March 10, 2012

Minnesota senior Kristoffer Jorgensen and junior Mikey Ross both qualified for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships after putting together strong performances during the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships this week at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Pool.

Jorgensen closed out the competition with a score of 730.00 in platform diving for a third-place finish, while placed fifth with a final score of 664.65.

Jorgensen advanced to the finals in third place after posting a score of 393.15 in the preliminaries, and held on to his third-place finish with a mark of 336.85 in the final round. Ross advanced to the finals in fifth place by registering a score of 339.60 in the preliminary round, before tallying a score of 325.05 in the finals to hang on to fifth place.

Both divers will compete at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 22-24 at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Seattle, Wash.

NCAA Zone D Championships - Men's Qualifiers
Matthew Cooper (Texas)
Grant Nel (Texas A&M)
Hayden Jones (Texas A&M)
Drew Livingston (Texas)
David Bonuchi (Missouri)
Kristoffer Jorgensen (Minnesota)
Michael Ross (Minnesota)
Daniel Helm (LSU)
Devin Burnett (SMU)