KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The final day of the Zone B Diving Championships proved to be the most competitive with only six qualifying spots on the line in the women's platform event.
Gretchen Wensuc, Ashlynn Sullivan and Abigail Farrar all left everything they had on the tower. Wensuc led the group to finish eighth, Sullivan ninth and Farrar 13th.
Sullivan had already dialed up two top-12 finishes in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. A personal best 275.05 in her first list had the senior sixth after the prelims.
The Lucas, Texas native wasn't the only one performing well on Wednesday, though. Wensuc's 258.60 and Farrar's 244.70 were both inside the top 18, meaning all three Tigers moved on to a second list for the first time this week.
In finals, all three divers continued their good form. Combined with their prelims score, Wensuc totaled a 535.00 while Sullivan was right behind at 530.30. Farrar finished with a strong 507.65.
QUOTES FROM THE WELL
Head coach, Jeff Shaffer
"A bittersweet finish to a great week of diving for us. All three women dove very well. Gretchen [Wensuc] was strong as always on the platform, three top-12 finishes for Ashlynn [Sullivan] is great to see and Abigail [Farrar] stepped up today and showed some tremendous progress.
"All in all, it was a great meet. We qualified two which is always positive. Everyone got better this week and that's all you can ask for."
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Conner Pruitt and Walker Creedon will accompany the 12 swimmers who all qualified for the NCAA Championships along with the three relay alternates to Minneapolis. The 2023 Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are slated for March 22-25.