Monday, March 6
Auburn, AL
12 p.m.
Florida Gators
vs
NCAA Zone Diving
Smith qualifies for NCAAs on opening day of zones
Monday, March 6, 2017 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
The sophomore diver is the first Gator on the men's side to officially advance to NCAAs
DAY 1 RESULTS
AUBURN, Ala. – Samuel Smith will return to the NCAA Championships this season, having qualified on the 1-meter springboard earlier today at the NCAA Zone B Championships.
Smith placed seventh in the event final with a score of 668.65 to earn a spot in the national championships in two weeks. The top eight 1-meter finishers from zone B automatically qualified.
Teammate Dylan Power placed 16th in the final with a score of 583.30.
To open the first day of zone competition, Smith, Power and Dalton Goss dived in the event prelims. Smith placed fifth with a 353.55 score, Power placed 13th with a 294.85 score and Goss finished 27th with a 259.35 score.
The top 18 finishers in each event's prelims qualify for finals.
On 3-meter for the women, Teya Syskakis finished 10th in the finals with a score of 595.10, just missing the top-9 automatic-qualifying cutoff.
During the prelims, Syskakis placed 13th with a 286.40 score. Brooke Madden finished 22nd with a score of 269.65.
Zones will continue tomorrow at noon ET with women's 1-meter and men's 3-meter.
Live results are available on divemeets.com, and results will also be updated throughout the day on Twitter at @GatorsSwimDv and posted in full on FloridaGators.com.
ABOUT NCAA DIVING ZONES
Similar to the Last Chance Meet a week ago, diving zones are the lone opportunity for divers to score NCAA-qualifying marks on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform. At minimum in each zone, the top four male and top five female divers for each event automatically advance to NCAAs, while at-large finishers will fill the remaining spots.
The NCAA will release its final list of divers selected to compete in the national championships on March 12 with the conclusion of all five zone meets.
The Zone B Championships feature Florida, along with Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Duke, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, FIU, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina State, UNC-Wilmington, South Carolina and Tennessee.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 7
Women's 1-meter prelims & final
Men's 3-meter prelims & final
Wednesday, March 8
Women's platform prelims & final
Men's platform prelims & final
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AUBURN, Ala. – Samuel Smith will return to the NCAA Championships this season, having qualified on the 1-meter springboard earlier today at the NCAA Zone B Championships.
Smith placed seventh in the event final with a score of 668.65 to earn a spot in the national championships in two weeks. The top eight 1-meter finishers from zone B automatically qualified.
Teammate Dylan Power placed 16th in the final with a score of 583.30.
To open the first day of zone competition, Smith, Power and Dalton Goss dived in the event prelims. Smith placed fifth with a 353.55 score, Power placed 13th with a 294.85 score and Goss finished 27th with a 259.35 score.
The top 18 finishers in each event's prelims qualify for finals.
On 3-meter for the women, Teya Syskakis finished 10th in the finals with a score of 595.10, just missing the top-9 automatic-qualifying cutoff.
During the prelims, Syskakis placed 13th with a 286.40 score. Brooke Madden finished 22nd with a score of 269.65.
Zones will continue tomorrow at noon ET with women's 1-meter and men's 3-meter.
Live results are available on divemeets.com, and results will also be updated throughout the day on Twitter at @GatorsSwimDv and posted in full on FloridaGators.com.
ABOUT NCAA DIVING ZONES
Similar to the Last Chance Meet a week ago, diving zones are the lone opportunity for divers to score NCAA-qualifying marks on 1-meter, 3-meter and platform. At minimum in each zone, the top four male and top five female divers for each event automatically advance to NCAAs, while at-large finishers will fill the remaining spots.
The NCAA will release its final list of divers selected to compete in the national championships on March 12 with the conclusion of all five zone meets.
The Zone B Championships feature Florida, along with Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Duke, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, FIU, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina State, UNC-Wilmington, South Carolina and Tennessee.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 7
Women's 1-meter prelims & final
Men's 3-meter prelims & final
Wednesday, March 8
Women's platform prelims & final
Men's platform prelims & final
FOLLOW THE GATORS
FloridaGators.com
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