MALIBU, Calif. – UC San Diego Tritons traveled to Malibu, Calif. to face Pepperdine and UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 15th. In their first road meet the men faced UC Santa Barbara, topping them 145 to 117. On the women's side against Pepperdine and UC Santa Barbara they dominated 201 to 93 and 156 to 106 points, respectively.

The Tritons topped 20 events across the 28 event meet. The men's and women's side each earned 10 first place finishes individually.  
 
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Tritons swept the 200 Backstroke with Addison Everage leading (1:58.69), Eva Boehlke in second (1:59.48), and Sydney Niles third (1:59.62). Junior Asia Kozan had a strong performance, one of her swims breaking the UC San Diego school record in the 200 Butterfly, a time of 1:57.10, earning herself a second-place finish. She placed first in the 400 IM (4:14.58), outpacing her competition by almost 4 seconds, the 400 Medley Relay with UCSD A (59.86 split), and second in the 200 Freestyle Relay with UCSD A (22.68).
 
Top three performances include:
1000 Freestyle: Sophia Bell (first, 10:06.24)
200 Freestyle: Audrey Moore (first, 1:51.69)
100 Backstroke: Everage (first, 54.00), Madison O'Connell (second, 54.10)
100 Breaststroke: Chloe Braun (first, 1:00.77), Hayley Gregory (third, 1:02.70)
200 Butterfly: Kelsey Leung (third, 2:01.70)
50 Freestyle: Jasmine Phuong (second, 23.30)
100 Freestyle: Phuong (third, 50.72)
200 Breaststroke: Gregory (first, 2:15.77), Sabrina Bennani (third, 2:18.11)
500 Freestyle: Bell (first, 4:58.03), Edana Huang (second, 5:00.33)
100 Butterfly: Boehlke (first, 53.19), O'Connell (second, 54.61)
400 IM: Niles (second, 4:18.24)
200 Freestyle Relay: O'Connell, Phuong, Kozan, Dani Carter (second, 1:31.94)
 
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Hunter Cehelnik contributed to the men's side with three first place finishes and one second place. Cehelnik claimed the 200 Freestyle (1:37.79), 100 Freestyle (43.90), and 200 Freestyle Relay (19.78 split). He finished second with UCSD A in the 400 Medley relay (25.31, 20.81 split).
 
Top three performances include:
1000 Freestyle: Zachary Tower (first, 9:19.81), Charlie Franz (second, 9:20.06)
200 Freestyle: Luigi Franco (second, 1:38.86)
100 Backstroke: William Seymour (first, 48.77), Jack O'Shaughnessy (second, 49.07)
100 Breaststroke: Adrian Bellido (first, 54.96), Bekzhan Yessengeldy (third, 55.10)
200 Butterfly: Jacob Cairns (third, 1:49.13)
50 Freestyle: Zach Elian (third, 20.62)
100 Freestyle: Elian (third, 45.03)
200 Backstroke: Franco (first, 1:46.01), O'Shaughnessy (1:48.07)
200 Breaststroke: Yessengeldy (first, 2:01.23)
500 Freestyle: Tower (first, 4:31.74), Franz (second, 4:31.99)
400 IM: Yessengeldy (3:57.24)

UP NEXT
The Tritons will travel to St. George, Utah for the Trailblazer Invite. The meet will consist of four days of competition, beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 19th and concluding on Saturday, November 22nd.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.