HAYWARD, Calif., -- After a few weeks out of the pool, the Cal State East Bay Swim team will return to action in southern California this week by competing in the three-day Pepperdine Winter Invite mat ELAC Swin Stadium.
 
The 13-team midseason meet will feature several of the schools against whom the Pioneers will race in February at Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference (PCSC) Championships. In addition to CSUEB, the field features: UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, CSU Bakersfield, California Baptist, Cal Poly, San Diego, Loyola Marymount, UC Santa Cruz, Alaska Fairbanks, Azusa Pacific, Arizona Christian and host Pepperdine.
 
The meet will be a prelims and finals structure with prelims starting at 9 a.m. each day and finals at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m.
 
For the Pioneers, who are currently ranked No. 24 in the CSCAA Division II Poll, this will be a good barometer to gauge where they stack up against the competition in their conference. The midseason meet is often where swimmers turn in their fastest times of the year before championships. As such, there's a chance East Bay may see a few records fall over the next three days. In addition, the Pioneers will look to post some NCAA cuts with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the national championship meet in March.


 PIONEER POINTS

• Junior Serena Augustain currently has the 9th best time in the 100 Free (54.37) and 8th best in the conference in the 200 IM (2:13.26).
• Augustain also holds the 4th fastest time in the PCSC in the 200 Free at 1:56.33.
• Senior Victoria Zukeran's time of 57.89 ranks 33rd in the nation and 1st in the PCSC in the 100 fly and her time of 2:09.05 in 200 fly is 26th in the country and 1st in the league. Also her 200 IM time of 2:12.02 is 6th best in the conference.
• Freshman Tori Padilla is 9th in the PCSC in the 50 Breast with a time of 32.55 and is currently sitting 8th in the conference in the 100 Breast event at a time of 1:08.85.
• All-American Allie Klinger's time of 24.53 in the 50 free is 4th fastest in the league.
• Katrionna Furness's time of 2:12.05 ranks 11th in the conference in the 200 Back.
• Junior Landry Walker ranked 8th in the PCSC with a time of 10:53.69 in the 1000 Free.
• Junior Maddie Wittkowske and Freshman Morgan Frank are just behind Walker in 10th and 11th place in the league in the 1000 Free with times of 1-:53.69 and 10:56.43.
• Junior Peyton Wayment with a time of 10:48.39 is currently ranked 6th in the PCSC in the 1000 Free.
• Sophomore Isabel Rishwain's time of 1:58.07 is 8th fastest in the league in the 200 Free event.
• Morgan Frank's time of 1:58.21 in the 200 Free is good for 9th best in the conference.
• Sophomore Rebecca Bay is currently 7th in the PCSC in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:29.15.