ST. GEORGE, Utah – Kara Coughlin of the Pepperdine women's swim and dive team won a PCSC championship while setting a new school record in the 100 back on Friday night to keep the Waves in first place after three days at the PCSC Championships on the campus of Dixie State University.
 
Coughlin (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen HS) was previously fourth on Pepperdine's all-time, top-10 list in the 100 back before setting the school record with a time of 56.17.
 
Following her individual performance, Coughlin recorded a 55.58 time in the 100-back portion of the 400-medley relay, re-setting her school record.
 
With one day of the PCSC Championships remaining, Pepperdine leads the field with 1,147.50 points. Cal State East Bay is second with 964 points.
 
MEET RECAP
 
With the diving portion of the event complete, Friday's events focused on swimming. In addition to Coughlin, two other Waves placed in the finals of the 100 back: Tay Thomas (Pleasant Hill, Calif./College Park HS) took fifth after a 58.13 time, giving her 10^th place all-time, and Haley Bergthold (Fairfax, Va./Woodson HS) took sixth after a 58.42 showing.
 
The Waves once again found success in relays as the 400-medley relay A team of Coughlin, Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS), Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo./Golden HS) and Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) claimed second with a 3:49.61 finish.
 
Another medal recipient on the day, Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS), claimed third in the A final of the 400 IM after a time of 4:30.91, three seconds ahead of the fourth-place finisher.
 
In the 200 free, Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS) took sixth in the A final with a time of 1:53.87. Her prelim time of 1:52.82 put her fourth all-time on the 200 free list at Pepperdine.
 
The 100 breast saw Sanchez take third in the A final after a time of 1:04.90. Her prelim time of 1:04.70 gave her fifth place on the all-time list for the 100 breast. Sliding in right behind her was Olivia Kayye (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill HS) with a 1:05.36 time, good for fifth in the A final and sixth on the all-time list for the 100 breast.
 
Deitemeyer took fifth place in the A final of the 100 fly with a time of 57.61, cementing herself in fourth place all-time on Pepperdine's top-10 list for that event. Bergthold claimed eighth in the 100 fly final after a 58.12 time. In the same event, Thomas took second in the B final while earning the eighth-fastest time at Pepperdine after a 58.00 showing. Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif./Truckee HS) claimed the 10^th spot all-time on Pepperdine's list for the 100 fly after a 58.33 showing in the final, where she took fifth in the B final.
 
QUOTABLE
 
Head coach Ellie Monobe said: "It was a big day three for us today. With a lot of double events for a handful of our athletes, this day has always proven to be the toughest and we were able to keep a solid lead heading into the final day. My biggest highlight is senior Kara Coughlin becoming a conference champion and also breaking the school record twice within an hour. It's moments like those that show the grit of our team and we look forward to a stellar showing on the last day."

NEXT UP: Pepperdine will be back in action tomorrow, February 19 for the fourth and final day of the PCSC Championships. The Waves are looking to secure their first-ever PCSC team championship. The day begins with the 200 back at 8:30 a.m. PT.
 
FOLLOW: Follow @WavesSwimDive on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to pepperdinewaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.