ASU divers head to Winter National Championships


<p>Arizona State University diver <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/bradshaw_cameron00.html"… Bradshaw</a> will head to Iowa City, Iowa for the 2011 USA Diving Winter National Championships, which began Sunday, Jan. 30 to Sunday, Feb. 6.</p><separator></separator><p>Bradshaw will compete for the U.S. National Title on the 3-meter springboard. The 2011 Winter Nationals also serves as a chance to qualify for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. At Nationals, he will perform six dives, with a degree of difficulty totaling 18.50.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU divers <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mccormick_riley00.html">… McCormick</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/casper_hailey00.html">Ha… Casper</a> will also be competing to represent their home country of Canada from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6 at the 2011 Winter Senior National Championships in London, Ontario.</p><separator></separator><p>McCormick won gold on the 10-meter platform in 2009 and 2010 at the Winter Senior National Championships and will be competing for a third gold medal in the event for 2011. He will also be competing on the 3-meter springboard. McCormick has already been selected to compete on Canada's National Senior Team for the 2012 Olympics.</p><separator></separator><p>Casper will be competing on the 3-meter springboard in the Winter National Championships and she has already been selected for the Canadian National Junior Team.</p><separator></separator><p>The ASU divers follow in diving coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/bradshaw_mark00.html">Ma… Bradshaw's</a> footsteps as he placed fifth in the 1988 Olympics on the 3-meter board.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>