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NCAA Zone Diving
Swim and Dive to compete at Zones and CSCAA National Invite
03/06/2018 | 4:28:00 | Swimming & Diving
With the NCAA swimming season winding down, the Salukis are in what could be their final week of competition. For the swimmers, a select few will close out their season at the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of American National Invitational Championships in Annapolis, Maryland. For the team's divers, they will compete at the NCAA Zone Diving Meet in Columbus, Ohio.
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For the team's divers, sophomores Beibei Ji, Baobao Ji and Eli Mercado and senior Rachel Williams all earned inclusion to the first step of the NCAA Championships diving qualification procedure. To qualify, women's divers must place in the top-eight places of the one-meter dive or in the top-10 of the three-meter dive. Beibei, Baobao and Williams will all compete in the one meter-dive; Williams will not compete in the three-meter dive. Mercado qualified for both the one and three-meter dives.
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The Saluki divers will compete against divers from top programs in the nation like Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana.
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At the CSCAA National Invitational, five women's swimmers and one male will compete at what is college swimming's version of the NIT. To qualify for the meet, Division I swimmers must either win and individual or relay conference championship or qualify based on a set of time standards established by the CSCAA. A list of which Salukis qualified and the event they will compete in is as follows.
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Senior, Bryn Handley,
Junior, Emma Brazeau
Junior, Abby Kresal
Sophomore Rita Naude
Sophomore Chris Cole
Senior Kelsie Walker
Relay teams
The swimmers that qualified will not only compete as individuals but also as a team. The Salukis will compete against South Carolina, MVC foes Illinois State, the host school, Navy, as well as many other mid-major programs. SIU's diving scores from the NCAA Zone Diving meet will also be included in the team score from the CSCAA National Invitational Championship.
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The NCAA Zone Diving Meet and the CSCAA National Invitational Championships begin on March 8 and March 10. Live scoring for the NCAA Zone Diving Meet is available at Divemeets.com. Live scoring for the National Invitational Championships is available at http://www.navysports.com/livestats/c-swim/180308CSCAA/index.htm. Follow along on social media at @SIU_SwimDive for more information.
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For the team's divers, sophomores Beibei Ji, Baobao Ji and Eli Mercado and senior Rachel Williams all earned inclusion to the first step of the NCAA Championships diving qualification procedure. To qualify, women's divers must place in the top-eight places of the one-meter dive or in the top-10 of the three-meter dive. Beibei, Baobao and Williams will all compete in the one meter-dive; Williams will not compete in the three-meter dive. Mercado qualified for both the one and three-meter dives.
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The Saluki divers will compete against divers from top programs in the nation like Notre Dame, Ohio State, Purdue, Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana.
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At the CSCAA National Invitational, five women's swimmers and one male will compete at what is college swimming's version of the NIT. To qualify for the meet, Division I swimmers must either win and individual or relay conference championship or qualify based on a set of time standards established by the CSCAA. A list of which Salukis qualified and the event they will compete in is as follows.
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Senior, Bryn Handley,
- 500-yard freestyle relay
- 200-yard freestyle relay
- 1,650-yard freestyle relay
Junior, Emma Brazeau
- 200-yard IM
- 100-yard butterfly
- 100-yard IM
Junior, Abby Kresal
- 200-yard IM
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 100-yard IM
Sophomore Rita Naude
- 100-yard butterfly
- 100-yard backstroke
- 100-yard freestyle
Sophomore Chris Cole
- 200-yard IM
- 400-yard IM
- 200-yard butterfly
Senior Kelsie Walker
- Competing as an alternate
Relay teams
- Women's 200-yard freestyle relay
- Women's 400-yard freestyle relay
- Women's 200-yard medley relay
- Women's 400-yard medley relay
The swimmers that qualified will not only compete as individuals but also as a team. The Salukis will compete against South Carolina, MVC foes Illinois State, the host school, Navy, as well as many other mid-major programs. SIU's diving scores from the NCAA Zone Diving meet will also be included in the team score from the CSCAA National Invitational Championship.
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The NCAA Zone Diving Meet and the CSCAA National Invitational Championships begin on March 8 and March 10. Live scoring for the NCAA Zone Diving Meet is available at Divemeets.com. Live scoring for the National Invitational Championships is available at http://www.navysports.com/livestats/c-swim/180308CSCAA/index.htm. Follow along on social media at @SIU_SwimDive for more information.
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