April 6, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Two UNC divers will be competing at the Speedo USA Diving Spring National Championships in Minneapolis next week, with spots in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving up for grabs.

Ryan Funderburk (3-meter) and Erika Matheis (1-meter, 3-meter) are slated to dive in the preliminaries on April 13-14. UNC recruit Jenna Moore (1-meter and 3-meter) is also scheduled to compete in the prelims.

Divers can prequalify into the semifinals based on finishes in past events, so the number of spots available on each event varies to get to 24 divers in the semifinals, which begin April 16.

Men's 3-meter: The top 8 divers from the preliminaries will advance to the semifinals

Women's 1-meter: The top 17 divers from the preliminaries will advance to the semifinals

Women's 3-meter: The top 11 divers from the preliminaries will advance to the semifinals

The top eight divers in the 3-meter and 10-meter finals will qualify for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving.