AUBURN, Ala. – Just before the holiday break, diving fans get at least one early present as the Auburn Diving Invitational is slated to begin on Saturday, Dec. 17 with Illinois, Tennessee and LSU all making the trek to the Plains.
Head diving coach Jeff Shaffer has his squad pointed in the right direction. With one last opportunity for his team to grab zones scores before the break, most of the team has already hit their marks.
This weekend marks the first appearance for Conner Pruitt in the 3-meter event. The fifth-year man from Opelika is coming off a 1-meter win at the UGA invite last month.
Whit Andrus, Walker Creedon and Hunter Kebler have hit zones marks in all three disciplines. While Creedon capped off his UGA Invite with a win in the Platform, Andrus and Kebler also shined with personal bests throughout the meet.
Ashlynn Sullivan dialed up impressive performances across the board in Athens. The Lucas, Texas product is coming off a third-place finish in the 3-meter, fourth-place in the 1-meter and a second in the Platform.
Sullivan, along with with Abigail Farrar and Gretchen Wensuc have all hit zones marks in the Platform. Farrar had an impressive day in Athens on the 1-meter to hit her zones score.
The action in the diving well at James E. Martin Aquatic Center begins on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Noon CT with the men's 1-meter event. For those unable to attend, you can follow along at DiveMeets.Com.
The full schedule is below:
Saturday, Dec. 17
Men's 1m Prelims – Noon CT
Men's 1m Finals
Sunday, Dec. 18
Women's 1m Prelims – 11 a.m. CT
Women's 1m Finals
Men's 3m Prelims – 3 p.m. CT
Men's 3m Finals
Monday, Dec. 19
Women's 3m Prelims – 11 a.m. CT
Women's 3m Finals
Men's Platform – 3 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Women's Platform – 11 a.m. CT
