MALIBU, Calif. – Day two of the Pepperdine Winter Invite came to a close for the Alaska Nanooks swimming team today, Nov. 23, 2019.
The 'Nooks produced seven personal records and one new school record while in the Pepperdine pool. In the 100-yard butterfly,
Jessica Williamson claimed a new personal record, while finishing 14
th in the race.
Camille Dayton claimed a personal best in the 400-yard IM, also finishing 3
rd place.
Kyleigh McArthur,
Caroline McCormick,
Oda Bygdnes and
Makayla Suominen all competed in the 200-yard freestyle as McArthur claimed 19
th place, McCormick took 13
th, Suominen took 14
th and Bygdnes grabbed 10
th place.
Kaia Norbye was the big winner on the day, grabbing 1
st place overall in the 100-yard breaststroke, claiming a new school record to her name as well as the win.
There were some season bests placed in the pool in Malibue on day two as well as the 200-yard medley relay team of Kakazu, Norbye, Bygdnes and Suominen claimed 1
st place.
Oda Bygdnes took first in the 100-yard fly,
Rachel Beal took 4
th in the 400-yard IM, McArthur took 7
th place in the 100-yard breaststroke, Gulon took 4
thin the same 100-yard breastroke race and Mattson who took 15
th in the breaststroke.
Erika Kakazu also placed 2
nd in the 100-yard backstroke. The final season best came from the 800-yard relay team of Gulon, McCormick, Shoemaker and Williamson.
The Nanooks find themselves in 4
th overall place and 2
nd overall amongst Division II teams.
Head coach
Becca Weiland had this to say about her team's performance, "We had a super successful day two at the Pepperdine Winter Invite. The swimmers carried the momentum from yesterday's races into their swims today. Several ladies swam lifetime best races, with one of them being a new school record for the 100-yard breaststroke by
Kaia Norbye. In addition to the PR's, we also had numerous first place finishers and season-best times. I'm a very happy coach tonight and I think we have even happier student-athletes."
The Nanooks wrap up their time in Malibu, Calif. tomorrow, Nov. 24, as this will wrap-up their 2019 portion of their swim schedule.
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