The Indiana University men’s and women’s diving teams earned four more spots at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships on Friday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
After earning auto-qualifying bids yesterday, the Hoosier diving quartet of Jessica Parratto, Michael Hixon, James Connor and Andrew Capobianco all earned spots in a second event. The four have all earned places in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives at the NCAA Championships later this month.
Once a diver posts an auto-qualifying finish in an event, he or she only has to be among the top 12 to earn the NCAA Championships berth in the other events.
In the men’s 1-meter dive, Hixon earned his second victory two days, winning the event with a score of 784.90. After placing second in the 3-meter on Thursday, Connor took third in the 1-meter with a score of 767.35. Capobianco continued his great diving, earning his second NCAA berth as a freshman, placing seventh with a total of 677.15.
Parratto was again outstanding on Friday, placing second in the women’s 3-meter dive with a total of 701.80. The redshirt junior was one of only two divers to score over 700 points in the event.
All four divers can earn a spot in the platform dive at NCAA Championships by finishing in the top-12 on Saturday.
The NCAA Zone C Diving Championships will conclude on Saturday with the men’s and women’s platform dives. The action gets underway at 11:00 a.m. ET in Columbus, Ohio.
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Women’s 3-Meter
- Jessica Parratto – 701.80 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
- Taylor Carter – 541.60
Men’s 1-Meter
- Michael Hixon – 784.90 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
- James Connor – 767.35 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
- Andrew Capobianco – 677.15 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
- Mory Gould – 586.15
- Cody Coldren – 290.40
- Seamus Scotty – 263.00
- Clark Carter – 259.25
