LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Pepperdine dive team completed the fall schedule with the platform competition at Uytengsu Aquatics Center today.
All three of Pepperdine's competing divers -
Amanda Wong,
Delainey Pisaruk and
Lexie Martin - qualified for the finals today.
RECAP
Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif.) earned an 11th-place finish with 328.30 total points - 159.90 in the finals and 168.40 in the prelims.
Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz.) tallied a total of 296.85 points for a 14th-place - 148.60 in the finals and 148.25 in the prelims.
Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas) finished close behind after posting 128.15 points in the prelims and 126.40 in the finals for a total of 254.55 points and a 16th-place finish.
QUOTABLES
"After a long break from meets, our Waves got back into the swing of competing and took lessons from their first event," diving coach
Monique Demaisip said. "We improved in consistency and execution each day. It is always a great experience for us to be able to compete back-to-back lists in prelims and finals. This meet is one of the toughest diving competitions on our schedule. We have been working our way up and improving each year, which is very rewarding to see!"
NEXT UP
The Waves will be off until Jan. 2, where they will compete in a double dual meet against San Diego State and New Mexico at 2 p.m. in San Diego, Calif.
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