet. We couldn't have done it without her help. Judging Panel for all events were as follows: J1: Hannah Herbold, J2: Jen Hess, J3: Kevin Sage. For the Synchro Event, J1 was execution for Meili, J2 was execution for Kenny, and J3 was synchro. Detailed Results FAC May 2008 Does anyone have any pictures they would like to post?
05/06/08: Sagebrush Diving announces the return of Meili, coaching nightly starting Tuesday night, May 13. "She has meant so much, not only to our elite divers, but to the beginners as well," Coach Kevin Sage explains. "She will be training for Senior Prequals while she is here, and taking over the reigns of the Developmental Program. I know she's excited to be home, and we couldn't be happier to see her coaching Colorado kids during her Summer break." You can read up on Meili and her recent accomplishments at the UB Bulls Athletic Website.
03/29/08: FAC March Results. Thanks so much, Brighton Diving
3/17/08: Meili Carpenter (University of Buffalo sophomore) joined one of the largest contingencies of Colorado divers qualifying for NCAA Nationals Division I Championships, to be held this weekend at the prestigious Ohio State University pool. Watch her results live at divemeets.com, and watch the men compete the following weekend at Federal Way, Washington (Sean Moore OSU, Taylor Roberts IU, Aaron Feight DU, and Benjamin Grado AZ) at the same website. Congrats to all the divers.
03/13/08 (Columbia, MO): TWO BRIGHTON HIGH GRADUATES (pictured above with all their coaches, left to right, John Conyers METRO, Kenny Rhoades METRO, John Strider BRIGHTON HS, Andrew Coup DRURY, and Richard Hackett, DRURY) earn ALL-AMERICAN at NCAA Division II Nationals. Coach John Strider must be proud of his two brightest HS athletes. Andrew Coup, a senior at Drury University and coached by Richard Hackett, placed 3rd, while Kenny Rhoades, a sophomore at Metro State and coached by John Conyers, placed just behind him in 4th overall. Kenny went on to place 3rd on 3M, while Drew placed 10th in his last collegiate national meet. Nice job, guys.
NCAA Division II Men's 1M: (1) Nate Jimerson, SCSU, 520.75 (opts were 105b, 205c, 305c, 405c, 5235d, 5134d), (2) Brandon Birchak, St. Rose, 508.90 (opts were 105b, 205c, 305c, 403b, 405c, 5152c), (3) Andrew Coup, Drury, 457.95 (105b, 107c, 205c, 305c, 405c, 5335d) , (4) Kenny Rhoades, Metro, 453.7 (105b, 203b, 303b, 305c, 403b, 5134d), (5) Cayce Bolt, WSU, 437.6, (6) Ross Eiden, SCSU, 433.15, (7) James Kane, Clarion, 416.55, and (8) Jason Flores, SOCO, 406.0. Top eight finishers achieve AA Status.
