Swim’s Sophia Blietz Earns MPSF Athlete of the Week Award

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Pepperdine swimming & diving freshman Sophia Blietz has been named the MPSF Female Athlete of the Week for her efficiency final week in opposition to UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego, as introduced as we speak.

On Nov. 15, within the pouring rain, Blietz set a faculty document within the 200 again together with her time of two:00.37. This pace can be the quickest within the convention to this point this season. At the tri-meet, she additionally led off the 400 medley relay with a time of 56.85.

Blietz has come out of the gates swinging in her freshman season. She had already recorded the fifth-best (2:02.17) and tenth-best (2:04.65) instances earlier than claiming the highest spot in this system’s historical past over the weekend.

This is the Santa Clarita, Calif. native’s first weekly award of her profession.

Blietz and the remainder of the swim group return to the pool this Friday for the Northwest Collegiate Swimming Invitational in Boise, Idaho. Competition will span Nov. 21 to the twenty third.

2025-26 MPSF Athletes of the Week

Sept. 30: (W) Kelly Mejorada, Idaho / (M) Nate Rasmussen, Pacific

Oct. 7: (W) Ellyston Lombardi, Northern Colorado / (M) Bryson Huey, UNLV

Oct. 14: (W) Manou Meulebeek, UTRGV

Oct. 21: (W) Kyra Rabess, Northern Colorado / (M) Isaac Lee, Wyoming

Oct. 28: (W) Maria Erokhina, Northern Colorado / (M) Nate Rasmussen, Pacific

Nov. 4: (W) Marie Mason, Idaho / (M) Matthew Doty, Air Force

Nov. 11: (W) Kyra Rabess, Northern Colorado / (M) Bryson Huey, UNLV

Nov. 18: (W) Sophia Blietz, Pepperdine

ABOUT PEPPERDINE SWIM AND DIVE

Pepperdine swimming & diving has a wealthy historical past spanning 4 many years, having posted top-five finishes in its convention in 32 of 39 seasons. The Waves have captured three convention championships previously 4 seasons, its first three convention titles, profitable its first MPSF Championship in 2025 after becoming a member of the convention the season prior. In 38 seasons within the PCSC, the Waves noticed 48 particular person champions and 20 PCSC Swimmer or Diver of the Year awards. Andreea Trufasu stands as this system’s lone Olympian, having competed within the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. 

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