Razorbacks qualify third diver for NCAA Championships

FAYETTEVILLE — Senior diver Nicole Gillis became the third Arkansas diver to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships on Wednesday, finishing seventh in the platform at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Minneapolis.

Gillis started the day with an ninth-place showing in the prelims out of 20 athletes, scoring a 247.40. In the finals, she dove personal-best 262.10 to punch her ticket to the NCAA Championships with an overall score of 509.50.

It marks the first time in school history that Arkansas has sent three divers to the NCAA Championships and the first time since 1985 to send more than one diver.

Junior Marissa Green was the second Razorback that competed in the platform event on Wednesday. She finished 14th with a personal-best 219.40 in prelims to advance to the finals. In finals, she added 215.60 to finish with a total of 435.00, good for a 15th-place finish.

The NCAA Championships will take place will be held March 14-17 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule of Events/Results
Monday, March 5
One-Meter Prelim
4th – Brooke Schultz – 303.55
21st – Nicole Gillis – 258.85
23rd – Marissa Green – 257.50
30th – Maha Amer – 236.95
34th – Caroline Welch – 233.20

 One-Meter Final
4th – Brooke Schultz – 615.80*

Tuesday, March 6
Three-Meter Prelim
4th – Brooke Schultz – 336.25
6th – Maha Amer – 327.40 (personal best)
15th – Nicole Gillis – 301.00
22nd – Marissa Green – 282.35
40th – Caroline Welch – 229.95

Three-Meter Final
2nd – Brooke Schultz – 727.75*
9th – Maha Amer – 638.60*
13th – Nicole Gillis – 619.20

Wednesday, March 7
Platform Prelim
9th – Nicole Gillis – 247.40
14th – Marissa Green – 219.40

Platform Finals
7th – Nicole Gillis – 509.50*
15th – Marissa Green – 435.00

* NCAA Qualifier