Lohman Qualifies for Third Straight NCAA Championships

Friday, March 9

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Michigan

NCAA Zone C Diving (Day 2)

Lohman Qualifies for Third Straight NCAA Championships

3/9/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

March 9, 2012

Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center)
Event: NCAA Zone C Diving Regionals (Day 2 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 10 -- at NCAA Zone C Diving Regionals - Platform (Bloomington, Ind.), 11 a.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- University of Michigan women's senior diver Amanda Lohman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) qualified for her third consecutive NCAA Championships after finishing third (647.00) on the three-meter board on Friday (March 9) at the NCAA Zone C Diving Regionals, held inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

Sophomore Erin Bridgewater (Kawkawlin, Mich./Bay City Western) led the three other U-M divers in the preliminaries with a 29th-place finish (253.35). A pair of freshmen followed, as Carey Chen (Vancouver, B.C./University Hill Secondary) was 34th (248.15) and Marina Nazario (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) was 48th (224.50).

The NCAA Zone C Diving Regionals conclude tomorrow (Saturday, March 10) with the platform diving competition, which begins at 11 a.m.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day 2)

Three-Meter Diving 1. Bianca Alvarez, Ohio State    772.45 3. Amanda Lohman, U-M            647.0029. Erin Bridgewater, U-M         253.3534. Carey Chen, U-M               248.1548. Marina Nazario, U-M           224.50

• Day 1 Results

Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423