Florida Diving Qualifies Two More in the Men’s 1-Meter

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during the Gators' SEC Championships meet on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Ala. / UAA Communications photo by Bryce Mitchell

Florida Diving Qualifies Two More in the Men’s 1-Meter

Monday, March 11, 2024 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Abby Wisecup

Florida Diving Qualifies Two More in the Men's 1-Meter
Peyton Donald and Conor Gesing punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Peyton Donald and Conor Gesing both punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships in the men's opening day of events, while Camyla Monroy and Carina Lumia kept their momentum from yesterday, qualifying in the Women's 3-Meter during day of two the 2024 NCAA Zone B Diving Championships in Athens, Ga.

The sophomore transfer from Stanford will make his second-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships in the Men's 1-Meter after sweeping the event Monday afternoon. Peyton finished with a combined prelim and finals score of 703.55. He finished 40th overall at NCAA's last year in the event and will look to advance in the 3-meter tomorrow for the first time in his collegiate career.

Coming off a bronze finish in the 1-Meter at SEC Championships, Gesing scored a 70.40 on his fifth dive during prelims to earn third and secure a spot in the finals. He finished with a combined score of 695.95 where he will go on to make his first NCAA Championship appearance in Indianapolis at the end of March.

Anton Svirskyi was the third Gator who advanced to finals after registering a 320.30 for seventh place. The senior moved back-and-forth from 10th and 11th place, but scored a 65.10 on his final dive of the afternoon to move up for ninth overall to finish short of the top-seven. Since he finished in the top-12, if the senior were to qualify in the 3-meter or on platform, he will also qualify in the 1-meter. He is looking to make his third NCAA Championship appearance after qualifying the past two years.

Elisha Dees' was just shy of finishing in the top-18 to advance to the Men's 1-Meter finals after scoring a 284.85 in prelims for 20th.

On the women's side, three of the four divers who competed in the 3-Meter event secured a finals spot. Camyla Monroy punched her second NCAA Championship ticket after earning a combined score of 688.60, which was good for third place overall. The freshman looks to go three-for-three tomorrow on platform.

Coming off of a top-10 finish yesterday in the 1-Meter, Carina Lumia score within the top-12 to qualify for NCAA Championships in the 3-meter. She finished with a combined score of 596.40 to earn 10th place overall, where she will go on to make her second 3-meter NCAA Championship appearance. Lumia advanced her freshman year and finished 51st after registering a score of 217.50.

Caroline Pagac and Casey Greenberg both made their Zones debut this afternoon. Pagac advanced to the finals after just making the top-18 with 280.80. She scored a 552.80 in the finals to earn 18th, while Greenberg's 274.55 put her in 24th place overall. Both will have another shot to qualify within the next two days of competition.

Hear from Head Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly
"Another great day for us today. The men picked up right where the ladies left off with Peyton and Conor picking up two automatic spots and Anton staying alive in the top 12. Winning this meet is never the main objective but Peyton pulling out the victory on the last dive was certainly a nice touch. We were able to carry that momentum into the women's three meter event with three more finalists and two more spots for Carina and Camyla. At the halfway mark we are looking great but it's far from over and we are determined to keep up the energy and enthusiasm for the next two days and finish strong. I think we have some more great performances in store for us."

Zone B Championships will continue tomorrow, starting at 11 a.m. with the men's 3-meter prelims, followed by the finals at 1:15 p.m. The women climb the tower for platform prelims at 3:15 p.m. before wrapping up the third day at 4:55 p.m. with finals. All sessions can be followed on DiveMeets.

Following Zones, the women's swimming and diving team will return to Athens for the NCAA Women's Championships on March 20-23, while the men's team travels to Indianapolis on March 27-30.

Results from Mondays prelims and finals as well as the remaining schedule can be found below.

