ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Pepperdine women's track team finished the indoor season on Saturday at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational at the University of New Mexico.
Freshman Kaley Peterson (Sunnyvale, Calif./Saint Francis HS) was the top performer for the Waves in the 60 meters clocking in at 7.81, only 0.09 seconds away from setting a new school record, which currently is 7.72 held by
Izzy Connell.
Freshman Maddy Ortman (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christain HS) had the Waves' best time in the 60-meter hurdles collecting a time of 9.81, which is currently her season best. Ortman also had the best time in the 200 meters in a time of 27.43.
Senior Tiffany Egbo (Gilbert, Ariz./Highland HS) beat her personal record in the 400 meters and had the team's best showing with a time of 1:02.17. Junior
Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS), the current school record holder for the 3,000 meters, finished in a time of 11:19.83 for the Waves. Danley also had Pepperdine's best time in the indoor mile, with a time of 5:33.01. Freshman
Brooke Bakken represented the Waves in the 800 meters in a time of 2:51.95. Pepperdine's 4x400m team consisted of Egbo, freshman
Lauren Rocco (Port Orange, Fla./Spruce Creek HS), senior
Riley Wright (Chandler, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS) and Peterson, who clocked in at a time of 4:13.89.
"New Mexico was a great place to wrap up the indoor portion of our season," said head coach
Lauren Floris. "We saw a lot of improvements today and we are excited to carry that momentum into the outdoor season in a few weeks."
Also, senior Karl Winter (Stockton, Calif./Saint Mary's HS) raced unattached at the Washington Husky Classic in the mile, finishing in a time of 4:02.36. His mile time would have set a new school record, had he not been racing unattached.
The Waves' men and women will open up the outdoor season at the Rossi Relays in Claremont, Calif., on Feb. 26.