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Women's Track Finishes Indoor Season in New Mexico

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. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Skyler Danley

Skyler Danley

Mid-Distance
5' 3"
Sophomore
1V
Karl Winter

Karl Winter

Distance
6' 3"
Junior
2V
Riley Wright

Riley Wright

Mid-Distance
5' 4"
Junior
2V
Tiffany Egbo

Tiffany Egbo

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 6"
Senior
2V
Brooke Bakken

Brooke Bakken

Distance
5' 6"
Freshman
HS
Maddy Ortman

Maddy Ortman

Sprints
5' 7"
Freshman
HS
Kaley Peterson

Kaley Peterson

Sprints
5' 5"
Freshman
HS
Lauren Rocco

Lauren Rocco

Sprints
6' 0"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Skyler Danley

Skyler Danley

5' 3"
Sophomore
1V
Mid-Distance
Karl Winter

Karl Winter

6' 3"
Junior
2V
Distance
Riley Wright

Riley Wright

5' 4"
Junior
2V
Mid-Distance
Tiffany Egbo

Tiffany Egbo

5' 6"
Senior
2V
Sprints/Hurdles
Brooke Bakken

Brooke Bakken

5' 6"
Freshman
HS
Distance
Maddy Ortman

Maddy Ortman

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
Sprints
Kaley Peterson

Kaley Peterson

5' 5"
Freshman
HS
Sprints
Lauren Rocco

Lauren Rocco

6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Sprints