Diver Heath Ogawa was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday after qualifying for the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships.
Ogawa, a freshman, posted several scores during the season that qualified him to compete in last weekend's NCAA Division III Region 1 Diving Meet at Denison University. finished fourth in the 23-diver field with 457.05 points in Friday's 1-meter competition. He was then ninth off the 3-meter board with a total score of 451.70 points on Saturday.
Ten male divers from the regional were selected for the field at the national meet, which will include 24 individuals. Ogawa is the first Forester on the men's side to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Guy Stehley in 1980.
Forester Athletes of the Week are selected by the Athletic Department on Thursdays. Ogawa also earned the award on January 21.
