ATLANTA, Georgia (3/18/22) – University of Wyoming junior diver Melissa Mirafuentes opened her NCAA championships in style Friday. She earned honorable mention All-American recognition by way of qualifying for the consolation finals and finishing 15th in the 3-meter competition.

"She did a fantastic job," diving head coach Ted Everett said. "We've been talking a lot about just doing dives, one at a time, not trying to too hard and see where you end up. She did such a great job of that today. I couldn't be more proud of her."

This marks the third consecutive year where Mirafuentes earned All-American status. She did it each of her first two years in the brown and gold.

Mirafuentes wraps up her NCAA championships Saturday when she'll compete in platform.