Hogan punches NCAA Zones ticket at UNO Diving Invite

OMAHA, Neb. — Members of the UNI diving crew closed out the common season on Friday and Saturday with a robust displaying at Omaha’s H&Ok Pool and the UNO Diving Invite.

Competition began off on Friday night time with one-meter springboard motion, junior Avery Hogan led the cost with a first-place efficiency and rating of 272.60, the fifth-highest mark in crew historical past. Achieving a rating of at the least 265, Hogan qualifies for the 2026 NCAA Zone D meet, set to be held subsequent month in College Station, Texas. Hogan joins teammate Erica Peters, who certified for Zones earlier this season in three-meter motion. 

Peters completed second on the one-meter boards in Omaha with a 261.25, with Trista Thompson taking fourth (244.20), Addison Bausman in tenth (217.50) and Eva Coonrad in 12 (200.90).

In Saturday’s three-meter competitors, Hogan positioned second for the Panthers with a rating of 257.60, whereas Thompson adopted in third (256.90) and Peters in fourth (251.85). Bausman completed in seventh with a rating of 230.10, as Coonrad took ninth (210.60) 

In the ladies’s crew springboard occasion, Northern Iowa got here out on prime with a profitable rating of 247.15, beating out each Omaha and St. Thomas. 

UP NEXT

The Panthers will head to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships, slated to be held Feb. 25-28 in Evansville, Indiana on the Deaconess Aquatic Center. Competition will start with prelims beginning at 10:30 a.m. CT every day, with finals following that night time, starting at 6 p.m. CT. 

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