GRINNELL, Iowa – Two divers from the Washington University in St. Louis swimming and diving team earned a bid to the NCAA Championships after qualifying this weekend at NCAA Diving Regionals. Sophomore Shanze Karimi and first-year Kate Li earned a spot in the championships which begin on March 19.
 
Day 1: 1-Meter
Karimi placed second with a score of 420.45. Her final dive of the day, a back one somersault, one and one-half twist earned her a 46.00. Her fourth dive, a reverse dive pike, was the highest-scored dive of the round, earning a 38.25.
 
Li finished fifth on the 1-meter with a 398.00. Li's final dive, an inward one and one-half somersault pike earned her highest score of the day, a 45.60.
 
Sophomore Madi Okon finished 13^th with a score of 355.40. Her final dive, a back one somersault, one and one-half twist, picked up a 44.85, her highest score of the day.
 
Day 2: 3-Meter
Karimi finished third on the board with a score of 437.35. The 52.65 she earned on her seventh dive of the day, an inward two-and-a-half somersault pike, was her highest of the day and the top score in that round.
 
Okon finished fifth on the 3-meter with a 408.95. Her final dive of the day, a back one-and-a-half somersault one-and-a-half twist, was her highest score with a 46.80.
 
Li placed sixth with a 405.60. Her highest-scoring dive of the day was in the 10^th round in which she got a 41.40 on a reverse one-and-a-half somersault pike.
 
The NCAA will release a complete list of the qualifying divers, including alternates from each region, ahead of the championships beginning.
 
Nationals Qualification Process

• First place finishers from each board will be selected, using two of the allocated spots. If the same diver finishes first on both boards, only one spot will be used for that diver.
• Next, second place finishers from each board will be selected, using two of the allocated spots. If the same diver finishes second on both boards, or one/both divers were already selected, only one or no allocations will be used.
• This will continue with each finishing spot (i.e., third, fourth, fifth, etc.) until all the allocated spots have been assigned for each region.
• If there is one allocation left and two divers who have not been selected are up for qualification, finishing in the same ranking on each board, the committee will use the diver's combined score made up of their one-meter and three-meter scores. The competitor with the highest score will be invited to the meet, earning the final allocation.