Schmidt wins 3-meter springboard competition

Senior diver Darian Schmidt won the 3-meter springboard competition at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships to earn a spot at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

After 12 rounds, Schmidt had 794.20 points. He was one of six Hoosiers to place in the event. Senior Emad Abdelatif was sixth with 676.90 points and freshman Joshua Arndt was seventh with 674.50.

For the women, senior Kate Hillman placed 13th overall. She was 16th after the preliminary rounds and finished with 546.10 points.

A total of eight men and nine women from Zone C will qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Competition resumes today with the women’s 3-meter and men’s 1-meter.

Also today, redshirt freshman diver Jessica Parratto will compete at the FINA Diving World Series in Beijing in the 10-meter synchronized competition.

Grace Palmieri