BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After a lengthy dual meet season, ACC Championships and Zone C Championships, three Notre Dame divers have punched their tickets to NCAAs.
On the women’s side, graduate Allie Klein and sophomore Calie Brady both qualified in the 1-meter and 3-meter events this week at Zones, which were held at the University of Indiana in Bloomington.
Klein, who is from Australia and transferred to Notre Dame this year after four years at Michigan, finished ninth in the 3-meter and 12th in the 1-meter in Bloomington to punch her ticket for the second straight year. She posted final scores of 597.15 and 529.90, respectively.
Brady will also be headed to NCAAs for the second consecutive season, as she is now 2-for-2 in making NCAAs in her college career. Her 1-meter score of 567.85 earlier this week was good enough to finish seventh, and she added a bonus event in the 3-meter with a 10th place finish and a score of 587.85. Brady finished eighth in the 3-meter at ACCs.
The women will join senior swimmers Coleen Gillilan and Ellie Jew in Knoxville for a total of four participants. The event will be held at the University of Tennessee from March 15-18.
Freshman Daniel Knapp will be the sole diving representative for Notre Dame when the men head to Minneapolis from March 22-25. The University of Minnesota is the host this year.
Knapp took fifth place in Bloomington this weekend in the 1-meter with a score of 688.00. He finished 16th in the 3-meter, just outside of the qualifying list. Knapp, who hails from Arizona, took fourth place in the 1-meter at ACCs, topping off an impressive freshman season.
With the addition of Knapp, Notre Dame will have eight men in Minneapolis in two weeks. Four men — Knapp, Jack Hoagland, Chris Guiliano and Tommy Janton — will compete individually, while Sean Faikish, Alec DeLong, Thacher Scannell and Cason Wilburn will be there as relay alternates.
Additional information on the women’s NCAA meet can be found here.
Additional information on the men’s NCAA meet can be found here.
Full results from Bloomington can be found here.