The Missouri Tigers have a national champion in diving. A new program record, too
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- Collier Dyer won Mizzou’s first NCAA diving title with a 497.75 3‑meter score.
- Dyer broke the program record and improved from a nonfinal 280.95 a year earlier.
- Nebrich, Zubik, a relay and three platform divers compete on final day.
The Missouri Tigers have their first national champion in swimming/diving since 2018.
Mizzou senior Collier Dyer won the men’s 3-meter diving event with a program-record 497.75 score in Friday’s NCAA Championship finals at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
Dyer, from Littleton, Colorado, is the Missouri aquatic program’s first NCAA champion since swimmer Fabian Schwingenschlogl won the 100 breaststroke title eight years ago — and the Tigers’ first-ever national champion diver.
“Incredibly grateful and proud to represent Mizzou,” Collier said in a Mizzou news release. “I wouldn’t be here without the village of people that have supported me throughout my journey. M-I-Z!”
Collier reached the Friday final with a sixth-place showing in the preliminary rounds. At that point he had a score of 387.55.
In other words, he showed out in the final.
“Collier did a great job tonight,” MU diving coach Kyle Bogner said in the MU news release. “I’m so proud of what he has accomplished as a Missouri Tiger and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for him.”
Finishing after Collier Friday were runner-up Luke Sitz of SMU (495.30) and Moritz Wesemann of USC (485.85).
Said head coach Andrew Grevers, also in the MU news release: “I’m incredibly proud of Collier and Coach Bogner. What stands out most is how Collier handled the adversity he faced midseason with resilience, maturity, and belief in himself.
“To respond the way he did and finish as an NCAA Champion speaks volumes about his character and the leadership of our diving program. It’s a special moment for our entire team.”
On Saturday, the final day of the national competition, Missouri’s Luke Nebrich will be competing in the 100-yard free; Jan Zubik will swim the 200-yard fly; the Tigers swim the 400-yard free relay; and three more divers compete in platform: Tanner Braunton, Tommaso Zannella and Derek Colbert.
This story was originally published March 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM.