University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Ready for Zone Diving Action
3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Minnesota women's divers are set to compete at the Zone D diving this weekend. Top finishers advance to the NCAA Championships, next weekend in West Lafayette, Ind. The Golden Gophers will look to place their first NCAA diver since Rebecca Corthwaite accomplished All-America status in 2003-04.
The 2010 NCAA Zone D Diving Meet will be held at Texas A&M University Student Rec Natatorium, which features one of the top indoor diving facilities in the country. The diving well’s water depth is 17 feet and offers a pair of 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, along with four levels of platforms: 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 10 meters.
Qualifying for the NCAA Championships
Divers will qualify for the NCAA championships based on their finishes at the zone meet. Priority Placings from Zones to NCAA Championships:
Place Finish One-Meter Three-Meter Platform
1 3 2 1
2 5 4 8
3 7 6 12
4 10 9 16
5 13 11 20
6 15 14 24
7 18 17 28
8 21 19
9 23 22
10 26 25
11 29 27
12 31 30
Zone Diving Selections
Each zone will receive a minimum of four spots for men and women. The guaranteed spots will fill 20 of the 35 diving spots for men and 20 of 41 spots for women. To complete the diving field (15 spots for men and 21 spots for women), the results from the previous year’s national championships will be used. A place system will be used to determine the allocations going to each zone for next year’s meet.
The allocations for the 2010 men’s championships are: Zone A— 4; Zone B—7; Zone C— 9; Zone D— 8; and Zone E—7.
The allocations for the 2010 women’s championships are: Zone A—6; Zone B— 8; Zone C— 9; Zone D— 12; and Zone E—6.
