GREENSBORO, N.C. – On the first day of the NCAA Diving Zones Ashley McCool<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13993&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DcwXeeHZ_CPI9ak4_D_m1tyQRn1dUCeFcRD8pLtWgWY&s=klxozD9N_BxwnEpaIYPOtWmT-Ek4Xo4bQqX2A1T5tq4&e= > and Elizabeth Perez<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13998&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DcwXeeHZ_CPI9ak4_D_m1tyQRn1dUCeFcRD8pLtWgWY&s=Z2ESCzmZ3bJzIfoAuNYEu1xvKXXFUG32_zZZr5Y-GgU&e= > have qualified for the NCAA Championships on the 1-meter springboard.
After the prelims finished, Perez was in third with a score of 295.15 and McCool was in fifth with a score of 283.00 heading into the finals.
McCool finished in fourth with 580.30 points and Perez finished in fifth with 579.35 as they both qualified for the NCAA Championships next week.
Both McCool and Perez will compete in the 3-meter spring board on Monday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m. Since they both qualified in the 1-meter springboard competition they only have to place 12th on the 3-meter board to qualify in that event for the NCAA Championships.
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Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1274&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DcwXeeHZ_CPI9ak4_D_m1tyQRn1dUCeFcRD8pLtWgWY&s=m8eozqnU0XOJ1UehwHRJ1qe1mufa4ffJUoU8NSIfRMQ&e= > – “Two for two so far. We couldn’t ask for a better way to start off the meet. Automatic qualifying in the top seven will take a lot of pressure off us tomorrow. The girls took care of business today. I’m very proud of them for that. Now time to refocus for tomorrow. Our job isn’t done.”
What’s Next
Tomorrow, competition will resume with the 3-meter springboard prelims at 10:30 a.m. followed by the finals 15 minutes after the prelims finish.
