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Monday, March 10
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NCAA Zone Diving Championships
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Lupa Qualifies for NCAA Championships in Platform Dive, Divers Finish NCAA Zone Diving Championships
3/12/2025 7:13:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Lupa is the first Eagle to qualify in the platform dive in 36 years
Full Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University diver Megan Lupa qualified for the NCAA Championships in the platform dive, placing 10th in the finals with a combined score of 480.20 points at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, hosted by Ohio State University, at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Monday-Wednesday, March 10-12.
Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) is just the second qualifier in the platform dive in program history, and the first in 36 years when Mugs Cullings qualified and finished 13th with a score of 297.95.
The freshman's qualification is the Eagles' first since Bethany Berger qualified in the 1m dive in the 2021 season, as well as the program's 16th all-time NCAA qualifier, nine of which are divers, and the first qualification in the Head Diving Coach Tom Gimm era.
How it Happened
On the final day of competition, March 12, Lupa punched her ticket to the national championships with a combined score of 480.20. She started the day with a collegiate personal-best 239.90 points, finishing tenth, before besting that score in the finals, putting up 240.30 points.
Taityn Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson), Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo), Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline), and Ciara Wheeler (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) competed in the 1m dive prelims, Tuesday, March 11. They were led by Speier, who placed 21st with 240.65 points.
The 3m prelims, held on the first day of the meet, Monday, March 10, featured Lupa and Knapp. Lupa paced the Eagles with a 25th-place finish, scoring 258.15 points.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Collegiate Personal-best
Q Denotes Qualified for Finals
3m Prelims – March 10
25. Megan Lupa – 258.15
29. Rebekah Knapp – 247.80
1m Prelims – March 11
21. Taityn Speier – 240.65
35. Malia Maire – 213.90
36. Rebekah Knapp – 211.55
38. Ciara Wheeler – 209.05
Platform (10m) Prelims
10. Megan Lupa – 239.90Q*
Platform (10m) Finals (Round Two Score) [Final Score]
10. Megan Lupa – (240.30)* [480.20]*
Up Next
Lupa will compete at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the platform diving (10m) trials, held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Wash., Saturday, March 22. The competition will be streamed live on ESPN+
11 Eastern swimmers will see action beginning tomorrow, Thursday, March 13, hosted at the F.A.S.T. Facility in Ocala, Fla., Thursday-Saturday March 13-15. Prelims will begin each day at 9:30 a.m. and finals commence at 6 p.m. Fans can stream the contest live on YouTube.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University diver Megan Lupa qualified for the NCAA Championships in the platform dive, placing 10th in the finals with a combined score of 480.20 points at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, hosted by Ohio State University, at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Monday-Wednesday, March 10-12.
Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) is just the second qualifier in the platform dive in program history, and the first in 36 years when Mugs Cullings qualified and finished 13th with a score of 297.95.
The freshman's qualification is the Eagles' first since Bethany Berger qualified in the 1m dive in the 2021 season, as well as the program's 16th all-time NCAA qualifier, nine of which are divers, and the first qualification in the Head Diving Coach Tom Gimm era.
How it Happened
On the final day of competition, March 12, Lupa punched her ticket to the national championships with a combined score of 480.20. She started the day with a collegiate personal-best 239.90 points, finishing tenth, before besting that score in the finals, putting up 240.30 points.
Taityn Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson), Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo), Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline), and Ciara Wheeler (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) competed in the 1m dive prelims, Tuesday, March 11. They were led by Speier, who placed 21st with 240.65 points.
The 3m prelims, held on the first day of the meet, Monday, March 10, featured Lupa and Knapp. Lupa paced the Eagles with a 25th-place finish, scoring 258.15 points.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Collegiate Personal-best
Q Denotes Qualified for Finals
3m Prelims – March 10
25. Megan Lupa – 258.15
29. Rebekah Knapp – 247.80
1m Prelims – March 11
21. Taityn Speier – 240.65
35. Malia Maire – 213.90
36. Rebekah Knapp – 211.55
38. Ciara Wheeler – 209.05
Platform (10m) Prelims
10. Megan Lupa – 239.90Q*
Platform (10m) Finals (Round Two Score) [Final Score]
10. Megan Lupa – (240.30)* [480.20]*
Up Next
Lupa will compete at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the platform diving (10m) trials, held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Wash., Saturday, March 22. The competition will be streamed live on ESPN+
11 Eastern swimmers will see action beginning tomorrow, Thursday, March 13, hosted at the F.A.S.T. Facility in Ocala, Fla., Thursday-Saturday March 13-15. Prelims will begin each day at 9:30 a.m. and finals commence at 6 p.m. Fans can stream the contest live on YouTube.
Follow Us
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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