McCaffrey, Murphy Earn Zone-Qualifying Marks at USC Diving Invite

Friday, November 13

Los Angeles, Calif.

11:00 AM PT

Michigan

USC Diving Invitational

McCaffrey, Murphy Earn Zone-Qualifying Marks at USC Diving Invite

11/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Nov. 15, 2015

Allie Murphy

» All five divers recorded at least one top-10 individual finish in the three-day meet.
» Junior Allie Murphy and fellow junior Keegan McCaffrey both achieved NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scores on platform on Sunday (Nov. 15).

Site: Los Angeles, Calif. (Uytengsu Aquatic Center)
Event: USC Diving Invitational
Score: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Wed-Sun., Dec. 3-6 -- at AT&T Winter Nationals (Federal Way, Wash.), 9 a.m./6 p.m. PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Five members of the No. 4-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team were in action this weekend at the USC Diving Invitational, which wrapped up Sunday (Nov. 15) at the Uytengsu Aquatic Center.

"The reason we're out here is to compete tower," Michigan head diving coach Mike Hilde said. "We wanted to get an early competition in. To have two girls get their NCAA Zone cuts is a great step. Having this meet outdoors, with the cold and wind, can be challenging, but I thought our team showed a lot of mental toughness. We'll go back to Ann Arbor, analyze the things we need to work on and get ourselves ready for the second half of the season."

Juniors Allie Murphy and Keegan McCaffrey met the NCAA Zone Diving qualifying standard on platform on Sunday (Nov. 15), finishing fourth (465.85) and sixth (459.95), respectively. The divers met the standard in both preliminaries and finals. Murphy led the team on three-meter with a fifth-place finish (517.05), while McCaffrey was sixth (477.15), both team highs.

Joining Murphy and McCaffrey with top-10 finishes include fifth-year senior Nicole Honey on one-meter (9th, 456.85) and platform (9th, 442.30), senior Elena Ghormley on one-meter (8th, 459.95) and sophomore Dani VanderZwaag on platform (8th, 443.55).

The Michigan swimmers will be in action next at AT&T Winter Nationals, set to be held Dec. 2-6 in Federal Way, Washington. Because this is an Olympic year, the meet will be held in long-course meters (50-meter pool). There will be a short-course yards (25 yards) time trial held on Dec. 6. Event preliminaries will begin at 9 a.m. PST each morning, with event finals starting at 6 p.m.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

One-Meter                                  TOTAL      FINALS      PRELIMINARIES 1. Maria Polyakova, UCLA         591.35     289.80      301.55 6. Keegan McCaffrey, U-M         477.15     224.95      252.20 8. Elena Ghormley, U-M           459.95     228.90      231.05 9. Nicole Honey, U-M             456.85     234.80      222.0512. Allie Murphy, U-M             453.55     244.20      209.3516. Dani VanderZwaag, U-M         393.10     218.35      174.75 Three-Meter                                  TOTAL      FINALS      PRELIMINARIES 1. Maria Polyakova, UCLA         580.10     317.80      262.30 5. Allie Murphy, U-M             517.05     239.50      277.5512. Keegan McCaffrey, U-M         446.55     214.70      231.8514. Nicole Honey, U-M             433.00     219.00      214.0015. Elena Ghormley, U-M           425.25     213.70      211.5517. Dani VanderZwaag, U-M         396.55     207.25      189.30 Platform                                  TOTAL      FINALS      PRELIMINARIES 1. Madison Witt, USC             521.35     263.55      257.80 4. Allie Murphy, U-M             465.85     231.10^     234.75^ 6. Keegan McCaffrey, U-M         459.95     228.60^     231.35^ 8. Dani VanderZwaag, U-M         443.55     223.35      220.20 9. Nicole Honey, U-M             442.30     222.80      219.5011. Elena Ghormley, U-M           393.40     176.35      217.05 ^ NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Score