TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Zoe Smith will become the first ISU athlete to compete in the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, while 11 different Sycamores will travel to compete at this week's CSCAA National Invitational Championship as Indiana State Swimming and Diving heads back to the pool this week.
 
Smith will take on the field at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships held at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on the campus of Indiana University. The three-day event runs from Thursday, March 9 – through Saturday, March 11 with Smith taking on the field in the 3M diving event on Thursday and the 1M diving event on Friday. Both events are set to start at 1 p.m.
 
The Sycamores will also send 11 athletes to the 2023 CSCAA National Invitational Championship held at the Elkhart Health & Aquatics Center in Elkhart, Ind. from March 9-11. Alexandria Cotter, Carmen Alard Vegas, Kaimi Matsumoto, Marni Gray, Chloe Farro, Alexa Szadorski, Raine Boles, Peyton Heagy, Dorotea Bukvic, Rhiannon Wozny, and Esther Rydbeck Norden will take on the field as the Sycamores look to build off arguably the best season in program history after finishing second at the 2023 MVC Championships.
 
"This meet is another chance to keep improving and growing as a program," Christensen said. "We've got 11 swimmers going, plus Zoe's diving results from Zones. It's a fun meet with a lot of energy and teams from all over the country. We had some big swims at this meet last year, so we're excited to see what we can do this year."
 
The Sycamores' last trip to the CSCAA National Invitational Championships was one to remember as ISU set school records in the 50 Fly, the 400-yard Medley Relay, the 100-yard IM, and the 400-yard Freestyle Relay. Madie Rutan also became the first ISU athlete to advance to a CSCAA final in program history after qualifying in the 100-yard backstroke. The Sycamores also posted their highest team finish at the event placing 25th among the competing institutions.
 
Indiana State fields a team in the CSCAA's for just the third time in program history. Individuals and relays may qualify for the CSCAA National Invitational Championship by winning their respective event(s) at a bona-fide collegiate conference championship. In addition, any individual or relay team who equals or surpasses the CSCAA 'A' standard during the qualifying period shall be eligible to compete at the Championship.
 
ISU has rewritten the record book in the 2022-23 season with the Sycamores posting new top times in eight different events, while the performance list and top-20 all-time list have seen drastic changes throughout the year.
 
Seven school records fell most recently at the 2023 MVC Championships as ISU set new marks in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Breaststroke, 50 Fly, 50 Breaststroke, and 400 Medley Relay. ISU also boasted the 200 Fly champion (Marni Gray), six All-Conference selections, and 10 All-Conference honorable mention nods in their highest finish at the conference championships in the program's short history.
 
On the diving side, Smith rewrote the Indiana State record book as the junior became the first ISU diver to crack 300.00 points in the 3M diving event back on January 21 against Illinois State. Smith's mark of 309.15 shattered the previous mark of 283.77 set by Elle Christine in 2018.
 
Smith also set the ISU record in the 1M diving event back in the fall with her score 290.55 nearly 12 points higher than the previous record set back in 2021. Overall, Smith boasts three of ISU's top eight career marks in the 3M and five of the top-10 marks in the 1M.
 
The NCAA Zone C Diving events schedule is as follows:
Thursday, March 9 – 1 p.m.

• Women's 3M (Top 9 women qualify)

Friday, March 10 – 1 p.m.

• Women's 1M (Top 10 women qualify)

The CSCAA Events schedule is as follows:
Thursday, March 9

• Prelims (9:30 a.m.): 50 Backstroke, 500 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay
• Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Free Relay, 50 Backstroke, 500 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 200 IM, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay (20 Fastest A Relays)

Friday, March 10

• Prelims (9:30 a.m.): 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle Relay
• Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle Relay (20 Fastest A Relays)

Saturday, March 11

• Prelims (9:30 a.m.): 100 IM, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 1650 Freestyle
• Finals (6 p.m.): 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle, 100 IM, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay

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