MALIBU, Calif. - After starting the 2023-24 season with a victory at the PCSC Relay Invitational two weeks ago, LMU swimmers got a 'first look' at individual performances at the Rodionoff Invitation hosted by Pepperdine last Friday and Saturday in Malibu, Calif.
Participating in the two-day event was a mix of NCAA Division I, II and III teams, with three WCC schools, LMU, Pepperdine, and University of San Diego facing off in the Division I category.
Swimmers in the top eight of each individual event (including two diving events not contested by LMU) scored points for their teams. LMU's strong freshman class earned the highest percentage of the team's points. Swimmers were allowed to swim up to four individual events, along with several relay events.
Pepperdine finished with a total of 402 points, followed by LMU with 178 and San Diego with 165.
LMU Scoring:
Erin Kau (Freshman) 12 points in 500 & 1000 freestyle and 200 backstroke
Adele Kopis (Freshman) 12 points in 200 & 400 IM and 200 butterfly
Lydia Hawthorne (Freshman) 11 points in 100 & 200 breast and 200 IM.
Natalie Hogenboom (Junior) 11 points in 500 & 1000 freestyle and 200 butterfly.
Alena Sharp (Sophomore Transfer) 9 points in 100 & 200 breaststroke and 200 IM.
Abby Shaw (Senior) 9 points in 50 & 100 freestyle.
Lauren Kim (Sophomore) 8 points in 500 & 100 freestyle.
Heidi Ly (Senior) 6 points in 200 backstroke and 100 breaststroke.
Kenzi Cook (Junior Transfer) 3 points in 200 backstroke.
Mackenzie Beck (Freshman) 3 points in 1000 freestyle.
LMU's distance swimmers will next compete in the first-ever collegiate Open Water Swimming Championship in Long Beach, Calif. on Saturday hosted by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Individual swimmers will race a 5K and then combine later in the day for a 4 x 500m relay.
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