Morrison Claims Second Empire 8 Weekly Honor of 2012-13

Morrison Claims Second Empire 8 Weekly Honor of 2012-13

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sophomore Matt Morrison took home first-place honors on both boards at the Dick Comanzo Memorial Diving Invitational on Sunday in record-setting fashion. His performance earned him Empire 8 Men’s Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week praise announced Monday.

He set school and pool records with his totals in both events. He scored 553.85 on the 3-meter board and 530.30 on 1-meter. Both were NCAA qualifying marks.

On Saturday, Morrison swept the diving events against Alfred with NCAA qualifying scores on each board. He won the 1-meter with a total of 293.10 and the 3-meter with 344.80 points.

The Bombers will next compete on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Union.