LGBTQ+ divers Cory Moreno, Anthony Musciano, Alex Obendorf & David Pfeifer compete at 2017 NCAA Meet

A look at how LGBTQ divers Cory Moreno (Old Dominion), Anthony Musciano (Drexel), Alex Obendorf (West Virginia), and David Pfeifer (Harvard) did at the 2017 NCAA Zone A Meet hosted by Virginia Tech in Christiansburg, Virginia, from March 6-8. “That’s a big thing, especially for just one zone,” said Obendorf, who came out publicly in 2014. “I personally wouldn’t think there would be that many [LGBT] people here.” Zone A, which spans from Virginia to Maine, was one of five zone meets held last week. Divers had to qualify for the zone meet during the regular season, and 40 men’s divers competed in Zone A, making the rainbow contingent 10% of the competitors. “It’s cool,” Moreno said of learning so many of the divers at such a big meet are out gay athletes. “I mean it’s not the first thing I focus on when I get here. We are all here focusing on diving and just trying to do a good job.” Obendorf performed best of the group. He made the top 18 to earn a spot in the finals on all three