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Elizabeth Tripp finished eighth at the NCAA Diving Regional Championship Saturday

Women's Swimming & Diving

Tripp Places Eighth, Rizzo 15th in 3-Meter Diving

ROCHESTER, NY – Senior Elizabeth Tripp scored a 50.40 on her sixth dive of the day to move up in the standings and finished eighth overall at the NCAA Division III Diving Regional on the 3-meter board Saturday at RIT.

Fellow senior Alexa Rizzo who qualified for the NCAA Championships after her second-place finish on the 1-meter board Friday took 15th in the 3-meter competition. The official NCAA Championship qualifiers will be announced Sunday.

Tripp had her highest score on her sixth dive as she scored 50.40 on a Back 2 ½ somersault in the pike position and added three straight scores of at least 40 on her final three dives to finish with an 11-dive score of 406.65.

Rizzo followed up her impressive 1-meter board finish with a 368.40 to finish 15th on the 3-meter board. Her best two dives on the day came in the final two rounds as she scored 40.95 and 41.00 to wrap up the day.

The 41.00 came on a back 1 ½ somersault with a ½ twist in the free position.
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Players Mentioned

Alexa Rizzo

Alexa Rizzo

Diving
5' 3"
Senior
Elizabeth Tripp

Elizabeth Tripp

Diving
5' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alexa Rizzo

Alexa Rizzo

5' 3"
Senior
Diving
Elizabeth Tripp

Elizabeth Tripp

5' 4"
Senior
Diving