03/13/08: FAC February Detailed Results Posted HERE>
02/19/08: Wow... What a great weekend for Sagebrush Divers (and former Sagebrush Divers). 4A Highlights: Erin Lionberger (Longmont HS) stole the show, by leading 4A State for much of the contest, before conceding to finish as State Runnerup for 2008, and she was chosen as Colorado's 4A Diver of the Year. Allie Meisner (Broomfield) had the lead for at least a few rounds, before finishing 3rd overall. It was especially fun to watch Kelly White (Evergreen HS), who originally dove with Sagebrush before moving to Mile High Dive Club for the last three years. Diving with an obvious injury, she was in the mix for the lead throughout the entire contest before finishing 5th overall. It was also great to see Sam Gardner (Summit HS), who dove with us during last season for a couple private lessons, and then our coaches did a Summit HS clinic (where Coach Kev nearly broke his ankle in a freak spotting accident). 5A Highlights: There were 5 seniors on the podium (top 8). Of the non-seniors, Raleigh Williams (Arvada West) was the top finisher, placing 5th with a score of 430.15 pts. Annie Rhoades placed 8th, despite an incorrect dive (did 203b instead of 5231d). Extremely fortunate that she was diving so well. What could have been??? Then, in 9th place was Zoe Perlmutter (Wheat Ridge). Finally, it was Tiffany Maple and Kim Anderson rounding out the Sagebrush Divers, placing 23rd and 25th, respectively. Great job, gals. Awesome!!! Check out the results at: Girls State 5A Girls State 4A
02/13/08: Congrats to all the HS Girls that finished their season this past weekend at their respective League Meets. To those who were fortunate enough to qualify, have a great week of preparation for State Championships. Way to go to the following girls at their League Championship Meets: Raleigh Williams led from the start at the Jeffco League Championships to win her first League title. Very close behind her was Zoe Perlmutter in third place. Brandi Gonzales placed 8th in her final meet as an AWest Senior. Also, Kayla Lucas placed 9th, and Hannah Jurgens finished 13th. Erin Lionberger finished Runnerup at her league championships, which is pretty cool, but to top it off, she also earned Senior Diver of the Year. Wow!!! Tiff Maple and Kim Anderson placed 3rd and 4th in their tuneup for 5A State. Finally, Annie Rhoades won her League Championship meet by over 75 points in her final year as a HS diver. If anyone has complete results of their league meet, please send them to me for posting at EMAIL COACH KEV.
02/03/08: Meili Carpenter had a record weekend for the University of Buffalo, and it couldn't come at a better time. In a meet against MAC rival Bowling Green State University, Meili reset her own school record on 3-meter with a 6-dive score of 336.10 pts. MAC Championships will be held in less than three weeks, and she starts this month of February as one of the favorites on both boards. More...
01/28/08: Allie Meisner and Erin Lionberger ended in a virtual tie at the Boulder County Invitational (need to register for free account to view article), finishing 1-2, and scoring 395.85 and 395.25 respectively. Also, Kim Anderson finished 4th, by far her highest finish at that meet. Nice job ladies... how cool!!! Finally, another shout out to former Sagebrush and Altitude Diver Nicholas Halbach, who set new school records on both boards and helped his Merchant Marines knock off the Coast Guard for the first time since 1985. Way to go, Nick. You make everyone in Colorado proud of you. Finish strong!!!
01/25/08: Tiffany Maple has qualified for State with her 2nd 6-dive qual. Yay!!!
01/14/08: HS Updates: What an exciting weekend for current and former Sagebrush divers and coaches. Kim Anderson, Legacy HS senior, coached by DJ Hummel, achieved her second State Qual with a 6-dive list score of 200+, is now qualified outright for State Championships in the middle of February. Yay, Kim!!! Woohoo... Kim has been juggling a tough senior year schedule that includes a full load of tough AP classes, HS practices, and then diving with Sagebrush when she can find the time. It paid off. Further north, Longmont HS diver Erin Lionberger (pronounced LEE-own-beh-JAY) scored 400+ (with reportedly "her best 203b ever") to place 2nd in the Mountain View Invite. Erin has signed a National Letter of Intent to Boise State in Fall 2008. Arvada West sophomore Raleigh Williams paced a group of current and former Sagebrush divers in placing 3rd at the Jeffco Invite over the weekend. Zoe Perlmutter, Wheat Ridge, placed fourth. Additionally, freshmen Kayla Lucas (10th) from Arvada HS, Kati Spillane (11th) and Andrea Redling (13th) from Ralston Valley, placed in the Finals. Also, Brandi Gonzales (18th), Carly Koczera (18th), Brook Wineland (20th), Sabrina Weymouth (21st), Paige Kistner (22nd), and Holly Williamson (24th), and Jill Weiman, Julia Weiman and Jan Toland competed in the JV competition. Congrats to them all.
