Men's Diving Heads to ACC Championships
Feb. 23, 2005
CORAL GABLES, Fla. –
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Miami will send their three man roster of senior Miguel Velazquez and sophomores Derek Starks and Toby Brooks. Velazquez, a five-time All-American, finished third in the 10-meter platform (533.55) and fourth in both the 3-meter (613.50) and one-meter (340.10) during the 2004 NCAA Championships. Starks earned All-American honors in the 10-meter platform and was named last year’s BIG EAST Most Outstanding Diver after winning the 3-meter (550.85) and the 10-meter platform (353.15). Starks is currently first in the ACC on the 1-meter board (373.45).
The Hurricanes are slated to begin competing on Thursday with the 1-meter preliminaries at 12:45 p.m. followed by finals at 7:00 p.m.
Information and results on the ACC Championships meet, as well as live stats can be found on RamblinWreck.com.
ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Order of Events (Men’s Diving Only)
Thursday – February 24th
1-meter Preliminaries – 12:45 p.m.
1-meter Finals – 7:00 p.m.
Friday – February 25th
3-meter Preliminaries – 1:00 p.m.
3-meter Finals – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday – February 26th
10-meter Platform Preliminaries (If needed) – 1:00 p.m.
10-meter Platform Finals – 7:00 p.m.
