BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham-Southern men's diving student-athletes competed in their first meet back from winter break. The Panthers competed against Delta State and during the meet Avery Balch broke the school record for the 3-meter six dive event. 

BSC opened up the divers only event strong placing three athletes in the top five of the 3-meter event. Avery Balch placed second with a score of 329.18, breaking the school record. Justin Toth finished behind Balch with a score of 295.28, and coming in fourth place in the event was Garrett George with a score of 267.90. 

The divers then moved to the 1-meter event, this time they claimed four of the top five spots in the event. Justin Toth led the charge this time for BSC, finishing second with a score of 290.70. Behind him was Garrett George who scored a 279.08. Finishing in fourth place was Avery Balch who scored 261.67 and rounding out the top four Panthers was Samuel Tennell finishing in fifth place. 

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The Panthers swimming and diving team will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 7 as they travel to Pensacola, Fla. to compete against West Florida and Montevallo.