Krol Set to Compete in Third NCAA Division III Regional Diving Championships
WHAT TO KNOW • Babson junior David Krol (Grafton, Wisc.) will compete in the NCAA Division III Region 3 North/Northeast Diving Championships on Friday and Saturday in New London, Conn. • Krol qualified for the Regionals for the third year in a row, the first Babson male diver to compete in NCAA post-season diving since Aaron Paradis '10 in 2010.
lede photo — generalNCAA Region 3 North/Northeast Diving Championships
Friday, February 27-28
Lott Natatorium | New London, Conn.
WHAT TO KNOW
• Babson junior
David Krol (Grafton, Wisc.) will compete in the NCAA Division III Region 3 North/Northeast Diving Championships on Friday and Saturday in New London, Conn.
• Krol qualified for the Regionals for the third year in a row, the first Babson male diver to compete in NCAA post-season diving since Aaron Paradis '10 in 2010.
**SCHEDULE **
• Friday, February 27 – Men's 3-Meter (11 Dives, Voluntary 1st), 2 p.m.
• Saturday, February 28 - Men's 1-Meter (11 Dives, Voluntary 1st), 12 p.m.
NCAA REGIONALS HISTORY
• Krol made his first NCAA Regionals appearance in 2024 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and placed 14th in the 3-meter event with a score of 395.40 and 11th in 1-meter with a score of 410.75.
• The Babson standout returned to the regionals last winter at Springfield College, and placed eighth on 3-meter with a score of 442.80 points and ninth on 1-meter with a score of 418.35 points.
CONFERENCE SUCCESS
• After missing the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships due to injury as a rookie in 2024, Krol earned his first podium finishes by placing second on 3-meter (493.50) and third on 1-meter (469.50) at the 2025 championships at WPI.
• Krol repeated his podium performances at this year's conference meet last weekend at MIT, placing second on both boards with career-high scores of 514.92 on 3-meter and 487.40 on 1-meter.
RECORD BREAKER
• Krol broke the 6-dive program record on both boards in 2024-25, scoring 342.30 on the 1-meter board to break his own program mark of 321.35, and 348.60 points on 3-meter to surpass the mark of 332.45 by Paradis in 2008.
• Krol scored a career-high 514.92 points on 3-meter at last weekend's NEWMAC Championships, which was less than three points on the four-decades-old program record of 517.75 set by Paul Cuneo '85.
QUALIFYING STANDARDS
• Divers must score at least 280 points on the same board in a dual meet twice during the season to qualify for the regionals.
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