Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2024-25: Competed in 12 meets as a sophomore … A National Invitational Qualifier …  MPSF Champion in the 200 medley relay … Helped set the 200 medley relay school record (1:41.84) … In program history, swam the seventh fastest time in the 100 IM … Made the All-MPSF first team in the 200 breast and 200 medley relay … Made the All-MPSF second team in the 100 breast and 200 IM … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Had season-best times in the 50 breast (31.01), 100 breast (1:04.19) and 200 breast (2:19.57) … Placed fourth in the 100 fly all-time list (56.74) … Finished second in the 100 breast at the Rodionoff Invite (10/13) and in the 200 breast against Illinois (10/26) … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: All PCSC first team in five events: the 100 breast (first place), the 200 breast (first place), the 200 IM (third place), the 200 medley relay (first place) and the 400 medley relay (first place) …  Named PCSC Athlete of the Week twice (10/19) and (1/17) … Advanced to the National Invitational Championships … Placed second in the 100 breast all-time list (1:03.37) … Also placed second in the 200 breast all-time list (2:18.49) … Placed third in the 100 fly all-time list (57.25) and tenth in the 100 IM all-time list (1:00.74) … Also placed fourth on the 200 IM all-time list (2:06.48) … Had season-best times in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 fly and the 200 IM … A member of the 200 medley relay team that set the school record (1:42.52) … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ruben S. Ayala High School, located in Chino Hills, Calif., in 2022 … Was a two-time Palomares League varsity girls MVP … Named Ayala High School Athlete of the Year … Two-time all-league first team selection … Holds three school records … Was a Scholastic All-American as a freshman … CIF Southern Section Division 2 champion in the 100 backstroke as a freshman … Team was a two-time CIF Southern Section Division 2 runner-up … Four-time Palomares League champions … Holds three school records … Graduated with honors.
 
CLUB: Swam with Brea Aquatics … Broke multiple Southern California swimming records from ages 11-14 … Holds four club records.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in advertising ... Born in West Covina, Calif. ... Daughter of Jeff and Wendy Sunahara … Has one sister, Shae … Unsure on a career goal, but hopes to use experience and knowledge gained from Pepperdine to find opportunities to do what she enjoys ... Chose to attend Pepperdine “because of the high-class academics and that its values revolve around encouraging students to challenge themselves while being collaborative with one another. The beauty of the campus shows through the students, and attending a faith-based university gives me the opportunity to make great connections.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys drawing, painting, being outdoors, going to the beach, listening to music, doing makeup and surfing ... Favorites include Aaron Rodgers (pro athlete), Wonder (book), Superbad or Step Brothers (movies), Friends, The Office or Vampire Diaries (TV shows), Green Bay Packers (pro team), J Cole (musical artist) and football (sport other than swimming) ... Favorite thing about swimming is “that I get to challenge myself in the pool along with my teammates who end up being my closest friends, and watching all of our hard work pay off together.”