Air Force Academy

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Sterling Richards and Kelsey Patterson of Utah took first place in the three-meter dive in day one action at the 2006 Air Force Diving Invitational, Friday afternoon at the Cadet Natatorium.
Patterson was the to diver in both the prelims and finals, scoring 298.65 points in the prelims and 303.15 points in the finals. Brittany Wainwright of Wyoming placed second with 298.80 points in the finals and Elyse Hall of Colorado State placed third with 266.35 points in the finals.
Freshman Ashleigh Peck placed 15th for Air Force with 229.80 points. Danielle Dowds placed 19th with 217.20 points, Amy Get placed 22nd with 197.60 points, Lauren Bursey took 27th with 182.85 points and Meredith Leake took 28th with 166.85 points for the Falcons.
On the mens side, Richards swept both the prelims and finals, scoring 363.85 points in the prelims and 357.50 points in the finals. Aaron Feight of Denver took second with 340.90 points in the finals and Andy Jones of Utah took third with 301.40 points in the finals.
Junior Brady Lindberg was the top finisher for the AFA men, taking fifth with 280.75 points in the finals. Freshmen Randy Rogers placed 11th with 251.65 points and Patrich Sauncy took 16th with 184.95 points.
The invite continues tomorrow with the one-meter dive scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by the platform diving around 1 p.m. back at the Cadet Natatorium.
Men's Three-Meter Dive Finals
Place Score Diver Affiliation
1 357.50 Sterling Richards Utah
2 340.90 Aaron Feight Denver
3 301.40 Andy Jones Utah
4 293.30 Kevin Bretting Wyoming
5 280.75 Brady Lindberg Air Force
6 277.35 John Lynch Wyoming
7 277.30 Ron Morris BYU
8 261.50 Austin Barrand BYU

Men's Three-Meter Dive Prelims
Place Score Diver Affiliation
1 363.85 Sterling Richards Utah
2 315.15 John Lynch Wyoming
3 300.55 Kevin Bretting Wyoming
4 291.70 Austin Barrand BYU
5 288.20 Aaron Feight Denver
6 277.65 Brady Lindberg Air Force
7 277.55 Ron Morris BYU
8 273.70 Andy Jones Utah
9 271.40 Damian Brown Utah
10 261.65 Tyler Miller Wyoming
11 251.65 Randy Rogers Air Force
12 247.00 Damian Brown Utah
13 239.35 Swaraj Patil BYU
14 220.70 Scott Thalman BYU
15 206.60 Nick Ortman Utah
16 184.95 Patrick Sauncy Air Force
17 178.95 Kevin Haberman Denver
18 158.60 John Thorp Colorado College


Women's Three-Meter Dive Finals
Place Score Diver Affiliation
1 303.15 Kelsey Patterson Utah
2 298.80 Brittany Wainwright Wyoming
3 266.35 Elyse Hall Colorado State
4 263.75 Carrie Qinn New Mexico
5 256.80 Blair Buder Northern Arizona
6 248.70 Kristin Pitt BYU
7 238.60 Ginni van Katwijk Wyoming
8 237.70 Anna Braszkiwiecz Utah

Women's Three-Meter Dive Prelims
Place Score Diver Affiliation
1 298.65 Kelsey Patterson Utah
2 268.65 Carrie Qinn New Mexico
3 257.05 Blair Buder Northern Arizona
4 255.65 Anna Braszkiwiecz Utah
5 254.95 Kristin Pitt BYU
6 252.15 Elyse Hall Colorado State
7 250.80 Ginni van Katwijk Wyoming
8 244.30 Brittany Wainwright Wyoming
9 241.75 Natalie Hughes Northern Arizona
10 240.30 Dara Marin Northern Arizona
11 235.10 Shannon Colvin Northern Arizona
12 232.95 Angela Nelson BYU
13 231.40 Holly Watson Denver
14 229.95 Danielle Borth Northern Arizona
15 229.80 Ashleigh Peck Air Force
16 226.30 Kim Chang BYU
17 222.95 Emily Keefer Wyoming
18 219.00 Jo Garcia New Mexico
19 217.20 Danielle Dowds Air Force
20 215.50 Karin Knudson Colorado State
21 200.50 Tiffany Blackstone New Mexico
22 197.60 Amy Get Air Force
23 193.20 Jennifer Atterbury Nebraska-Kearney
24 189.95 Jennifer Kirkland Nebraska-Kearney
25 187.20 Kimberly Rusk BYU
26 184.35 Hannah Duckett Denver
27 182.85 Lauren Bursey Air Force
28 175.85 Meredith Leake Air Force
29 166.85 Denise Telles New Mexico
30 145.40 Jordan Lance Denver
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