MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine swimming and diving program defeated Azusa Pacific 196-99 this morning at
Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. Three seniors -
Ellie Hendren,
Anna Johnson and
Tay Thomas were honored during the meet today.
MEET RECAP
SWIMMING
The Waves wrapped up their final dual meet of the regular season with a 196-99 win over the Cougars in Malibu, Calif.
Pepperdine found success in individual events as the Waves earned a first-place finish in nine different events.
Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS) swam the 1000 free in 10:46.86.
AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) finished the 200 free with a time of 1:55.15. Adams also posted a time of 5:09.82 in the 500 free.
Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS) completed the 100 back in 58.09. In the 200 fly,
Tay Thomas (Pleasant Hill, Calif./College Park HS) clocked a time of 2:09.42. In the 50 free,
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) notched a time of 24.25.
Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) earned a time of 53.57 in the 100 free. In the 200 back,
Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS) posted a time of 2:07.93.
Ari Yeh (San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS) swam the 100 fly in 59.56.
The Waves also took second place in seven other individual events as well as taking second in the 200 medley relay.
Pepperdine found success in the 200 medley relay as the group of Taylor,
Sydney Abild (Holyoke, Mass./Northampton HS),
Layla Busquets (Diablo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) and Browne took first as they notched a time of 1:46.45.
DIVING
The meet also featured the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions. Pepperdine took the top-four spots in both events.
In the 1-meter,
Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) earned a score of 234.10,
Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) posted a total of 231.15,
Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller HS) tallied 224.85 points and
Anna Johnson (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme HS) totaled 220.20 points.
In the 3-meter, Martin notched 247.28 points, Wong earned 243.08 points, Johnson tallied 226.65 points and Pisaruk posted a total of 216.83.
QUOTABLES
"I'm very proud of how we wrapped up our regular season here at home," head coach
Ellie Monobe said. "This day is always very special and filled with emotion. I think this team swims with a lot of heart and it was seen in how our seniors swam today.
Ellie Hendren having a season best in the 1000 free was great to see. We've loved seeing her become a distance staple for our team.
Tay Thomas had the grittiest 100 fly of her career in an event we normally struggle in was incredibly special. Watching
Anna Johnson's journey and seeing her grow throughout the years, gaining confidence on the boards and executing her new dives has been phenomenal to see. All in all, these women are on track for a very exciting finish as we head into the postseason."
"Today was a very special day in our senior meet with our one senior diver that we got to honor" diving coach
Monique Demaisip said. "It was an emotional day, but it was great to see everyone be supportive of each other. In terms of diving results, we got the top-four spots on both boards. Today was our upgrade meet where our divers did a lot of higher degree of difficulty dives. I've decided on conference lists and I'm excited to take the next two weeks to train and prepare for our big event."
NEXT UP
Pepperdine will head to Santa Barbara, Calif. to compete in the UCSB Invite on Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3., which will be hosted at Dos Pueblos High School.
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