College updates: Meili Carpenter, Bryce Engstrom and Kenny Rhoades were all in action over the weekend. Meili had two meets, one against Binghamton on Friday night, where she scored 289 on 3M with a lower DD list than she's used to and 281 on 1M, winning both boards; then Saturday, scored 301 winning 3M for a second time, this time vs. Toledo, where her list included 305b. Bryce (BYU sophomore) dominated the TCU divers by placing first on 1M with a score of 286.95, while finishing 4th on 3M (What happened up there, B-Money?). Kenny had an amazing weekend, setting all four pool records (6-dive and 11-dive) travelling to Mines, while setting and resetting all of his school records at Metro State in winning both 1-meter and 3-meter events. Caitlyn Kelly's last meet was at home in the UNLV Invite, where she placed 3rd on 3M and 5th on 1M. Nick Halbach was recently named the ECAC Diver of the Meet by winning 3M and placing second on 1M during the ECAC Division III meet in December 2007. Chelsea Hartling placed 12th on 1M, 11th on 3M, and did not compete on platform at the Houston Diving Invite back in December 2007.
01/09/08: Metro State vs. Colorado School of Mines Kenny Rhoades vs. 5 Mines Divers
Coach John Conyers vs. Coach Kevin Sage
It could get ugly!!! Be there. 6p warmup, 6:45p start. Friday, January 11, at the Colorado School of Mines. The more the merrier... If you need directions on how to get there, please Email us at DIRECTIONS
01/06/08: Call to Arms: Please pray for a good friend to our program, Denise Moriarty, who will be having some surgery on January 16, 2008. Please pray that the surgery is a success, and that her family (including our very own Erin "EMO" Moriarty, picture below right in the black bandana) is carried by the healing powers of the Holy Spirit. Go get 'em, Denise!!!
HIGH POINT RESULTS and pictures posted.
Black Bart Pirate Contest: The BEST of the BEST...
Jenna White, The NEXT Black Bart
12/11/07: WAY TO GO, Becca Bolin, on having the COURAGE to do her first back FALL-IN on 3-meter last night. How exciting!!! Even more exciting for a bunch of our divers tonight learning a little about COURAGE... diving is such a tough sport, learning to manage your fears and overcome them. I am excited about what I am seeing going on right now in the diving well at Meyers Pool. Keep up the great work!!! Good luck to all the divers competing this weekend at Coaches Invite at Mtn View HS in Loveland, CO. We hope you do GREAT. Also, Congratulations!!! to a former Sagebrush Diver, Nick Halbach, who finished his high school years diving with Altitude Divers down in Littleton and competed for Coach John Conyers at Ralston Valley HS. He was named ECAC "Diver of the Meet" after winning the 3-meter and finishing 2nd on 1-meter at the ECAC Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Not too shabby for a freshman!!! Hey Nick, did you compete your patented butt dive, 1/2 twist, 5233d? Hope you nailed it... and Congratulations!!! Halbach is the second former Sagebrush Diving athlete that has garnered ECAC diving honors (Cassidy Lynch ECAC Diver of the Year 2005-06 after winning both 1M and 3M at the end-of-season ECAC Open Swimming and Diving Championships, which includes Division I, II, and III teams). We are proud of them both!!! ~ Coach Kev
12/05/07: The first competitive weekend of Colorado girls high school has come and gone, and we now have a new club meet on the December schedule. Check out the details above... Proceeds of the meet will be benefitting Military Ministry, an important division of Campus Crusade for Christ International. If you want to compete in this meet, and your team is not planning on attending, please send an EMAIL right away to the meet director, and let him know you will be diving (and eating desserts) with us. It should be a small enough group and we will have 3 coaches on deck to help you out. Please check out the following two links for more information on what these organizations are doing in the world that we live in: Military Ministy: http://www.militaryministry.org Campus Crusade for Christ International: http://ccci.org
11/28/07: Sagebrush Divers are asked to check out the DIVERS section of the website, and update your webpages. If you aren't on that list, please email me. If you are, but when you click on your name, you want to update the content, please email me. Thanks so much. ~Coach Kev
