Waves Wrap up Fall Schedule With a Successful Weekend

Sunday, November 19

East LA, Calif.

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Pepperdine University

La Verne Invite

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Waves Wrap up Fall Schedule With a Successful Weekend

11/19/2023 8:43:00 PM | Women's Swim/Dive

Full Weekend Scores Full Results

By: By Athletic Communications

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Pepperdine swimming and diving program finished its fall schedule as the swimmers wrapped up day three at the La Verne Invite. The divers were also in action today at the Trojan Diving Invitational.

MEET RECAP

All six of Pepperdine's divers competed in the platform competition at the Trojan Diving Invitational. In the prelims, Vivian Vallely (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS) and Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) qualified for the finals later on in the afternoon. Vallely posted a score of 162.50, while Wong notched a score of 162.20.

In the finals, Vallely tallied a score 327.55, good for 15th place. Wong finished just behind her in 16th place as she scored a total of 322.50 points.

The swimmers found success in the finals on Sunday night. Alexandra Browne took first in the 100 IM after she swam the event in 57.65. Browne also set a school record in the 100 IM when she posted a time of 57.32 in the prelims. Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS) finished third in the 1650 free as she clocked a time of 17:26.68 in the event. Kiana Fan (Irvine, Calif./Portola HS) notched a time of 2:21.30 in the 200 breaststroke, good for third in the event.

Two more Waves finished in the top five in their respective events. Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo./Golden HS) finished the 200 fly in 2:07.62 and AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) swam the 200 back in 2:03.88. Deitemeyer and Adams both finished fifth in their events.

The Waves took first place at the La Verne Invite after earning 1,656 points on the weekend.

QUOTABLES

"Once again, this teams capacity to push and challenge themselves never ceases to amaze me," head coach Ellie Monobe said. "This weekend, we not only performed with a lot of grit but a lot of heart. From competing in tower for the first time ever to defeating WCC rivals in final touches, our determination and commitment to the process has shown and I am more than proud to be a wave."

"I'm very happy with diving overall this weekend," diving coach Monique Demaisip said. "Vivian took the top spot in both the 1-meter and the 3-meter competitions and earned a spot at the NCAA Zones. We posted solid finishes in the top-12 both days to secure a lead over USD's divers. We've been working on details and I'm definitely seeing improvements off the boards. Competing in a tower event for the first time in program history at the Trojan Diving Invitational, it was great to see all the divers looking sharp getting their new platform lists off today. This is a completely new event for over half of the team, and we've just started training tower at the beginning of the season, so I couldn't be more proud. I'm excited for what's to come this season."

NEXT UP

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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