Garcia earns All America honors at NCAA diving

Penn State diver Hector Garcia Boissier earned honorable mention All-America honors for his performance in Thursday’s competition at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

Garcia, a freshman, placed 15th on the 1-meter board, tallying 335.65 points in the B-final. His honorable mention is the program’s first since Adam Pierce in 2006.

Teammates Logan Knauss and Jack Crow placed 37th and 38th, respectively.

Garcia will compete in the 3-meter dive on Friday and on the platform on Saturday. Crow is also set to compete in the 3-meter event.

This story was originally published March 24, 2016 at 11:43 PM with the headline "Garcia earns All America honors at NCAA diving."