Grund & Stepinski Qualify For NCAA Championships

Monday, March 9

Athens, Ga.

All Day

North Carolina

NCAA Zone Diving

Emily GrundUniversity of North Carolina Swimming and Diving v N.C. State Koury Natatorium Chapel Hill, NC Friday, January 17, 2020

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

March 9, 2020 | Swimming & Diving

Zone Diving Results

ATHENS, Ga. — North Carolina sophomore Emily Grund and freshman Fabian Stepinski have qualified for the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship. A native of Keller, Texas, Grund placed seventh in the one-meter diving event at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships on Monday to reach the NCAA finals for the second year in a row.

Grund, who was fourth after the preliminary rounds, secured the NCAA bid with a score of 569.65. The top seven scores in the finals advance to the 2020 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships that will take place March 18-21 in Athens, Ga.

Stepinski, who was 14th after the preliminary dives, improved four places to a 10th place showing with a total score of 712.25. The Switzerland native will advance to the men's championship in Indianapolis, Ind.

Freshman Paige Burrell also reached today's opening day finals and finished 15th with a score of 533.35.

Junior Taylor Hockenberry was 33rd after the preliminary rounds.

Senior Andrew Owsiany and freshmen Alex Hart also competed on Monday in the men's three-meter event. Hart and Owsiany finished 19th and 25th, respectively, in the preliminary rounds.

All six Tar Heels will be in action on Tuesday in day two of the Zone B Championships from Athens.

Schedule (ET)
*Prelims times will not change. Finals will be based off the finishing time of the previous event.

Monday, March 9
11 a.m. – Women's 1-Meter Prelims (55 divers)
   • Emily Grund - 280.00, 4th
   • Paige Burrell - 263.10, 15th
   • Taylor Hockenberry - 229.5, 33rd

1:15 p.m. – Women's 1-Meter Finals (18 divers)
   • Emily Grund - 569.65, 7th
   • Paige Burrell - 533.35, 15th

3:30 p.m. – Men's 3-Meter Prelims (34 divers)
   • Fabian Stepinski - 339.45, 14th
   • Alex Hart - 328.85, 19th
   • Andrew Owsiany - 288.30, 25th

6 p.m. – Men's 3-Meter Finals (18 divers)
   • Fabian Stepinski - 712.25, 10th

Tuesday, March 10
11 a.m. – Men's 1-Meter Prelims (35 divers)
1:15 p.m. – Men's 1-Meter Finals (18 divers)
3:30 p.m. – Women's 3-Meter Prelims (51 divers)
6 p.m. – Men's 3-Meter Finals (18 divers)

Wednesday, March 11
10 a.m. – Men's Platform Prelims (20 divers)
11:45 a.m. – Men's Platform Finals (18 divers)
2:15 pm – Women's Platform Prelims (41 divers)
4 pm – Women's Platform Finals (18 divers)