ASU divers excel in weekend meets
<p>Members of the Arizona State University diving team ended their summer on a high note as they competed in various championships around the globe. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/bradshaw_cameron00.html"… Bradshaw</a> competed in the AT&T National Diving Championships while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/blaha_constantin00.html"… Blaha</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/eggers_elina00.html">Eli… Eggers</a> and former ASU diver <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/benedetti_micky01.html">… Benedetti</a> took part in the European Championships.</p><separator></separator><p>Blaha had a solid championship performance. The Austrian native placed fifth on the 1-meter, scoring 401.7. He later placed seventh on the 3-meter, finishing with 423.7. After finishing sixth in the preliminaries with 321.6 points, Eggers recorded 274.45 in the finals to place 11th.</p><separator></separator><p>Former Sun Devil standout Benedetti tallied 397.2 points on the 1-meter to finish sixth behind Blaha. He finished second in the preliminary, scoring 434.25 points in the preliminaries. Benedetti placed 10th on the 3-meter with 375.95 points. He later paired with fellow Italian Marconi Tommaso in the 3-meter synchro to finish fourth with 406.17.</p><separator></separator><p>Coming off a strong sophomore campaign, Bradshaw rivaled the nation's elite in the USA Nationals. The junior-to-be finished fourth in the 3-meter preliminary with a score of 402 to advance onto the semi-final. He continued onto the finals, placing eighth overall after scoring 411.25. Additionally, Bradshaw placed 14th on the 1-meter.</p><separator></separator><p>The diving team will open their season in Hawaii on November 5.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>