Four Divers Compete in NCAA Zone A Finals

The Canisius Diving program had four divers finish in the top-18 of their respective events, as the squads competed in day three of the Zone A Diving Championships at Rutgers University, Wednesday afternoon. Senior Kris Santos placed 11^th in the men's platform event to close out his senior season.

For the women, sophomore Vinnie Costanzo made history as she placed 14^th in the platform event with a score of 292.90. Costanzo is the first female Golden Griffin to place in the top-15 in the NCAA Zone A platform finals.

Santos scored a 294.45 in the platform preliminary, placing 11^th, which allowed hime to advance to the final event. The senior scored a 545.75 in the final round to finish in the 11^th position. Josh Larcom and Brett Palo also qualified for the platform finals, after they placed 18^th( 174.75) and 17^th(195.35). Palo ended the season placing 17^th in the final event with his score of 411.45, while Larcom earned a score of 335.55, good for an 18^th place finish in his last meet as a griff.

The Championship, which highlighted the top divers in the northeast, ended the 2017-18 season for the Blue and Gold.

The event marked the first time that Canisius qualified seven divers for the Zone A Championship.

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Players Mentioned

Vinnie Costanzo: DIVER; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Josh Larcom: DIVER; 5' 9"; Senior

Brett Palo: 5' 9"; Freshman

Kris Santos: Senior

Players Mentioned

Vinnie Costanzo
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: DIVER

Josh Larcom
: 5' 9"; Senior
: DIVER

Brett Palo
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Kris Santos
: Senior