After three days of competition at the Zone C Diving Championships in Louisville, four Notre Dame divers punched tickets to the 2024 NCAA Championships over the next few weeks: Calie Brady, Grace Courtney, Daniel Knapp and Ben Nguyen.
Brady has now made NCAAs three times in as many years, this time qualifying in the 1-meter and 3-meter. The junior finished fifth in the 1-meter (602.85) and fourth in the 3-meter (645.95) this weekend. She will be joined by Grace Courtney, who is making her first appearance at NCAAs after the sophomore finished ninth in the 1-meter (564.45). She will also compete in the 3-meter after finishing 11th (603.40).
On the men’s side, Knapp is headed to his second NCAA meet, while Nguyen is making his debut. Knapp qualified in both the 1-meter and 3-meter. He placed second in the 1-meter (733.10), and as a result of qualifying that event, will also be able to compete in the 3-meter at NCAAs. He finished 11th with a score of 716.55.
Nguyen, who demolished the Notre Dame platform record at ACC Championships (406.70) and won a bronze medal, will compete in the same event in Indy. His combined scores from Saturday totaled 694.00, good enough to finish fifth in Zone C.
Brady and Courtney will head to the University of Georgia this week for the Women’s NCAA Championships from March 20-23. They will join swimmers Madelyn Christman and Maggie Graves. Complete meet information can be found here.
Knapp and Nguyen will wait one more week before joining 10 Irish swimmers in Indianapolis at IUPUI. The men’s meet runs from March 27-30. Complete meet information can be found here.