TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona men's diving will head to Indianapolis to compete at the 2015 USA Diving Winter Nationals at IUPUI Natatorium. The meet starts Tues. Dec. 15th at 8 a.m. MST and continues through Sun. Dec. 20th.
Senior divers Rafael Quintero and Dominic Ricotta both qualified for nationals, achieving the minimum score required for each of their respective events. These scores must come from competitions such as the NCAA Championships and World Championships.
Quintero qualified in the 3-meter and platform, while Ricotta will compete solely in the platform.
Both divers are coming off of a dominant performance at the Wildcat Diving Invitational. Quintero won all three events against BYU. He posted a score of 404.85 in the 1-meter, 393.15 in the 3-meter and an impressive 431.05 in the platform. Ricotta followed in the 3-meter and platform with scores of 371.75 and 316.75, respectively. He also finished third in the 1-meter with 309.45.
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Schedule (MST)
Tuesday
Event 1: Men's 3M Synchro Prelims (8:00 a.m.)
Event 2: Women's 10M Synchro Prelims (11:00 a.m.)
Event 3: Men's 3M Synchro Final (4:00 p.m.)
Event 4: Women's 10M Synchro Final (5:40 p.m.)
Wednesday
Event 5: Women's 3M Synchro Prelims (8:00 a.m.)
Event 6: Men's 10M Synchro Prelims (11:00 a.m.)
Event 7: Women's 3M Synchro Final (4:00 p.m.)
Event 8: Men's 10M Synchro Final (5:30 p.m.)
Thursday
Event 9: Women's 10M Prelims (8:00 a.m.)
Event 10: Men's 3M Prelims (approx. 11:30 a.m.)
Event 11: Women's 10M Semi-Final (approx. 1:50 p.m.)
Event 12: Men's 3M Semi-Final (approx. 3:30 p.m.)
Friday
Event 13: Women's 3M Prelims (8:00 a.m.)
Event 14: Men's 10M Prelims (approx. 11:30 a.m.)
Event 15: Women's 3M Semi-Finals (approx. 1:55 p.m.)
Event 16: Men's 10M Semi-Finals (approx. 3:35 p.m.)
Saturday
Event 17: Women's 10M Final (12:00 p.m.)
Event 18: Men's 3M Final (approx. 1:35 p.m.)
Sunday
Event 19: Women's 3M Final (11:00 a.m.)
Event 20: Men's 10M Final (approx. 12:35 p.m.)
