Charley Bayer

AWARDS/HONORS

• 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
• All-SEC Freshman Team (2023)
• SEC Diver of the Week (10/11/23)

SOPHOMORE (2023-24)

• Earned a pair of event wins on the 1-meter springboard during South Carolina’s dual versus North Carolina and again against Duke
• Placed in the top-three eight times throughout the season with six of those on the 1-meter and two on them on 3-meter
• Made the finals on the 1-meter board at both the Tennessee Invitational and the Tennessee Diving Invitational
• Competed in all three diving events at the SEC Championships
• Made the finals on the platform at the SEC Championships where he placed 16^th overall
• Qualified for the NCAA Zone Championships on both springboards for the second consecutive year
• Made the finals of the 3-meter at the Zone Championships where he placed 12^th overall

FRESHMAN (2022-23)

• Saw action in all of South Carolina’s dual meets during the season
• Earned event wins in the 1-meter dive during South Carolina’s dual versus LSU and versus Davidson
• Placed in the top-three 13 times throughout the season with seven of those on the 1-meter and six in the 3-meter
• Made finals at the Tennessee Diving Invitational in the 1-meter dive where he finished 9^th overall
• Competed in all three diving events at the SEC Championships
• Made the finals of the 3-meter at the SEC Championships where he placed seventh overall
• Qualified for the NCAA Zone Championships in the 1- and 3-meter dives
• Made the finals of the 1-meter at the NCAA Zone Championships where he placed ninth overall
• Was named SEC Diver of the Week during Week 3 of the season

PRE-COLLEGE

• Dove for East Grand Rapids High School for four years under coach Tyler Fick, becoming back-to-back state champions, three-time All-American, setting a new Michigan state record, and becoming the Division 3 diver of the year
• Dove club for Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics under coach Jean-Luc Miralda. Was named the MLA diver of the year, became a national qualifier, and made the semifinals of the 3m dive at Junior Nationals
• Individual Best Scores:
  • 1-meter: 370.05 (6 dives), 590.85 (11 dives)
  • 3-meter: 494.90 (11 dives)

PERSONAL

• Business major
• Son to Shari and Tim, brother to Christian and Grace
• Favorite foods are barbeque and all breakfast foods
• Hobbies include fishing, snowboarding, exploring, and mountain biking