Men's Swimming & Diving November 02, 2016

Swimming & Diving Opens Home Slate This Weekend

Pink-Out Meet Friday featuring fan giveaway

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee swimming & diving teams make their home debuts this weekend, with a pair of meets from the Klotsche Natatorium.

UWM gets things started Friday afternoon with a 4:30 pm meet against Wheaton. Friday's meet is also the annual Pink Out for the Milwaukee, with the team sporting pink caps and uniforms. The first 100 fans will receive a free headband.

The Panthers then have a quick turnaround, taking on conference foe Wright State Sunday at noon again at Klotsche

Scouting The Meets
Wheaton heads into Friday's meet with one meet under its belt – a quad meet last weekend in Chicago. Both the men and women finished third of four against Boston College, the University of Chicago and Olivet Nazarene.

Meanwhile, Wright State starts its busy weekend in Chicago. The Raiders will take part in another conference meet against UIC, Green Bay and Oakland hosted by UIC on both Friday and Saturday before coming to Milwaukee on Sunday. That continues a busy start to the season for WSU, with four meets already in the books heading into the weekend.

League Notice
With just two 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. Three Panthers have already earned athlete of the week awards so far. Here is the complete list so far this season:

Oct. 18 – Dakota Skenandore
Oct. 25 – Sara Bentley, Jacob Fase

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
Milwaukee continues its three-meet home stand next weekend, hosting another conference opponent to the Klotsche Natatorium in UIC on Saturday at noon.

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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

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

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

Dakota Skenandore
: 5' 10"; Freshman; Diving