Filipcic Set to Compete at NCAA Championships

NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Date: Wednesday, Mar. 16 - Saturday, Mar.  19 (9 a.m. / 5 p.m. CT)
Location: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Ga.
ESPN3 Live Stream (Mar. 18-19, 5 p.m. CT)
ESPNU Tape Delay (Mar. 29, 6:00 p.m. CT)

Nebraska diver Anna Filipcic travels to Atlanta, Ga., for the 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships held March 16-19. This marks the third consecutive season Filipcic has qualified for the Championships.  Filipcic was the lone Husker to qualify for the meet.

Filipcic, a junior from Omaha, Neb., has tallied 19 top-five finishes this season, including 15 event titles. At the 2016 Big Ten Championships, Filipcic earned second-place in the one-meter dive and a ninth-place finish in the three-meter dive. Filipcic has also set career-bests in both the one- and three-meter dives this season. Filipcic set a new career-best in the one-meter dive at the 2016 Big Ten Championships, while her career-best in the three-meter dive came at a dual-meet against Illinois.

Filipcic qualified for the NCAA meet after finishing ninth in the three-meter dive and fifth in the one-meter dive at the Zone D Diving Meet last week in College Station, Texas. She will compete in both the one- and three-meter dives, held Thursday and Friday at the meet. 

The 2016 NCAA Championships begin with preliminaries at 9 a.m. and finals at 5 p.m. each day. ESPN3 will live stream finals on Friday and Saturday evening. Live results will be available on NCAA.com. Check back in to Huskers.com for updates.