Kaye Finishes Second on Day One of NCAA Zone Diving
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia mens’ and women’s divers are competing at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships at the Rutgers Aquatics Center in Piscataway, N.J., Monday, March 10 through Wednesday, March 12.
Monday’s opening day of the competition saw the men competing on the 1m and the women on the 3m.
Senior Lizzy Kaye highlighted the action with a second place finish in the 3m. Kaye had the top score in the prelims, posting a 337.05, to head into the finals session as the top seed. She scored 337.20 in her six dives in the finals session to finish second with a total score of 674.25. Katerina Hoffman of Rutgers won the event with a 714.85. Kaye was the lone Cavalier to compete in the 3m.
With her finish, Kaye qualifies for the event at the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, being held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Washington, from Wednesday, March 19 to Saturday, March 22.
This is Kaye’s third year qualifying for the NCAA Championships. She is a two-time Zone champion in the 3m and was the runner-up last year in the 1m and third in platform.
The men had three divers competing on Monday in the 1m. Sophomore Dean Treanor had the top finish, placing 33rd (247.50), followed by freshman Mitch Brown (38th, 240.45) and senior Nicholas Sanders (41st, 232.05).
The Zone Diving Championships are the qualifying meet for the NCAA Championships. The number of qualifying athletes from Zone A for each event is listed in the chart below.
2025 Number of Qualifying Spots Per Zone
| Women | 1M | 3M | PL | MEN | 1M | 3M | PL |
| Zone A | 7 | 6 | 5 | Zone A | 4 | 5 | 5 |
The top 18 in each prelim advance to the event final.
NCAA Selections will officially be announced once all of the NCAA Zone competitions are completed (no later than Sunday, March 16).
UP NEXT
On Tuesday (March 11), Kaye, Ruby Borzekowski and Alena Lotterer will all compete in the 1m. Brown, Sanders and Treanor will compete in the 3m.
Kaye will be the lone Cavalier competing on Wednesday in platform.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 11
- 10:15 am – 12:30 pm – Women’s 1m Prelims A
- 12-3 pm – Men’s 3m Prelims
- 2:45-5 pm – Women’s 1m Prelims B
- 3:30-4:30 pm – Men’s 3m Finals
- 5:30-6:30 pm – Women’s 1m Finals
Wednesday, March 12
- 9:30-11 am – Women’s Platform Prelim
- 11:30-12:30 – Women’s Platform Finals