Ithaca Men's Diver Derek Rand Earns All-America Finish
Knoxville, Tenn. - Ithaca junior men's diver Derek Rand (Amity/Orange, Conn.) placed 15th overall and earned all-America status in the 1-meter diving competition at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Tennessee.
Rand scored 370.75 to qualify for the consolation finals, and then scored 342.80 to place 15th in the event.
It is Ithaca's first all-American finish at the NCAA meet since 2005 graduate
Steve Barnes earned that status in the 2005 national championship meet.
Rand will compete in the 3-meter event Saturday in Knoxville.