Men's Swimming & Diving November 11, 2016

Panther’s Back At Home To Host Flames

Milwaukee women look to stay undefeated

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee swimming & diving teams wrap up their three-meet home stand this weekend by hosting conference rival UIC Saturday at noon from the Klotsche Natatorium pool.

Scouting The Meet
Milwaukee is off to a great start on both sides. The Panther women are a perfect 3-0 on the year, while the Milwaukee men are 1-2, with a win over Wheaton last weekend sandwiched by narrow losses to D-II power Grand Valley State and conference rival Wright State.

UIC comes into the weekend after a busy meet just one week ago where they hosted three other league schools for a very busy Saturday. Both the Flame men and women beat Green Bay and Wright State while losing to Oakland. Both squads are 5-2 overall as they come into the Klotsche Natatorium Saturday.

League Notice
With just three weeks of meets in the books, Milwaukee has already made its presence known with some of the top performances in the Horizon League this season, with the league office taking note. Four Panthers have already earned athlete of the week awards. Here is the complete list so far this season:

Oct. 18 – Dakota Skenandore
Oct. 25 – Sara Bentley, Jacob Fase
Nov. 8 – Carley Thomas

History Of Success
Milwaukee just missed another Horizon League Championship last February at the league meet, taking second on the women's side for the third-straight year.

In all, UWM has won seven Horizon League titles in swimming & diving in program history. Milwaukee has been crowned league champs on the men's side four times (1999-2000, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12) and three times on the women's side (2000-2001, 2011-12, 2012-13).

Additionally, the Panthers have claimed an outstanding 17 team trophies (first or second) at the league meet since the move to Division I in 1990, with 13 of those trophies coming in the last eight years.

Back For More
Milwaukee had loads of success during last season and a majority of the team returns for the 2016-17 campaign.

In fact, Milwaukee broke eight school records a year ago, with six of those record breakers back for more this season. Jacob Barson (100 & 200 breast), Sara Bentley (100 back), Mandie Siehs (50 & 100 free) and Addison Skogman (400 IM) all return in pursuit of more top times this season.

A Look Back At Last Year
The 2015-16 season was another one for the record books for Milwaukee. Both teams capped the season with outstanding finishes at the Horizon League Championships, bringing home a runner-up trophy on the women's side. That marks the eighth-straight year the Milwaukee women have brought home a league trophy and the 13^th overall in the last eight years – the amount of time head coach Kyle Clements has been on the coaching staff with the Black & Gold.

Individually, the Panthers broke another eight school records last season and an additional six freshman records. Quite a few of those records were broken at the league meet, where Milwaukee won five league titles.

Up Next
The Panthers will now have three weeks before its next meet – the team's annual mid-season taper meet. This year, that competition comes in the form of the Miami (Ohio) Invitational, starting Thursday, Dec. 1 and wrapping up Sat. Dec. 3 from Oxford, Ohio.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Barson: 6' 4"; Sophomore; Breaststroke

Sara Bentley: 5' 5"; Junior; Backstroke

Mandie Siehs: 5' 9"; Senior; Middle Distance

Addison Skogman: 5' 11"; Sophomore; Distance/IM

Carley Thomas: 5' 1"; Sophomore; Diving

Jacob Fase: 6' 4"; Freshman; Mid-Distance

Dakota Skenandore: 5' 10"; Freshman; Diving

Players Mentioned

Jacob Barson
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; Breaststroke

Sara Bentley
: 5' 5"; Junior; Backstroke

Mandie Siehs
: 5' 9"; Senior; Middle Distance

Addison Skogman
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; Distance/IM

Carley Thomas
: 5' 1"; Sophomore; Diving

Jacob Fase
: 6' 4"; Freshman; Mid-Distance

Dakota Skenandore
: 5' 10"; Freshman; Diving