Ohio Wesleyan University sophomore Ty Mansfield (Columbus/Bexley) has been named a North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 29, it was announced by the NCAC.
Mansfield, a member of the Ohio Wesleyan women's swimming & diving team, was named Women's Swimmer/Diver of the Week.
Mansfield won the 50 and 100 freestyle events in respective times of :24.20 and :53.61 and helped the Ohio Wesleyan 200 freestyle relay team win its event in 1:43.29 in a dual meet against Ohio Northern on Friday, which ended in a 117-117 tie. In the other half of the Friday double-dual meet against Kenyon, Mansfield placed second in the 50 and 100 freestyle events. She then won the 50 backstroke in :28.44 and the 100 IM in 1:03.43 to help Ohio Wesleyan win an invitational meet against Oberlin and Notre Dame (Ohio) on Saturday. Mansfield also finished second in the 50 butterfly and the 50 freestyle, placed third in the 50 breaststroke, helped the 200 medley relay team win its event in 1:54.04, and helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a second-place finish.
