ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland Swim and Dive team will be competing in the CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida in the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training center on March 14th through the 16th. Additionally, two divers on the women's diving team including
Ellie Chalifoux and
Victoria Sanders will showcase their talents at NCAA Zones Diving Competition this Thursday, through Saturday as well.
These are the first post season meets for the Golden Grizzlies after clinching the Horizon League title for the 11th consecutive year in the conference. Both swimmers and divers showed out and brought home the win for Oakland in Indianapolis this past February and have now prepped themselves for the post-season.
Chalifoux and Sanders are returning to the NCAA Zones Championships at the Zone C site to represent Oakland again this year following their remarkable year this season. Both athletes made podium finishes off the diving board at conference championships helping lead the Golden Grizzlies to another championship title, respectively.
On the flip side, the athletes competing in the lanes for Oakland this weekend include
Clarissa Bezuidenhout,
Mia Englender,
Erika Pietras,
Ronja Riihinen,
Jordyn Shipps,
Sam Thiessen,
Ian Allen, Charlie Brown,
Sofus Balladone,
Christian Bart,
Jonas Cantrell,
Dane Charleston,
Colin Martin,
Auben Nugent,
Harry Nicholson, Chris Palvadre,
Micah Scheffer, and
Jack Wike.
The Golden Grizzlies look to continue this winning streak and punch impressive times in the lanes and high scores off the diving board this weekend.
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