University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Diving Successful On Day 1 Of Diving Zones
March 13, 2009 | Swimming & Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The Georgia diving teams enjoyed a successful first day of the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships Friday afternoon at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center, advancing two divers to the finals and nearly qualifying one for the national meet.
Hannah Moore finished fifth in the women’s 3-meter springboard, one spot shy of clinching a spot at the NCAA Championships, with a combined prelim and finals score of 621.30. Lexie Bryant also took part in the 3-meter competition Friday, recording a preliminary score of 241.95, a 28th-place finish.
Diving coach Dan Laak believes Moore’s effort will be enough to get her into the national meet.
One of two scenarios must occur for that to happen. The first requires that Moore finish in the top four in the women’s 1-meter springboard Saturday, or finish in the top two in the platform event Sunday. The second scenario is that if any of the four divers who finished ahead of Moore on Friday place in the top four in Saturday’s 1-meter, or in the top two in Sunday’s platform competition, she will advance to NCAAs.
“I feel confident about Hannah’s chances of making it to NCAAs,” Laak said. “She was solid today and there are a few things she still needs to correct, but I feel confident about her efforts. Lexie did a very nice job today; she missed one dive and might have been able to make the final, but I was happy with her. She did very well today.”
For the men, senior Webb Worthington grabbed the 18th and final spot in the prelims that advanced to the final round of the 1-meter springboard. Worthington then moved up to 13th in the finals with a combined prelim and finals score of 588.30.
Two other Georgia men recorded scores during the five-dive preliminary rounds of the 1-meter springboard. Tim Barrett finished 28th in the preliminaries with a score of 267.25, while Owen Blank finished 31st for the men with a score of 256.85.
On the men’ side, four automatically qualified during Friday’s 1-meter final, four more will automatically qualify in Saturday’s 3-meter final and two will qualify during Sunday’s platform competition.
“Webb moved up in the finals and did a good job and Tim and Owen performed well, too,” Laak said. “They were solid, but were a little off and you can’t be a little off in this competition. In this contest, everyone is a good diver and is on their game. But, I was really happy with the way they dove.”
Saturday will bring the second day of the three-day competition. The Georgia men will take to the 3-meter springboard and the women will compete off the 1-meter springboard. Preliminaries will begin at 12 p.m. and live results will be available at divemeets.com. Sunday will see the men and women take part in the platform competitions.
Hannah Moore finished fifth in the women’s 3-meter springboard, one spot shy of clinching a spot at the NCAA Championships, with a combined prelim and finals score of 621.30. Lexie Bryant also took part in the 3-meter competition Friday, recording a preliminary score of 241.95, a 28th-place finish.
Diving coach Dan Laak believes Moore’s effort will be enough to get her into the national meet.
One of two scenarios must occur for that to happen. The first requires that Moore finish in the top four in the women’s 1-meter springboard Saturday, or finish in the top two in the platform event Sunday. The second scenario is that if any of the four divers who finished ahead of Moore on Friday place in the top four in Saturday’s 1-meter, or in the top two in Sunday’s platform competition, she will advance to NCAAs.
“I feel confident about Hannah’s chances of making it to NCAAs,” Laak said. “She was solid today and there are a few things she still needs to correct, but I feel confident about her efforts. Lexie did a very nice job today; she missed one dive and might have been able to make the final, but I was happy with her. She did very well today.”
For the men, senior Webb Worthington grabbed the 18th and final spot in the prelims that advanced to the final round of the 1-meter springboard. Worthington then moved up to 13th in the finals with a combined prelim and finals score of 588.30.
Two other Georgia men recorded scores during the five-dive preliminary rounds of the 1-meter springboard. Tim Barrett finished 28th in the preliminaries with a score of 267.25, while Owen Blank finished 31st for the men with a score of 256.85.
On the men’ side, four automatically qualified during Friday’s 1-meter final, four more will automatically qualify in Saturday’s 3-meter final and two will qualify during Sunday’s platform competition.
“Webb moved up in the finals and did a good job and Tim and Owen performed well, too,” Laak said. “They were solid, but were a little off and you can’t be a little off in this competition. In this contest, everyone is a good diver and is on their game. But, I was really happy with the way they dove.”
Saturday will bring the second day of the three-day competition. The Georgia men will take to the 3-meter springboard and the women will compete off the 1-meter springboard. Preliminaries will begin at 12 p.m. and live results will be available at divemeets.com. Sunday will see the men and women take part in the platform competitions.
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