Friday, February 26
Oxford, OH
1 p.m.
Ball State University
at
Miami Last Chance Meet (Diving)
Record Day for Locante Leads Diving at Miami
February 26, 2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
OXFORD, Ohio - - It was a great day for Ball State senior diver Caitlin Locante Friday afternoon at the Nixon Aquatic Center, as she turned in a pair of school-record performances to lead the Cardinals at the Miami Last Chance Meet.
Thanks to her record-setting effort, Locante swept both diving events for the second time this season at Miami. Her most impressive effort came on the 3-meter board with her mark of 347.78 shattering her previous program record of 323.625 set versus UIndy on Jan. 16.
The effort was also a NCAA Zone Diving "A" cut, giving her the top cut on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. That was not her only school record, as Locante won the 1-meter competition on Friday with a score of 305.48. The effort moves her past Beth Clark's old mark of 301.875 set in 1997.
Locante was not the only women's diver to shine at Miami, however, as sophomore Madison Gatzlaff moved into third in program history on the 3-meter board with a NCAA Zone Diving "B" cut score of 313.13.
Freshman Riley Bullock also had a strong outing, recording an NCAA Zone Diving "C" cut of 260.03 on the 1-meter board.
On the men's side, junior Hunter Ongay climbed to sixth in program history by winning the 3-meter competition with a NCAA Zone Diving "C" cut score of 325.35.
Sophomore Wyatt Blake completed Ball State's sweep of the days diving events by winning the 1-meter board with a mark of 280.20.
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program wraps up its pre-MAC Championship slate next Saturday (March 6) with another meet at Miami. The women's squad returns to action Match 14 at Akron.
Thanks to her record-setting effort, Locante swept both diving events for the second time this season at Miami. Her most impressive effort came on the 3-meter board with her mark of 347.78 shattering her previous program record of 323.625 set versus UIndy on Jan. 16.
The effort was also a NCAA Zone Diving "A" cut, giving her the top cut on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. That was not her only school record, as Locante won the 1-meter competition on Friday with a score of 305.48. The effort moves her past Beth Clark's old mark of 301.875 set in 1997.
Locante was not the only women's diver to shine at Miami, however, as sophomore Madison Gatzlaff moved into third in program history on the 3-meter board with a NCAA Zone Diving "B" cut score of 313.13.
Freshman Riley Bullock also had a strong outing, recording an NCAA Zone Diving "C" cut of 260.03 on the 1-meter board.
On the men's side, junior Hunter Ongay climbed to sixth in program history by winning the 3-meter competition with a NCAA Zone Diving "C" cut score of 325.35.
Sophomore Wyatt Blake completed Ball State's sweep of the days diving events by winning the 1-meter board with a mark of 280.20.
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program wraps up its pre-MAC Championship slate next Saturday (March 6) with another meet at Miami. The women's squad returns to action Match 14 at Akron.
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