CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland senior diver Miranda Fergus (Pleasantville/Millbrook) captured first place on the 3-meter board during the second day of the NCAA Division III Region 4 Women's Diving Championships at Cortland's Holsten Pool.

Fergus is one of seven divers from the regional heading to the NCAA Div. III Championships in Greensboro, N.C., March 16-19. She was officially chosen due to her finish on the 3-meter board, even though she had already clinched a berth based on her second-place finish on the 1-meter board Friday.

Fergus won the 3-meter competition with a score of 459.45 points. Anna Belson of Ithaca was second at 444.85 points and Meghan Bartlett of Fredonia was third at 444.15 points. A total of 24 divers competed.

The seven national women's qualifiers were selected in alternating fashion as follows, with divers already invited being skipped for the next finisher on that board:

1) Natalie Snyder (RIT)  (1st place, 1 meter)
2) Miranda Fergus (Cortland)  (1st place, 3 meter)
3) Meghan Kilgallon (Brockport)  (3rd place, 1 meter) (since Fergus was 2nd on 1 meter)
4) Anna Belson (Ithaca)  (2nd place, 3 meter)
5) Katie Helly (Ithaca)  (4th place, 1 meter)
6) Meghan Bartlett (Fredonia)  (3rd place, 3 meter)
7) Machika Kaku (Carnegie Mellon)  (6th place, 1 meter) (since Bartlett was 5th on 1 meter)

Alternates:
Lindsey Suddaby (Ithaca) (4th place, 3 meter)
Claudia Kolakowski (Geneseo) (7th place, 1 meter)

Final Official Results (includes links to both days, both genders)

Archived Video:
Day 1
Day 2