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Women's Swim and Dive Moves to First After Day Three of SCIAC Championships

2/20/2026 9:57:00 PM

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer women's swim and dive secured three individual event wins and a team relay win Friday on day three of the SCIAC Championships. 
 
Bennett Jones posted the team's first win of the day, swimming a 4:25.90 in the 400-yard IM. Nina Aballea then tallied a SCIAC record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.59. Chesna Pelka finished second with a 1:50.82 while Ellie Burkhardt took third with a 1:51.01 to solidify the Sagehen podium sweep. 
 
Pomona-Pitzer notched another podium sweep in the 100-yard backstroke, with Amaia Sherman swimming a 55.93 to win. Charlotte Dixon took second with a 56.30 while Izzy Yoon finished third with a 56.45. 
 
The Sagehens closed day three with a win in the 200-yard free relay, clocking a meet record time of 1:31.49. In the 1m dive, Lilly Gillespie finished sixth with a score of 380.30. 
 
As a team, Pomona-Pitzer moved into first place with 750 points, leading CMS (678) in second and Chapman (292) in third. 
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