Horizon League Announces Women's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week

The Horizon League has announced Milwaukee’s Mandie Siehs as Women’s Swimmer of the Week and Cleveland State’s Tori Taffner as Women’s Diver of the Week.

Mandie Siehs/ Milwaukee/Senior/Middle Distance/ Menomonee Wis.

Mandie Siehs earned a total of four first place wins to help Milwaukee cruise pass Chicago with a 186-105 victory. The senior collected two individual first place sweeps, with a time of 23.65 in the 50 freestyle and 52.11 in the 100 freestyle. Siehs and her teammates took home first place in the 400 medley relay with a time of 1.45.65 and she help break a pool record in the 400 freestyle relay in her final swim in home pool with a time of 3:30.66.

This is the first Swimmer of the Week honor Siehs has received this season.

Tori Taffner/Cleveland State/Senior/Diver/ Mansfield Ohio

Taffner participated in four diving events this weekend, finishing amongst the top half in each. The senior finished 1st/5 at UIC in 1-meter diving as well as 3-meter diving with scores of 240.90 and 244.73. She also won the 1-meter event contested among 8 athletes vs. YSU, in addition to placing third in 3-meter diving vs YSU with a score of 246.76. Taffner helped the Vikings to s finish with a 1-1record overall on the weekend.

This is the first Diver of the Week honor that Taffner has received this season.