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Krol Set to Compete at NCAA Division III Diving Regionals on Friday and Saturday

NCAA Division III Northeast/North Diving Regional 
Friday, February 28 (2 p.m.), Saturday, March 1 (12 p.m.)
Art Linkletter Natatorium, Springfield College | Springfield, Mass.

WHAT TO KNOW
• Babson sophomore David Krol (Grafton, Wisc.) will compete in the NCAA Division III Northeast/North Diving Regional on Friday and Saturday in Springfield, Mass.
• Krol qualified for the regionals for the second year in a row, the first Babson male diver to compete in NCAA post-season diving since Aaron Paradis '10 in 2010.

SCHEDULE
• Friday, February 28 – Men's 3-Meter (11 Dives, Voluntary 1st), 2 p.m.
• Saturday, March 1 - Men's 1-Meter (11 Dives, Voluntary 1st), 12 p.m.

2024 NCAA REGIONALS
• Krol made his first NCAA Regionals appearance at last year's meet at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
• The Babson rookie placed 14th in the 3-meter event with a score of 395.40 and 11th in the 1-meter event with a score of 410.75.

RECORD BREAKER
• Krol broke the 6-dive program record on both boards this year in the final dual meet of the season against Bridgewater State on February 8.
• The sophomore scored 342.30 on the 1-meter board to break his own program mark of 321.35 set last season, and he tallied 348.60 points on 3-meter to surpass the mark of 332.45 by Paradis in 2008.

QUALIFYING STANDARDS
• Divers must score at least 280 points on the same board in a dual meet twice during the season to qualify for the regionals.
• Krol scored higher than 280 points six times on the 1-meter board and five times on the 3-meter board.

SIZING UP THE COMPETITION
• Krol is one of 15 divers who qualified for the regionals, with all competing on both boards.
• The field includes two each from WPI, Merchant Marine Academy, Williams, Tufts, and NYU, and one from Connecticut College, Springfield, Colby, Babson, and MIT.
• Returning divers from last year's meet include Cameron Bizjak (Conn. College), Elias Brandt (Tufts), Christian Butler (Springfield), Thomas Cable (Merchant Marine), Brendan Griffiths (Merchant Marine), William Hopkins (NYU), Ivan Knoepflmacher (Colby), David Krol (Babson), Haochen Liu (Williams), Mitchell Mortenson (NYU), and Cameron Yuen (Tufts).
• Cable is the returning champion on both boards, while Liu was third on both boards and Griffiths was fourth on three-meter and fifth on one-meter.
 
2025 Divers Entered: 2024 Places
3M 1M
Biondi, Calder - Williams College  -- --
Bizjak, Cameron - Connecticut College 9th 14th
Brandt, Elias - Tufts University 6th 9th
Butler, Christian - Springfield College 10th 8th
Cable, Thomas - U.S. Merchant Marine  1st 1st
Corrente, Val - WPI -- --
Fitzgerald, Tom - WPI -- --
Griffiths, Brendan - U.S. Merchant Marine  4th 5th
Hopkins, William - New York University 11th 10th
Knoepflmacher, Ivan - Colby College -- 16th
Krol, David - Babson College 14th 11th
Liu, Haochen - Williams College  3rd 3rd
Mortenson, Mitchell - New York University 13th 15th
Remenicky, Truman – MIT -- --
Yuen, Cameron - Tufts University 5th 7th

DIVE SHEETS
 
David Krol (Babson) -- 3-Meter
Order Number Height Name DD
1 103B 3M Forward 1 1/2 Somersault Pike 1.6
2 201C 3M Back Dive Tuck 1.7
3 301C 3M Reverse Dive Tuck 1.8
4 403C 3M Inward 1 1/2 Somersault Tuck 1.9
5 5231D 3M Back 1 1/2 Somersault 1/2 Twist Free 2.0
6 105B 3M Forward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike 2.4
7 107C 3M Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck 2.8
8 205C 3M Back 2 1/2 Somersault Tuck 2.8
9 305C 3M Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Tuck 2.8
10 405C 3M Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Tuck 2.7
11 5233D 3M Back 1 1/2 Somersault 1 1/2 Twist Free 2.4
DD Total: 24.9
David Krol (Babson) -- 1-Meter
Order Number Height Name DD
1 103C 1M Forward 1 1/2 Somersault Tuck 1.6
2 201C 1M Back Dive Tuck 1.5
3 301C 1M Reverse Dive Tuck 1.6
4 401B 1M Inward Dive Pike 1.5
5 5231D 1M Back 1 1/2 Somersault 1/2 Twist Free 2.1
6 105B 1M Forward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike 2.6
7 203B 1M Back 1 1/2 Somersault Pike 2.3
8 303B 1M Reverse 1 1/2 Somersault Pike 2.4
9 403C 1M Inward 1 1/2 Somersault Tuck 2.2
10 404C 1M Inward 2 Somersault Tuck 2.8
11 5225D 1M Back 1 Somersault 2 1/2 Twist Free 2.7
DD Total: 23.3

 
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