Hernandez places fourth on 1-meter NCAA Zone D Diving Championships

Wednesday, March 8

Minneapolis, Minn.

Prelims: 11 a.m. CT | Finals: 2:15 p.m. CT

University of Texas

NCAA Zone D Diving Championships

Bridget O'Neil 2023 Big 12 Championships 1m

Hernandez places fourth on 1-meter NCAA Zone D Diving Championships

03.08.2023 | Women's Swimming and Diving

Women's 1m Final Results

Noah Duperre earned the victory on the men’s 3-meter; six total Longhorns earn NCAA qualifiers.

MINNEAPOLIS – Texas junior diver Noah Duperre won the men's 3-meter springboard to highlight the second day of competition for Texas Diving on Wednesday on day two of the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. All told, the Longhorns qualified three men on 3-meter and three women on 1-meter.

On the women's 1-meter, sophomore Hailey Hernandez, junior Bridget O'Neil and senior Jordan Skilken each qualified for the NCAA Championships. Hernandez placed fourth with 632.80 points, O'Neil scored 623.10 points to finish fifth and Skilken finished seventh with 586.20 points. Hernandez and O'Neil have qualified for the national meet on 3-meter, while the 1-meter result is the first qualifier for Skilken.

Senior Janie Boyle tallied 567.45 points to finish in 10th, just outside of the top-nine for automatic qualifying. However, by placing in the top 12, she will have an opportunity to compete on 1-meter at the championships if she earns an automatic qualifier on platform tomorrow. The top 10 women on platform will secure spots at the national meet.

Tomorrow's women's platform competition will also feature Skilken and freshman Sarah Carruthers, who will be vying for a championship qualifier on 3-meter as well after placing 11th in the event on Tuesday.

For the second consecutive day, the men's squad had all five divers advance to a final. Duperre led the way, winning the 3-meter with 813.60 points, 35 points ahead of runner-up Adrian Abadia Garcia of LSU. Freshman Nick Harris placed fourth with 767.20 points and junior Brendan McCourt placed fifth with 754.25 points, qualifying both for the NCAA Championships by placing among the top-nine in the competition. Sophomore Manuel Borowski scored 711.10 points to finish 12th and senior Andrew Gawin-Parigini took 14th with 679.60 points.

Duperre, Harris and McCourt have now each qualified for the NCAA Championships on both 1-meter and 3-meter, while Duperre will have an opportunity to add a third event in tomorrow's platform competition.

The NCAA Zone D Diving Championships conclude on Wednesday, March 9 with the women and men competing on platform. The preliminary round for the women will begin at 11 a.m. CT with the final slated to start 15 minutes after the conclusion of the prelim. For the men, the platform preliminary round will get underway at 3:15 p.m. CT. and with the final beginning 15 minutes after the prelim has completed.

Women's 1-meter results (Top 7 qualify for NCAA Championships)
1. Chiara Pellacani (LSU) – 643.10
2. Helle Tuxen (LSU) – 642.55
3. Joy Zhu (Minnesota) – 635.55
4. Hailey Hernandez (TEXAS) – 632.80
5. Bridget O'Neil (TEXAS) – 623.10
6. Montserrat Lavenant (LSU) – 607.55
7. Jordan Skilken (TEXAS) – 586.20
8. Alyssa Clairmont (Texas A&M) – 585.85
9. Av Oserao (Minnesota) – 573.85
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10. Janie Boyle (TEXAS) – 567.45

Men's 3-meter results (Top 9 qualify for NCAA Championships)
1. Noah Duperre (TEXAS) – 813.60
2. Adrian Abadia Garcia (TEXAS) – 778.60
3. Victor Povner (Texas A&M) – 774.75
4. Nick Harris (TEXAS) – 767.20
5. Brendan McCourt (TEXAS) – 754.25
6. Collier Dyer (Missouri) – 752.60
7. Rhett Hensley (Texas A&M) -746.75
8. Takuto Endo (Texas A&M) – 745.25)
9. Peter Smithson (SMU) – 722.05
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12. Manuel Borowski (TEXAS) – 711.10
14. Andrew Gawin-Parigini (TEXAS) – 679.60

List of Texas NCAA Championship Qualifiers from NCAA Zone D Diving
Women:
Hailey Hernandez (1-meter, 3-meter)
Bridget O'Neil (1-meter, 3-meter)
Jordan Skilken (1-meter)

Men:
Noah Duperre (1-meter, 3-meter)
Nick Harris (1-meter, 3-meter)
Brendan McCourt (1-meter, 3-meter)

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