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Eastern Heads to NCAA Zone Championships
3/6/2018 3:54:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive, Swimming & Diving
The three-day meet will run March 8-10
COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's diving teams head to the McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio for the NCAA Zone Championships this weekend, March 8-10.
In order to qualify for the NCAA Championships, divers must finish inside the allotted placements for their particular zone. On the women's side, the Zone C Championship will qualify eight 1-meter divers and 10 3-meter divers to the NCAA Championships. 10 platform divers will also earn a trip to nationals. For the men, the top-10 divers on the 1-meter and 3-meter will advance.
Action gets underway from the Ohio State University Thursday March 8 at 1 p.m. Live results will be available here.
NCAA Zone C Schedule
Thursday – Women's 1-meter/Men's 3-meter – 1:00 p.m. ET
Friday – Women's 3-meter/Men's 1-meter – 1:00 p.m. ET
Saturday – Women's and Men's Platform – 11:00 a.m. ET
Top-18 in the opening round/prelims advance to the finals. Scores will carry over.
Zone C NCAAs Qualifying Breakdown for 2018
Women's Auto Qualifiers
1-meter: 8
3-meter: 10
Platform: 10
Men's Auto Qualifiers
1-meter: 10
3-meter: 10
Platform: 11
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 order to qualify for the NCAA Championships, divers must finish inside the allotted placements for their particular zone. On the women's side, the Zone C Championship will qualify eight 1-meter divers and 10 3-meter divers to the NCAA Championships. 10 platform divers will also earn a trip to nationals. For the men, the top-10 divers on the 1-meter and 3-meter will advance.
Action gets underway from the Ohio State University Thursday March 8 at 1 p.m. Live results will be available here.
NCAA Zone C Schedule
Thursday – Women's 1-meter/Men's 3-meter – 1:00 p.m. ET
Friday – Women's 3-meter/Men's 1-meter – 1:00 p.m. ET
Saturday – Women's and Men's Platform – 11:00 a.m. ET
Top-18 in the opening round/prelims advance to the finals. Scores will carry over.
Zone C NCAAs Qualifying Breakdown for 2018
Women's Auto Qualifiers
1-meter: 8
3-meter: 10
Platform: 10
Men's Auto Qualifiers
1-meter: 10
3-meter: 10
Platform: 11
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.
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