Dreyer Takes 1m Championship in NCAA Zone `B' Finals

March 14, 2009

Knoxville, Tenn. – University of Miami senior diver Jenna Dreyer took the top spot Saturday in the finals of the women’s 1-meter springboard event at the NCAA Zone `B’ Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. The three-day event is being hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center.

Dreyer, a two-time All-American for the Hurricanes, finished her final round with a score of 599.15 to claim first place on the day. She entered the championship round leading after the preliminary round of diving with a total score of 309.60.

UM junior Brittany Viola, the ACC Most Valuable Diver at the 2009 Swimming & Diving Championships, participated in the 1-meter event today after sitting out yesterday’s 3-meter springboard finals with an injury.

Viola stood in second place following the preliminaries with a score of 291.55 trailing only teammate Dreyer. Viola, still bothered by a nagging injury, finished the event in third place with a score of 568.75.

Taryn Zack of USC finished second on the day, scoring a 569.85 in her final round.

Meanwhile, over on the men’s 3-meter springboard, Miami’s Reuben Ross took second place on the day with a final round of 773.25–topped by Alabama’s Aaron Fleshner (799.10). Ross came back from his third place position in the preliminaries after scoring a 363.00, only to overtake Tennessee’s Ryan Helms in the finals.

Ross and Viola, both defending NCAA National Champions from a year ago, will now participate in the 10-meter platform on Sunday morning back at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center.

The NCAA Zone ‘B’ Championships continue on Sunday with live scoring available throughout the day available by logging on to www.hurricanesports.com.