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Pepperdine University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Swim/Dive Roster

Kyle Cajero
Jeff Golden
Roger Horne

Tay Thomas

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pleasant Hill, Calif.
  • High School College Park HS

Biography

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: The first Wave to swim in an open water event (MPSF Open Water Championships - 10/21) … Placed seventh in the 100 back all-time list (57.44), fifth in the 100 fly all-time list (57.24) and fourth in the 200 fly all-time list (2:06.67) - a season-best time … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2022-23: All-PCSC first team in the 200 fly (fifth place) … Had a season best time in the 200 fly (2:09.01) … Earned PCSC All-Academic first team … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: All-PCSC first team in the 100 back (fifth place) … All-PCSC honorable mention in the 100 fly (10th place) and the 200 fly (ninth place) … Scored 62 individual points at the PCSC Championships … Competed in nine meets as a sophomore … PCSC All-Academic second team … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Quickly became one of Pepperdine’s top swimmers in the 100 and 200 butterfly ... Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 200 fly (fourth place) and 100 back (seventh place) ... Was an All-PCSC honorable mention selection in the 100 fly (12th place) ... Competed at eight of the nine meets ... Moved up to #5 all-time at Pepperdine in the 100 fly (57.92) and #7 in the 200 fly (2:08.22) ... Had the team’s fastest times in the 100 fly, the 200 fly and the second-fastest time in the 50 backstroke (29.21) ... Also swam the team’s fourth-fastest time in the 100 backstroke (59.48) ... Swam the team’s fastest 100-meter butterfly time at the Malibu Spring Invite ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from College Park High School, located in Pleasant Hill, Calif., in 2020 ... Four-year member of the varsity squad ... Ranks in the top 10 in College Park swim history in the 100 back (second), 100 fly (third) and the 100 free (sixth) ... Competed at the CIF North Coast Section Championships in three of her four years ... Specialized in the 100 and 200 fly, and the 100 and 200 back ... Made the Biology Honor Roll all four years.
 
CLUB: Swam for the Orinda Aquatics Club for seven years.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine ... Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Daughter of Curt Hill and Laura Bastin ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “it has a strong sense of community that supports its students and athletes.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys reading, drawing, making GoPro videos and autocross racing ... Favorites include Caeleb Dressel (pro athlete), The Art of Racing in the Rain (book), A Star Is Born (movie), Las Vegas Raiders (pro sports team), Lady Gaga (musical artist) and autocross (sport other than swimming) ... Favorite thing about swimming is “the adrenaline rush of racing.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Fly/Back
    5'4"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Fly/Back
    5'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Fly/Back
    5'4"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Fly/Back
    5'4"