March 12, 2011

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin diving teams have finished day one of competition at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Austin, Texas. Sophomore Michael Ross competed on the 1-meter board in the men's portion, while sophomore Roxanne Fitter and senior Ciara Rinaudo started the women's competition on the 3-meter board.

Ross was the only Badger to qualify for the finals Friday. His score of 321.35 in the preliminary round, good for a seventh-place finish, is his highest among all non-dual meet events this season and second highest overall.

The sophomore went on to finish ninth in the 1-meter board finals with a combined score of 630.20.

Despite not moving on to the finals, both women's divers placed in the top 25 in the preliminaries on the 3-meter board.

Fitter finished with a score of 270.70, good for 19th place, while Rinaudo scored 258.75, good for 24th place.

The NCAA Zone D Diving Championships continue Saturday with the women's 1-meter competition and the men's 3-meter competition.