ST. GEORGE, Utah – Highlighted by Alexandra Browne's school record in the 50 free, the Pepperdine swim and dive program sits in third place after the second day of the MPSF Championships.
 
PRELIMS
In the 500 free, Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif.) and Ansley Halbach (Watkinsville, Ga.) qualified for the finals as they finished in 6th and 7th respectively. Halbach's time of 5:03.46 earned her the 9th spot on the Waves all-time top-10 list.
 
AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo.), Charli Sunahara (Chino, Calif.), Kiana Fan (Irvine, Calif.), Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo.), Nora Rabe (Wayzata, Minn.) and Mollie Cho (Frisco, Texas) all qualified for the finals in the 200 IM with respective finishes of 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th and 14th.
 
In the 50 free, Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va.), Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif.), Elliot Easton (Tampa, Fla.) and Layla Busquets (Diablo, Calif.) finished in 1st, 4th, 11th and 15th respectively, and all earned a spot in the finals. Ryan's time of 23.59 was a personal-best and moved her up to third on the Waves all-time top-10 list.
 
FINALS
RELAYS
In the 200 free relay, the foursome of Browne, Hemming, Busquets and Ryan took second with a time of 1:33.13 - which was also the fastest time by a Waves squad this season.
 
INDIVIDUALS
In the 500 free, Hemming and Halbach came in 6th and 7th in the finals to earn points for the team as they completed their swims with respective times of 5:04.06 and 5:04.22.
 
Cho clocked a 2:07.82 to claim the 10th fastest time in program history in the 200 IM this evening. Fan, Sunahara and Adams all earned spots in the top-eight tonight as they respectively finished in 5th, 6th and 8th with times of 2:08.26, 2:08.48 and 2:09.58. Additionally, Deitemeyer and Rabe notched respective times of 2:08.36 and 2:10.95 in the consolation final to finish in 10th and 15th.
 
Browne broke her own school record in the 50 free with a time of 22.92, which was also good for a second place finish. Additionally, Ryan swam the 50 free final in 23.70 to take home 6th place. Easton and Busquets posted times of 24.08 and 24.17 to finish in 12th and 13th, respectively.
 
3-METER DIVING
Vivian Vallely (Newport Beach, Calif.) won the 3-meter championship as she posted a 270.45 in the event - which was also the second-best score by a Wave this season. Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas) earned a second place finish with a total of 251.75, while Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz.) took fifth and sixth with respective scores of 239.85 and 230.20.
 
STANDINGS
1. Pacific 246
2. San Diego 232
3. Pepperdine 228
4. Incarnate Word 161
 
QUOTABLES
"I believe the Waves had another solid showing tonight," head coach Ellie Monobe said. "This morning, we had some pretty stellar swims to get the momentum rolling, and tonight we executed again at the level that we were hoping for. I think we put ourselves in a very good position for the rest of the weekend. Standouts from today include Alexandra Browne breaking the school record in the 50 free. It was always very nice to see our 200 free relay squad's performance. We've kind of had to rebuild that relay this year, so it was nice to see the hard work of the sprint group pay off. I also think that the 500 group with Ansley and Lindsay Hemming putting themselves in a position to get the job done, and swimming with less fear has been the difference maker in that group. We're looking forward to another solid morning tomorrow. We've talked a lot about getting things done in the morning and then the night will take care of itself, so we're looking forward to another fast morning."
 
"I am very proud of our finishes this first day of diving," diving coach Monique Demaisip said. "With everything our team has been through this year, it is a blessing to have gotten to this point in the season. The development of each of our divers on 3-meter especially has been quite impressive. I am excited to watch our Waves continue with this momentum into our upcoming events!"
 
NEXT UP
The Waves will continue with day three of the MPSF Championships starting with swimming prelims at 9 a.m. PT tomorrow. Diving will take place at 11:30 a.m. PT, while the swimming finals will begin at 5 p.m. PT.
 
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