Piner and Acquista Qualify for NCAAs

Friday, March 11

W. Lafayette, Ind.

TBA

University of Louisville

NCAA Diving Zones

March 11, 2016 | Swimming & Diving

Piner will compete for the men in the 1-meter and Acquista qualfies in second event in the 3-meter

By: Nancy Worley

Diver Andrea Acquista qualified for NCAAs in her second event when she placed fifth in the 3-meter springboard after a strong showing at NCAA Zone C qualification events began today at Purdue. Sean Piner also punched his tickets to Atlanta in the 1-meter springboard.

Andrea Acquista finished fifth with a score of 598 and Sean Piner was seventh with a 623.

The qualifying system has changed and the top five female and top four male divers in each event at their respective zone meet will be eligible to compete at NCAAs. Then divers who placed outside of the top 5 or 4 will be eligible based on the number of athletes that finished in the top 16 at the 2015 NCAAs from that respective zone. To be eligible the diver must have achieved the zone qualifying score prior to NCAAs in all events that they wish to participate in.
Zone C NCAAs Qualifying Breakdown for 2016
Women's Auto Qualifiers
1-meter: 12
3-meter: 7
Platform: 10
Men's Auto Qualifiers
1-meter: 7
3-meter: 9
Platform: 8

Any diver that is eligible to compete will be allowed to enter any other event(s) at the NCAAs, provided they finished in the top-12 at their zone meet and have the zone qualifying score in that event prior to NCAAs.

This is basically the B-cut standard for divers, as once they have been invited in an event, they must finish in the top-12 of the other event (or other two events) to be able to compete in them at NCAAs.