LA VERNE, Calif. - The LMU Women's Swimming program wrapped up competition Sunday evening at the La Verne Winter Invitational at East Los Angeles College. 

 

Led by sophomore Lia Murray and junior Natalie Hogenboom, the Lions tallied 408 points over the three-day event, placing ninth of 16 teams and the fifth highest among PCSC competitors. Murray was the top performer for the Lions, scoring 42 points, punctuated by a fourth-place finish in the 100-backstroke on Saturday. Murray's time of 57.14 is currently ranked as the second-fastest time in the PCSC this season. Murray also qualified for the evening finals in the 100-individual medley on Sunday, finishing in 11th place with a personal best time of 1:00.80. 

  

Hogenboom competed in the evening finals in both the 500-freestyle on Friday and the 200-butterfly on Sunday, recording a personal best time of 5:08.52 (13th place) in the 500 and another "PB" in the 200-butterfly with a 2:09.88 (13th place). Hogenboom also achieved a third "PB" on Saturday evening leading off LMU's 800 freestyle relay with a 1:56.75. Senior Heidi Ly, graduating early at the end of the current semester, swam in her final competition as a Lion on Sunday evening, placing 12th in the 100-individual medley in 1:00.82. 

  

Twelve additional Lions, including six freshmen, made it back for the evening finals over the three-day competition: 

Adele Kopis: 200 IM (23rd place) 2:11.57 *p 

Erin Kau: 400 IM, 4:41.09 p, 1650 freestyle (13th place) 18:06.81* 

Lydia Hawthorne – 100 breaststroke (17th place) 1:08.22, 200 breaststroke (14th place) 2:28.55 

Mackenzie Kawashiri – 16:50 freestyle (22nd place) 18:23.43 

Ryann Dorris – 1650 freestyle (23rd place) 18:24.12 

Bella Flaminio – 1650 freestyle (21st place) 18:21.73 

Abby Shaw – 100 individual medley (10th place) 1:00.68* 

Lauren Kim – 100 individual medley (23rd place) 1:02.84* 

Maddie Nguyen –100 individual medley (24th place) 1:02.59 p 

Hayden Cutler – 200 butterfly (23rd place) 2:11.92 p 

Sydney Bell – 200 butterfly (24th place) 2:12.74*p 

Grace Hull – 200 butterfly (22nd place) 2:12.76 p 

*Personal Best ("PB") time 

P – time established in preliminary heats 

  

The Lions will now take a break from competitions through final exams and the holidays and return to the starting blocks on January 8th in a quad-dual meet against San Diego St, Fresno St. and the University of Alaska. 

 

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