Bulldogs Open Zone B Diving Championships

Monday, March 9

Athens, Ga.

11:00 AM

University of Georgia

NCAA Zone B Diving Championships

Georgia diver McKensi Austin during the NCAA Zone B Diving Championship at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga., on Mon., Mar. 9, 2020. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith)

Photo by: Chamberlain Smith

March 09, 2020 | Swimming & Diving

Day 1 Results

ATHENS, Ga. – A pair of close calls marked the day for University of Georgia diving as the Bulldogs opened competition Monday at the 2020 NCAA Zone B Diving Championships at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

In the women's 1-meter springboard prelims, senior McKensi Austin narrowly missed a place in the finals, finishing 19^th with a score of 254.15. After falling to 24^th place following the fourth round, Austin concluded the event with a mark of 46.25 on her final dive. Sophomore Ellie Crump placed 30^th overall with a score of 234.35, turning in her best score of 46.80 on her final dive as well.

On the men's 3-meter springboard, junior Zach Allen also approached the finals with his score of 322.30, finishing in 20^th place. After posting scores in the 40s on his first two dives, Allen rebounded with an outstanding 63-point dive in the fourth round to vault back into contention. Fellow junior Josh Getty placed 33^rd in the event with a mark of 247.75.

The women's final was won by FIU's Mandy Song with 608.45 points, finishing nearly 30 points ahead of runner-up Molly Carlson of Florida State. In the men's final, South Carolina's Anton Down Jenkins edged Miami's Maxwell Flory with 791.40 points.

Austin, Crump, Allen and Getty will return to action Tuesday for the second day of Zones, beginning with the men's 1-meter prelims at 11 a.m. followed by finals at approximately 1:15 p.m. The women's 3-meter prelims will start at 3:30 p.m. with finals slated for 6 p.m. Live results will be available on DiveMeets.com.

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RESULTS
Women's 1-meter Springboard
1. Mandy Song, FIU – 608.45
2. Molly Carlson, Florida State – 579.75
3. Ashley McCool, Florida – 577.85
4. Grace Cable, Tennessee – 573.10
5. Alison Maillard, Auburn – 571.25
6. Camryn Hidalgo, Georgia Tech – 570.10
7. Emily Grund, North Carolina – 569.65
19. McKensi Austin, Georgia – 254.15
30. Ellie Crump, Georgia – 234.35

Men's 3-meter Springboard
1. Anton Down Jenkins, South Carolina – 791.40
2. Maxwell Flory, Miami – 781.00
3. Brodie Scapens, Miami – 767.90
4. Conner Pruitt, Auburn – 764.50
5. Joshua Davidson, Florida State – 746.85
6. William Hallam, Tennessee – 742.25
7. Matthew Wade, Tennessee – 739.15
8. Nathaniel Hernandez, Duke – 724.65
20. Zach Allen, Georgia – 322.30
33. Josh Getty, Georgia – 247.75

SCHEDULE (times in EDT)
15-minute breaks between Prelims and Finals
Tuesday, March 10
11 a.m. – Men's 1-meter Prelims
Approx. 1:15 p.m. – Men's 1-meter Prelims (18 divers)
3:30 p.m. – Women's 3-meter Prelims
Approx. 6 p.m. – Women's 3-meter Finals (18 divers)

Wednesday, March 11
10 a.m. – Men's Platform Prelims
Approx. 11:45 a.m. – Men's Platform Finals (18 divers)
2:15 p.m. – Women's Platform Prelims
Approx. 4 p.m. – Women's Platform Finals (18 divers)