STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook swimming & diving saw a pair of divers qualify for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, as senior Sara DiStefano and sophomore Jocelyn Lichwick earned their opportunities for the national competition in March.
 
Both divers earned their spots from their performances at the dual meet on Jan. 27. The NCAA Zone A Championships will be held March 11-13 at DeNunzio Pool in Princeton, N.J., hosted by Princeton University.
 
DiStefano qualified for the national competition for the third straight year. She qualified for both the 1-meter diving with a six-dive score of 275.10 and the 3-meter diving with a six-dive score of 289.88 at Stony Brook's most recent dual meet.
 
Lichwick will appear in the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career, qualifying after earning 297.98 over six dives on Jan. 27.
 
The qualifying scores for the NCAA Zone Championships are 265.00 from the 1-meter board and 280.00 from the 3-meter board.
 
Both divers have seen success in both dual and multi-team events this year. At the ECAC Championships in December, Distefano finished first in the 3-meter (237.45) and second in the 1-meter (237.55) and was named Diver of the Meet. Lichwick finished first in the 1-meter diving (242.45) and third in the 3-meter (214.10) at the same event.

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