2020 WCC Cup Meet Results
 
Loyola Marymount University Lions senior Lanna Kozlowski finished her last collegiate race at Burns Aquatics Center by dominating the field in the 1650 'mile' event as part of the two-day 2020 West Coast Conference Cup competition between LMU, San Diego and Pepperdine. Kozlowski touched the wall in 17:50.00 more than 25-seconds ahead of second-place finisher Anna Luckenbach of San Diego.  
 
Kozlowski started off the two-day competition Friday afternoon in similar fashion, winning the 500 freestyle in a season best time of 5:09.61 with freshman teammate Lily Gallagher taking second in 5:10.88 setting up a 1-2 Lion finish. Gallagher achieved a second Top 3 finish on Saturday taking third place in the 200 freestyle while Kozlowski added a third-place finish in the 400 individual medley.  
 
Seniors Christine Chan and Gabby Carufel also had outstanding last swims at Burns during the competition. Chan nabbed a third-place finish in the 200 individual medley on Friday, followed by a fourth-place finish in the 100 butterfly on Saturday while Carufel placed fourth and sixth in the 100 and 200 backstroke events. Senior Olivia Nielsen finished right behind Chan in the butterfly event in fifth place. 
 
Several other Lion swimmers placed in the top eight in their individual events earning points for the LMU team. Freshmen Kelli Andrade and Mikayla Tseng each scored in two events with Andrade taking second in the 100 breaststroke and third in the 200 breast while Tseng placed second in the 100 butterfly and seventh in the 100 freestyle. 
 
Junior Taylor Pajunen added a couple points to the Lion's score with a sixth-place finish in the 200 butterfly while sophomore Lydia Zicker added two points placing eighth in both the 400 IM and 200 breaststroke.  Fellow sophomore, Sabine Caplin recorded a season-best time in the 400 individual medley placing sixth while junior Serena Myatt earned a sixth-place finish in the 50 freestyle.
 
LMU's six seniors (Gabby Carufel, Christine Chan, Lanna Kozlowski, Natalie Morlock, Olivia Nielsen and Samantha Smith) were honored by family members and teammates at a luncheon following the competition. 
 
Up next for the Lions is a trip to St. George, Utah to compete against Dixie State on Saturday, Jan. 25 for one last competition before heading into the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships on Feb. 12-15 at East Los Angeles College.