Bottego Adds Second Event for NCAAs on Day Two of Zones

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Texas A&M's Allen Bottego added a second event and Mayson Richards earned her spot at NCAA Championships on the second day of competition at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships Tuesday. 
 
Bottego positioned himself well in 3-meter prelims, notching a score of 367.90 to sit in fourth and advance to the final. He moved up the board in the final, placing second with a total score of 764.45 to tack on a second event for NCAAs after qualifying on the 1-meter on Monday. Rhett Hensley was also in action in the 3-meter final, placing 18^th with a score of 597.55. 
 
On the women's side, Richards and Else Praasterink advanced to the final on 1-meter with top-18 scores in prelims. Richards closed out strong in prelims, posting her top scores of the round on her final two dives to take 13th with a score of 283.75. She punched her ticket to NCAAs, securing the last available spot and placing 11th in the final with a score of 577.30. Praasterink went on to take 14^th in the final with a score of 569.40. 
 
The Aggies will conclude the meet on Wednesday with the men's and women's platform. Links to live results and streams can be found below. 
 
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Complete Schedule
Wednesday, March 12 – Results | Stream
Prelims: Women's platform – 12 p.m., men's platform – 4:15 p.m.
Finals: Women's platform – 2 p.m., men's platform – 5:45 p.m.