Auburn's Scott Lazeroff will dive for a spot on the USA Olympic Team on Sunday. The rising sophomore scored a 671.10 on Tuesday and stands in 11th after the platform semifinals at the 2016 USA Diving Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Lazeroff posted a 325.50 during Tuesday's preliminaries and a 345.60 in the semifinals to be one of 12 to dive for an Olympic spot.
David Boudia leads the field with a 1007.25, followed by Steele Johnson with a 961.80. David Dinsmore is third with a score of 953.90 and they are the only three competitors that have score over 800 points.
The finals will be held Sunday at 5:40 p.m. CST and air live on NBC.
Lazeroff was one of 19 entrants in the preliminaries of the men's platform event. The top 18 divers advanced to the semifinals, which was then narrowed to the top 12 competing for a chance to join Team USA in Rio.
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, take place Aug. 5-21. Olympic swimming will take place Aug. 6-13 at the Olympic Auquatics Stadium at Barra Olympic Park. Olympic platform diving preliminaries are Aug. 19 with semifinals and finals on Aug. 20.
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