ELKHART, Ind. –
Jenna Sanchez of the Pepperdine women's swim and dive team set a new school record in the 100 IM at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships on Saturday at the Beacon Health Aquatic Center to highlight the final day of competition for the Waves this season.
Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) previously set the school record in the 100 IM with a time of 58.72 at the Trailblazer Invite at Dixie State in November. Her new school record, 58.15, gave her 30
th place in the prelims at the National Invitational Championships.
Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS) also competed in the 100 IM on Saturday morning, coming in 42
nd place with a time of 58.71.
The Waves participated in timed trials for the third day in a row, as
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS),
McKenzie Kelly (San Diego, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School/California Baptist) and
Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif/Truckee HS) all competed in the 100 free, recording scores of 52.17, 52.22 and 52.98, respectively. Morton earned a time of 57.23 in the 100 back trials.
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Head coach
Ellie Monobe said: "I am very proud of the Waves that represented Pepperdine this weekend in Indiana. In this competitive environment, our women did not shy away from racing and improved upon some individual races from conference. They also managed to get our relays on the board and beat out some top programs, which just added to our overall experience.
"I am incredibly glad to end the season on this note and couldn't be more excited about the direction this program is heading."
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