SMU's Burnett earns automatic NCAA Championship bid

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Burnett Punches Ticket To NCAAs At Zone Diving Championship

March 9, 2015

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Devin Burnett earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship on Monday night at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championship at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.

The senior from Plano, Texas, finished seventh overall in the one-meter with a two-round score of 701.20, earning his third career bid to the national championship. Burnett also qualified as a freshman and sophomore.

The top eight finishers in the one-meter competition received automatic bids to the NCAA Championship March 26-28 at the same venue in Iowa City.

Also competing for SMU were senior Hayden Hodges and freshman David Bunn. Hodges finished 14th overall with a two-round score of 624.90, while Bunn placed 22nd in the preliminary round with a score of 270.60.

The competition continues tomorrow at 5:45 p.m. with the three-meter dive. The top six finishers in three-meter will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championship. Live scoring will be available HERE.

[PoconoPony]

What happened to KIng? Has not competed in any championships.

[EastStang]

Looks like he's the only one going to the meet. Hopefully the new Nat will make it easier to recruit.