ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Pepperdine women's swimming and diving team competed in the finals of six individual events and two relays on the middle day of the Trailblazer Invite.
 
Today's meet was highlighted by a second-place finish in the C final of the 400 IM by Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood, HS), a second-place finish in the D final of the 100 back by Jasmine Williams (Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS), and Kara Coughlin (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen HS) claiming a spot on the all-time, top-10 list at Pepperdine in the 100 back.
 
MEET RECAP
  
The prelim portion on Friday morning was highlighted by Kara Coughlin (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen HS) qualifying for the finals in the 100-yard back with a time of 57.68. This time placed her fifth all-time on Pepperdine's list for the 100-yard backstroke. Four Waves qualified for the finals in the 100-yard back, three qualified in the 100-yard breast, and one each in the 200 free, 400 IM and the 100 fly.
 
The Waves competed in the 1-meter diving finals on Friday. Paulina Holmberg (Apple Valley, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels) and Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller/HS) came in third and fourth, respectively, with Holmberg scoring 217.95 and Martin finishing right behind her with a 216.20 score.
 
The evening events started with the 200-yard medley relay. Coughlin, Olivia Kayye (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill HS), Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif./Truckee HS) and Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) took 11^th with a time of 1:45.05, nearly setting a school record. The final event of the night, the 800-yard free relay, saw Pepperdine's team of Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS), Paige Tattersall (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS), Ellie Hendren (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista HS) and Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS) come in 14^th with a time of 7:44.73.
 
The individual events started with the 400-yard IM, where Morton took second in the C final with a time of 4:32.81. Kayye continued her solid day with a fourth-place finish in the D final of the 100-yard breast at a time of 1:06.82. Coughlin improved her standing on the top-10 list in the 100-yard back to move to fourth with a time of 57.35 which earned her a second-place finish in the C final. In the D final of the 100-yard back, Williams also came in second with a time of 58.19.
 
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Head Coach Ellie Monobe said: "We had a compelling day two in Utah. From the beginning there was more energy which was the catalyst for a lot of personal and season bests. Standout swims came from freshman Lindsay Hemming in the 200 free, posting a new personal best. Freshman Emma Purdy posted the fastest 50 fly split of the season for us with a 25.0 time. Another standout swim was Alexandra Browne's 50 free time trial which broke 24 seconds, the fastest Wave time this year. On the boards, Paulina and Lexie moved up from prelims, assisting the team standings and once again showing the strong depth of the dive team. I look forward to more fast swims and strong dives as we bring a lot of momentum into the last day."
 
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will wrap up the Trailblazer Invite on Saturday, with prelims beginning at 9:00 a.m. PT and the finals starting at 4:00 p.m. PT.
 
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