GREENSBORO, N.C. – On the second day of the NCAA Diving Zones for the women, 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=H0JmVabUm0C7njHOgt5CXE_urAh-OT9Vx08ShoHaiTI&s=qggd9fA07RppZV4WeMnTfhADupNj7y4XM8wzcFoRfYc&e= > qualified for the NCAA Championships on the 3-meter springboard.
Heading into the finals, McCool was in fifth with 334.70 points. 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=H0JmVabUm0C7njHOgt5CXE_urAh-OT9Vx08ShoHaiTI&s=jOFwZ0dZb-NBxFwZlUT2ZhfRziEqMOPx_5z_7RdoYuI&e= > was in 16th heading into the finals with a score of 275.75.
In the finals, McCool held her fifth place spot to qualify in her second event at Zones with a score of 664.65.
Perez missed qualifying in the 3-meter springboard competition by two spots even though she moved up to 14th once finals had ended with 562.85 points.
Quotables
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=H0JmVabUm0C7njHOgt5CXE_urAh-OT9Vx08ShoHaiTI&s=i3KHxPjMm05WGR2SEWmTw5xc2yHtBOUm2uXvNrMPPa8&e= > – “Definitely mixed emotions today. A little disappointed for Elizabeth. Just finishing out of the top twelve keeps her out of what I think is her best event at NCAAs. That’s a tough pill to swallow. Ashley on the other hand stayed so tough. She’s been struggling with a knee injury that flared up during the warm up but that didn’t stop her. She was excellent today. I’m very happy for her. Qualifying on both springboards for NCAAs is huge.”
What’s Next
Tomorrow, competition will resume with the platform prelims at 10:30 a.m. followed by the finals 15 minutes after the prelims finish.
