Mizzou Diver Excels at NCAA Zone Championships; The Buzz, Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Missouri Tigers diver Collier Dyer is off to a hot start at the NCAA Zone Diving Meet in Iowa City, Iowa hosted by the Iowa Hawkeyes. So far, Dyer has qualified for two separate events at the NCAA Championships.
For starters, Dyer punched his first ticket by qualifying for the 1-meter diving event in the NCAA Championship. He did this by securing eighth place in the event with a final score of 666.50 while easily making it through the preliminary rounds. He joined female teammate Megan Jolly in doing so, who qualified for the NCAA Championship as well.
✌️ tickets please
— Mizzou Swimming & Diving (@MizzouSwimDive) March 11, 2025
Congratulations to Collier Dyer and Megan Jolly on qualifying for the 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships!#MIZ🐯🌊 pic.twitter.com/h6ScbWn1Eh
Dyer wasn't satisfied with just one qualification, however. After sliding by preliminaries in the 3-meter dive with a score of 334.90, Dyer again qualified for the NCAA Championship in the event. The Littleton, Colorado native did it this time with a score of 717.70 to take seventh place in the event.
The men's side of the NCAA Diving Championships starts on Wednesday, March 26 and runs through Saturday, March 29. The event takes place in Federal Way, Washington.
Today's Schedule
- Swim and dive vs NCAA Zone Diving Championships in Iowa City, Iowa — Preview, Watch
- No. 15 LSU takes on No. 15 Mississippi State in the SEC tournament at 6:00 p.m. CT in Nashville, Tennessee. The winner takes on the Missouri Tigers in round two of the tournament.
Did you notice?
Florida State head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton, who helped develop Missouri head coach Dennis Gates, is honored at the ACC men's basketball tournament. Hamilton will step down once the season is complete.
Our king being honored at the ACC Tournament 👑 pic.twitter.com/Md0vs5ywT8
— Ivetta (@IvettaAbramyan) March 11, 2025
Listen to a sneak peak into the defensive side of the ball of a Missouri Tigers football practice with linebacker coach Derek Nicholson:
.@CoachDNic 𝗠𝗜𝗖’𝗗 𝗨𝗣 🗣️🎤#MIZ pic.twitter.com/4doVAXgqJM
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) March 11, 2025
Take a look at where Missouri basketball's rotational depth lies in a metric system compared to other teams throughout the nation:
Which CBB teams have the best rotation depth?
— Evan Miyakawa (@EvanMiya) March 11, 2025
This graph shows the difference between each team's most impactful player and 8th most impactful player, according to BPR at https://t.co/cegyfz96ax (for top 40 teams).
Duke's entire rotation is absurd ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/NEzWFgEhHt
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Michael Stamps is attending the University of Missouri pursuing a degree in journalism. He joined Missouri Tigers On SI as a recruiting writer in 2023, but his beats have subsequently included football and basketball, plus recruiting. Michael is from Papillion, Neb.
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