The University of Florida Swimming and
Diving team competed in a meet against Louisiana State University on October
12. During this meet, sophomore Emma Whitner earned her spot as an NCAA Zone
qualifier.
According to the NCAA website, to qualify
for the Zone meet, a female diver must score 265 points on a 1-meter dive, 280
points on a 3-meter diver, or 225 points on a platform dive. During this meet
against LSU, Emma scored 269.40 points on the 1-meter dive and 283.20 points on
the 3-meter. These point totals earned her a spot at the NCAA zone meet in both
dives.
The zone meet will take place in the
beginning of March 2019 and is a qualifier meet for the NCAA Championship meet
which will be held on March 20-23. In order to get to the NCAA Championships, a
diver must place within the top 8 for the 1-meter dive and top 10 for the
3-meter.
Last year as a freshman, Emma qualified for
the NCAA Diving Zones last in year in all three dives. She was able to finish
14th in the platform event, 18th in the 3-meter board,
and 29th in the 1-meter. Emma’s diving is only getting better this
year as a sophomore. With her previous experience at the Diving Zones, she has
her sights set on a goal of qualifying for NCAAs Championship meet.
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