Hoosier Trio Headed to Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo
 INDIANAPOLIS – Three Hoosiers punched their tickets to the Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo with excellent outings on the second night of finals at the 2020 Olympic Diving Trials in the men’s 3M Synchro Springboard and the women’s 10M Synchro Platform at the IUPUI Natatorium on Friday.
3-METER SYNCHRO
Reigning NCAA Champion Andrew Capobianco and 2016 Rio Olympian Mike Hixon ran away with the automatic bid to the Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo with a 120-point victory in the 3M Synchronized Springboard title. The team hit four straight dives north of 80 points, including a masterful effort of 90.06 on the last attempt, in the final four drives of the event.
Incoming freshman Carson Tyler and his teammate hit three consecutive dives above 65 points to conclude their Olympic Trials. The combo notched a set-high score of 71.40 points on the fourth attempt and finished third in the event. Future Hoosier Quinn Henninger his partner secured 60-plus point dives on four-straight efforts to close out their round. The duo finished in fourth with a total score of 1028.19 points.
10-METER SYNCHRO
Hoosier All-American Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell (Arizona) qualified for the Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo by winning the 10M Synchronized Platform final with a score of 930.00 points. The duo cleared the field by over 40 points to punch a ticket to Tokyo. The five-dive set included consecutive efforts of 75.60, 74.88, and 71.04 to finish the set.
FINAL RESULTS
MEN’S 3M SYNCHRO
- Andrew Capobianco and Mike Hixon – 1,289.37 pts.
- Carson Tyler – 1,051.68 pts.
- Quinn Henninger – 1,028.19 pts.
WOMEN’S 10M SYNCHRO
- Jessica Parratto – 930.00 pts.
The 2020 Olympic Diving Trials will continue on Saturday evening with finals in both the women’s 3M Springboard and the men’s 10M Platform. Action is scheduled to begin at 4:50 p.m.
