It was an impressive end to a remarkable season for Eric Crowley.

The Mars junior finished second in the PIAA Class AA diving competition with a final score of 407.50 Thursday at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium.

"I wasn't sure what to expect at states, So I went in just hoping to finish in the top five," said Crowley, this year's WPIAL champion.

Dallas High School's Alaric Eby won the PIAA title with a performance of 431.95. He finished fourth in the state as a sophomore last year.

Crowley, who took up the sport last spring, heads into his senior season with a WPIAL crown to defend and a second-place finish at states under his belt.

"I was very excited about my performance today," he said. "Maybe next year, I can go out and win a state title."

Crowley's training partner, Pine-Richland's Jesse Marweg, took third with a score of 381.75.

Mars' Jeff Gavin placed 20th in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5 minutes, .71 seconds.

Freeport freshman Andrea McQueen took sixth place in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.81) and 17th in the 100 freestyle (54.66).

Freeport's Brendan McGregor closed out his high school career by placing ninth in the 100 backstroke with a finish of 54.24.