PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Sophomore Landon Orth and senior Shaylee Daniels competed in the NCAA DI Zone A Diving Championships at Rutgers on Monday and Tuesday.

In the NCAA, there are five zones for diving, Zones A through E. Zone A runs from Virginia to Maine, extending to Pittsburgh and all the way across the east coast. Navy, Harvard, Virginia Tech, Penn State, Pitt, and Yale were among the teams at the meet. 

Orth competed in the Zone A Championships in the 2023-24 season and is only the second male in Lafayette history to qualify. The Papillion, Neb. native placed 47th of 53 competitors in the 1-meter dive with a score of 215.15. 

Daniels is the first female diver in Lafayette history to qualify and compete at the Zone A Championships. The Lancaster, Pa. native finished 72nd of 80 qualifiers in the 1-meter dive, scoring 187.60.

"Landon and Shaylee did well. The nature of this meet is to determine which five to seven divers from each event will be Zone A's qualifiers to the women's and men's NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships," said Lafayette head coach James Dailey. "Our zone is quite a bit larger than all the other zones with over 130 qualifiers."

"Both had great seasons, breaking our diving school records and placing highly at Patriot League Championships," Dailey continued. "I am very happy for both of them, they trained very hard and took some risks learning new dives this year. Their hard work, determination and commitment allowed this opportunity to happen, helping start a tradition that we as a program hope to follow."

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