CLARION, Pa. --- Five Golden Eagles officially qualified for the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships and a sixth hit her first mark toward that purpose on Saturday afternoon, as the divers of the Golden Eagle women's swimming & diving team competed at the Clarion Fall Classic on Saturday.
 
The Golden Eagle women excelled on the 1-meter board on Saturday, with five divers hitting NCAA qualifying marks on the board. Of those six, five of them – Katie Madigan, Colleen Hudson, Alexis Brumley, Taelyn Thomas and Kylie Browne – hit their second NCAA qualifying marks, officially punching their tickets for Indianapolis in March. The other, Reese Norton, hit her first mark of the season, putting her halfway to the championship.
 
Madigan won the 11-dive event on the 1-meter board, posting a score of 432.53, followed by Hudson (430.20) and Thomas (422.10) in second and third respectively. Browne took fourth on the board with a 404.18 and Norton placed fifth with a score of 400.58. Brumley, meanwhile, won the six-dive event on the board with a score of 279.23.
 
The Golden Eagles were the only team to have any competitors complete all 11 dives on the 3-meter board, with Hudson leading the way with a 502.13. Thomas took second in the event with a 455.33, followed by Madigan's score of 430.50. Norton took fourth with a score of 385.35. Brumley won the six-dive event with a score of 286.60.