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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving

Cayla Nishizaki

Cayla Nishizaki

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Lodi
  • Hometown:
    Woodbridge, Calif.

Summary

Biography

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed her second season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swimming and Diving team, where she competes in the sprint freestyle events…Holds a school relay record in the 200 freestyle, contributing to a 1:36.91, and the 200 medley relay (1:46.29)...Ranks fourth in school history in the 50 free (24.48) and tied for fourth in the 100 free (53.35).

2014-15: All-SCIAC in 200 free and 200 medley relay...SCIAC Female Athlete Of Week (Jan. 11)...SCIAC All-Academic team...Swam the anchor leg to help the Sagehens set a school record in the 200 medley relay at SCIACs with a 1:46.29, placing third...Swam the third leg of the 200 free relay and 400 free relays, which both finished second in 1:37.12 and 3;31.14, respectively...Earned a sixth-place finish in the 100 free with a 53.65...Won the consolation heat in the 50 free at SCIAC Championships with a 24.69 and the 100 fly with a 59.13...Earned the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week Award after winning all eight events she swam in during victories over No. 7 Stevens Institute of Technology and a tri-meet with La Verne and Caltech.

2013-14: All-SCIAC in 200 free relay...Helped the 200 free relay team set a school record at SCIACs with a 1:36.91, good for second place...Qualified for the finals in the 50 free, finishing eighth with a 24.48 (ranking her third in school history)...Also earned an eighth place finish in the 100 free with a 53.98...Swam a 53.35 in prelims to rank tied for fourth in Pomona-Pitzer history.

High School: Attended Lodi High School, where she was a member of the swimming team…Scholastic All-American…Four-year league winner in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events…Named team captain…Congressional Award Silver Certificate recipient…Principal’s Honor Roll all four years…CSF Seal Bearer all four years.

Personal: Attends Pitzer College, where she majors in psychology and organizational studies...Lists "Organizational Psychology" as the most interesting course she has taken at Pitzer…Spent the summer (2014) shadowing a school psychologist, teaching swim lessons and coaching...Serves on the student senate and on the Teaching and Learning Committee at Pitzer...Has an older brother, Devin, who attended Claremont McKenna (’15).


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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Freestyle
    5'3"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'3"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Freestyle
    5'3"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Freestyle
    5'3"