ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Pepperdine women's swim and dive program got contributions from a host of freshmen on Friday as the Waves completed the middle day of the Utah Tech Invitational at the UTU HPC Pool.
MEET RECAP
In the morning prelim session,
AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) entered the top-10 list at Pepperdine in the 400 IM at number five with a 4:33.55 time. Another freshman had a standout performance as
Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS) placed fourth on the all-time list in the 100 back with a 57.14 showing.
In the nightcap, freshman
Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS) won the "C" heat in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.67. This put her in eighth place all-time on the Pepperdine list for this event. Also in the finals,
Charli Sunahara (Chino, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala HS) made her mark in the 100 breast at eighth place in the record books with a 1:05.75 time.
Two-thirds of the way through the invitational, the Waves are in ninth place with 48 points.
QUOTABLE
Head coach
Ellie Monobe said: "The Waves had a robust day of racing. This day of the meet is always the hardest with the relay lineups and I believe our Waves put a strong foot forward. With double final swims and double relays,
Charli Sunahara had the toughest day and had the strongest performances. She has proven herself to be a pillar for this program."
NEXT UP
The final day of the Utah Tech Invitational, and the final day of competition in the fall semester for Pepperdine, begins at 9 a.m. PT on Saturday with prelims. The finals will once again start at 4 p.m. PT. The meet can be streamed live on the WAC International platform for a fee.
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