Rider's Burke Competes at 2010 NCAA Championships
Rider Sports Information
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.-- Senior Amanda Burke of the Rider University swimming and diving team competed at the 2010 NCAA Championships, at Doris Z Holloway Pool in the Boilermaker Aquatic Center at Purdue University March 18-19.
On Friday, in the preliminaries of the three-meter dive, Burke finished 18th out of 38 divers with a score of 306.90, missing the finals by less than five points.
On Thursday, in the preliminaries of the one-meter dive, Burke placed 17th out of 37 divers with a score of 284.85, missing out on advancing to the finals by only 4.20 points.
The top 16 divers advanced to the finals.
Burke, who made her third trip to NCAAs, qualified last weekend at the NCAA Zone 'A' championships by winning the three-meter board and placing second on the one-meter board.
A two-time Rider Female Athlete of the Year, Burke was 20th on the one-meter and 24th on the three-meter board at the 2009 NCAA championships after placing 35th on the three-meter and 39th on the one-meter at the 2008 NCAAs.
Rider senior diver Paul Apostolakis (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fort Hamilton) will compete at the 2010 NCAA Men's Championship, hosted by Ohio State University March 25-27.