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Denver’s Divers Head Back to the Springs for Air Force Diving Invite

The Pioneers will compete in a three-day invitational starting Thursday

DENVER – The University of Denver men's and women's diving teams will head back down to Colorado Springs for the second-consecutive weekend to participate in the Air Force Diving Invite from Feb. 6-8 in USAFA, Colo.
 
TEAMS COMPETING
Air Force
BYU
Cal Baptist
Colorado State
Denver
New Mexico
Northern Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Women's Springboard events (Thursday & Friday):
10:00 – 12:00                     Prelims (cut to top 12) [places 1, 2, 3, 4 have a bye in the round 2]
12:00 – 12:15                     Break
Round 2
12:15 – 12:30                     Group A               (places 5, 8, 9, 12)            [top 2 advance to quarter-finals to Group C]
12:30 – 12:40                     Break
12:40 – 12:55                     Group B                (places 6, 7, 10, 11) [top 2 advance to quarter-finals to Group D]
12:55 – 1:05                        Break
Quarter-finals
1:05 – 1:20                          Group C                (places 1, 4 from prelims & top 2 from Group A)  [top 2 move to semi-finals]
1:20 – 1:30                          Break
1:30 – 1:45                          Group D               (places 2, 3 from prelims & top 2 from Group B)  [top 2 move to semi-finals]
1:45 – 1:50                          Break
Semi-finals
1:50 – 2:05                          Semi-finals          (top 2 from Groups C & top 2 from Group D)  [top 2 move to finals]
2:05 – 2:15                          Break
Finals
2:15 – 2:30                          Finals                     (top 2 from semi-finals)
 
Men's Springboard Events (Thursday & Friday):
2:30 – 3:30                          Men's warm up on 3m
3:30 – 4:30                          Prelims (cut to top 12) [places 1, 2, 3, 4 have a bye in the round 2]
4:30 – 4:45                          Break
Round 2
4:45 – 5:00                          Group A               (places 5, 8, 9, 12)            [top 2 advance to quarter-finals to Group C]
5:00 – 5:10                          Break
5:10 – 5:25                          Group B                (places 6, 7, 10, 11)         [top 2 advance to quarter-finals to Group D]
5:25 – 5:35                          Break
Quarter-finals
5:35 – 5:50                          Group C                (places 1, 4 from prelims & top 2 from Group A)  [top 2 move to semi-finals]
5:50 – 6:00                          Break
6:00 – 6:15                          Group D               (places 2, 3 from prelims & top 2 from Group B)  [top 2 move to semi-finals]
6:15 – 6:25                          Break
Semi-finals
6:25 – 6:40                          Semi-finals          (top 2 from Groups C & top 2 from Group D)  [top 2 move to finals]
6:40 – 6:50                          Break
Finals
6:50 – 7:00                          Finals                     (top 2 from semi-finals)
 
Saturday
7:00 – 9:00                          Open Warm Up
9:00 – 10:00                       Women platform divers ONLY
10:00 – 11:30                     Women's Platform Preliminary
11:30 – 11:45                     Break
11:45 – 12:15                     Women's Platform Final (top 12 from prelims)
12:15 – 1:15                        Open Warm up Men's Platform
1:15 – 2:25                         Men's Platform Preliminary
2:25 – 2:40                          Break
2:40 – 3:10                         Men's Platform Final (top 12 from prelims)
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sammy Walker earned her NCAA Zone Diving Standards on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. Jason Gleason also recorded a victory in the men's 1-meter dive in the dual with Air Force.
 
UP NEXT: The men's and women's squads head to Sioux Falls for the 2020 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 19-22.
 
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2020 DENVER ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME RECEPTION:
Denver announced its 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame class in January. The inductees will be honored on the DU campus May 16. For more information, registration for the reception and donation information, click here
 
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Players Mentioned

Sammy Walker

Sammy Walker

Dive
5' 3"
Junior
Jason Gleason

Jason Gleason

Dive
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sammy Walker

Sammy Walker

5' 3"
Junior
Dive
Jason Gleason

Jason Gleason

5' 8"
Sophomore
Dive