ELKHART & BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Zoe Smith made history as Indiana State's first diver to compete at the NCAA Zones C Diving Championships, while Marni Gray became just the second ISU swimmer to advance to a CSCAA event final to highlight the first day of postseason competition.
 
Smith finished 44th overall in the 3M diving field to highlight her first trip to the postseason, while Gray set a new ISU record in the 50-yard Fly on her way to advancing to and finishing 14th overall in the finals.
 
2023 CSCAA National Invitational Championship – Thursday Finals – Elkhart, Ind.
Marni Gray followed up setting the fastest time in program history in the 50-yard Fly in the prelims, by posting the second-fastest time in the finals as the senior became just the second ISU athlete to compete in a CSCAA NIC event final.
 
Gray went 24.82 to post the second sub-25 second time in program history in the event on her way to finishing 14th overall in the field. She now boasts four of the top five times in program history and 10 of the top 20 in the event.
 
The Sycamores' 200-yard Freestyle Relay team of Alexa Szadorski, Kaimi Matsumoto, Raine Boles, and Chloe Farro posted the 10th-fastest time in program history on their way to finishing 23rd overall in the field in 1:34.07.
 
ISU's 400-yard Medley Relay team posted the fifth-fastest time in school history with Carmen Alard Vegas, Kaimi Matsuomto, Marni Gray, and Alexa Szadorski touching the wall in 3:44.36.
 
Thursday CSCAA Final Results
200-yard Free Relay: 23rd – Alexa Szadorski, Kaimi Matsumoto, Raine Boles, Chloe Farro (1:34.07); Exh – Peyton Heagy, Marni Gray, Alexandria Cotter, Carmen Alard Vegas (1:36.27)
50-yard Fly: 14th – Marni Gray (24.82)
400-yard Medley Relay: 20th – Carmen Alard Vegas, Kaimi Matsumoto, Marni Gray, Alexa Szadorski (3:44.36); Exh – Alexandria Cotter, Dorotea Bukvic, Raine Boles, Chloe Farro (3:51.22)
 
2023 NCAA Zone C Diving - Thursday Prelims – Bloomington, Ind.
Zoe Smith made history on Thursday afternoon as the junior became the first Indiana State diver in program history to compete at the NCAA Zones.
 
Smith went through all six dives on the board to finish 44th overall in the field following her 211.70 score. She saved her best dive for last with her forward 3 ½ somersault tuck posting a score of 47.60 sitting as the 23rd-best dive of the round.
 
Thursday NCAA Zone C Diving Prelim Results
3M Diving: 44th – Zoe Smith (211.70)
 
2023 CSCAA National Invitational Championship- Thursday Prelims – Elkhart, Ind.
Indiana State opened up the Thursday morning CSCAA Prelims at the Elkhart Health & Aquatics Center with the 50-yard Backstroke as Carmen Alard Vegas took on the field. The senior touched the wall in 26.42 to place 46th overall in the preliminary field.
 
The Sycamores placed two in the 500-yard Freestyle field with Rhiannon Wozny and Esther Rydbeck Norden competing in the prelim round. Wozny cracked the five-minute mark finishing 49th overall in 4:59.95, while Rydbeck Norden was 50th in 5:00.37.
 
Marni Gray set a new ISU record in the 50-yard Fly on her way to becoming the second ISU swimmer to advance to a CSCAA final. Gray touched the wall in 24.76 to finish 12th in the field, while Kaimi Matsumoto (25.18, 32nd) and Raine Boles (25.63, 50th) also battled it out in their opening events.
 
Dorotea Bukvic nearly became the third Sycamore to advance to the finals as the sophomore finished 29th overall in the 200-yard IM. Bukvic's time of 2:04.35 put her outside the top-20, while Alexandria Cotter finished 49th in 2:06.30.
 
Alexa Szadorski took on the field in the 50-yard Freestyle. The 2023 MVC All-Conference selection finished 46th overall in 23.76.
 
Thursday CSCAA Preliminaries Results
50-yard Backstroke: 46th - Carmen Alard Vegas (26.42)
500-yard Freestyle: 49th – Rhiannon Wozny (4:59.95), 50th – Esther Rydbeck Norden (5:00.37)
50-yard Fly: 12th – Marni Gray (24.76), 32nd – Kaimi Matsumoto (25.18), 50th – Raine Boles (25.63)
200-yard IM: 29th – Dorotea Bukvic (2:04.35), 49th – Alexandria Cotter (2:06.30)
50-yard Freestyle: 46th - Alexa Szadorski (23.76)
50-yard Freestyle Time Trial: Peyton Heagy (24.05)
 
Up Next
NCAA Zone C Diving
Friday, March 10 – 1 p.m.

• Women's 1M (Top 10 women qualify)

CSCAA National Invitational Championship
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)

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