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Men's Swimming & Diving Arizona Athletics

Arizona Diving Travels to Flagstaff for NCAA Zone E Championships

Diving: ARIZONA at Pac-12 Championships
When:  Monday, Mar. 6 at 11 a.m. MST
            Tuesday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. MST
            Wednesday, Mar. 8 at 11 a.m. MST
Where: Douglas J. Wall Aquatic Center | Flagstaff, Arizona
 
 
Pac-12 Championships Recap
At the 2017 Pac-12 Championships, senior Karolyn Loftus posted the best finish at second in the platform with 262.70. Loftus also finished sixth in the 1-meter with 276.80 and 12th in the 3-meter prelims with 256.80.
 
Senior Sally Hackett finished fourth in the 3-meter with a score of 322.50. Hackett then placed fifth in the platform with 241.75 and eighth in the 1-meter with 255.60. Hackett landed in the finals in every event at the Championships.
 
Junior Kaitlin Costello added another trip to finals for a seventh-place finish in the 1-meter (273.65). Costello also tied for 14th in the platform with 207.80 and took 17th in the 3-meter with 225.80.
 
Junior Haley Blount had a best-finish of 18th in the prelims of the 1-meter with 227.60. Blount also took 21st in the 3-meter (209.50) and 26th in the platform (159.20).
 
Senior Sally Hackett
Hackett has posted a first-place finish in both the 1-meter and 3-meter this season. She won the 1-meter against No. 2 California (295.80) and won the 3-meter against NAU/Hawai'i (267.25). She has the team-high score in the 3-meter from the Texas Diving Invite with 327.75. Hackett has placed in the top three six times in the 3-meter and four times in the 1-meter.
 
Senior Karolyn Loftus
Loftus tallied her first dual-meet victory of the season in the 1-meter against ASU on senior day with her season-best 314.25. Loftus leads the team in the 1-meter with her score from ASU and the platform with her score from the Texas Diving Invite (289.45).
 
Junior Kaitlin Costello
Costello has the second-highest score in the 3-meter with 325.40 from the Texas Diving Invite. Her season-best finish is third in both the 1-meter and 3-meter, one of those coming against No. 1 Stanford.
 
Junior Haley Blount
Blount has a season-high score of 257.10 in the 1-meter, 240.70 in the 3-meter and 185.60 in the platform. Her best finish was fifth in the 1-meter against Utah, her former school, and sixth in the 3-meter against ASU.  
 
Freshman Casey Ponton
Ponton has a season-best 283.43 in the 1-meter, 343.95 in the 3-meter and 253.20 in the platform. The freshman had a best finish of second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter against No. 1 California. He also finished eighth in the platform at the Texas Diving Invite.
 
Schedule
Monday, March 6
Women's 3-meter Prelims: 11:00 a.m.
Women's 3-meter Finals: 2:35 p.m.
Men's 1-meter Prelims: 5:35 p.m.
Men's 1-meter Finals: 7:20 p.m.
 
Tuesday, March 7
Women's 1-meter Prelims: 11:00 a.m.
Women's 1-meter Finals: 2:35 p.m.
Men's 3-meter Prelims: 5:35 p.m.
Men's 3-meter Finals: 7:20 p.m.
 
Wednesday, March 8
Women's Platform Prelims: 11:00 a.m.
Women's Platform Finals: 1:35 p.m.
Men's Platform Prelims: 3:50 p.m.
Men's Platform Finals: 5:35 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kaitlin Costello

Kaitlin Costello

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5' 3"
Junior
Sally Hackett

Sally Hackett

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5' 4"
Senior
Karolyn Loftus

Karolyn Loftus

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5' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Haley Blount

Haley Blount

Diving
5' 3"
Junior
Casey Ponton

Casey Ponton

Diving
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kaitlin Costello

Kaitlin Costello

5' 3"
Junior
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Sally Hackett

Sally Hackett

5' 4"
Senior
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Karolyn Loftus

Karolyn Loftus

5' 2"
Redshirt Senior
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Haley Blount

Haley Blount

5' 3"
Junior
Diving
Casey Ponton

Casey Ponton

5' 10"
Freshman
Diving
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