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NCAA Zone B Diving: Tennessee Women Hit Three Qualifiers On Final Day

March 9, 2023

2023 NCAA ZONE B DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

March 5-8, 2023
Allan Jones Aquatic Center – Knoxville, Tennessee
Host: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Duke’s Aliyah Watson led the way on women’s platform to close out the Zone B Diving Championships on Wednesday, booking her ticket to the NCAA Championships.

There were six qualifying spots on the line in the women’s platform event. The men’s competition wrapped up on Tuesday.

Women’s Platform Qualifiers

Aliyah Watson (DUKE), 606.20
Aranza Vazquez Montano (UNC), 585.10
Anna Bradescu (GT), 573.20
Tanesha Lucoe (TENN), 572.65
Madison Reese (TENN), 556.45
Maha Gouda (FIU), 550.20

Watson, who finished 41st in the event at the 2022 NCAAs, was followed by UNC’s Aranza Vazquez Montano, who will be one of two women from Zone B eligible to contest all three events at NCAAs.

Vazquez Montano finished 11th on platform at NCAAs last year.

Georgia Tech’s Anna Bradescu, the Tennessee duo of Tanesha Lucoe and Madison Reese, and FIU’s Maha Gouda all punched their NCAA tickets by placing third through sixth.

NCAA QUALIFIERS

Women

Count	Women Qualified	Team	Event(s)
1	Mia Vallee	Miami (FL)	1m, 3m
2	Brooke Schultz	South Carolina	1m, 3m
3	Aranza Vazquez Kontano	UNC	1m, 3m, Platform
4	Sophie Verzyl	South Carolina	1m, 3m
5	Maha Amer	Florida	1m, 3m,
6	Meghan Wenzel	Georgia	1m, 3m, Platform
7	Samantha Vear	FSU	1m, 3m
8	Paige Burrell	UNC	1m, 3m
9	Alicia Mora	FAU	1m
10	Emily Grund	UNC	1m, 3m
11	Helene Synnott	NC State	1m
12	Grace Cable	Tennessee	3m
13	Haley Marshall	UNC	3m
14	Aliyah Watson	Duke	Platform
15	Anna Bradescu	Georgia Tech	Platform
16	Tanesha Lucoe	Tennessee	Platform
17	Madison Reese	Tennessee	Platform
18	Maha Gouda	FIU	Platform

Men

Count	Men Qualified	Team	Event(s)
1	Bryden Hattie	Tennessee	1m, 3m, Platform
2	Mohamed Farouk	Miami (FL)	1m, 3m, Platform
3	Maxwell Flory	Miami (FL)	1m, 3m, Platform
4	Conner Pruitt	Auburn	1m, 3m
5	Anton Down Jenkins	UNC	1m, 3m
6	Renato Calderaro	NC State	1m, 3m
7	Ruben Lechuga	Georgia Tech	1m
8	Brodie Scapens	Miami (FL)	3m
9	Leonardo Garcia	Florida	1m, 3m, Platform
10	Tazman Abramowicz	FSU	3m, Platform
11	Emanuel Vazquez	South Carolina	1m, 3m, Platform
12	Walker Creedon	Auburn	Platform
13	Elijah Klier	Georgia Tech	Platform
14	Nicholas Stone	Tennessee	1m, Platform
15	Skip Donald	Florida	1m, 3m, Platform

SIMPLIFIED INVITE PROCEDURES

You can read a more in-depth look at the selection process here.

Effectively, each zone earns a specific number of qualifying spots in each event, based on how that Zone performed at NCAAs last year. Divers who place inside the qualifying places earn an NCAA invite. A diver invited in one event can compete at NCAAs in any other diving event where they were top 12 in their Zone meet.

The highest-placing divers earn NCAA reimbursement, while lower-placing qualifiers can compete at NCAAs, but their school must pay for their travel and lodging at the meet.

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