CLAREMONT, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer women's swim and dive finished fourth at both the UCSD Invite and Rodionoff Invitational in Malibu to open the 2026-27 season. 

UCSD Invite
 
Competing against Division I opponents Cal, Hawaii and UCSD, the Sagehens held their own and posted a number of notable results. In the 500y free, Maren Tattersall placed eighth with a 5:09.67. Izzy Yoon took 10th in the 100y back after clocking a 58.79. Valerie Peimann followed in 11th with a 58.85. 
 
Francesca Coppo tied for ninth in the 50y free, clocking a time of 23.68. Thea Siegel followed in 11th with a 23.74. In the 200y fly, Maren Rusk finished 10th with a 2:08.24. Taylor Park earned a 12th place finish in the 100y fly with a 57.37. 
 
In the 200y free, Ellie Burkhardt placed 10th after racing a time of 1:53.71. Tai Misailidis took ninth in the 100y breast with a finals time of 1:05.22. Coppo followed in 11th with a 1:05.84 and Siegel in 12th with a 1:06.12. 
 
Yoon earned another 10th place finish in the 200y back, clocking a 2:04.67. Misailidis placed ninth in the 200y breast with a time of 2:22.44. The Sagehens' A team of Siegel, Burkhardt, Margaret Chester and Coppo took fourth in the 200y free relay with a 1:34.05. 

Rodionoff Invitational

The Sagehens' divers also posted strong results at the Rodionoff Invitational hosted by Pepperdine. Lilly Gillespie won the 1m competition with a score of 212.70 while placing third in the 3m with a 207.10. Charlotte Friedman took third in the 1m competition, while Megan Zguta took sixth. Zguta took fourth in the 3m and Grace Wilderman took fifth.