NCAA ZONE C DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 9-11, 2023
- Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center – Bloomington, Indiana
- Host: Indiana University, Bloomington
- Qualifiers
- Preview
- Day 1 Recap
Indiana’s diving squad continued its tear during the second day of the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships on Friday.
After qualifying five divers on Thursday, the Hoosiers punched three more tickets to the NCAA Championships with Maxwell Weinrich making it as the No. 7 seed on the men’s 3-meter and Megan Carter and Alaina Heyde booking spots on the women’s 1-meter.
Weinrich placed 11th during Thursday’s 1-meter final, so the freshman still needed a top-eight finish to qualify for his first NCAAs. He sat just outside the bubble in ninth place heading into the final round, when he executed a 5154B for 74.80 points to bump him up to seventh. The automatic qualification inside the top eight means Weinrich can also compete in the 1-meter thanks to his top-12 finish.
Indiana sophomore Carson Tyler, sophomore Quinn Henninger, redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco, junior Anne Fowler, and sophomore Skyler Liu all earned their second automatic qualifications on Friday.
Ohio State also enjoyed a big day, qualifying two men on the 3-meter (third seed Lyle Yost and fourth seed Clayton Chaplin) and two women on the 1-meter (second seed Lena Hentschel and eighth seed Jackie Brenn). That ups the Buckeyes’ tally to five divers headed to NCAAs after Jack Matthews also qualified in the men’s 1-meter on Thursday. Matthews missed an automatic qualification in the 3-meter with his 10th-place finish, but he’ll still be eligible for that event at NCAAs since he placed inside the top 12.
The Zone C meet will wrap up on Saturday with both the men and women contesting the platform diving event. The men will start the action at 11 a.m. ET.
Men’s 3-Meter Qualifiers
- Carson Tyler (IND) – 824.10
- Quentin Henninger (IND) – 821.65
- Lyle Yost (OSU) – 766.15
- Clayton Chaplin (OSU) – 764.15
- Andrew Capobianco (IND) – 757.45
- Sam Bennett (PUR) – 746.45
- Maxwell Weinrich (IND) – 740.75
- Jordan Rzepka (PUR) – 738.60
Women’s 1-Meter Qualifiers
- Anne Fowler (IND) – 625.65
- Lena Hentschel (OSU) – 609.30
- Skyler Liu (IND) – 603.95
- Kyndal Knight (UK) – 595.15
- Kiarra Milligan (MICH) – 588.70
- Megan Carter (IND) – 570.15
- Caroline Brady (ND) – 567.85
- Jacqueline Brenn (OSU) – 545.95
- Alaina Heyde (IND) – 541.30
- Lindsay Gizzi (UL) – 540.55
SIMPLIFIED INVITE PROCEDURES
You can read a more in-depth look at the selection process here.
Effectively, each zone earns a specific number of qualifying spots in each event, based on how that Zone performed at NCAAs last year. Divers who place inside the qualifying places earn an NCAA invite. A diver invited in one event can compete at NCAAs in any other diving event where they were top 12 in their Zone meet.
The highest-placing divers earn NCAA reimbursement, while lower-placing qualifiers can compete at NCAAs, but their school must pay for their travel and lodging at the meet.
