FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (March 11, 2019) – Northern Arizona University had four divers take part in the 3-meter event in the NCAA Zone E Championships on Monday at the Aquatic Center in Flagstaff. The event was made up of 57 participants from a multitude of different universities on the west coast.
To qualify for the event, a diver must have scored 280 points in the event during the 2018-2019 season.
On the 3-meter board, the Lumberjacks four participants on the day were
Jenny Cheetham,
Tatiana Kurach,
Christina Torrente and
Emily Sharrer. This marked the fourth time that Torrente has competed in zones, the third time Kurach is participating, the second time Cheetham is competing and the first time Sharrer is participating.
In prelims, the Lumberjacks top diver was Cheetham who placed 26th in the event with a score of 256.80. Cheetham had just missed making the top 18 and moving onto finals as she entered her final dive in 18th place. Following Cheetham in the standings was Kurach who placed 32nd with a score of 243.60 and Torrente who placed 34th with a score of 242.00. This will mark the final time that that Torrente and Kurach will compete on the 3-meter as a Lumberjack. The final diver to finish for NAU was Sharrer who placed 53rd with a score of 201.80. This was the first time in the redshirt-freshman's career that she participated in zones.
"Jenny was right there all prelims," NAU associate head coach
Nikki Huffman said. "She went into her last dive, which she usually nails and just didn't perform it up to her standard. I am proud of her performance, and everyone else's as well and am ready for all four of them to perform on the 1-meter tomorrow."
In the finals, UCLA's Maria Polyakova took home first with a combined score of 696.75.
Looking Forward
Northern Arizona will be back in action tomorrow on March 12, for the second day of the NCAA Zone E Championships. The Lumberjacks will have all four of their divers participating on the 1-meter.
