The Harvard men’s and women’s diving teams sent four representatives to the NCAA Zone A Championships this past weekend. The tournament, held at Rutgers University in New Jersey, featured 89 top divers from 24 schools, and the Crimson didn’t back down from rigorous competition.

Freshman Michael Stanton went on to the three-meter finals after finishing in 12th place during the qualifying round. He then placed in the 11th spot overall to conclude with 582.95 points. Stanton achieved the same standing in the one-meter dive, and in that event he summed up 572.65 points.

Junior Jenny Reese, sophomore Leslie Rea, and freshman Brittany Powell represented the women’s diving team at the three-day tournament. Reese and Rea reached the one-meter finals and posted top-20 finishes. Rea came in 16th place while Reese finished 11th overall. Powell took 33rd place in the qualifying round.

The three divers couldn’t get past the stiff competition in the three-meter event, though, with Rea coming in 20th in the preliminary rounds. Powell stood at three places below Rea and Reese finished in 31st place.

Up next for the Harvard men’s team are the NCAA Championships in Columbus Ohio, starting on March 25th through the 27th. The Crimson women’s team only has a few days to rest up before the NCAA Championships at Purdue, from March 18-20.

—BRIAN A. CAMPOS