FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – All four of No. 5 Stanford's divers qualified for the NCAA Championships this week at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships at the Northern Arizona Aquatic Complex.
For the second consecutive season, Stanford's entire diving contingent will compete at the NCAA Championships, led by recently named Pac-12 Diver of the Month Bradley Christensen. Christensen, a senior from Southlake, Texas, finished atop 3-meter qualifying (748.60) on Tuesday after finishing second in 1-meter qualifying (713.90) on Monday.
Ted Miclau (634.05) and Cameron Thatcher (621.50) joined Christensen in securing NCAA A-cuts in the 1-meter, finishing sixth and ninth, respectively. Thatcher needed a big score on the final dive to finish top-nine, executing his final leap to make the A-standard. Abdelghany (619.35) finished 11th to secure a B-cut in the 1-meter.
On Tuesday, Christensen led the field throughout qualifying and finals to finish atop the 3-meter field, with Miclau (679.70), Thatcher (685.60) and Abdelghany (671.00) securing B-cuts by finishing in the top-12.
Today, Abelghany and Miclau were Stanford's representatives in platform diving after finishing first and second, respectively, at the Pac-12 Diving Championships two weeks ago. Miclau (766.60) finished second, while Abdelghany (679.40) took fifth place to secure an A-cut.
In total, Stanford will be represented on 10 total boards at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships – Christensen on the 1-meter and 3-meter, Thatcher on the 1-meter and 3-meter, Abelghany on the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform and Miclau on the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform.
Stanford returns to action at the NCAA Championships on March 26-28. Live coverage and statistics will be available at GoStanford.com.
