Pepperdine Set for a Busy Weekend

MALIBU, Calif. — The Pepperdine swim and dive program is set for a busy weekend. The Waves will compete at both the La Verne Invite and the Trojan Diving Invitational.

Meet 8: La Verne Invite | Friday, Nov. 17 - Sunday, Nov. 19 | All Day | ELAC Swim Stadium | East Los Angeles, Calif.

Meet 9: Trojan Diving Invitational | Sunday, Nov. 19 | 11 a.m. | Uytengsu Aquatics Center | Los Angeles, Calif.

At the La Verne Invite, prelims each day will begin at 9 a.m., with the finals to follow at 5 p.m. The Waves will send both swimmers and divers to the La Verne Invite on Friday and Saturday. The swimmers will then stay to compete at the La Verne Invite on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, Pepperdine's six divers will head to the Trojan Diving Invitational to compete in the women's platform competition. The prelims are set to begin at 11 a.m., and finals to follow at 12:20 p.m.

WATCH/ONLINE — If available, links to any broadcasts and/or live stats can be found at PepperdineWaves.com.

LAST TIME IN THE POOL — Last time out, Pepperdine dropped two contests against UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego. Although the Waves lost both meets, they had some highlights during the day. Junior Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) finished third in the 50 free as she swam the event in 23.55. Sophomore AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) earned a career-best time in the 400 IM, as she notched a time of 4:31.55.

Two freshmen earned top-10 times in the 100 fly. Layla Busquets (Diablo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) clocked a time of 56.45 in the event, good for third all-time. Emily Garrison (Bryon, Minn./Century HS) completed the event with a time of 57.45, which is good for sixth all-time.

UP NEXT — After the conclusion of Sunday's competitions, the Waves will be off until Friday, Jan. 12 where they will compete in a dual meet against Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. Also on Friday, Jan. 12, Pepperdine will compete at the Bruin Diving Invitational in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Players Mentioned

AJ Adams

Alexandra Browne

Layla Busquets

Emily Garrison

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