McCormack, Vock Named All-Americans on Day 1
MINNEAPOLIS — University of Miami divers Kara McCormack and Thea Vock both earned All-America recognition in the one-meter diving event Thursday at the 2014 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.
McCormack took seventh in the 1-meter with 312.30 points, while Vock finished eighth in the event 310.05 points. The outright All-America honors were the second for McCormack, the reigning ACC Women’s Diver of the Year, and the first for Vock, who missed all of 2012-13 while recovering from surgery.
“This was an awesome start to the Championships,” head coach Randy Ableman said. “It was Thea and Kara’s first 1-meter final, and they competed so well. I’m proud of both of them.”
The two Hurricanes earned a trip to the finals with solid showings in the morning preliminary round. Vock finished fourth with a prelim score of 305.50, while McCormack’s 292.40 was good for seventh place.
Vock’s last top finish was Honorable Mention All-America in the 3-meter event at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. After recovering from labrum surgery for all of last season, Vock delivered another dominant showing to take home her first All-American honors.
“I’m especially proud of Thea, who came back from a significant shoulder surgery to take All-America honors,” Ableman said. “Thanks to Dr. Lee Kaplan for making it possible.”
McCormack, who qualified for NCAA’s with a top finish in the platform event at Zone B qualifying, built on her impressive resume with her second career All-American honors. The Austin, Texas, native, who took home All-America status with a sixth-place showing in platform in 2013, earned her career-first honors in the 1-meter event with a dominant performance.
“This was a great day for the Hurricanes,” Ableman said. “Hopefully we will continue to make Miami proud for the rest of the tournament.”
The Hurricanes divers will continue their journey at the 2014 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Tuesday with the 3-meter event. Preliminaries are scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET, with finals scheduled for 7 p.m.
