YPSILANTI, Mich. — After three days of competition at Zone C Championships on the campus of Eastern Michigan, three Irish divers have qualified for the 2026 NCAA Championships — Grace Courtney, Daniel Knapp and Ben Nguyen. All three student-athletes are seniors.
Courtney, who qualified for NCAA Championships as a sophomore and junior as well, will compete in the 3-meter at the meet after finishing sixth this weekend with a score of 621.05.
After electing not to compete last season, Knapp has qualified for his third NCAA Championships as well; he went to the meet in 2023 and 2024. He placed second this weekend in the 3-meter with a score of 760.80.
Like Courtney, Nguyen qualified for NCAA Championships the last two seasons and will return this season in the platform after finishing sixth in Ypsilanti with a score of 670.00. He is the school record holder in the event as well.
The 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships will take place March 18-21 in Atlanta at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech. Carli Cronk (200 fly, 400 IM), Emily Hamill (100 back, 200 back) and Lainey Mullins (200 fly) qualified for the meet on the swimming side in individual events, and Becky Rentz and Hollie Widdows will join them for relays.
The men’s meet will also be at the McAuley Aquatic Center and will be the following week, March 25-28. Tommy Janton (100 back, 200 back), Jeremy Kelly (200 IM) and Marcus Reyes-Gentry (100 back) qualified in individual events.