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School Record Highlights Day Three of PCSC Championships

Aleena Herrera's school record highlighted another strong day in the lanes for the Cougars at the PCSC Championships

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. - Azusa Pacific remains in second place with 822 points after day three of competition at the PCSC Championships. Another competitive day in the lanes was highlighted by a school record in the 400 IM by Aleena Herrera and two NCAA "B" Cuts. 

"We had another strong day of swimming!" said head coach Tim Kyle. "So many personal best times and season best times. We will see what we can accomplish tomorrow."

The Cougars kicked off finals in the 100 Fly when Marcelina Halawczak collected 14 points with a time of 57.88. 

Herrera and Amanda Anderson then finished first and second in the 400 IM, with Herrera breaking a school record, earning an NCAA "B" Cut and personal best time of 4:23.67. Anderson followed with another NCAA "B" Cut and a personal best of her own with a time of 4:24.66. Both Herrera and Anderson combined for 60 points. Victoria Alfaro also collected three points with a time of 4:53.02. 

In the 200 Free, Montana White earned her third first place finish of the meet with a time of 1:48.90, collecting 32 points. Kya Guikema earned 11 points with a finishing time of 1:55.34, followed by Ellie Sivesind who earned a personal best of 1:55.36, collecting nine points. Madeline Schultz followed just .57 seconds behind with a time of 1:55.93, earning seven points for Azusa Pacific.

In the 100 Breast, Delanie Gearing earned 25 points for the Cougars with a finishing time of 1:06.64. In the prelims of this event, she earned a personal best with a time of 1:05.99. Paige Colligan also collected 15 points with a time of 1:09.47. 

Marci Yanagawa followed up with a time of 57.61, collecting 25 more points for the Cougars in the 100 Back. Elaine Wong also earned four points with a time of 1:00.62 after earning a lifetime best of 59.97 in the event prelims. 

Azusa Pacific closed out the day in the 400 Medley Relay, as the team of Yanagawa, Anderson, Halawczak and Swailes had a finishing time of 3:52.99, taking third place and earning 54 points. 

The Cougars ended day three of competition in second place with 822 points, trailing Biola which has 892. 

Up Next: The Cougars will be back in action for the final day of competition tomorrow starting at approximately 9:30 a.m. If you cannot attend, you can watch HERE. 

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Players Mentioned

Amanda Anderson

Amanda Anderson

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Junior
Paige Colligan

Paige Colligan

Breast/Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Delanie Gearing

Delanie Gearing

Breast/Free
5' 5"
Junior
Montana White

Montana White

Mid/Free
5' 8"
Sophomore
Elaine Wong

Elaine Wong

Back/IM/Fly
5' 6"
Sophomore
Marci Yanagawa

Marci Yanagawa

Back/IM
5' 2"
Sophomore
Aleena Herrera

Aleena Herrera

Distance/IM
5' 4"
Freshman
Marcelina Halawczak

Marcelina Halawczak

Fly
5' 5"
Freshman
Madeline Schultz

Madeline Schultz

Sprint/Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kya Guikema

Kya Guikema

Free
5' 9"
Freshman
Ellie Sivesind

Ellie Sivesind

Sprint / Free / Back
5' 9"
Freshman
Victoria Alfaro

Victoria Alfaro

Fly / IM
5' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Amanda Anderson

Amanda Anderson

5' 8"
Junior
Breast/IM
Paige Colligan

Paige Colligan

5' 11"
Sophomore
Breast/Free
Delanie Gearing

Delanie Gearing

5' 5"
Junior
Breast/Free
Montana White

Montana White

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mid/Free
Elaine Wong

Elaine Wong

5' 6"
Sophomore
Back/IM/Fly
Marci Yanagawa

Marci Yanagawa

5' 2"
Sophomore
Back/IM
Aleena Herrera

Aleena Herrera

5' 4"
Freshman
Distance/IM
Marcelina Halawczak

Marcelina Halawczak

5' 5"
Freshman
Fly
Madeline Schultz

Madeline Schultz

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sprint/Free
Kya Guikema

Kya Guikema

5' 9"
Freshman
Free
Ellie Sivesind

Ellie Sivesind

5' 9"
Freshman
Sprint / Free / Back
Victoria Alfaro

Victoria Alfaro

5' 2"
Freshman
Fly / IM