COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Following a rough start to the competition, UC Davis divers Audrey DeNeffe and Lucy Lafranchise wrapped up the 2015 Zone E Diving Championships with strong finishes on the platform to conclude their stay at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Lafranchise led the pair by finishing 31st with a score of 163.15, two spots ahead of her teammate, who ended up 33rd with a score of 147.30 on the event's final day. Lafranchise, making her third consecutive appearance at the Zone Championships, also paced the tandem in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, finishing 43rd (230.55) and 54th (198.20), respectively.

DeNeffe, making her first appearance at the Zone Championships following a record-setting season for the Aggies, opened her stay in Colorado Springs finishing 55th on the 3-meter (177.50) and following that up with a 49th-place finish on the 1-meter (219.55). The Menlo Park, Calif., native set school records on both the 1-meter (278.55) and 3-meter (296.85) boards this past season, while already holding the school record on the platform (210.65).

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)
Monday, March 9
Women's 3-Meter: 1. Hailey Casper (Arizona State), 672.30; 54. Lucy Lafranchise (UC Davis), 198.20; 55th. Audrey DeNeffe (UC Davis), 177.50.

Tuesday, March 10
Women's 1-Meter: 1. Samantha Pickens (Arizona), 639.35; 43. Lucy Lafranchise (UC Davis), 230.55); 49. Audrey DeNeffe (UC Davis), 219.55.

Wednesday, March 11
Women's Platform: 1. Haley Ishimatsu (USC), 656.05; 31. Lucy Lafranchise (UC Davis), 163.15; 33. Audrey DeNeffe (UC Davis), 147.30.