Pepperdine vs Azusa Pacific (Women)
- Saturday, January 28, 2023
- Malibu, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Score: Pepperdine 185.5, Azusa Pacific 114.5
Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine women’s swim and dive program raced well in its final dual and home meet of the season on Saturday, defeating Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference rival Azusa Pacific 185.50-114.50 at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
MEET RECAP
Pepperdine took first in 11 overall events – nine individual races and two relays – with the nine individual wins spread out across eight swimmers. The 200 medley relay team of Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS), Charli Sunahara (Chino, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala HS), Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo./Golden HS) and Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) kicked off the meet with first-place finish and a time of 1:48.04. To bookend the meet, the 400 free relay foursome of Browne, Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS), Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) and Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./East Redlands Valley HS) came in first with a 3:35.21 showing.
The Waves found similar success in individual events. Haymart won the 1000 free in 10:42.04, while Browne won the 50 free in 24.30. Taylor paced the 100 back field with a time of 1:00.66, while AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) won the 200 back in 2:07.53. Adams also took first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.27.
Sanchez wrapped up her final meet at Raleigh Runnels with a victory in the 100 breast, doing it in 1:06.94. The 200 breast also went to the Waves, as Sunahara crossed the finish line first in 2:24.28. For the last two Waves’ event victories, Deitemeyer took the 100 fly in 59.78 and Jessica Calderoni (Los Altos, Calif./Sacred Heart Preparatory) paced the 200 fly field to the tune of a 2:11.77 showing.
Second-place finishers included Jasmine Williams (Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS) in the 100 back (1:04.07), Ryan in the 100 free (53.71), Browne in the 200 breast (2:30.25), Haymart in the 500 free (5:17.76), Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) in the 3-meter diving (242.40) and Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) in the 1-meter diving (229.13).
QUOTABLE
Head coach Ellie Monobe said: “I’m very proud of how the Waves wrapped up the regular season at home. We knew from the beginning that we had a tough schedule this year and a lot of opponents that we have never seen. Finishing the season on this high note for our seniors was the best way we could have wrapped things up. Standouts today were Lexi Haymart who won the 1000 against a strong and deep freestyle group that APU has. Freshman AJ Adams had a stellar comeback after a rough winter training tennis block. I also have to give a huge credit to our seniors who were able to finish on such a high note. Watching how we attacked our races – keeping our details nice and clean – we will be ready in the next couple of weeks and I’m very confident in this program to defend our PCSC title. We look forward to fast swimming in about a week and a half.”
NEXT UP
Pepperdine turns its attention to the PCSC Championships from Wednesday through Saturday, February 8-11 at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park. A link to live video will be available on PepperdineWaves.com in the coming days.
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Courtesy: Azusa Pacific Athletics
MALIBU, Calif – Azusa Pacific Swimming & Diving competed in their final dual meet of the season before the PSCS Conference Championships starting on February 8th at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Montana White took home three first place finishes in the pool, while Olivia Liddle also took home first place in the three-metter and 1-meter dive.
“There was some good racing today and good competition on the boards.” said head coach Tim Kyle. “We are were we want to be training wise heading into conference. This meet was an excellent preparation for us.”
To open the day, the divers started with the three-meter dive, where Olivia Liddle finished with an overall score of 270.83. Teammates Allison Ferrer finished with a final score of 193.28 and Allison Harrington saw a score of 188.85. In the one-meter dive, Liddle repeated her same success, winning the event with a score of 237.23. Ferrer finished with a final score of 210.15 and Harrington saw a score of 184.58.
For the swimming portion of the meet, the day opened with the 200 medley relay team of Marci Yanagawa, Amanda Anderson, Hannah Swailes and Riley Smith who posted a time of 1:51.58. Two events later in the 200 free, White earned a first place finish of 1:53.39, while Smith came in right behind her at 1:55.98. White put together two more first place finishes in the 100 free, coming in at 53.23 and touching the wall at 5:02.25 in the 500 free.
Aleena Herrera finished the 1000 free at a time of 10:47.98 and Delanie Gearing earned a season-best time in this event, finishing at 11:15.23. Three events later in the 100 breast, Anderson saw a finishing time of 1:08.77.
In the 200 fly, Marcelina Halawczak touched the wall at 2:13.52 and Smith saw another strong finish in the 50 free with a time of 24.86.
Among other races that the Cougars swam competitively in was the 200 back, where Yanagawa finished at 2:09.29 and Halawaczak finished with another strong time in the 100 fly (1:00.52). Also in the 200 IM, Anderson and Herrera strung together times of 2:13.92 (Anderson) and 2:14.11 (Herrera).
To round out the day in the pool, the 400 freestyle relay team of Tessie Scavone, Smith, Swailes and White posted a strong time of 3:36.08.
Up Next: The Cougars will finish the 2022-23 season on February 8-11 at the PCSC Championships which are taking place at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Last year, Azusa Pacific took home a third place finish, which was the best finish in program history. Stay tuned for meet information.
