DAVIS, Calif. -- UC Davis junior divers Lucy Lafranchise and Audrey DeNeffe pack their backs for Colorado Springs this week, carrying the Aggie banner into the 2015 NCAA Zone E Diving Championships hosted by the Air Force Academy.

The championships begin with the 3-meter competition on Monday (March 9), and continue with the 1-meter on Tuesday (March 10), and the platform on Wednesday (March 11). Prelims begin each day at 11 a.m. local time, with the finals to follow. Live scoring will be available each day at DiveMeets.com.

It will be the third consecutive trip to the Zone Championships for Lafranchise, after qualifying in each of her first two seasons as an Aggie, while DeNeffe will be making her first career appearance at the meet. Both divers will compete in all three events.

Lafranchise posted her best finish at last year's Zone competition on the platform, finishing 32nd with a season-best score of 177.30. She also finished 33rd on the 1-meter (232.35) and 53rd on the 3-meter (196.90). This year, she posted the Aggies' second-best score on the 1-meter with a 275.85 in the season-opener against San Jose State and qualified on the 3-meter board with a 282.45 against Nevada. She led the way for UC Davis on the platform, scoring a 196.85 at the Wildcat Diving Invitational hosted by Arizona.

DeNeffe has had a record-setting season on both the low and high boards, setting a school record with a score of 278.55 on the 1-meter against Nevada, and doing the same on the 3-meter board with a score of 296.85 in the same meet against the Wolf Pack. Already the school record holder on the platform, she ranks second on the team in the event this season with her score of 196.65 at Arizona.

2015 NCAA ZONE E DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosted by the United States Air Force Academy
Monday-Wednesday, March 9-11, 2015
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cadet Natatorium)

EVENT ORDER (Women's events only)
Monday, March 9
Women's 3-meter prelims: 11 a.m.-1:50 p.m.
Women's 3-meter finals: 2:05 p.m.-3 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10
Women's 1-meter prelims: 11 a.m.-1:50 p.m.
Women's 1-meter finals: 2:05 p.m.-3 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11
Women's platform prelims: 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Women's platform finals: 1-1:45 p.m.