Friday, March 28
Federal Way, Wash.
3 p.m. Prelims/9 p.m. Finals
West Virginia University
vs
NCAA Championships
Recker to Compete at 2025 NCAA Championships in Washington
March 27, 2025 09:10 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore Owen Recker of the West Virginia University men's swimming and diving team will compete at the 2025 Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington, on March 28 and 29.
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Recker became the first male WVU diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2022 after placing fifth on platform at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships. A 12th place finish on 3-meter also qualified Recker in the event for the NCAA Championships.
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"I am ecstatic about my first NCAAs," Recker said. "After not making finals individually at the Big 12 Championships, I wasn't sure what to expect. It was definitely a turnaround qualifying in two events for nationals."
Recker is the lone Mountaineer to qualify for the NCAA Championships and is the first student-athlete from the men's swimming and diving team to qualify since 2023. Recker is one of 12 divers who qualified from Zone A following the diving championships.
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He will compete in the 3-meter prelims on Friday at 1 p.m. ET and the platform prelims on Saturday at 1 p.m. The NCAA Championships will be live-streamed on ESPN+.
Support the Swimming & Diving Sport Enhancement Fund to help make a difference in the experience provided to our student-athletes and coaches! Our teams rely on these donations for equipment purchases, team travel, ever-increasing recruiting costs, and other operational expenses. Invest in champions today!
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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Recker became the first male WVU diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2022 after placing fifth on platform at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships. A 12th place finish on 3-meter also qualified Recker in the event for the NCAA Championships.
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"I am ecstatic about my first NCAAs," Recker said. "After not making finals individually at the Big 12 Championships, I wasn't sure what to expect. It was definitely a turnaround qualifying in two events for nationals."
Recker is the lone Mountaineer to qualify for the NCAA Championships and is the first student-athlete from the men's swimming and diving team to qualify since 2023. Recker is one of 12 divers who qualified from Zone A following the diving championships.
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He will compete in the 3-meter prelims on Friday at 1 p.m. ET and the platform prelims on Saturday at 1 p.m. The NCAA Championships will be live-streamed on ESPN+.
Support the Swimming & Diving Sport Enhancement Fund to help make a difference in the experience provided to our student-athletes and coaches! Our teams rely on these donations for equipment purchases, team travel, ever-increasing recruiting costs, and other operational expenses. Invest in champions today!
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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