Bamforth Dives Way to NCAA Championships

(CORTLAND, N.Y.) - Freshman Gabriel Bamforth (Cambridge, Mass. / CRLS) of the Carnegie Mellon University men's swimming and diving team earned a place at the NCAA Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships with his finishes on the one-meter and three-meter diving boards at the NCAA Region 4 Championships held at SUNY Cortland on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27.

Friday evening, Bamforth finished sixth on the three-meter board with 469.75 points after 11 dives. On Saturday, he finished strong and picked up another sixth-place finish on the one-meter board with 472.35 points. His finishes qualify him for the NCAA Championships.

Bamforth now has the chance to become the first men's diver to earn All-America distinction. The NCAA Championships will be hosted in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, March 17 through Saturday, March 20.