Eaglestone Wins, Grant and Petersen End High 5 on First Day of NCAA Zones

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Callie Eaglestone opened the primary day of the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships with a bang, profitable on the 1-meter springboard contained in the Wall Aquatic Center on Monday to safe a spot within the NCAA National Championships later this month.

The sophomore completed the day with a 574.45 complete, 4 factors away from second place to grow to be the primary girl diver in Utah historical past to win at Zones. Eaglestone completed fifth within the occasion a season in the past.

“Today went extraordinarily well,” head coach Richard Marschner stated. “Callie just has a different level of competition, she was absolutely lights out. She’s the first zone champion we’ve had since 2016 and the first Utah woman to do so so spectacular job from her and Kathryn Grant to punch tickets to NCAAs.”

Eaglestone logged 280.75 factors in prelims and sat in third heading into finals. Joining her within the afternoon session was Grant, who positioned moved up one spot from her end in prelims to position fourth general with a 555.55 complete to punch her ticket as effectively.

The lone Utah man competing on the day, Petersen completed prelims in eighth place because of a 349.35 listing complete. He moved up the standings in finals, ending fifth general with a 708.10 complete to seal an NCAA Championship berth.

“Elias punched his ticket as well, so today went as well as could be expected,” Marschner stated. “Looking forward to the rest of the meet, we have a little bit of the pressure off, and we get Attila Bernatsky, Alex Just, Annalise Shrader and Cierra Cole into the meet tomorrow.”

Looking Ahead
NCAA Zone E Championships competitors continues on Tuesday, March 10, with the ladies’s 3-meter springboard and males’s platform occasions. Prelims start at 11:30 a.m. MT.

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