FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 1, 2019) – Senior
Christina Torrente picked up the first-place finish in the 3-meter event with a final score of 593.10 in the Lumberjack Diving Invite. The 3-meter was the first of three events that will take place during the Lumberjack Invite.
The invite was made up of 15 divers from Northern Arizona, Idaho, and San Diego State. All 15 divers took part in the preliminary round, while 14 took part in the finals. NAU's
Alyssa Jones was the one diver not to participate in the finals due to an illness.
The Lumberjacks were able to place two divers in the top four in the 3-meter with Torrente in first-place and
Jenny Cheetham in fourth. Torrente entered the finals in first-place and was able to hold her spot over the next six dives on the day in the finals. Cheetham placed sixth in the preliminary round and was able to put together a solid finals to move up to fourth with a final score of 570.35.
"Everyone dove great today, Christina was consistent throughout and Jenny dove great in the finals," NAU associate head coach
Nikki Huffman said.
Northern Arizona will be back in action in the 1-meter, and the platform in the Lumberjack Diving Invite on Feb. 2.
