Cubberley, Spyker compete on 1-meter board at NCAA III Diving Regionals

Cubberley, Spyker compete on 1-meter board at NCAA III Diving Regionals
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March 2, 2024

GRANVILLE — Junior Holden Cubberley (Celina) and senior Charlie Spyker (Harrod/Shawnee) competed in the 1-meter diving competiton of the NCAA Division I Region 1 Diving Championships on Saturday afternoon.

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The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (8-4 overall)
  • Venue: Trumbull Aquatics Center - Granville, Ohio
  • The 1-meter diving competition consisted of 21 divers doing 11 dives each.

Meet Highlights

  • Cubberley scored 375.80 points in his 11 dives, which was good for 16th place.
  • Spyker finished 20th with 289.45 points.

Notables

  • The meet consists of the 3-meter diving on Friday and the 1-meter diving on Saturday.
  • Both men were hindered by 0.0 scores on each of their fifth dives in the competition.
  • The top six individuals, with selections based on results from both boards, will earn bids to compete at the NCAA III Championships March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C.
  • Cubberley is making his third appearance at the Diving Regionals and participated in the 2022 NCAA III Championships.
  • He was sixth in 2023 and ninth in 2022.
  • He is also a 6-time Ohio Athletic Conference Champion and has won OAC Diver of the Year honors each of his first three seasons at ONU.
  • Cubberley holds the school records for both the 1-meter (524.35 points) and 3-meter (527.30 points) diving competitions.
  • He finished third out of 20 in the 3-meter diving on Friday with 430.50 points, giving him a solid change of advancing to the NCAA Championships.
  • Spyker is also making his third appearance at the Regionals on the 1-meter board, having finished 32nd in 2023 and 25th in 2022.
  • Austin Veltman is 31-17 in his sixth season as head coach of the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • Cubberley will wait until Monday to find out if he is selected to compete at the NCAA III Championships March 20 and 22 in Greensboro, N.C.