Friday, October 13
Houston, TX
University of North Texas
at
Houston Diving Invite
Divers Ready to Head To Houston
10/12/2023 9:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
DENTON - The UNT divers will compete at the Houston Diving Invite on Friday and Saturday after opening their season last weekend at UIW and coming home with three NCAA Zone cuts along with several other close calls.
In a narrow team win over UIW, the divers carried their weight with a trio of competitors achieving NCAA Zone cut scores in the 1-meter springboard, led by freshman Sydney Guidara, who won the event ahead of teammates Brigid Krbec and Saylor Hawkins, who took second and third, respectively, and also earned Zone cuts. Hawkins won the 3-meter springboard, followed by Krbec and Guidara in San Antonio.
UNT is part of the field that also includes host Houston, Denver and Idaho. The team will also get its first chance to compete in the platform and in the team diving event this season.
"We always enjoy going to the Houston diving invite," diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "It's a great opportunity to get some tower work in and compete against some solid teams as we build into our next meets this fall. We had a really strong first showing at UIW and have been focusing on fine-tuning a few things in preparation for this meet and hope to feel a little more confident and a little more consistent each time we compete."
The competition will kick off Friday at 10:15 a.m., with the 1-meter competition, with the 3-meter set for 2 p.m. The platform will begin at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, before the team event at 1:30 p.m., which will feature two Mean Green teams of three divers apiece performing two dives each in each of the three disciplines.
Fans can follow the program throughout the season on Twitter and Instagram @MeanGreenSD.
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In a narrow team win over UIW, the divers carried their weight with a trio of competitors achieving NCAA Zone cut scores in the 1-meter springboard, led by freshman Sydney Guidara, who won the event ahead of teammates Brigid Krbec and Saylor Hawkins, who took second and third, respectively, and also earned Zone cuts. Hawkins won the 3-meter springboard, followed by Krbec and Guidara in San Antonio.
UNT is part of the field that also includes host Houston, Denver and Idaho. The team will also get its first chance to compete in the platform and in the team diving event this season.
"We always enjoy going to the Houston diving invite," diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "It's a great opportunity to get some tower work in and compete against some solid teams as we build into our next meets this fall. We had a really strong first showing at UIW and have been focusing on fine-tuning a few things in preparation for this meet and hope to feel a little more confident and a little more consistent each time we compete."
The competition will kick off Friday at 10:15 a.m., with the 1-meter competition, with the 3-meter set for 2 p.m. The platform will begin at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, before the team event at 1:30 p.m., which will feature two Mean Green teams of three divers apiece performing two dives each in each of the three disciplines.
Fans can follow the program throughout the season on Twitter and Instagram @MeanGreenSD.
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