PEPPERDINE VS SEATTLE VS PUGET SOUND
- October 25, 2025
- Malibu, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Day 1 Results
- Day 2 Results
Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine Swim completed its first-ever meet against Seattle University in a commanding win. The Waves posted 14 victories over a two day span en route to a 259 to 75 victory.
“The Waves had a phenomenal weekend up here in Seattle” said head coach Ellie Monobe. “Aliyah Fan won just about everything and shoutout to Sophia Blietz for setting the tone early and pushing herself. We had some stellar performances and are excited to see how we stack up in the conference. Maile Sullivan, a freshman, is really stepping up into her role on the relay teams as an anchor. The coaching staff is incredibly pleased with the team for their display this weekend and we believe that we are in the best position heading into the mid-season championship.”
SWIM RECAP
Of the team’s 14 first-place finishes, freshman Aliyah Fan contributed to six. Her most impressive individual victory may have come in the 100 fly. She raced to a time of 56.01—the second fastest by a Wave ever. The records she set did not stop there. She won the 100 free at 52.15 (ninth all-time for the program) and the 200-yarder as well at 1:53.73 (tenth all-time).
In the relays she kicked-off the 400 free in the first position. She was followed by Layla Busquets, Anna Ryan, and Maile Sullivan who swam to a winning time of 3:29.64.
Fan also manned the third position with the help of Layla Busquets, Charli Sunahara, and Anna Ryan to take the 200 medley relay (1:44.20).
She also swam from the third position for the winning 400 medley relay team. Kylie Taylor took the lead while Charli and Anna rounded out the lineup (3:47.27).
Taylor had her own personal victories, too. The senior out of Eugene won the 100 back at 56.23 (third all-time)
The Waves’ good fortune did not stop there. Emma Guglielmello showed her prowess in the distance events. She was victorious in the 500 (5:03.53) and 1000 free (10:29.09). These are ninth and fourth all-time respectively.
In addition to Aliyah Fan, another Pepperdine newcomer saw success in Seattle—Sophia Blietz. In a display of versatility, the freshman took the top spot on the podium in the 200 back (2:02.17) and 200 fly (2:06.01). Her times are respectively the fourth and third best all-time for the Waves.
Pepperdine earned a sweep in the IM events. Ansley Halbach took the 400 IM at 4:33.85 (tenth all-time), Charli Sunahara finished first in the 200 IM (2:08.00), and Kiana Fan won the 100-yarder at 59.21 (seventh all-time) to give the blue and orange a sweep in the event.
STANDINGS
Pepperdine (259)
Seattle (75)
NEXT UP
Swim returns to Raleigh Runnels on Nov. 15 to host UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego. The divers’ next competition will be for the three day Trojan Diving Invitational. The USC-hosted event spans Nov. 20 through the 22nd.
Courtesy: Seattle U Athletics
SEATTLE – Seattle U men’s and women’s swimming completed their two-day meet with Puget Sound and Pepperdine on Saturday at the Redhawk Center. The men’s team defeated the Loggers 281-53, while the women fell to the Waves 75-259.
In total the Redhawks took 1st place in 18 events over two days and added 11 new entries in the program’s top 10.
On the men’s side, Danielis Kvederis was a part of three of the four new entries. He moved into 2nd in the 1000 with a finish of 9:25.32 and was also on the 200 Freestyle (1:21.59) and Medley (1:29.48) relay teams that both placed 6th in the record book.
Brendan Ryan made his inaugural appearance on the 400 IM top 10 at 6th with a finish of 3:59.56. He also helped take home 1st with the 400 Medley Relay team of Mathias Synnott, Kyle Lewis, and Jamie Crawford with a time of 3:21.18.
A pair of new entries were made in the 100 IM, with Vlad Shustov finishing at 52.80 and Keanu Lee at 52.91 for the 8th and 9th fastest times in program history respectively.
The women’s team had five new entries, with freshman Samantha Cazares etching her name on three of them. Her time of 56.74 in the 100 Fly was good for 10th, while she made it all the way to 4th with her 59.36 finish in the 100 IM. She was joined by Mia David, Amanda Miller, and Ailidh Carroll in taking the 8th spot in the 200 Free Relay at 1:35.57.
Kaya Lathangue moved into 5th in the 100 Backstroke at 57.54, and Delaney Johns had the 7th fastest time in the 100 Breaststroke at 1:05.25.
Seattle U swimming will have a month off from meets before they travel to Boise for the Northwest College Invitational starting Friday, Nov. 21.
Courtesy: Puget Sound Athletics
FAIRBANKS, Alaska. — The Loggers split up for the first swim weekend of the year, as the women’s team traveled to Alaska to take on Alaska Fairbanks, and the men’s team made the trek up to Seattle University.
Men’s Meet at. Seattle U
The men’s team kicked it off on day one, picking up a pair of race wins against a touch Division I opponent. They held their ground well all day, starting the season with some solid times in a number of different races.
Devin Goetsch got things started with a podium finish in the men’s 400 IM. He raced well, pacing the Loggers with a 4:22.51. The Loggers’ lone win of the weekend came when Sam Lyon took first place in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:48.37.
Will Cabana, Anderson Bennett, Lyon, and Emory Burden kicked off day two with a stellar performance in the 400 medley relay, snatching a third-place finish. They finished with a time of 3:29.74, beating one of Seattle’s top teams. Lyon continued to shine in the distance races, placing second in the 1000 Free. He just missed a sub-10-minute mark, finishing in 10:04.07.
Burden was also only .07 outside of a podium finish in the 50 free. His time of 21.37 is a fantastic time to start the season, as he was one of seven to finish under 22. Cabana and Brandon Tsang both finished in second and third place in the 200 backstroke, as Cabana finished strong with a 1:59.45. Tsang had an intense finish to the race, beating out Seattle’s Jae Lee by 0.12 seconds for his first podium finish of the weekend.
Bennett, in his first collegiate meet, made his name well-known this weekend. He finished in third place in the 200 breaststroke, squeaking it out over a tough couple of Redbird swimmers.
Coach’s Thoughts
“Against a tough D1 opponent, the Logger men completed well,” said Logger head coach Jay Daniels. “It was cool to see us place in the top three in several events. Our 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams posted times that should be ranked among the nation’s best at this time in the season.”
