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2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jennifer Michalski

Mia Teifer

Mia Teifer

  • Position:
    Diving
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Trenton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Was a four-time All-American (two First Team and two Honorable Mention) ... was a two-time Third Team All-GLIAC diver ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team in 2018 and the GLIAC All-Academic Team in 2019 and 2020.

2019-20:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Participated in the diving prequalifications on Tuesday of NCAA Championship week.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished sixth in both the three-meter diving (403.05 points) and the one-meter diving (NCAA B-cut of 394.65 points) events.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... selected GLIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week on Jan. 28th ... met NCAA standards after placing second in the three-meter dive (273.90 points) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/18), while also finishing second in the one-meter dive (249.15 points) ... finished as the runner-up in the three-meter dive (238.05 points) versus Oakland (10/25) and completed the one-meter dive in third place (223.20 points) ... swept the diving competition at Ashland (11/8) with first-place finishes on both the one-meter board (237.30 points) and the three-meter board (248.55 points) ... competed at the Denison Invite (12/5-12/7) ... was the runner-up in the one-meter dive (241.40 points) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10) and placed third in the three-meter dive (232.05 points) ... earned NCAA B-cuts on both the one-meter board (267.60 points) and the three-meter board (288.60 points) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/11) ... earned first place with 238.58 points in the three-meter dive at Findlay (1/17) and second place with 242.63 points on the one-meter board ... met NCAA standards with a first-place finish on the one-meter board (275.40 points) versus Grand Valley State (1/25), while also claiming the top spot on the three-meter board (261.08 points) ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2018-19:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned First-Team All America honors after placing third in the three-meter diving event (496.50) ... finished 21st on the one-meter board (356.35).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned All-GLIAC Third Team accolades after finishing third in the one-meter diving event (418.60) ... placed seventh on the three-meter board (416.80).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all 10 meets ... placed first in the one-meter diving event (256.25) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/19), surpassing the NCAA qualifying standard of 255 points … claimed a victory in the one-meter dive with 282.80 points against Ashland (11/10), meeting the NCAA qualifying standard ... earned second place in both the one-meter dive (251.85) and three-meter dive (268.35) versus Calvin (11/16) … finished third in the one-meter dive (240.81) at Grand Valley State (1/5) ... earned a second-place finish in both the one-meter dive (237.10) and the three-meter dive (264.35) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) ... finished third in both the one-meter dive (230.11) and the three-meter dive (211.43) at DI Eastern Michigan (1/12) ... scored the most points in the one-meter dive (283.57) and the three-meter dive (281.62) vs. Findlay (1/18).

2017-18:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned Honorable Mention All-American accolades for an 11th-place finish in one-meter diving (399.70) and 13th in three-meter diving (401.35).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Earned third place All-GLIAC honors in one-meter diving with a B-cut score of 387.60 ... claimed sixth place in three-meter diving (396.00), earning a B-cut.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all eight meets ... finished second in both the one-meter diving (216.97) and the three-meter diving (233.10) events against Oakland (10/27) ... won the one-meter diving event (28.70) and placed second in the three-meter diving event (247.25) against Ashland and Tiffin (11/3) ... won the three-meter diving event vs. Grand Valley State (1/6) ... won the one-meter diving (276.52) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12), finishing second in three-meter diving (270.55).

2016-17:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  A First Team All-American … notched a fourth-place finish in the one-meter diving event with a mark of 414.65 … dove in the three-meter diving event.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Garnered a fifth-place finish in the one-meter diving event posting a mark of 379.30 … placed fourth in the three-meter diving event (393.00).  SEASON:  Competed in all eight meets … posted top scores in the three-meter diving event (258.35) versus Ashland (11/5) and one-meter diving event (282.00) at Findlay (1/13).

High School:  A 2016 graduate from Saint Mary Catholic Central High School ... was a four-year letterwinner under head coach Sam Randazzo ... earned First Team All-State accolades for three years (2012, 2014, 2015) ... led the Kesterels to second-place finishes in the Huron League in back-to-back seasons (2014, 2015) ... voted the 2012 Regional Diver of the Year ... competed at the Division 3 State Meet for four straight years (2013-16) ... selected as the team diving MVP all four years ... served as team captain as a senior ... was a scholar athlete.

Personal:  Full name--Mia P. Teifer ... born on May 1, 1998 in Trenton ... daughter of Terry and Tina Teifer ... has a younger brother, Paul and an older sister, Juniper ... is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017 and Winter 2020 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019 and Fall 2019 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Diving
    5'1"

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Diving
    5'2"

  • 2018-19Junior

    Diving
    5'2"

  • 2019-20Senior

    Diving
    5'3"