Event	Results
Men's 1-Meter Finals	Peyton Donald Round 1 – 52.70 / 425.65 \| 1st Place Round 2 – 58.90 / 484.55 \| 1st Place Round 3 – 54.00 / 538.55 \| 1st Place Round 4 – 61.50 / 600.05 \| 1st Place Round 5 – 40.50 / 640.55 \| 2nd Place Round 6 – 63.00 / 703.55 \| 1st Place Conor Gesing Round 1 – 50.70 / 402.60 \| 5th Place Round 2 – 49.50 / 452.10 \| 4th Place Round 3 – 58.50 / 510.60 \| 4th Place Round 4 – 65.10 / 575.70 \| 3rd Place Round 5 – 60.80 / 636.50 \| 3rd Place Round 6 – 60.80 / 695.95 \| 4th Place Anton Svirskyi Round 1 – 37.70 / 358.00 \| 11th Place Round 2 – 61.50 / 419.50 \| 11th Place Round 3 – 57.00 / 476.50 \| 11th Place Round 4 – 51.00 / 527.50 \| 10th Place Round 5 – 48.75 / 576.25 \| 10th Place Round 6 – 65.10 / 641.35 \| 9th Place
Women's 3-Meter Finals	Carina Lumia Round 1 – 50.40 / 356.10 \| 8th Place Round 2 – 43.50 / 399.60 \| 9th Place Round 3 – 40.50 / 440.10 \| 14th Place Round 4 – 46.80 / 486.90 \| 13th Place Round 5 – 55.50 / 542.40 \| 11th Place Round 6 – 54.00 / 596.40 \| 10th Place Camyla Monroy Round 1 – 60.75 / 398.60 \| 3rd Place Round 2 – 54.00 / 452.60 \| 3rd Place Round 3 – 62.00 / 514.60 \| 3rd Place Round 4 – 63.00 / 577.60 \| 2nd Place Round 5 – 45.00 / 622.60 \| 3rd Place Round 6 – 66.00 / 688.60 \| 3rd Place Caroline Pagac Round 1 – 47.60 / 328.40 \| 18th Place Round 2 – 43.20 / 371.60 \| 18th Place Round 3 – 42.00 / 413.60 \| 18th Place Round 4 – 48.60 / 462.20 \| 18th Place Round 5 – 46.20 / 508.40 \| 18th Place Round 6 – 44.40 / 552.80 \| 18th Place
Men's 1-Meter Prelims The top 18 finishers in the preliminary round will advance to finals.	Peyton Donald Round 1 – 54.60 \| 5th Place Round 2 – 57.35 / 111.95 \| 9th Place Round 3 – 70.50 / 182.45 \| 1st Place Round 4 – 58.50 / 240.95 \| 1st Place Round 5 – 61.50 / 302.45 \| 1st Place Round 6 – 66.00 / 368.45 \| 1st Place Conor Gesing Round 1 – 59.80 \| 3rd Place Round 2 – 57.00 / 116.80 \| 4th Place Round 3 – 57.00 / 173.80 \| 4th Place Round 4 – 51.15 / 224.95 \| 4th Place Round 5 – 70.40 / 295.35 \| 2nd Place Round 6 – 56.55 / 351.90 \| 3rd Place Anton Svirskyi Round 1 – 49.40 \| 9th Place Round 2 – 66.00 / 115.40 \| 6th Place Round 3 – 40.50 / 155.90 \| 9th Place Round 4 – 55.50 / 211.40 \| 7th Place Round 5 – 50.00 / 261.40 \| 8th Place Round 6 – 58.90 / 320.30 \| 7th Place Elisha Dees Round 1 – 40.30 \| 17th Place Round 2 – 49.50 / 89.80 \| 28th Place Round 3 – 48.00 / 137.80 \| 24th Place Round 4 – 52.70 / 190.50 \| 18th Place Round 5 – 46.50 / 237.00 \| 20th Place Round 6 – 47.85 / 284.85 \| 20th Place
Women's 3-Meter Prelims The top 18 finishers in the preliminary round will advance to finals.	Casey Greenberg Round 1 – 49.95 \| 8th Place Round 2 – 38.40 / 88.35 \| 29th Place Round 3 – 46.20 / 134.55 \| 27th Place Round 4 – 53.20 / 187.75 \| 19th Place Round 5 – 44.80 / 232.55 \| 20th Place Round 6 – 42.00 / 274.55 \| 24th Place Carina Lumia Round 1 – 50.40 \| 7th Place Round 2 – 46.50 / 96.90 \| 15th Place Round 3 – 49.50 / 146.40 \| 12th Place Round 4 – 40.80 / 187.20 \| 20th Place Round 5 – 58.50 / 245.70 \| 11th Place Round 6 – 60.00 / 305.70 \| 8th Place Camyla Monroy Round 1 – 54.00 \| 1st Place Round 2 – 49.20 / 103.20 \| 6th Place Round 3 – 66.65 / 169.85 \| 3rd Place Round 4 – 54.00 / 223.85 \| 3rd Place Round 5 – 54.00 / 277.85 \| 4th Place Round 6 – 60.00 / 337.85 \| 3rd Place Caroline Pagac Round 1 – 50.40 \| 7th Place Round 2 – 46.80 / 97.20 \| 14th Place Round 3 – 46.20 / 143.40 \| 19th Place Round 4 – 48.60 / 192.00 \| 15th Place Round 5 – 42.00 / 234.00 \| 17th Place Round 6 – 46.80 / 280.80 \| 17th Place

Schedule of Events:
Tuesday, March 12
11 a.m. – Men's 3-Meter Prelims
1:15 p.m. – Men's 3-Meter Finals
3:15 p.m. – Women's Platform Prelims
5 p.m. – Men's Platform Finals

Wednesday, March 13
11 a.m. – Men's Platform Prelims
1 p.m. – Men's Platform Finals
2:45 p.m. – Women's Team Event (Exhibition)

Number of Qualifying Spots Zone B:

Women
- 10 1-meter spots
- 8 3-meter spots
- 7 platform spots
Men
- 7 1-meter spots
- 7 3-meter spots
- 10 platform spots

Note: If diver qualifies in one of the events, they will only have to place in the top 12 in the other events to dive in those as well.

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