ST. GEORGE, Utah – Highlighted by Alexandra Browne's fourth place finish in the 50 free, the Pepperdine swim program is through the first day of competition at the Trailblazer Invite.
 
RECAP
 
PRELIMS
In the 500 free, Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif.), AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo.) and Ansley Halbach (Watkinsville, Ga.) all qualified for the finals as they finished in 20th, 24th and 27th, respectively.
 
Adams then finished the 200 IM in 30th place to qualify for the finals in a second event.
 
In the 50 free, Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va.) and Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif.) tabbed respective finishes of 4th and 28th to earn spots in the finals.
 
FINALS
RELAYS
In the 200 free relay, the foursome of Browne, Hemming, Elliot Easton (Tampa, Fla.) and Ryan finished just under two seconds shy of the school record with a time of 1:34.78. This was good for an 11th-place finish and earned points for Pepperdine.
 
The squad of Adams, Charli Sunahara (Chino, Calif.), Sophia Ware (Allen, Texas) and Browne notched a 3:49.19 in the 400 medley relay, which placed them in 17th and earned points for the Waves.
 
INDIVIDUALS
In the 50 free, Browne finished tied for 4th with a time of 23.29 and earned points for Pepperdine. A
 
Although she was in the D final, Halbach swam a 5:05.27 in the 500 free, good for the second fastest time by a Wave this year. Hemming finished her 500 free final in 5:07.86.
 
In her finals heat, Adams completed the 200 IM in 2:09.82.
 
STANDINGS
1. UC San Diego 218.50
2. UC Santa Barbara 201
3. Fresno State 180
4. UC Davis 139
5. California Baptist 105
6. Northern Colorado 96
7. Utah Tech 42
8. Pepperdine 30.5
9. CSU Bakersfield 28
10. Pacific 26
11. San Diego 19

QUOTABLES

"We had one of the best first days in a midseason invite that we've had in a long time," head coach Ellie Monobe said. "We were able to think about the process and how we're going to get to the end of our championship in February, and our athletes did just that and handled today very professionally. We had some very strong swims in the morning and then we were able to increase our intensity and competitiveness in the evening. It was great to see our swimmers tackle the first session the way they did. Ansley Halbach had the standout swim of the day, and having Charli Sunahara go 1:03 in our relay was a huge swim for us. I'm very excited for what the rest of the meet has in store."
 
NEXT UP
 
The Waves swimmers continue with day two of the Trailblazer Invite tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. PT. Pepperdine's divers will compete in the 1-meter competition at the Trojan Diving Invitational in Los Angeles, Calif. starting at 11 a.m. PT tomorrow morning.
 
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