MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine women's swim and dive program competed in multiple places on Friday, as swimmers visited San Diego State for a dual meet while the divers took their talents to Los Angeles for the Bruin Diving Invite hosted by UCLA.
MEET RECAP
Facing an SDSU team that was undefeated on the season, Pepperdine performed well on the second day of a back-to-back.
Charli Sunahara (Chino, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala HS) took second in the 200 breast with a 2:25.09 showing just one day after winning that event against Fresno State.
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS),
Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif./Monte Vista HS),
Maddie McLeay (Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS) and
Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./East Redlands Valley HS) crossed the finish line third in the 200 free relay (1:40.71). Additional third-place finishes included
Ellie Hendren (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista HS) in the 1000 free (11:08.45),
Eleanor Mashkovich (Calabasas, Calif./Westlake HS) in the 200 fly (2:14.48), Browne in the 50 free (24.67) and the 200 breast (2:30.90),
Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS) in the 200 back (2:09.94) and
Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS) in the 500 free (5:20.19).
San Diego State currently leads the dual meet 134.50-104.50, but the diving scores from Friday and Sunday will be factored into the meet score. The overall meet score will not be final until Sunday.
In Los Angeles, three Waves competed in the 3-meter prelims:
Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS),
Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) and
Bri Cannon (Katy, Texas/Katy HS). Wong paced the Waves, taking 31st with a cumulative score of 225.65. Pisaruk and Cannon placed 55th and 66th with scores of 186.40 and 134.35, respectively.
QUOTABLE
Diving coach
Monique Demaisip said: "Today's 3-meter event was the largest event of the season and to date for our divers. There were around 70 participants in the event today, so this was great preparation for championship meets like conference and NCAA Zones. We showed off some new dives today (
Bri Cannon competed 205b for the first time ever and
Amanda Wong did 405c for the first time in competition this season. I'm seeing the results of our winter training camp in action, and am looking forward to the second day of competition in the 1-meter on Sunday."
NEXT UP
Pepperdine divers are in action again on Sunday for the second day of the Bruin Diving Invite. The full squad will return to Malibu to face San Diego and Loyola Marymount on Friday and Saturday, January 20 and 21. Friday's meet begins at 2 p.m., while Saturday's start time is 9:30 a.m. Both days will be streamed on the WCC Network.
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