Competing at the two-day Malibu Invite on Friday and Saturday, LMU women's swimming opened the 2018-19 season with a 1,131-959 setback at the hands of Pepperdine.
WILLIS HIGHLIGHTS LMU PERFORMANCES
Isabel Willis turned in a strong start to her senior campaign, winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:56.79. She would then add a pair of second-place finishes, taking the spot in the 100 freestyle in 53.51 and the 50 freestyle at 25.47.
LIONS IMPRESS IN DISTANCE EVENTS
Lanna Kozlowski won the 1000 freestyle in 10:50.75, while
Lauren Akin followed in second at 10:59.61, and
Keara Reilly in third with a time of 11:01.86 as LMU went 1-2-3 in the event. The Lions later swam the 500 freestyle, as Reilly touched the wall in 5:20.94 to earn a second-place finish, followed shortly thereafter by Kozlowski at 5:23.73 in third.
NIELSEN & HIXON SHINE
Olivia Nielsen and
Audrey Hixon stood out in their respective events, as Nielsen took top honors in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall in 2:16.99, before winning the 100 butterfly in 1:00.75. Hixon claimed second place in both the 100 backstroke (1:02.51) and 200 backstroke (2:11.51).
MORE TOP-THREE FINISHES
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Christine Chan took third in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:17.19.
• Chan claimed third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.67.
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Taylor Pajunen captured third place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:19.32.
• 200 freestyle relay – 2
nd (Hixon, Kozlowski, Nielsen, Willis) – 1:42.89
• 400 medley relay – 2
nd (Hixon,
Mary Schell, Nielsen, Willis) – 4:10.35
• 400 freestyle relay – 2
nd (Willis,
Natalie Morlock, Kozlowski, Hixon) – 3:46.43
NEXT LAP
With action from Malibu in the books, LMU will continue the season on October 19 and 20 when it travels to Grand Canyon University to face GCU and Seattle in a pair of double duals.
