Alabama’s Hunter Jaynes Reaches Platform Final on NCAA Zone B Diving Championships Day Two

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Alabama's Hunter Jaynes finished 13^th off the platform on day two of the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships being held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C. this week. Jaynes is one four Crimson Tide divers competing at the Zone B meet for a chance to advance to the upcoming NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Day Two Results

Hunter Jaynes advanced to the finals of the platform event, taking 13th with 580.70 points over 12 dives
Jaynes tallied 269.00 points in prelims, taking 14^th place, before totaling 311.70 points in finals to move up a spot
Halia Bower took 21^st place off the women's 3-meter with a score of 258.40 points in prelims

The 2021 Zone B Championships

While swimmers qualify for the upcoming NCAA Championships by virtue of times posted during the season, divers qualify exclusively through the five Zone meets
Each Zone has a set number of slots per event
Zone B has seven spots off both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events and eight off the platform for women
For the men, Zone B has 10 slots off the 1-meter and eight each off the 3-meter board and platform
There are 66 divers from 15 different schools at the Zone B Championships, including SEC rivals Auburn, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee
In addition to hosting both the Zone B and Zone A meets, Greensboro is also the site of the men's and women's 2021 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
The men close the meet with the 1-meter springboard, while the women finish out the meet with the platform event on Wednesday
Hunter Jaynes and Kevin Li are slated to compete off the 1-meter springboard, while Tanesha Lucoe is set for the platform on the competition's final day

Up Next

The Crimson Tide women are already sending 11 swimmers to the NCAA Championships, which will be held March 17-20
Swimming qualifiers for the men's NCAA Championships will be announced Wednesday, March 10
The men's national championships will be held March 24-27

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