Senior Papadakis dives her way back into NCAA Championships for third straight year

Harvard senior diver Samantha Papadakis qualified for the NCAA Championship with her performance at the NCAA Zone A Diving meet this weekend. Papadakis placed second in the 3-meter event and third in 1-meter competition.

She trailed Kate Hynes of Drexel, who won both events, and was third to Rider’s Amanda Burke in 1-meter competition. Papadakis posted scores of 586.90 in 3-meter diving and 539.10 in 1-meter diving.

She is one of five divers from Zone A to qualify for the championship meet, which will be held March 20-22 at Ohio State University.

This will mark the third consecutive NCAA championship appearance for Papadakis. She placed 29th in the 3-meter event last year.

Freshmen Anne Taylor and Jenny Reese also competed in the zone meet. Reese was 12th in the 1-meter event, while Taylor placed 16th in the 3-meter and 18th in the 1-meter.

Papadakis will be joined at the NCAA Championships by sophomore Alexandra Clarke and freshman Kate Mills, who both swam qualifying times at the Ivy Championships earlier this month.

—CRIMSON SPORTS STAFF