2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Earned All-PCSC first team in 1-meter and 3-meter diving (fifth place in both) as a senior ... Scored 56 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... Competed in all nine meets ... As a swimmer, had the team’s second-best times in the 50 breast (31.42) and 200 breast (2:27.14) and was fourth in the 100 breast (1:07.95) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:14.73) ... As a diver, had the team’s top score in 1-meter (235.20) and was second in 3-meter (225.60) ... PCSC All-Academic honorable mention ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Earned All-PCSC first team in 1-meter diving (fifth place) as a junior … Also earned All-PCSC honorable mention in 3-meter diving (12th place) … Scored 40 individual points at the PCSC Championships … Had the second-highest scoring 1-meter dive score of the season with 229.15 points at the PCSC Championships … Had the third-highest scoring 3-meter dive score with 206.55 points at the PCSC Championships … PCSC All-Academic honorable mention … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Earned All-PCSC honorable mention in both 1-meter and 3-meter diving (11th place in both) as a sophomore … Competed in both swim and dive events for the Waves … Scored 32 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... PCSC All-Academic honorable mention ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2014-15: Earned All-PCSC first team in 1-meter diving (eighth place) as a freshman ... Was All-PCSC honorable mention in 3-meter diving (12th place) ... Standout performer in both the swim and dive events ... Scored 41 individual points at the conference championship ... Posted a season-best 1-meter score of 194.40 at the Malibu Invitational ... Season-best 3-meter score set at 172.65, also at the Malibu Invitational ... Won the 200 breaststroke at the PCSC Time Trials ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Henry Clay High School, located in Lexington, Ky., in 2014 ... Was a varsity swimmer and diver for all four seasons ... State qualifier in both swimming and diving as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... Four-time Academic All-American ... Two-time team MVP ... Three-year varsity team diving captain ... City champion in diving in 2014 ... 100 breaststroke city champion as a junior ... Winning time set the city and high school record with a mark of 1:08.2 ... Other high school best times include 2:15.9 (200 IM), 2:28.6 (200 breast), 1:03.3 (100 fly) ... Best 1-meter six dive score set at 204.8 ... Also played volleyball as a freshman ... National Honors Society and Beta Club Member.
CLUB: Competed for the Lexington Dolphins, Wildcat Aquatics, Kentucky Diving Club and the Lexington Country Club ... Ranked second nationally in the butterfly in the 8-under age group and ninth in the 10-under division ... Won several state championships during club career ... Set Central Kentucky Swim Conference records for the freestyle and backstroke in the 6-under age group ... Also set the CKSC record for diving in the 9-10 age group.
PERSONAL: Born in Lexington, Ky. ... Daughter of Kimberly and David Stigers ... Has one older sister, Natalie ... Father played basketball, baseball and track for Centre College ... Uncle, Kent Hawkins, also attended Pepperdine ... Majoring in sports medicine ... Chose Pepperdine because "I fell in love with it the moment I was on campus for the first time and knew it was the place for me. Pepperdine offers the perfect combination of a high academic school with a supporting environment and the only Division I school that would allow me to both swim and dive.”
FAVORITES: Also enjoys yoga, volleyball, spending time at the beach, playing with dogs and lifeguarding ... Favorites include Ryan Lochte (pro athlete), Miami Heat (pro sports team), Looking for Alaska (book), Dodgeball (movie), Scandal (TV show), cookies (food) and volleyball (sport other than swim/dive).
Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
Diving/Breaststroke
5'8"
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2015-16Sophomore
Diving/Breaststroke
5'8"
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2016-17Junior
Diving/Breaststroke
5'8"
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2017-18Senior
Diving/Breaststroke
5'8"