Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2024-25: Competed in seven meets as a junior … Named the MPSF Diver of the Year … An NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier …  MPSF Champion in the 1-meter and 3-meter … Named the MPSF Athlete of the Week (10/8) … Made the All-MPSF first team in the 1-meter and 3-meter … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Competed in the NCAA Zone Diving competition in the 1-meter and 3-meter … Won the 1-meter competition at the La Verne Invite (11/17) … Posted season-best scores in the 1-meter (265.80) and the 3-meter (284.85) … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: All-PCSC first team honors in the 1-meter (third place) and the 3-meter (sixth place) dives … Named PCSC Athlete of the Week once (11/8) … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Newport Harbor High School, located in Newport Beach, Calif, in 2022.
 
CLUB: Dove club for the Mission Viejo Nadadores from 2020-22 … Was a gymnast for 13 years before becoming a diver in 2020.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in economics ... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Daughter of Eric and Suzanne Vallely … Father played volleyball at UCLA … Uncle, Eric, played water polo at UCLA … Grandfather, John, played basketball collegiately at UCLA and professionally with the Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets and Belgium Lions … Career goal is to own investment properties ... Chose to attend Pepperdine “because of the beautiful campus, strong community and amazing academics.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach, surfing, shopping and hiking ... Favorites include Birk Irving (pro athlete), Wooden (book), Hannah Montana: The Movie (movie), Selling Sunset (TV show), Team USA (pro team), HARDY (musical artist) and volleyball (sport other than diving) ...  is “that diving continuously challenges me physically and mentally. Diving makes me push myself to work hard in order to become the best diver and teammate I can be. There is no feeling like flipping through the air in a dive.”