Golden Grizzlies’ Sanders, James, Woollcott Headvert to NCAA Zone C Diving Championships

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ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland University’s swimming and diving workforce will ship three divers to this yr’s NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, hosted by Eastern Michigan University at Jones Natatorium. The three-day meet will run from March 9/11, with opponents battling for a spot on the NCAA Championships.

Representing the Golden Grizzlies are seniors Victoria Sanders and Liam James, together with sophomore Elizabeth Woollcott. Sanders will compete on each the one- and three-meter boards, James will dive on the three-meter, and Woollcott will compete on the one-meter.

Sanders has certified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in all 4 years of her Oakland profession. As a freshman, she certified for the one-meter, and in every of the final two seasons she has competed in each the one- and three-meter occasions. Her high end got here in 2024, when she positioned twenty seventh on the three-meter with 249.40 factors.

One of Oakland’s high divers all season, Sanders enters Zones with a powerful listing of accomplishments. She positioned third in each occasions on the Horizon League Championships, was named Horizon League Diver of the Week twice, and completed within the high three in six diving occasions throughout six regular-season meets. Sanders certified for the one-meter in her first meet of the season in opposition to Purdue and Cincinnati with 278.70 factors, and secured her three-meter qualification on the Golden Grizzly Classic with a rating of 281.10.

Both James and Woollcott are making their first NCAA Zones appearances this yr. At the Horizon League Championships, James recorded the most effective convention end of his profession on the three-meter, putting third in a powerful subject. He earned his first journey to Zones with a powerful first-place three-meter efficiency, scoring 343.13 factors in opposition to Wayne State. Woollcott additionally certified in opposition to Wayne State after posting 267.68 factors on the one-meter. The sophomore carried out properly at conferences, advancing to the finals in each diving occasions and enhancing her podium placements from her freshman season.

On Monday, Sanders would be the lone member of the trio competing, opening on the three-meter at 1 p.m. (EST). All three divers will compete on Tuesday, beginning with Sanders and Woollcott on the one-meter board, adopted by James on the three-meter. The meet concludes on Wednesday with platform diving, an occasion with no Oakland members.

To qualify for the NCAA Championships out of Zone C, there are seven ladies’s and eight males’s spots out there within the one-meter dive. In the three-meter, 10 qualification spots are up for grabs for each women and men. Sanders, James, and Woollcott should meet or exceed these locations to punch their ticket.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

(All three days of the meet will probably be out there to stream on Eastern Michigan University Athletics’ YouTube channel)

Monday, March 9 | 1 PM

Men’s One-Meter Dive

Women’s Three-Meter Dive

Tuesday, March 10 | 1 PM

Women’s One-Meter Dive

Men’s Three-Meter Dive

Wednesday, March 11 | 10:45 AM & 5:15 PM

Platform Diving

Live outcomes for every session in Ypsilanti might be discovered on DiveMeets.

How to Follow Oakland Swimming and Diving: For full info on Oakland Swimming and Diving, observe the workforce on Instagram and on X at @OAK_swim_dive.




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