Blemberg Makes Finals On Day Two Of Zone Diving MeetMarch 11, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee diving team placed one diver in the finals Saturday on day two of the 2006 NCAA Zone 'C' Diving Qualifying Meet. The second day of competition featured men's one-meter and women's three-meter diving. After sneaking into the finals of the three-meter diving event by tying for 18th in the preliminaries with 251.55 points, senior Erin Blemberg moved her way up the standings in the finals, finishing a career-best 13th at the zone meet with 497.90 points. "I thought Erin was very consistent in a tough contest against tough competition," UWM diving coach Todd Hill said. "Placing 13th out of 41 divers in this zone is a good finish to a great career for her." Two other Panthers competed in the preliminaries, with junior Crystal Szymanski finishing 33rd (223.25 points) and classmate Emily Duesler 36th (216.15 points) on the three-meter board. On the men's side, senior Jeff Jasinowski finished in 31st place in the preliminaries of the one-meter event with a score of 207.50 points. The competition finishes Sunday at the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion with platform diving, starting at 11 a.m.
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