MALIBU, California, October 22. THE divers and the distance swimmers competed on day one of the Malibu Invitational on a sunny, warm day in Southern California. Leslie Wade was the high point scorer for the Waves in diving, while Madison Krall starred for Pepperdine in the pool.<\/p>\n
Wade (Atlanta, Georgia\/The Lovett School) scored a 219.55 overall, to place third. Her high scoring dive of the day was a back one-and-one-half with one-and-one-half twists. Sami McIntyre of Cal Poly took top honors, with a score of 239.25.<\/p>\n
Senior Tiffany Martz (Folsom, Calif.\/Folsom HS) scored a 213.60 highlighted by her back one-and-one-half straight dive to finish in fifth place. Kristin Scribner (Bonney Lake, Wash.\/Bonney Lake HS) placed just behind her in the six spot with a score of 193.95, and Klaire Korver (Redwood City, Calif.\/Pinewood School) took eighth after totaling a score of 178.85.<\/p>\n
Krall (Pueblo, Colo.\/Pueblo Centennial HS) opened the afternoon with a third-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle \u2013 aka The Malibu Mile \u2013 after clocking a time of 18:06.44. Andrea Kacynski (Superior, Colo.\/Monarch HS) completed the race at the 19:44.44 mark to place fifth.<\/p>\n
In the 500 freestyle, Krall was the top Pepperdine swimmer with a time of 5:16.27. Brooke Fugate (San Diego, Calif.\/Rancho Bernardo HS) and Gina Vrablik (Chicago, Ill.\/Loyola Academy) also raced, and posted times of 6:17.84 and 6:27.17, respectively. <\/p>\n
In the men's diving competition, Concordia University-Irvine's Chris Salgado took top honors with score of 278.40. Lacey Buck of Cal Poly swept the 500 and 1,630 freestyle races.<\/p>\n
The Malibu Invitational continues tomorrow, with the middle distance and sprinting events. Action begins at 10 a.m. Fans can watch the action live and for free via Wave Casts.<\/p>\n
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