March 12, 2006

COLUMBIA, Missouri (SMU) - Two SMU divers wrapped up the final day of the 2006 NCAA Zone D Diving event in Columbia, Missouri.

Philip Griffin placed 5th on the platform with a score of 437.45 while Eric Sehn from Texas A&M won the event with a score of 799.90.

Griffin received an automatic bid to the NCAA National Championship with his performance in the three-meter event as he took second place.

At NCAA Nationals, to be held in Athens, Ga., from March 23-25, the NCAA rules are set up so that, even though a diver only qualifies on one board at Zones, he competes on each board at nationals that he competes on in the Zone meet.

On the women's side, Kristin Schild placed 10th with a score of 393.40. Texas diver, Jessica Livingston won the platform event with a mark of 585.05.