Ranta Takes 11th in Three-Meter at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications           Release: 03/14/2009 Courtesy: DSPics.com Zac Ranta BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Sophomore Zac Ranta, 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.

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