November is coming to a close, and what a month it was. Colorado high school girls opened their season on November 10th with their first practices around the State, Sagebrush Diving hosted one of the biggest club invitationals in club history (the 9th Annual on the 17th), the Colorado club diving scene lost another great team to a coach retiring (Good Luck!!! to our friend and competitor, Coach Randy Huff), while we welcomed a new club team to the Colorado Springs area (PEAK Diving)... If we have too many months like this, it'll be tough to keep up with. Sagebrush Diving would like to wish good luck to all the HS girls in their season's first meets, starting Thursday, the 29th. Go get 'em, girls!!! Remember, if you can get your coach to send us complete diving results (all competitors, placing, scores, and team affiliations) from your meet, we will definitely post them. Send HERE
Complete Results of... 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 11/18/07: Sagebrush Diving Invite 2007 was a HUGE success. I would like to personally thank all the coaches and athletes for such a fun and efficient meet, and especially our meet managers that made the meet run relatively flawlessly (Bill Keating, Mrs. Kuhn, Mrs. Sishc, Kenny Rhoades and Cassidy Lynch). Mile High Dive Club walked away with the team competition with more than double the number of divers compared to any other team, and many divers broke into the All-Time Top Ten in the 9-year history of the Sagebrush Diving Invite, including Mady Ingmire (MHDC) and Kyndal Kuhn (SAGE), who set new all-time records in their respective age groups. We should all be very excited about the future of our sport... so many young and new faces in our sport... should make for a very special event in 2008, the 10th Annual!!! Stay tuned for more growth and excitement, and congratulations to all the competitors for following their D.R.E.A.M. ~ Coach Kev and Coach John
11/09/07: USA WINS!!! Jr. Pan Am Boys Title, Just Misses Title for the Girls Lillian Hinrichs of Husker Stars Diving (NE) wins GOLD on platform, edging out USA teammate Annika Lenz (from Trojan Dive Club in CA) by almost 17 points. Most of the top USA talent came from one of two junior clubs (Indianapolis Starz and The Woodlands Diving Team), although we do have to point out that one other USA Gold Medal was won by a diver that started in a program coached by Kristopher Hoffman, the Husker Stars Diving coach, and his wife. (OK, so I am a little Region VI biased!!!)
The RMDA Welcomes PEAK DIVING to the competitive club diving scene in the Colorado Springs area, coached by Coach Lisa. More information coming soon....
Sagebrush is currently setting our Competitive Team Groups: Think you have what it takes to be a competitive diver? Email us right away, as spots on the competitive roster are going fast. Click HERE to e-mail us. Our two competitive groups will be starting a program that is modeled after the same training program as the National Training Center (that's right, you'll be following the same principles of a training program as our 2008 Olympians). We will announce our groups soon; however, training begins this week (of 11/05/07). Here we go...
10/26/07: The new competitive season schedule is building up right now, so if you know of a meet to be held, please email us at UPCOMING MEETS.
10/08/07: Coach John Strider, Coach John Conyers, and Coach Kev recently took a valuable weekend off, traveling to our National Training Center in Indianapolis, IN, and then to check out the new digs for the Purdue Boilermakers. We are so thankful to all the coaches and athletes that took part in our learning during the weekend, allowing us to pick their brains about how they train their athletes. THANKS to the following, who made it all possible: Eric Barnes, John Wingfield, Wenbo Chen, Sean McCarthy, The ENTIRE USA Diving National Office, all the athletes training with the OMP and Rising Starz groups that were so open and honest with us, including Justin Wilcock, Thomas Finchum, David Boudia, Matt Bricker, Victoria and Haley Ishumatsu, Mary Beth Dunnichay. We would also like to give a BIG THANKS to Adam and Kimiko Soldati, not only for sharing their training and coaching secrets, but for the wonderful hospitality they showed in inviting us to the pre-game activities with several friends of their church community in West Lafayette. Great games of Cornhole (think horseshoes). Blake Soldati is going to steal some hearts and rip some dives someday. If we could only show you the amazing dryboard work he has progressed to... when he gets into the FINA Group G (3-overs), he's going to dominate. ~Coach Kev
For old news, please visit our News and Views page for the archives of exciting news and history of Sagebrush Diving!!!
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Erin Moriarty 
Michelle Williams (Raleigh's Mom)