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Derek Colbert Season 2024-25

PosDiving
ClassFreshman
HometownProsper, Texas

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2026 NCAA Qualifier (Platform Diving)
  • 2025 NCAA Qualifier (Platform Diving)
  • 2024 USA Diving Tier 3 (Senior) High Performance Squad member

2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Placed third in 3-meter with a 334.30 score and platform with a 327.85; tied for fourth in 1-meter with a score of 305.00 at Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 20-22). 
  • Took sixth in 1-meter and 3-meter with respective scores of 227.48 and 241.95 against Louisville (Jan. 9).
  • Earned fourth in 3-meter with a 261.15 score; placed fifth in 1-meter with a score of 275.93 (Jan. 10).
  • Won bronze in 1-meter with a score of 291.67 against Southern Illinois (Jan. 31).
  • Placed 32nd in 1-meter with a 237.25 score at SEC Championships (Feb. 16-21).
  • Recorded a seventh place finish on platform with a 699.55 score at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships (March 9-11).
  • Earned 28th in platform with a score of 308.75 at NCAA Championships (March 25-28). 

2024-25 (FRESHMAN)

  • Scored a career-best 356.75 in platform diving for second place at Georgia Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
  • Earned 10th place in senior men platform diving at 2024 USA Diving Winter National Championships with a score of 623.90 (Dec. 11-15).
  • Took 14th place in platform diving with a score of 327.05 at SEC Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 17-22).
  • Punched his ticket to NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships with a score of 753.45 in platform diving to finish fifth at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships (March 10-12).
  • Put up a 317.90 score in platform diving at NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships (March 26-29).

PREP

  • 3x District Runner-Up, 3x Regional Runner-Up
  • 4x All-District and 4x All-Region Team honoree
  • State Bronze medalist
  • 3x All-American
  • 3x All-State Team honoree
  • UIL State bronze medalist
  • 3x 5A TISCA Runner-Up and 4x 6A TISCA Runner-Up
  • 5A TISCA Team Champion
  • 2024 District Team Champions and Regional Team Runners-Up
  • Swam for Dallas Metroplex Diving
  • Junior National Finalist and Fifth Place Finisher
  • Regional Champion, 2x Regional Runner-Up, Zone B Diving Champion
  • Selected for the U.S. Senior National Team

PERSONAL

  • Born on Jan. 25, 2006
  • Son of John and Tamara Colbert
  • Has two brothers, Deacon and Aaron
  • Studying Physical Therapy
Photo by: Julia Hasbrouck

Sophomore
2025-26

Diving