The Grand Canyon men's and women's diving teams will compete in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, a three-day competition at Northern Arizona's Wall Aquatic Center. The event will be broadcast on
NAU's Facebook page.
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There will be 23 teams in attendance, including the Lopes. USC, Fresno State, New Mexico State, NAU, Denver, Arizona, Stanford, Hawaii, UCLA, Wyoming, San Diego State, Utah, BYU, Pepperdine, Idaho, Air Force Academy, Cal Poly, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego and Arizona State.
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ZONE QUALIFIERS:
Four Lopes qualified for NCAA zone competition this season:
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STATS
Stats can be found on
DiveMeets.com.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Preliminaries will begin at 11:30 a.m. (Phoenix time) each day this week.
- Monday: women's 1-meter and men's 3-meter divingÂ
- Tuesday: women's 3-meter and men's platform diving
- Wednesday: women's platform and men's 1-meter diving
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QUALIFYING SPOTS
Men's
- 1-meter diving: 5
- 3-meter diving: 4
- Platform diving: 6
Women's
- 1-meter diving: 7
- 3-meter diving: 5
- Platform diving : 9
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SEASON-BEST SCORES
- Poole: 1 meter (372.00), 3 meters (339.75), platform (328.95)
- Bak: platform (247.60)
- Erickson: 1 meter (282.15), 3 meters (294.08), platform (257.60)
- Mcknight:Â 1 meter (266.55), 3 meters (290.10)
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ERICKSON, MCKNIGHT MEDAL AT WAC
GCU won three medals from two divers at the WAC Championships from Feb. 23-26 in Houston. Erickson claimed the silver on platform with a score of 251.45 while Mcknight earned two bronze medals at 1 meter (264.40) and 3 meters (282.35).
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SPECTATORS
Spectators will be permitted at the event. Wall Aquatic Center is located at 821 S San Francisco St., Flagstaff, Arizona. Tickets can be purchased in person on the days of the event.
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