Pepperdine vs Azusa Pacific
- January 27, 2024
- Malibu, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine swimming and diving program defeated Azusa Pacific 196-99 this morning at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. Three seniors – Ellie Hendren, Anna Johnson and Tay Thomas were honored during the meet today.
MEET RECAP
SWIMMING
The Waves wrapped up their final dual meet of the regular season with a 196-99 win over the Cougars in Malibu, Calif.
Pepperdine found success in individual events as the Waves earned a first-place finish in nine different events. Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS) swam the 1000 free in 10:46.86. AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) finished the 200 free with a time of 1:55.15. Adams also posted a time of 5:09.82 in the 500 free. Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS) completed the 100 back in 58.09. In the 200 fly, Tay Thomas (Pleasant Hill, Calif./College Park HS) clocked a time of 2:09.42. In the 50 free, Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) notched a time of 24.25. Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) earned a time of 53.57 in the 100 free. In the 200 back, Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS) posted a time of 2:07.93. Ari Yeh (San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS) swam the 100 fly in 59.56.
The Waves also took second place in seven other individual events as well as taking second in the 200 medley relay.
Pepperdine found success in the 200 medley relay as the group of Taylor, Sydney Abild (Holyoke, Mass./Northampton HS), Layla Busquets (Diablo, Calif./Monte Vista HS) and Browne took first as they notched a time of 1:46.45.
DIVING
The meet also featured the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions. Pepperdine took the top-four spots in both events.
In the 1-meter, Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) earned a score of 234.10, Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) posted a total of 231.15, Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller HS) tallied 224.85 points and Anna Johnson (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme HS) totaled 220.20 points.
In the 3-meter, Martin notched 247.28 points, Wong earned 243.08 points, Johnson tallied 226.65 points and Pisaruk posted a total of 216.83.
QUOTABLES
“I’m very proud of how we wrapped up our regular season here at home,” head coach Ellie Monobe said. “This day is always very special and filled with emotion. I think this team swims with a lot of heart and it was seen in how our seniors swam today. Ellie Hendren having a season best in the 1000 free was great to see. We’ve loved seeing her become a distance staple for our team. Tay Thomas had the grittiest 100 fly of her career in an event we normally struggle in was incredibly special. Watching Anna Johnson’s journey and seeing her grow throughout the years, gaining confidence on the boards and executing her new dives has been phenomenal to see. All in all, these women are on track for a very exciting finish as we head into the postseason.”
“Today was a very special day in our senior meet with our one senior diver that we got to honor” diving coach Monique Demaisip said. “It was an emotional day, but it was great to see everyone be supportive of each other. In terms of diving results, we got the top-four spots on both boards. Today was our upgrade meet where our divers did a lot of higher degree of difficulty dives. I’ve decided on conference lists and I’m excited to take the next two weeks to train and prepare for our big event.”
NEXT UP
Pepperdine will head to Santa Barbara, Calif. to compete in the UCSB Invite on Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3., which will be hosted at Dos Pueblos High School.
Courtesy: Azusa Pacific Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – Azusa Pacific wrapped up their dual meets for the 2023-24 season with a visit to Pepperdine on Saturday. Despite the loss, Amanda Anderson turned in two first place finishes and the team put up strong individual and relay times in the lanes and on the boards, earning four season best times.
To get things started, the divers competed in the one-meter and three-meter dive. Out of all three Azusa Pacific divers, Allison Ferrer came up with the best combined score on the boards in the both dives. In the one-meter, she earned a score of 205.43 and in the three-meter dive, she turned in a score of 196.58.
The Cougars 200 medley relay teams finished third and fourth in the lanes to open the swimming portion of the meet. Marci Yanagawa, Anderson, Marcelina Halawczak and Hannah Swailes turned in a time of 1:50.30, while Sydney Romero, Paige Colligan, Victoria Alfaro and Renee Provencal finished at 1:58.47.
In the 200 free, Aleena Herrera earned a second place finish, touching the wall at 1:56.58 (a season best for her), followed by Yanagawa who turned in a third place performance in the 100 back with a time of 59.41.
It was then Anderson who picked up her (first) first place finish on the day in 100 breast with a time of 1:07.41, securing her best time of the season so far int this event. Her second first place finish on the day came in the 200 breast when she turned in a time of 2:22.92.
In the 50 free, Hannah Swailes put up a strong time of 25.08 to earn a third place finish. Kya Guikema and Halawczak then followed with back-to-back second place finishes in the 500 free (5:14.60) and 100 fly (59.59).
To wrap up the day, Herrera turned in an impressive time of 2:10.35 in the 200 IM which was another season best time, while the 400 free relay teams of Swailes, Ellie Sivesind, Guikema and Herrera and Delanie Gearing, Provencal, Sharma and Ng earned times of 3:38.18 and 3:55.62.
Gearing put up another season best time for the Cougars in the 1000 free (11:04.86) while four Cougars also turned in fourth place finishes against the waves today. Szolnoki in the 100 free (11:02.62), Anderson in the 200 free (1:58.16), Sivesind in the 100 free (54.53), Yanagawa in the 200 back (2:10.84), Gearing in the 200 breast (2:29.79) and Alfaro in the 100 fly (1:02.04).
Up Next: The Cougars look ahead to the PCSC Championships taking place on Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Sat. Feb 17th. Last year, Azusa Pacific made history, earning a second place finish which is the highest ranking in program history.
