NCAA News Archive - 2003

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Mar 3, 2003 12:10:25 PM


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DIVISION I

Dates and site: The championships will be March 20-22 at Auburn.

Field: The maximum number of participants allowed is 322. All qualifiers who have met the "A" time standard will be admitted in the meet; those who have met the "B" time standard will be considered until the event is filled. A total of 41 divers will be entered in the championships. No team is allowed more than 18 competitors.

2002 team champion: Auburn.

Top team contenders: Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Southern California.

Top individual contenders: Maritza Correia, Georgia; Natalie Coughlin, California; Flavia Rigamonti, Southern Methodist; Kaitlin Sandeno, Southern California; Tara Kirk, Stanford.

DIVISION II

Dates and site: The championships will be March12-15 at the UND Hyslop Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Field: The meet is open to all qualifiers who have met the NCAA's established minimum standard in an event. Entries are unlimited in number; however, no team is allowed more than 19 competitors.

2002 team champion: Truman.

Top team contenders: Truman, Drury, UC San Diego, West Chester, North Dakota.

Top individual contenders: Melissa DeBellis, West Chester; Diana Betsworth, Truman; Yuka Kobayashi, UC Davis; Janice Berry, North Dakota.

DIVISION III

Dates and site: The championships will be March 13-15 at Emory.

Field: The maximum number of participants allowed is 232. All qualifiers who have met the "A" time standard will be admitted in the meet; those who have met the "B" standard will be considered for the field. No team is allowed more than 18 competitors.

2002 team champion: Kenyon.

Top team contenders: Kenyon, Denison, Emory, Johns Hopkins.

Top individual contenders: Agnese Ozolina and Beth Galloway, Kenyon; Liz Shields, Emory; Peggy Whitbeck, Grove City; Lindsay Payne, Williams.

One year after winning its first national championship, Auburn is hosting the Division I meet for the first time.


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