Four Hoosiers will have a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships, depending on how they perform at the Zone C Diving Championships beginning today in West Lafayette, Indiana.
For the women, senior Lacey Houser and junior Michal Bower are looking to make a return trip to the NCAA Championships.
For the men, both junior Joshua Arndt and sophomore Cody Caldren are trying to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the first time.
There are six total events, three each for the men and women, that will take place during the three-day competition.
Today will feature the 1-meter dive for the women and the 3-meter dive for the men. Tomorrow will feature the 1-meter dive for the men and the 3-meter dive for the women, and Saturday will feature the platform dive for both the men and women.
The qualifying standards are different for each event. For the men, a diver can automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships if he finishes in the top seven of the 1-meter dive, the top nine of the 3-meter dive or the top eight of the platform dive.
For the women, a diver can automatically qualify if she finishes in the top 12 of the 1-meter dive, the top seven of the 3-meter dive or the top 10 of the platform dive.
If a diver automatically qualifies in any event, he or she also qualifies for the NCAA Championships for every other event as long as he or she finishes in the top two and post a zone-qualifying score prior to the NCAA Championships from March 16-19 in Atlanta.
Michael Hughes
