[HMSD] Ranta Takes 11th in Three-Meter at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships

<http://www.gocrimson.com/HomePage.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000> Ranta Takes 11th in Three-Meter at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications Release: 03/14/2009 Zac Ranta View larger <javascript:ViewPhoto('1371463','300','400','400','1371463');> Courtesy: DSPics.com Zac Ranta *BUFFALO, N.Y. -- *Sophomore Zac Ranta <http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=1292458>, making his second career appearance at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, placed 11th in the three-meter event at the meet held this weekend at Buffalo's Natatorium. Ranta scored 295.50 in the preliminaries of the three-meter to grab 11th entering the finals of the competition. The Crimson diver kept his pace in Saturday's finals, amassing a score of 301.50 for a combined mark of 596.50, less than two points shy of ninth. Ranta, the COOP Student-Athlete of the Week Jan. 5, also took part in the one-meter preliminaries Friday, recording 251.45 points, good for 19th place. -- Timothy D. Murphy Head Coach of Men's Swimming Harvard University 65 North Harvard St. Boston, MA 02163 office 617-495-2268 fax 617-507-0772