SAN DIEGO, California –
Paulina Holmberg of the Pepperdine women's swim and dive program broke a school record in the 1-meter diving on Friday to set the tone for the WCC Cup where the Waves are battling both San Diego and LMU.
Holmberg (Apple Valley, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels) took first in the 1-meter following the record-setting performance. Her score of 267.53 now sits atop the all-time Pepperdine leaderboard.
MEET RECAP
After Holmberg set a school record, freshman
Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller HS) became the second Wave to qualify for zones after amassing a score of 265.65 in the one-meter diving, giving her a third-place finish.
In the swimming portion,
Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS) was a winner in the 500-yard free after a time of 5:17.97.
Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS) took second in the 200-yard IM following a time of 2:10.78, one-tenth of a second shy of the winner.
McKenzie Kelly (San Diego, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School/California Baptist) also earned a second-place finish in the 100-yard free with a time of 54.73, less than a quarter of a second behind the top finisher. The 400-yard free relay team of Hemming,
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS),
Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif./Truckee HS) and
Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) closed out the meet by placing second with a 3:41.60 time.
Third-place finishers included
Olivia Kayye (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill HS) in the 1650-yard free (18:39.84), Kelly in the 200-yard free (1:58.89), Browne in the 50-yard free (24.89),
Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo./Golden HS) in the 100 fly (1:00.11),
Kara Coughlin (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen HS) in the 100 back (1:00.53), and Morton in the 500 free (5:20.32).
QUOTABLE
Head Coach
Ellie Monobe said: "We had a stellar day taking on the Lions and Toreros in San Diego. Right off the bat, our divers took charge with
Paulina Holmberg qualifying for the NCAA Zones with a score of 267.53. In addition, freshman
Lexie Martin also qualified for zones with a 265.65 output.
"Following up were strong performances from distance veterans Olivia (Kayye) and Pia (Anderson) taking third and fourth in their second mile swim of the year. Overall, the sprinters had a busy day with a lot of back-to-back swims. I'm very happy about our focus on the details and we look forward to more racing tomorrow."
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will once again compete against San Diego and LMU on Saturday, with the action beginning at 11:00 a.m.
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