Wednesday, April 14
Irvine, Calif.
9:00 a.m. PT
Pepperdine University
vs
PCSC Championships
Photo by: Kyle Cajero
Pepperdine Prepares for PCSC Championships
4/12/2021 8:28:00 AM | Women's Swim/Dive
Malibu, Calif. — After three months of competing and training, the Pepperdine women's swimming and diving team has arrived at the PCSC Championships.
The PCSC Championships will be held at the Woollett Aquatics Center, located in Irvine, Calif., this Wednesday through Friday. The action will start on 9 a.m. on all three days; the entire meet will be livestreamed on the PCSC's YouTube channel. Per conference rules, spectators will not be permitted.
Pepperdine is aiming for its first PCSC team title. The Waves have finished in second over the past two seasons, and a grand total of four times in program history.
The full schedule is as follows. All times are Pacific, and Pepperdine will have at least one athlete in every event.Â
WEDNESDAY
First swimming event: 9 a.m.
First diving event: 10:30 a.m.
First swimming event: 9 a.m.
First diving event: 9:30 a.m. (warmups, finals to follow)
First swimming event: 9 a.m.
LAST TIME AT PCSCS
Last season at conference the Waves peaked at the right time, as six school records fell and the team took home three PCSC titles. Specifically, both the 200 and the 800 free relay teams set school records en route to winning conference titles, plus Sammie Slater (Sonora, Calif./Sonora HS) won the 200 free to give the Waves its first PCSC individual champion since Jessica Mosbaugh won the 100-yard breaststroke in 2016.
Aside from the conference titles and school records, Pepperdine saw 16 swimmers earn All-PCSC first team honors — seven of whom will race in this year's conference meet. The aforementioned Slater and fellow senior Paige Brackett (Folsom, Calif./Granite Bay HS) will race at their fourth PCSC Championships of their four-year careers; last year at this meet, the duo swam together on Pepperdine's school-record-setting 800 free relay team.
The bulk of last year's freshmen return as well: Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS) set school records in the 400 IM and the 200-yard backstroke at PCSCs last season, whereas Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) and Jasmine Williams (Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS) will look to build upon the school records they set on Pepperdine's 200 free relay at this meet last year. Over on the diving side, Olivia Stotz (Western Spring, Ill./Lyons Township HS) will compete at the conference meet once again after earning All-PCSC first team honors in the 1-meter dive as a freshman.
Speaking of diving, Paulina Holmberg (Apple Valley, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels) is the only other diver with PCSC Championship experience. The junior has earned All-PCSC first team awards in the 3-meter dive in the past two seasons, plus earned first-team all-conference awards in the 1-meter dive for the first time last year.Â
Due to these performances, interim head coach Jana Vincent was named the PCSC Coach of the Meet last year, joining longtime head coach Nick Rodionoff as the only other Pepperdine coach to win the award.
LIVE RESULTS: All results, team standings, schedules and updates can be found at the PCSC's championship page.
FOLLOW:Â Follow @WavesSwimDive on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to PepperdineWaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
The PCSC Championships will be held at the Woollett Aquatics Center, located in Irvine, Calif., this Wednesday through Friday. The action will start on 9 a.m. on all three days; the entire meet will be livestreamed on the PCSC's YouTube channel. Per conference rules, spectators will not be permitted.
Pepperdine is aiming for its first PCSC team title. The Waves have finished in second over the past two seasons, and a grand total of four times in program history.
The full schedule is as follows. All times are Pacific, and Pepperdine will have at least one athlete in every event.Â
WEDNESDAY
First swimming event: 9 a.m.
First diving event: 10:30 a.m.
- 200 free relay
- 500-yard freestyle
- 200 IM
- 50-yard freestyle
- 400 medley relay
- 3-meter dive
First swimming event: 9 a.m.
First diving event: 9:30 a.m. (warmups, finals to follow)
- 200 medley relay
- 100-yard butterfly
- 400 IM
- 200-yard freestyle
- 100-yard breaststroke
- 100-yard backstroke
- 800 free relay
- 1-meter dive
First swimming event: 9 a.m.
- 200-yard backstroke
- 100-yard freestyle
- 200-yard breaststroke
- 200-yard butterfly
- 1,650-yard or 1,000-yard freestyle
- 400 free relay
- Awards
LAST TIME AT PCSCS
Last season at conference the Waves peaked at the right time, as six school records fell and the team took home three PCSC titles. Specifically, both the 200 and the 800 free relay teams set school records en route to winning conference titles, plus Sammie Slater (Sonora, Calif./Sonora HS) won the 200 free to give the Waves its first PCSC individual champion since Jessica Mosbaugh won the 100-yard breaststroke in 2016.
Aside from the conference titles and school records, Pepperdine saw 16 swimmers earn All-PCSC first team honors — seven of whom will race in this year's conference meet. The aforementioned Slater and fellow senior Paige Brackett (Folsom, Calif./Granite Bay HS) will race at their fourth PCSC Championships of their four-year careers; last year at this meet, the duo swam together on Pepperdine's school-record-setting 800 free relay team.
The bulk of last year's freshmen return as well: Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS) set school records in the 400 IM and the 200-yard backstroke at PCSCs last season, whereas Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) and Jasmine Williams (Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS) will look to build upon the school records they set on Pepperdine's 200 free relay at this meet last year. Over on the diving side, Olivia Stotz (Western Spring, Ill./Lyons Township HS) will compete at the conference meet once again after earning All-PCSC first team honors in the 1-meter dive as a freshman.
Speaking of diving, Paulina Holmberg (Apple Valley, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels) is the only other diver with PCSC Championship experience. The junior has earned All-PCSC first team awards in the 3-meter dive in the past two seasons, plus earned first-team all-conference awards in the 1-meter dive for the first time last year.Â
Due to these performances, interim head coach Jana Vincent was named the PCSC Coach of the Meet last year, joining longtime head coach Nick Rodionoff as the only other Pepperdine coach to win the award.
LIVE RESULTS: All results, team standings, schedules and updates can be found at the PCSC's championship page.
FOLLOW:Â Follow @WavesSwimDive on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to PepperdineWaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
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