Hayward Finishes 17th in NCAA Diving Regional
Anderson University men’s diving sophomore Matthew Hayward finished 17th place in the 1-meter diving event during Saturday’s NCAA D-III Central Diving Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Anderson University men's diving sophomore Matthew Hayward finished 17th place in the 1-meter diving event during Saturday's NCAA D-III Central Diving Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hayward competed in diving regionals for the first time in his career. He qualified for diving regionals during the 2021 season before they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hayward posted an 11-dive score of 390.05 points and an average of 35.46 points per dive.
He broke 44 points on two of his dives. Hayward's best dive came on the seventh dive, when he completed a 405C inward two-and-a-half somersault tuck for a score of 44.95 points. He also recorded a 403B inward one-and-a-half somersault pike for a score of 44.40 points.
ASSISTANT DIVING COACH ANDRA PAVICH'S COMMENTS
I am so incredibly proud of Matthew for how he dove at regionals. He had some fantastic dives and I'm really proud of him for the way he handled himself. He powered through the most challenging part of the meet and had an overall great meet. I'm really excited to see what next season will bring for both Halle [Strege] and Matthew.
MATTHEW HAYWARD'S COMMENTS
Regionals was a really fun experience. I had fun competing at a high level with other good divers.
