Members of the Mizzou swimming and diving team competed at the Speedo Champions Series Section (LCM) meets last week. A host of Tigers swam at the Central Section at Mizzou's Mizzou Aquatic Center, July 16-19, while two Tigers competed at the Western Sectional in Mt. Hood, Ore., July 15-19.

Missouri divers Clark Thomas and Lauren Reedy qualified for the U.S. Championships with wins over the weekend in the USA Diving Zone C National Preliminaries in Dallas.

Mizzou diver Clark Thomas earned a spot at August's 2014 AT&T USA Diving National Championships with a win on the 3-meter at last weekend's USA Diving Zone C National Preliminaries at SMU's A.R. Barr Pool in Dallas, Texas. Thomas became the second Tiger diver to qualify for the National Championships, joining Lauren Reedy.

Mizzou baseball has announced the Mizzou Hitting Experience, a brand new competitive learning experience for children in grades 5-12. The experience is designed to help baseball players learn and grow as hitters. Our belief is that we must learn how to compete and we must learn how to push ourselves to become great. With the hitting experience, hitters will have a great opportunity to do just that. We also believe that the guest speakers that you will have an opportunity to hear speak will offer some advice, encouragement, expertise, etc., that will hopefully translate to becoming a better baseball player.

A recent hot topic inside the world of collegiate athletics is what happens to those individuals who decide to leave early and pursue their professional athletics career. In particular, what are the opportunities at-hand for student-athletes to return to their former university and complete their college degree?