SCOREBOARD WATCHING: CLUB DIVING
Loyola Academy’s Christopher Canning, seen here at the IHSA state meet last winter, is now a three-time All-American. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Four big names — Michael Diveris, Christopher Canning, Alex O’Toole and Jesse Creed — got it done.
That foursome led the way as Windy City Diving took first place in the USA Diving Junior Olympic Zone D championship at the University of Missouri on July 7-10.
The four standouts, along with 13 other teammates, will now compete in the national championships in Moultrie, Georgia on Aug. 1-14.
Creed, who will be a sophomore at New Trier, had a terrific showing in the 14-15 girls competition. She won two events: 3-meter springboard and platform. She also qualified to the nationals in the senior women’s 1-meter platform.
Diveris, a 2016 grad at Lake Forest High School, advanced to the nationals after placing seventh in the 1-meter springboard and 11th in the 3-meter springboard.
O’Toole, who will be a junior at Loyola Academy, finished ninth in the 3-meter springboard. He’s returning to the boards for the first time in two years.
Canning, who is set for his senior year with the Ramblers, continues to shine on the national stage. The three-time All-American, who took second in the IHSA state meet last winter, won the 16-18 boys platform and 3-meter senior men’s event. He also qualified in the 16-18 1-meter springboard, boys 3-meter springboard and senior men’s 1-meter springboard.
The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association named Canning the boys independent school national champion for the 2015-16 season.
In the team competition, Windy City tallied 426 points to beat Nebraska Diving Club (312 points). Creed led all women divers with 59 points. Canning led all men divers with 60 points.
In addition to Canning, Diveris and Lake Forest grad Alex Streighiff also earned All-America honors. Streighiff will dive at the University of Iowa. Diveris will dive for the University of Pennyslvania.
Glenbrook Aquatics: Ryan Cohn has qualified for nationals in the 14-15 boys division in three events: 1 meter, 3 meter and platform.