Mavericks make program historical past at NCAA Zone D Championships

Men’s Swimming & Diving | Mar 10, 2026

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Omaha males’s and ladies’s diving competed over two days on the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in College Station, Texas.

On March 9, freshman Nathan Frette made program historical past by turning into the primary Omaha diver to qualify for a ultimate on the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships. Frette posted a rating of 284.65 within the 3-meter preliminary spherical and completed with a rating of 574.05 after the ultimate.

Frette continued his sturdy exhibiting on day two, advancing to the 1-meter ultimate.

Sophomore Owen Kipp, the 1-meter champion on the 2026 Summit League Championships and the Summit League Diving Championship MVP, joined Frette on Tuesday afternoon, additionally qualifying for the 1-meter ultimate.

Also competing within the 1-meter prelims was junior Will Mueller (218.95), freshman Stone Larson (218.55), and sophomore Ava Snyder (201.80).

“This was a positive way to finish to finish what I would consider our most successful season yet,” mentioned diving coach Eric Sprague, the 2026 Summit League Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. We often have a diver or two make this meet and to indicate up with 5 divers this week was an awesome accomplishment. Ava Snyder, Will Mueller, Owen Kipp, Stone Larson and Nathan Frette managed the stress of the atmosphere properly and confirmed we’re nonetheless a program on the rise. I assumed we’d be in place to get somebody in finals for the primary time ever at this meet and I used to be so comfortable to see Owen make it on one meter and Nathan do it on each boards. I really feel like this crew is breaking down limitations and setting new requirements for us frequently.”

“They’re a motivated group that desires to perform the largest targets and with the teachings we discovered this week I do know they will develop from it and proceed to push the boundaries. It’s time to take a step again as the varsity yr involves an finish to get everybody a bit more healthy, concentrate on some finer particulars and work for extra consistency as we put together for subsequent season. We recognize everybody’s help and stay up for persevering with the development of the Omaha swim and dive workforce,” Sprague continued.

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