LONDON, England — Former Georgia standout Chris Colwill finished ninth in the men’s 3-meter preliminaries Tuesday at the FINA Diving World Cup to advance to Wednesday’s semifinals and qualify the United States for a second Olympic spot on that event.

Colwill, a 2008 Olympian, scored 444.95 points in a long contest that featured 59 divers and took four hours to complete. He was consistent throughout the day, scoring more than 70 points on all six dives. His best efforts came in Rounds 3 and 4 when he scored 79.90 points on both of his twisting dives.

Colwill’s performance means the U.S. will have maximum representation in the individual events at the 2012 Olympic Games. Each country can qualify up to two spots in each individual event, and the U.S. has now solidified all eight spots. The U.S. also is qualified in the men’s synchronized 3-meter event and will look to qualify in the other three synchro events later this week. The Olympic team will be selected in June.

Bulldogs finish ninth in Puerto Rico

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — The Georgia men’s golf team finished in ninth place at the Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs fired a final-round 4-over-par 292 to wind up at 5-over 869 in their first tournament of the spring. Team honors went to Alabama, which finished at 834 and coasted to an 18-shot victory

Nicholas Reach paced the Bulldogs on Tuesday as he signed for a 2-under 70. Keith Mitchell added an even-par 72, followed by Joey Garber at 2-over 74 and Sam Straka at 4-over 76.

Mitchell finished 14th in the individual race at 1-under 215, nine strokes behind medalist Justin Thomas of Alabama.