The ISU swimming and diving team’s season has ended, but individual opportunities for NCAA Championship berths are still in the mix.

Freshman Sydney Ronald, sophomore Julie Dickinson and junior Elyse Brouillette will all hunt down a shot at the NCAA Championship during the NCAA Zone “D” Diving Championships on March 9 to 11 in Iowa City.

The divers have been an integral part of the entire ISU swimming and diving team all season long. The divers fed off of the swimmers’ support and vice versa during the most important meets for the Cyclones.

That support is no longer there for these three divers in Iowa City. They will have to battle against different adversities in order to achieve difficult goals in Iowa City.

“We have turned off the music and tried to make it feel more like a meet,” Dickinson said. “It has been more relaxed and we have been running through our lists a lot.”

The absence of support from the swimmers, silence and performing as an individual are just a handful of differences in this event compared to what the divers have become accustomed to performing in.

These three divers may not have the normal support they get from teammates, but they do have some experience in their back pocket. Brouillette will make her third straight appearance at the Zone Diving Championships.

“As a team, we are just looking to be solid and have a good showing,” Brouillette said. “Personally, I really want to make NCAAs because they have changed the rules and it’s a little easier to qualify. I am hoping since I’ve been working really hard that things will work out in my favor.”

Brouillette is the 13th diver in ISU history to reach the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in three consecutive seasons as she continues to pursue her personal goals.

Diving coach Jeff Warrick has now coached 34 ISU divers to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in his 17 seasons as a coach for Iowa State.

“I know what I would like for an end result, but I want their focus to stay on what [they] need to do,” Warrick said. “They need to enjoy their time, they need to have a good positive outlook for it and they need to enjoy each other even as a small team. If they do those things just as they would for any other meet, they will have the result they want.”

Warrick has sent a diver to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in 26 consecutive seasons, which is a feat in itself. If one of his divers is able to achieve more, that would just add to the success he has brought to the ISU diving program.

The divers are adding to history as well in their own right. These three divers earning spots in the NCAA Zone Diving Championships marks the 10th time in school history that three or more divers have extended their season.

The three ISU divers making an appearance in Iowa City gathered six all-time top-20 performances to go along with six NCAA Zone qualifying scores this season.