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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six Ohio State University divers have qualified for the NCAA swimming and diving championships out of Zone C qualifying, which took place over the last three days at the Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Ky., and on the campus of the University of Kentucky.
This morning and afternoon the competition included the women’s platform and the men’s 1-meter springboard. Ciara McGing, a freshman, qualified for her first NCAA championships by placing fourth on the platform event with a five-dive score of 520.55. Lexie Barker was 15th with 444.80 points.
Senior Joey Canova punched his ticket to NCAAs by placing third on the 1-meter today with a score of 703.05. Jacob Fielding (fourth with 674.10 points), Jacob Siler (fifth with 669.40 points) and Lyle Yost (eighth with 628.35 points) also competed today.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – It simply could not have been a better outcome for the Ohio State men’s divers on the 3-meter springboard Friday night at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center at Purdue University. The Buckeyes swept all three of the top places plus got additional points from two other divers to add another 120 points to the men’s total for the Big Ten championships next week. These points are on top of the 105 points they scored Thursday night.
Senior Joseph Canova won his first Big Ten championship by taking first with 435.35 points. Sophomore Lyle Yost took second with 425.80 points and senior Jacob Siler was third with 416.85 points.
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Championship Central – Diving
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s contingent of men’s divers opened competition at the 2021 Big Ten Conference men’s diving championships Thursday evening at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center on the campus of Purdue University. All of the Big Ten’s diving championships will be contested this week, as is the women’s swimming championships in Minneapolis, with the men’s swimming championships taking place March 2-6 at Ohio State’s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
Every one of the Buckeyes’ five divers scored points on the 1-meter event with NCAA A qualifying totals and four qualified for the eight-person finals competition with sophomore Lyle Yost finishing third with 388.35 points. This is Yost’s fourth podium finish in four competitions at the Big Ten championships. Last year as a freshman he won the Big Ten title on platform, placed second on the 1-meter and was third on the 3-meter.