Divers Set for NCAA Zones; 15 Swimmers Already NCAA-Bound

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University men’s and women’s divers will head to Bloomington, Ind., this week to compete at the NCAA Zone C diving championships hosted by Indiana University at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.

Schedule of Events

Thursday (1 p.m. EST) – Men’s 1-Meter/Women’s 3-Meter

Friday (1 p.m.) – Men’s 3-Meter/Women’s 1-Meter

Saturday (11 a.m.) – Men’s Platform/Women’s Platform

A total of eight divers – four women and four men – will be competing for diving coach Justin Sochor. The ultimate prize: 59 qualifying spots – 30 for women and 29 for men – to the 2023 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, which take place March 15-18 at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn., and the 2023 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held March 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minn, at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

Competing for the Buckeyes this week:

Women

• Jackie Brenn – 1-Meter, 3-Meter
• Lena Hentschel – 1-Meter, 3-Meter
• Amanda Ling – 1-Meter, 3-Meter
• Ciara McGing – 1-Meter, Platform

Men

• Clayton Chaplin – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
• Jack Matthews – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
• Mo Noaman – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform
• Lyle Yost – 1-Meter, 3-Meter, Platform

Near-Record Number of Swimmers Qualified for NCAAs

Ohio State women divers will be looking to join a near-record total of Buckeye swimmers who have already qualified for the NCAA championships. Last year Ohio State sent 16 swimmers and divers to the championships and this year 15 swimmers have already qualified in a total of 39 individual event swims.

NCAA Swimming Qualifiers

• Hannah Bach* – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
• Leah Baker – 100 Breaststroke
• Jessica Eden – 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Fly
• Amy Fulmer* – 50 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free
• Nyah Funderburke* – 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Free
• Maya Geringer* – 500 Free, 1,650 Free
• Tristan Harrison – 100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back
• Teresa Ivan – 50 Free, 100 Free
• Morgan Kraus – 100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back
• Josie Panitz – 200 IM, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
• Felicia Pasadyn – 400 IM, 200 Back, 200 Fly
• Catherine Russo – 50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Free
• Kyra Sommerstad – 400 IM, 200 Back, 200 Fly
• Gwenyth Woodbury – 500 Free, 1,650 Free
• Katherine Zenick* – 50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Free

*Returning individual event or relay All-American or honorable mention All-American

CSCAA National Invitational Championships this Weekend

This championship week will feature teams of Ohio State male and female swimmers competing at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Elkhart, Ind., Thursday through Saturday. The championships will be held at the Beacon Health Aquatic Center.

Ohio State’s teams will be among 20 vying for the invitational title.

CSCAA Championship Central

Thursday Schedule

9:30 a.m. – preliminaries

6 p.m. – Finals

• 200 Free Relay
• 50 Backstroke
• 500 Freestyle
• 50 Butterfly
• 200 IM
• 50 Breaststroke
• 50 Freestyle
• 400 Medley Relay

Friday Schedule

9:30 a.m. – preliminaries

6 p.m. – Finals

• 200 Medley Relay
• 400 IM
• 200 Freestyle
• 100 Breaststroke
• 100 Backstroke
• 800 Free Relay

Saturday Schedule

9:30 a.m. – preliminaries

6 p.m. – Finals

• 1,000 Freestyle
• 1,650 Freestyle
• 100 IM
• 200 Backstroke
• 100 Freestyle
• 200 Breaststroke
• 200 Butterfly
• 400 Freestyle Relay

Ohio State Swimmers Competing

The Buckeye contingent to CSCAAs will include 24 student-athlete; 12 men and 12 women. Those swimmers are:

Women

• Sydney David
• Mackenzie DeWitt
• Libby Gilbert
• Alyssa Graves
• Paige Hall
• Annie Krusinski
• Mia Lachey
• Lucy Malys
• Mairin O’Brien
• Claire Pophal
• Mia Rankin
• Aislinn Walsh

 Men

• Will Bansberg
• Jack Burroughs
• Sam Campbell
• Owen Conley
• Evan Fentress
• Bob Fick
• Jay Johnson
• J.P. Khouzam
• Pete Krusinski
• Alex Metzler
• Luke Paxton
• Billy Regan

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