LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Purdue Divers closed out the Zone C Championships on Saturday with seven top-10 finishes on the tower, all qualifying for the NCAA Championships in platform diving in the process.
The Boilermakers will be represented in all three diving events at both the men's and women's NCAA Championships over the next two weeks. The women earned five qualification bids Saturday and eight total this week at Zones. The men also accounted for eight total event bids – two Saturday on the tower and six on the springboards the previous two days.
Maycey Vieta and Jenna Sonnenberg were the Boilermakers to officially earn their way to NCAAs on Saturday. Vieta finished third while posting the second-best score (357.20) in program history in the final. She's now a four-year NCAAs qualifier, becoming Purdue's sixth diver to accomplish the while joining a group that includes Casey Matthews (2009-10, 2013-14), Joe Cifelli (2016-19), Brandon Loschiavo (2017-19, 2021), Greg Duncan (2019-22) and Maggie Merriman (2019, 2021-23).
Sonnenberg will return to NCAAs for the second time in her career after also being a springboard qualifier in 2022. She needed to finish top 11 on the tower Saturday and got it done by placing 10th among a field of 27 divers. The senior improved on her list score by 29 points in the final, moving up two spots after being 12th in the prelim.
Holden Higbie and Jordan Rzepka finished third and fourth in the men's competition, successfully qualifying for NCAAs in all three events this week. Rzepka accomplished the feat for the third season in a row and Higbie did it as a freshman.
Daryn Wright, Jaye Patrick and Sophie McAfee finished fourth, fifth and eighth Saturday. All three qualified for NCAAs in both a springboard event and on the platform this week. Patrick will compete on 1-meter and platform while McAfee and Wright will be among the field on 3-meter and platform.
Wright moved into ninth place in program history with a list score of 325.70 in the final, her best since officially becoming a Boilermaker in the fall of 2022.
The University of Georgia is hosting the women's NCAA Championships this coming week, March 21-23 in Athens. The men's NCAA Championships meet is the following week (March 28-30) in Indianapolis at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI.
SATURDAY AT ZONES
Women's Platform
• Maycey Vieta, 617.60 (357.20 Final, 260.40 Prelim) – Finished 3rd; NCAA Championships Qualifier
2nd Best Score in Team History
• Daryn Wright, 615.80 (325.70 Final, 290.10 Prelim) – Finished 4th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
9th Best Score in Team History
• Jaye Patrick, 583.60 (298.50 Final, 285.10 Prelim) – Finished 5th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Sophie McAfee, 535.30 (274.45 Final, 260.85 Prelim) – Finished 8th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Jenna Sonnenberg, 499.30 (264.30 Final, 235.00 Prelim) – Finished 10th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Kaitlin Simons, 204.65 – Finished 21st in Prelim
Men's Platform
• Holden Higbie, 738.00 (369.65 Final, 368.35 Prelim) – Finished 3rd; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Jordan Rzepka, 699.00 (339.50 Final, 359.50 Prelim) – Finished 4th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
The Boilermakers will be represented in all three diving events at both the men's and women's NCAA Championships over the next two weeks. The women earned five qualification bids Saturday and eight total this week at Zones. The men also accounted for eight total event bids – two Saturday on the tower and six on the springboards the previous two days.
Maycey Vieta and Jenna Sonnenberg were the Boilermakers to officially earn their way to NCAAs on Saturday. Vieta finished third while posting the second-best score (357.20) in program history in the final. She's now a four-year NCAAs qualifier, becoming Purdue's sixth diver to accomplish the while joining a group that includes Casey Matthews (2009-10, 2013-14), Joe Cifelli (2016-19), Brandon Loschiavo (2017-19, 2021), Greg Duncan (2019-22) and Maggie Merriman (2019, 2021-23).
Sonnenberg will return to NCAAs for the second time in her career after also being a springboard qualifier in 2022. She needed to finish top 11 on the tower Saturday and got it done by placing 10th among a field of 27 divers. The senior improved on her list score by 29 points in the final, moving up two spots after being 12th in the prelim.
Holden Higbie and Jordan Rzepka finished third and fourth in the men's competition, successfully qualifying for NCAAs in all three events this week. Rzepka accomplished the feat for the third season in a row and Higbie did it as a freshman.
Daryn Wright, Jaye Patrick and Sophie McAfee finished fourth, fifth and eighth Saturday. All three qualified for NCAAs in both a springboard event and on the platform this week. Patrick will compete on 1-meter and platform while McAfee and Wright will be among the field on 3-meter and platform.
Wright moved into ninth place in program history with a list score of 325.70 in the final, her best since officially becoming a Boilermaker in the fall of 2022.
The University of Georgia is hosting the women's NCAA Championships this coming week, March 21-23 in Athens. The men's NCAA Championships meet is the following week (March 28-30) in Indianapolis at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI.
SATURDAY AT ZONES
Women's Platform
• Maycey Vieta, 617.60 (357.20 Final, 260.40 Prelim) – Finished 3rd; NCAA Championships Qualifier
2nd Best Score in Team History
• Daryn Wright, 615.80 (325.70 Final, 290.10 Prelim) – Finished 4th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
9th Best Score in Team History
• Jaye Patrick, 583.60 (298.50 Final, 285.10 Prelim) – Finished 5th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Sophie McAfee, 535.30 (274.45 Final, 260.85 Prelim) – Finished 8th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Jenna Sonnenberg, 499.30 (264.30 Final, 235.00 Prelim) – Finished 10th; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Kaitlin Simons, 204.65 – Finished 21st in Prelim
Men's Platform
• Holden Higbie, 738.00 (369.65 Final, 368.35 Prelim) – Finished 3rd; NCAA Championships Qualifier
• Jordan Rzepka, 699.00 (339.50 Final, 359.50 Prelim) – Finished 4th; NCAA Championships Qualifier