Alabama’s Kevin Li Earns NCAA Championships Berth with Fourth-Place Finish at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships

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Alabama’s Kevin Li Earns NCAA Championships Berth with Fourth-Place Finish at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships

3/10/2020 6:59:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

The sophomore tallied 650.70 points over 12 dives between prelims and finals in the Ramsey Center in Athens, Ga.

ATHENS, Ga. – Alabama's Kevin Li took fourth place off the 1-meter springboard at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships being held at the Ramsey Center in Athens, Ga., this week, to earn a berth at the upcoming Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

In fourth place after prelims, the sophomore maintained that spot to earn one of the 10 NCAA Championship berths available from Zone B off the 1-meter. Li scored 327.30 points in prelims and 323.40 in finals.

Qualifying off the 1-meter board and finishing in the top-12 off the 3-meter on day one of the Zone B Championships, means that Li will be able to compete off both boards at the NCAA Championships. With his berth, he becomes the first UA diver to advance to the men's NCAAs since 2016.

Li finished eighth off the 1-meter at the 2019 Zone B meet, when only six divers advance to NCAAs from that Zone.

More Day Two at the Zone B Championships

In addition to Li, sophomore Hunter Jaynes finished 28^th off the 1-meter springboard with 261.25 points in prelims.
In the women's 3-meter event, freshman Tanesha Lucoe was 19^th with 277.30 points over six dives, one spot shy of making finals.
Sophomores Halia Bower (247.85) and Natalie Donkle (238.50), took 30^th and 35^th, respectively, off the 3-meter board.

Coming Up at the Zone B Championships

Both the men and women close out the Zone B Diving Championships with the platform events on Wednesday.

Up Next

The Crimson Tide women are already sending 11 swimmers to the NCAA Championships, which will also be held in Athens, Ga., March 18-21.
Swimmers advancing to the men's NCAA Championships will be announced Wednesday, March 11. The men's championships will be held March 25-28 in Indianapolis, Ind.

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