LEXINGTON, Ky. — Southern Illinois divers Beibei Ji and Baobao Ji are set to make their third-straight appearance at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships from March 12-14 at the Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Ky. Both competitors will partake in the one- and three-meter dive. Live scoring will be available on LiveMeets.com.
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THE DIVERS
The Ji twins have combined for six Missouri Valley Conference diving titles in their three years with the SIU women’s program. At the 2020 MVC Championships, Baobao won the one-meter title while Beibei was first in the three-meter. Baobao was named MVC Diver of the Year for the second time in her career at the conclusion of the meet.
The duo has combined to win 18 events this season. Each has reached the 300-plateau in the one- and three-meter dive three-plus times.
Beibei placed 15th in the one-meter finals with a score of 519.75 at last year’s NCAA Zones meet. She was 21st in the three-meter dive prelims at 260.20. Baobao fell just shy of the finals in both events, as she took 21st in the one-meter prelims (253.45) and 23rd in the three-meter (257.95).
At the 2018 NCAA Zones, Beibei placed 11th in the three-meter dive (556.20), which was three points short of a top-10 finish and a berth at the NCAA National Championship meet.
SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 12
• 1 p.m. – Women’s 1-meter diving
Friday, March 13
• 1 p.m. – Women’s 3-meter diving
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