The Indiana University men’s and women’s diving teams collected two NCAA auto-qualifying finishes on the opening day of competition at the 2021 NCAA Zone C Championships on Sunday afternoon at the Lancaster Aquatic Center.
WOMEN’S 1-METER
Freshman Anne Fowler cruised to a victory and an NCAA qualification on the 1-meter springboard with a 12-dive final score of 610.55 points. Her set consisted of six dives tallying at least 50 points on the judges’ scorecards.
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland scored 546.05 points to finish in eighth place. She registered scores north of 40 on 11-of-12 dives during the first day of competition. Gilliland will be eligible for the NCAA Championships in the event should she post a qualifying score in one of the next two events in Lexington.
After sneaking into the finals with her last two dives totaling 94.80 points, junior Alyssa Wang finished 17th overall with a 12-dive point total of 485.35.
Sophomore Zain Smith finished 24th in the preliminary round with a score of 192.55.
MEN’S 3-METER
Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco started with a bang, hitting an 81.60 on his first dive of the preliminary round and never looked back. He finished the day with a winning 12-dive score of 850.80, easily punching his ticket to the NCAA Championships in the event. He cleared second place by nearly 60 points.
The defending 3-meter NCAA Champion totaled three dives over 80 points on the afternoon.
Senior Mory Gould hit 10-of-12 dives over 60 points between the preliminary rounds and the finals for a total of 714.80 and a 10th-place finish.
Junior Cole VanDevender was consistent in the prelims, scoring between 56 and 67 points on all six dives. He parlayed that into a 12th-place effort for the day and a final score of 706.85.
Both Gould and VanDevender could earn spots in the NCAA Championships with a qualifying mark in either of the remaining diving events this week.
NCAA ZONE C CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
WOMEN’S 1-METER
- Anne Fowler – 610.55 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
- Tarrin Gilliland – 546.05
- Alyssa Wang – 485.35
- Zain Smith – 192.55
MEN’S 3-METER
- Andrew Capobianco – 850.80 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
- Mory Gould – 714.80
- Cole VanDevender – 706.85
UP NEXT
The diving squad will be back in action tomorrow (March 8) for the second day of competition from the NCAA Zone C Championships. The women will contest the 3-meter event, while the men will handle the platform.
