Women's Swimming | 2/15/2020 10:53:00 PM
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Alaska Nanooks swim team finished up the PCSC Championships at East Los Angeles College, leaving with many personal records in their performances.
To start off the final day of races, the 'Nooks had swimmers in the 200-backstroke.
Erika Kakazu grabbed the first finish for Alaska, placing 10th with a time of 2:06.92.
Rachel Beal was the next 'Nooks racer, finishing 14th with a time of 2:08.61. To finish out the race,
Jessica Williamson and
Alexis Mattson finished 24th and 30th.
The next event for the Nanooks was the 100-yard freestyle.
Kaia Norbye hit a lifetime best in the event, finishing 9th with a 51.95. Just behind her in 10th,
Oda Bygdnes finished with a 52.55.
Whitney McArthur and
Kyleigh McArthur finished 23rd and 33rd as
Kyleigh McArthur grabbed a lifetime best 56.16 time in the event.
The 'Nooks had two more events left on the final day. The first of the two was the 200-yard breaststroke that saw
Caroline McCormick finish 10th with a time of 2:27.28 and
Tori Shoemaker, who finished 17th, putting up a time of 2:29.97. To end the PCSC Championships, the Nanooks sent two 400-yard freestyle relay teams into the pool. The first team, made up of Norbye, McCormick, McArthur and Bygdnes finished 6th overall with a time of 3:35.11. The second relay team was Kakazu, Williamson, Shoemaker and McArthur. The four of them finished 17th with a time of 3:49.33, wrapping up the conference championships for the Nanooks.
Head coach
Becca Weiland was proud of her teams efforts this weekend and on the final day, "The lady Nanooks finished off the 2020 PCSC Conference Championships on a high note! Tonight we had a pair of lifetime best times from
Kaia Norbye and
Kyleigh McArthur in the 100 free, and numerous other season best times. What's super awesome is that every single member of the Alaska women's swim team are leaving this meet with at least one lifetime best time, as a coach I cannot ask for much more. Way to go 'Nooks!"
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