CLARION, Pa. --- The divers of the Golden Eagle men's swimming & diving team opened their season at home on Friday, with three Clarion divers hitting their first NCAA cuts of the season at the Don Leas Diving Invitational in Tippin Natatorium.
 
Michael Flamm, Ethan Coronado and Damon Light all hit their first national marks of the season, putting them halfway toward securing their appearances at the 2027 Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in March. Coronado and Flamm hit marks in the six-dive and 11-dive lists on the 1-meter board, and Light filled out the trio of three Golden Eagles to make it in the six-dive event on the 3-meter board.
 
The trio also authored an impressive feat on the 3-meter board, with all three Golden Eagles beating defending 3-meter national champion Santiago Santodomingo of Drury. Flamm won the board with a score of 340.50, followed by Coronado's second place finish at 333.83. Light rounded out the trio with a score of 311.78, and Andrue Stalboerger took fifth in the event with a 257.40.
 
On the 1-meter board, Coronado led the field in the 11-dive event with a score of 495.30. Flamm was second with a 470.33, while Stalboerger took third with a 428.63. Light placed fourth, posting a 405.60.