Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Won a PCSC relay championship and set a school record in the 200 medley relay (1:43.94) … All-PCSC first team in the 1000 free (second place), 100 breast (fifth place), 200 breast (eighth place) and the 200 medley relay (first place) … Scored 75 points at the PCSC Championships … Had a season-best time in the 1000 free (10:34.88) for the second consecutive season … Entered at #6 on the all-time list in the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.36 … Competed in nine meets as a senior … PCSC Athlete of the Week (11/9/21) … PCSC All-Academic second team … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Had a breakout junior season, highlighted by winning her first career PCSC title in the 1000 free ... Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 1000 free (first place), 200 breaststroke (second place), 800 free relay (second place) and 400 IM (seventh place) ... Scored 83 points at the PCSC Championships, which ranked sixth amongst 140 swimmers ... Competed at eight of the nine meets ... Moved up to #5 all-time at Pepperdine in the 1000 free (10:32.13) and #6 in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.27) ... Swam the team’s fastest 1000 free time, the second-fastest mile time (18:31.02), plus the fifth-fastest 500 free (5:10.59) time ... Went undefeated in the 1000 free ... Swam the team’s fastest 100-meter breaststroke time at the Malibu Spring Invite (4/17) ... Named PCSC All-Academic second team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Earned All-PCSC second team in the mile (10th place) and honorable mention in the 400 IM (20th place) and 1,000 freestyle (21st place) ... Scored 26 individual points at the PCSC Championships as a sophomore ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Set school record in the 800 free relay ... Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 1650 (sixth place) and 800 free relay (third place) and All-PCSC honorable mention in the 500 free (11th place) and 400 IM (13th place) ... Scored 54 individual points at the PCSC Championships as a freshman ... Had the team’s fastest 1,650 (17:44.91) and second-fastest in the 500 free (5:06.42) and 400 IM (4:37.14) ... PCSC Athlete of the Week (11/12) ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from East Chapel Hill (N.C.) High School in 2018 ... Swam all four years ... Was named Most Outstanding Female Swimmer during senior year of high school ... Named to all-conference team in the 400 free relay, 500 free, 100 breast and 200 medley relay ... Career best times are 5:09.09 in the 500 free and 1:08.10 in the 100 breast.
 
CLUB: Swam for North Carolina Aquatic Club for seven years and Carolina Aquatic Club for five years.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in economics ... Daughter of Jennifer Romm and Gary Kayye ... Has one older sister, Annabelle ... Chose Pepperdine because “I believe that the school is a perfect fit for me academically and spiritually while still allowing me to participate in athletics at a high level.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Katie Ledecky (pro athlete), Anaheim Ducks (pro team) The Kite Runner (book), Miracles from Heaven (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), Florida Georgia Line (musical artist), bacon (food) and triathlon (sport besides swim and dive) ... Favorite part about swimming is the “feeling of being exhausted after working hard at a great practice”