This past week: Pickens won her third consecutive WPIAL diving title, earning a score of 605.55. The second-place finisher had a 456.45 score.

Check this out: A senior, Pickens could become the first to win four PIAA Class AAA girls' diving championships. She will attend the University of Arizona, one of the nation's top swimming and diving programs.

How would you critique your performance from this weekend's meet? I thought it was pretty good. I definitely dove my butt off, the best I've dove in a long time.

What is your biggest strength as a diver? Oh, geeze. Probably the ability to spin fast. I know a lot of divers who can get height but they're not able to spin fast. I know I'm able to spin extremely fast, and that helps me do a lot of my dives.

What is the most difficult part about diving? Definitely the mental aspect. There's a lot to think about when you're out there. Like in every sport, there are a million things that can go wrong. But you try not to let it get to you.

Who is your role model? Definitely [Montour graduate] Cassidy Krug. She was an outstanding diver, went to Stanford and became an NCAA champion. She's just a phenomenal athlete and a phenomenal person. I hope to be like her one day.

-- By Michael Sanserino

This past week: Kuremsky, a junior, won the WPIAL Class AAA diving championship for the third year in a row and set a record for the third year in a row with a score of 591.50.

Check this out: Kuremsky is considered one of the top divers in the eastern part of the country. He plans to dive in college and is considering Northwestern, Duke and Stanford.

Are you attempting much more difficult dives now than when you were a freshman? Definitely. I've upgraded my degree of difficulty by two points since I was a freshman.

You've already set a record every year. What in the world do you do for an encore? Well. ... umm ... I guess I can try and increase my degree of difficulty even more next year and maybe be able to break 600 [points] at WPIAL and states.

If you're able to do flips, could you do them on skis? I was thinking of that when I was watching the Olympics. Those skiers actually train in water. But I don't think I'd be as confident on snow.

Ever hit your head on a board? No. I've come close a couple times. I've hit my hands twice and my feet a bunch of times. It's a little startling.

Are divers fearless? I'd say they're more fearless than any other athletes.

-- By Mike White

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