Wright Places 30th on 3m at Nationals

August 11, 2011 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Aug. 11, 2011

By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Former Tennessee Vol standout diver Michael Wright was in action on Thursday afternoon on the 3-meter boards at the 2011 AT&T National Diving Championships hosted at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles.

Wright, who earned All-America status at the 2011 NCAA Championships, had a six round score of 295.05 to place 30th in the 3-meter competition. The top 20 advanced to the semifinals, with the event's final taking place on Saturday.

Wright will take to the 1-meter board on Friday along with rising junior Brent Sterling. Wright is the UT record holder in the 1-meter, while Sterling will be making his nationals debut.

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NBC Sports and Universal Sports will televise coverage of the meet on Saturday and Sunday.