BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Purdue divers accounted for four top-seven finishes on the springboards Thursday, earning four bids to the NCAA Championships as automatic qualifiers from Zone C.
Daryn Wright, Sophie McAfee, Jordan Rzepka and Sam Bennett all earned their berths at the national championship meet. Now they only need to be among the top 12 in any other events this week to add to their schedules at NCAAs.
Among a field of 49 divers in the women's 3-meter competition, Wright placed third and McAfee took fifth.
Rzepka rallied via a 62-point improvement from the prelim to final, placing fourth overall in the men's 1-meter action. Bennett finished seventh while enjoying a 36-point improvement in the final.
Bennett, McAfee and Rzepka are all going back to NCAAs as sophomores. McAfee and Rzepka are now 4-for-4 in NCAAs qualifications at Zones. Bennett clinched his first career bid to NCAAs on 1-meter after he was a 3-meter qualifier last season.
As a freshman, Wright qualified for NCAAs in her debut at Zones. She improved on her prelim score by 20 points in the final and made a run at the Purdue freshman record (354.53) she set in the Jan. 7 dual meet win at Illinois.
Zones continues Friday with the women on 1-meter and the men on 3-meter. Action begins at 1 p.m. ET.
THURSDAY AT THE ZONE C DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men's 1-Meter
• Jordan Rzepka, 688.40 (313.15 Prelim, 375.25 Final) – Finished 4th; NCAAs Qualifier
• Sam Bennett, 668.40 (315.80 Prelim, 352.60 Final) – Finished 7th; NCAAs Qualifier
Women's 3-Meter
• Daryn Wright, 677.05 (328.35 Prelim, 348.70 Final) – Finished 3rd; NCAAs Qualifier
• Sophie McAfee, 654.50 (324.80 Prelim, 329.70 Final) – Finished 5th; NCAAs Qualifier
• Jenna Sonnenberg, 263.60 – Finished 21st in Prelims
• Kaitlin Simons, 222.65 – Finished 40th in Prelims
AUTOMATIC QUALIFYING SPOTS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM ZONE C
Top 12 in an event also qualify for NCAAs if he or she has already auto-qualified
• 1-Meter - Women: 9 // Men: 9
• 3-Meter - Women: 10 // Men: 8
• Platform - Women: 11 // Men: 12
PURDUE'S DAILY SCHEDULES
Friday
• Women's 1-Meter: Jenna, Sophie, Daryn, Kaitlin
• Men's 3-Meter: Jordan, Sam
Saturday
• Men's Platform: Jordan
• Women's Platform: Maggie, Maycey, Sophie, Daryn
Daryn Wright, Sophie McAfee, Jordan Rzepka and Sam Bennett all earned their berths at the national championship meet. Now they only need to be among the top 12 in any other events this week to add to their schedules at NCAAs.
Among a field of 49 divers in the women's 3-meter competition, Wright placed third and McAfee took fifth.
Rzepka rallied via a 62-point improvement from the prelim to final, placing fourth overall in the men's 1-meter action. Bennett finished seventh while enjoying a 36-point improvement in the final.
Bennett, McAfee and Rzepka are all going back to NCAAs as sophomores. McAfee and Rzepka are now 4-for-4 in NCAAs qualifications at Zones. Bennett clinched his first career bid to NCAAs on 1-meter after he was a 3-meter qualifier last season.
As a freshman, Wright qualified for NCAAs in her debut at Zones. She improved on her prelim score by 20 points in the final and made a run at the Purdue freshman record (354.53) she set in the Jan. 7 dual meet win at Illinois.
Zones continues Friday with the women on 1-meter and the men on 3-meter. Action begins at 1 p.m. ET.
THURSDAY AT THE ZONE C DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men's 1-Meter
• Jordan Rzepka, 688.40 (313.15 Prelim, 375.25 Final) – Finished 4th; NCAAs Qualifier
• Sam Bennett, 668.40 (315.80 Prelim, 352.60 Final) – Finished 7th; NCAAs Qualifier
Women's 3-Meter
• Daryn Wright, 677.05 (328.35 Prelim, 348.70 Final) – Finished 3rd; NCAAs Qualifier
• Sophie McAfee, 654.50 (324.80 Prelim, 329.70 Final) – Finished 5th; NCAAs Qualifier
• Jenna Sonnenberg, 263.60 – Finished 21st in Prelims
• Kaitlin Simons, 222.65 – Finished 40th in Prelims
AUTOMATIC QUALIFYING SPOTS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM ZONE C
Top 12 in an event also qualify for NCAAs if he or she has already auto-qualified
• 1-Meter - Women: 9 // Men: 9
• 3-Meter - Women: 10 // Men: 8
• Platform - Women: 11 // Men: 12
PURDUE'S DAILY SCHEDULES
Friday
• Women's 1-Meter: Jenna, Sophie, Daryn, Kaitlin
• Men's 3-Meter: Jordan, Sam
Saturday
• Men's Platform: Jordan
• Women's Platform: Maggie, Maycey, Sophie, Daryn