Wednesday, June 24

UCLA women’s diving team aims for the postseason


Aiming for the postseason, junior Laura Winn and three other Bruin divers will travel to Austin, Texas, for the NCAA Zone E Championships this week. Michael Chen


The UCLA women’s diving team is in Austin, Texas, today for the NCAA Zone E Championships, with four Bruins competing for a spot in the NCAA Championships.

Juniors Laura Winn and Karina Silva, along with freshmen Michelle Vale and Maggy Boyd, compete today through Saturday at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center.

The four Bruins will be among the 48 divers competing for six spots in the NCAA Championships.

At the Pac-10 Championships Feb. 25-27, Silva and Winn finished second and third, respectively, on the platform.

Vale and Boyd did not make it out of the preliminaries in any of their events.

One-meter competition begins today at 10 a.m. while 3-meter competition begins Friday at 10 a.m. Tower will begin Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Compiled by Farzad Mashhood, Bruin Sports senior staff.


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