SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Bridgewater State University junior Cailey Simard (Haverhill, Mass.) placed sixth out of a field of 29 student-athletes during the one-meter diving competition on Friday evening at the 2025 NCAA Division III Northeast/North Regional Women's Diving Championships hosted by Springfield College and held at the Art Linkletter Natatorium.

Simard, who is making her third straight appearance at the regional diving championships, posted an 11-dive score of 415.35 points.

Simard's highest-scoring dive today was a back 1 somersault 2 1/2 twist free for which she earned 47.25 points on her final dive. A reverse 1 1/2 somersault pike that Simard attempted for her ninth dive scored a 46.80. She also recorded 43.20 points on her tenth dive (inward 1 1/2 somersault pike) and 41.60 points on her seventh (forward 2 1/2 somersault pike).

Junior Sydney Bluestein of Amherst College captured top honors at the championship meet on the one-meter board for the second straight season with 469.70 points.

NYU senior Issara Schmidt (463.89 pts.) and MIT sophomore Fiora Beratahani (440.50 pts.) rounded out the top three scorers at the meet. They were followed by senior Adelaide Herman (421.85 pts.) of Williams College in fourth place, MIT senior Rachel Loh (417.40 pts.) in fifth, and Simard in sixth.

Last season, Simard placed eighth out of a field of 31 student-athletes during the one-meter competition. She also finished 17th out of 26 competitors as a freshman in 2023.

Simard will compete in the three-meter diving competition on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 PM.

The top four finishers in each of the two diving events automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, with qualifications beyond the top four possible to reach a total of eight divers that will qualify from the region.