Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Finished her collegiate career holding school records in the 200 free, 400 free relay and the 800 free relay ... Swam legs on Pepperdine’s PCSC championship-winning 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relays ... Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 200 free (second place), 100 free (third place), 500 free (fourth place), 200 free relay (first place), 400 free relay (first place), 400 medley relay (first place) and the 800 free relay (second place) ... Scored 81 points at the PCSC Championships as a senior, which ranked eighth amongst 140 swimmers ... Competed at eight of the nine meets ... Moved up to #4 all-time in the 100 free (51.53) and #10 in the 500 free (5:06.56) ... Was a PCSC Athlete of the Week award winner ... Named PCSC All-Academic first team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Set the school record in the 800 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay as a junior ... Won an individual PCSC title in the 200 free ... Earned All-PCSC first team in the 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay (first place), 400 freestyle relay (second place) and 100 freestyle (sixth place) and second team in the 50 freestyle (11th place) ... Scored 72 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... Swam at the National Invitational Championships ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Set school relay records in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, and 800 free relay as a sophomore ... Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 200 free (third place), 200 free relay (second place), 400 free relay (second place) and 800 free relay (third place) and All-PCSC honorable mention in the 100 free (10th place) ... Scored 51 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... Had the team’s fastest time in the 200 free (1:53.84) and third-fastest time in the 50 free (24.78) and 100 free (52.88) ... PCSC All-Academic first team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Earned All-PCSC honorable mention honors in the 100 back (13th place) as a freshman ... Scored 18.5 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... Competed at all nine meets ... Had the team’s second-best time in the 50 back (28.07) and 100 back (59.49), was third in the 100 free (53.78) and 200 free (1:57.32), was fourth in the 100 IM (1:01.71) and fifth in the 200 back (2:11.88) ... PCSC All-Academic first team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Sonora (Calif.) High School ... Swam four years of varsity under coaches Josh Martin and JohnJay Verhual ... Swam the 100 free, 20 free, 50 free, 500 free, 100 back and 200 IM ... During her senior year, was named the Mother Lode League High Point Winner, the Mother Lode League  MVP and Sonora High School Female Athlete of the Year ... Went undefeated in league races ... Was a section finalist ... Was also named Mother Lode League MVP her sophomore and junior years ... Set three team records: 100 free (53.68), 500 free (5:16.48) and the 100 back (1:00.85).
 
CLUB: Swam for the Tuolumne County Aquatics club from the time she was 7 ... Qualified for the Junior Olympics from 2010-13.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in integrated marketing communication ... Born in Oakdale, Calif. ... Daughter of Casey and John Slater ... Older sister to Megan ... Chose Pepperdine because “I immediately felt at home when I stepped on campus, and that feeling only grew as I met Coach and some of the girls on the team. Pepperdine also offers me great internship and career opportunities specified to my major and career path.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Nathan Adrian (athlete), San Francisco Giants (pro team), Wuthering Heights and Harry Potter (books), Aladdin (movie), Parks and Recreation (TV show), Shawn Mendes (musical artist), chocolate chip cookies and milk (food) and water polo (sport other than swimming).