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Posted: Nov 06, 2021

Tanizaki-Hudson sets school record in first SCIAC dual

Results

ORANGE, Calif. – Freshman Kiana Tanizaki-Hudson shattered the 100 fly school record to highlight the Chapman University swimming & diving teams first SCIAC dual meet of the season. Both men's and women's Panther teams defeated Whittier in the double dual but fell to Pomona-Pitzer.

Tanizaki-Hudson swam a 57.64 in the 100 fly to take first in the event and previous Chapman record of 57.93. She also won the 200 IM with a 2:11.60.

Sophomore McKenzie Abbott recorded an NCAA Regional qualifying mark with a score of 256.8 on the 1-meter board. She placed second to lead a quartet of consecutive finishes from the Panthers' women divers. Sydney Rabuchin led the Panthers on the 3-meter board with a score of 228.65.

Freshman Bryce Grover won two events for the men's team, sweeping the backstroke events. He won the 100 back with a 55.43 and the 200 back with a 1:59.84. Sophomore Cole Kershner added another event win for the men's team with a 21.51 in the 50 free. Long distance freshman Zach Waddell took second in both the 1000 and 500 free.

The women's team led off the day with a second place finish in the 400 medley relay with a group of newcomers setting the tone and leading throughout the day. Sophomore Marah Kane led off the relay with freshmen Megan Kluck, Tanizaki-Hudson and Avery Hall following. The group put together a 4:02.7 to take second in the event – just 0.33 seconds behind the winning team from Pomona-Pitzer.

Kane went on to win the 200 back with a 2:12.90. Kluck took second in the 100 breast with a 1:09.04. Hall was third in the 200 free with a 2:00.35.

The day ended with the 200 free relay and both the men's and women's teams took second to finish off a solid day in the first SCIAC dual.

The Panthers make their 2021 home debut next week to take on Caltech and CMS at 11 a.m.

By Steven Olveda
Sports Information Director

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