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I am Emma Whitner, passionate about diving and driven by efforts. I love to be a zone qualifier in NCAA. Love & support to all my Floridian friends and university athlete groups! Thank you
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Emma Whitner Florida Gator
NCAA Zone Qualifier • The University of Florida Swimming and Diving team competed in a meet against Louisiana State University on October 12. During this meet, sophomore Emma Whitner earned her spot as an NCAA Zone qualifier. • According to the NCAA website, to qualify for the Zone meet, a female diver must score 265 points on a 1-meter dive, 280 points on a 3-meter diver, or 225 points on a platform dive. During this meet against LSU, Emma scored 269.40 points on the 1-meter dive and 283.20 points on the 3-meter. These point totals earned her a spot at the NCAA zone meet in both dives.
NCAA Zone Qualifier Emma Whitner • The zone meet will take place in the beginning of March 2019 and is a qualifier meet for the NCAA Championship meet which will be held on March 20-23. In order to get to the NCAA Championships, a diver must place within the top 8 for the 1-meter dive and top 10 for the 3-meter. • Last year as a freshman, Emma qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones last in year in all three dives. She was able to finish 14th in the platform event, 18th in the 3-meter board, and 29th in the 1-meter. Emma’s diving is only getting better this year as a sophomore. With her previous experience at the Diving Zones, she has her sights set on a goal of qualifying for NCAAs Championship meet.