Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2022-23: All-PCSC first team in six events: the 50 free (eighth place), the 100 breast (second place), the 200 free relay (first place), the 400 free relay (third place), the 200 medley relay (first place) and the 400 medley relay (first place) … Placed sixth on the all-time list in the 100 breast (1:04.62) … Had a season best time in the 50 fly (25.50) … Advanced to the National Invitational Championships … Earned PCSC All-Academic first team … Also earned CSC All-Academic … A member of the 200 medley relay team that set a school record (1:42.52) … Named PCSC Athlete of the Week once (11/8) … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Put together one of the most impressive campaigns by a Wave … Named the national Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar for the sport of women’s swim and dive … Was a PCSC champion in both the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay for the second consecutive season, with both events setting school records after times of 1:43.94 and 1:34.24, respectively … All-PCSC first team honors in the 100 breast (third place), 400 free relay (second place) and the 400 medley relay (second place) in addition to the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay … Set an individual school record in the 100 IM with a time of 58.15 … #8 on the 100 free all-time list after a 52.16 showing … All-PCSC honorable mention in the 50 free (ninth place) and the 100 free (ninth place) … Also in the record books for the 100 breast at fifth place with a time of 1:04.90 … Had a season-best time in the 50 breast (30.36) … Collected 67 individual points at the PCSC Championships … Competed in 10 meets as a junior … Swam at the National Invitational Championships for the second time … PCSC All-Academic first team … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Established herself as one of the PCSC’s top sprinters and most reliable relay anchors as a sophomore ... Swam anchor legs on Pepperdine’s PCSC championship-winning 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relays ... Set school records in the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay ... Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 50 free (second place), 100 breaststroke (third place), 100 free (fourth place), 200 free relay (first place), 400 free relay (first place) and 200 medley relay (first place) ... Scored 81 points at the PCSC Championships, which ranked eighth amongst 140 swimmers ... Competed at all nine meets ... Moved up to #4 all-time at Pepperdine in the 100 IM (1:00.65), #5 in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.91), #8 in the 50 free (23.95) and #9 in the 100 free (52.25) ... Had the team’s fastest times in the 50 free, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke and the 100 IM ... Swam the team’s fastest 50-meter freestyle time at the Malibu Spring Invite ... Also swam the team’s second-fastest time in the 100 free ... Named PCSC All-Academic first team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Set the school record in the 200 freestyle relay as a freshman ... Earned All-PCSC first team in the 200 freestyle relay (first place), 50 freestyle (fifth place) and 100 breaststroke (eighth place) and second team in the 200 breaststroke (11th place) ... Scored 63 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... Swam at the National Invitational Championships ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Redlands (Calif.) East Valley High School in 2019 ... Four-year member of the varsity squad ... Four-time All-American honorable mention ... Set the school record in the 100 breast (1:06.81) ... Specialized in the 100 breast, 50 free and 100 free.
 
CLUB: Competed for Redlands swim team ... Was part of the Junior Olympic, Super Junior Olympic, Futures, and Sectionals teams.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in hispanic studies ... Born in Redlands, Calif. ... Daughter of Kristine and Tony Sanchez ... Has one older brother, Jacob ... Chose Pepperdine “because I fell in love with the campus along with appreciating the fact that Pepperdine is a Christian University. The girls on the team were welcoming to me and I liked the family atmosphere. I also liked the amazing Med School acceptance rate that Pepperdine has along with its great science department in general. I was also excited to have the opportunity to participate in one of the top international programs in the world.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Odell Beckham (pro athlete), San Francisco 49ers (pro team), Spanish Dictionary (book), Guardians of the Galaxy (movie), Friends (TV show), Shawn Mendes (musical artist), tacos (food) and football (sport besides swimming) ... Favorite part about swimming is “that it has taught me many things such as dedication, hard work and building lasting relationships.”