Again to the Blocks – Azusa Pacific University Athletics

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – The swimming and diving workforce kicked off its ending dash on the Triple Distance Invitational hosted by Soka University Saturday morning.  In this occasion, swimmers compete at three distances of their particular stroke, with freestyle swimmers selecting between the sprinting distances (50, 100, and 200 yards) or the space occasions (200, 500, and 1,000 yards).

Sydnee Wilson was the star of the present within the freestyle sprints.  The sophomore not solely took first place total over her three occasions, she completed first in all three distances.  Wilson hit the wall in 24.37 within the 50-yard freestyle, 53.00 within the 100, and 1:56.63 within the 200.  Right on her heels within the sprints was Angelica Benitez, who positioned third in each the 50 and 100 whereas claiming second within the 200.

Kya Guikema would equal Wilson’s feats by sweeping the space competitors.  In her 200-yard warmth, she bested six different swimmers to the touch the wall in a time of 1:59.54, beating the remainder of the sphere by practically three full seconds.  She then turned in a 5:18.65 within the 500 and 10:52.18 within the 1000, profitable that warmth by 17 seconds.

Switching to the backstroke, Mikaela Maemura gained each the 50- and 100-yard heats earlier than ending a powerful fourth within the 200.  Aleena Herrera proved to get higher with elevated distance, leaping as much as second within the 200 backstroke in a time of two:11.83.  And within the butterfly, Ashley Cochran once more swept all three distances, finishing the 50, 100, and 200 in 27.43, 59.09, and a couple of:10.36, respectively.

Up Next: The Cougars subsequent head to Malibu for his or her closing twin meet of the season in opposition to Pepperdine.  The motion begins on January twenty fourth at 10:00 a.m.