IU Divers Earn Four More Spots at NCAA Championships

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IU Divers Earn Four More Spots at NCAA Championships

3/9/2018 5:02:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Indiana University men's and women's diving teams earned four more spots at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships on Friday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.

After earning auto-qualifying bids yesterday, the Hoosier diving quartet of Jessica Parratto, Michael Hixon, James Connor and Andrew Capobianco all earned spots in a second event. The four have all earned places in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives at the NCAA Championships later this month.

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 the men's 1-meter dive, Hixon earned his second victory two days, winning the event with a score of 784.90. After placing second in the 3-meter on Thursday, Connor took third in the 1-meter with a score of 767.35. Capobianco continued his great diving, earning his second NCAA berth as a freshman, placing seventh with a total of 677.15.

Parratto was again outstanding on Friday, placing second in the women's 3-meter dive with a total of 701.80. The redshirt junior was one of only two divers to score over 700 points in the event.

All four divers can earn a spot in the platform dive at NCAA Championships by finishing in the top-12 on Saturday.

The NCAA Zone C Diving Championships will conclude on Saturday with the men's and women's platform dives. The action gets underway at 11:00 a.m. ET in Columbus, Ohio.

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Women's 3-Meter
2. Jessica Parratto – 701.80 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
15. Taylor Carter – 541.60

Men's 1-Meter
1. Michael Hixon – 784.90 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
3. James Connor – 767.35 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
7. Andrew Capobianco – 677.15 (NCAA Auto-Qualifier)
18. Mory Gould – 586.15
20. Cody Coldren – 290.40
29. Seamus Scotty – 263.00
30. Clark Carter – 259.25

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