Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Southern Illinois University
NCAA Zone Diving
Three divers set for Zone C Diving Meet
03/13/2019 | 8:23:00 | Swimming & Diving
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Southern Illinois divers Beibei Ji, Baobao Ji and Kai Hoffmann-Dussome are set to compete at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships from March 14-16 at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Indiana. The three will partake in the one- and three-meter diving events for SIU. Qualifiers from zones will go on to dive at the NCAA Championships, held from March 27-30 in Austin, Texas.
MEET SCHEDULE // Live Scoring
Thursday, March 14 — Events begin at 12 p.m.
• Men's one-meter dive
• Women's three-meter dive
Friday, March 15 — Events begin at 12 p.m.
• Men's three-meter dive
• Women's one-meter dive
Saturday, March 16 — Events begin at 10 a.m.
• Men's and women's platform dive
THE DIVERS
The Ji twins are representing SIU on the women's side at the championship meet. Beibei won titles in both the one- and three-meter dive at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Baobao placed second in both events.
The two have combined to win 17 events this season and have reached the 300-plateau in the one- and three-meter dives as well.
Beibei placed 11th at last year's zones meet in the three-meter dive and was less than three points shy of a berth at the NCAA Championships. Baobao went on to finish 25th overall in the same event.
Hoffmann-Dussome will be making his first zones diving appearance as a Saluki and is the lone men's team representative. The junior has compiled eight victories on the boards this season and recently earned third place in the three-meter dive at the Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
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