DAVIS, Calif. — The UC Davis swim and dive team will close out its fall home schedule by hosting UC San Diego in a dual meet at Schaal Aquatics Center this Saturday. The 16-event competition on Halloween Day is scheduled to begin at Noon.

UC Davis has a total of 30 individual entrants (26 swimmers, 4 divers) in the meet listed by event below.

MEET SCHEDULE/UC DAVIS ENTRIES (2026-27 TOP TIMES)
Entries Subject To Change; X = Exhibition

Event 1 - 200 Medley Relay - UC Davis "A" (1:39.84) - Emily Scheberies, Kayla Gregory, Ciara Looney, Naomi Boegholm; UC Davis "B" (NT) - Elise Ramsden, Aileen Zheng, Madison McCormick, Sophie Mackay; UC Davis "C" (NT) - Ella Palmer, Nalanie Marinel Cortez, Zoe Childers, Sarah Hardin; UC Davis "D" (NT) - Ellie Helt, Kate Stevenson, Brynn Graham, Gabrielle Kleman

Event 2 - 1650 Free - Ayanna Thompson (17:29.51); Ezmee Jones (17:36.35)

Event 3 - 200 Free - McKenna Valenta (1:47.71); Elsie Luisetti (1:50.16); Angela Komashko (1:50.36); Illiana Foth (NT)

Event 4 - 100 Back - Emily Scheberies (54.13); Elise Ramsden (55.15); Ella Palmer (56.04)

Event 5 - 100 Breast - Aileen Zheng (1:02.52); Kayla Gregory (1:02.76); Kate Stevenson (1:04.61); Nalanie Marinel Cortez (1:04.87)

Event 6 - 200 Fly - Zoe Chiders (1:58.12); Ella Ackerman (2:00.24); Madison McCormick (2:02.40); Ellie Helt (2:02.71); Sarah Hardin (X, 2:04.86)

Event 7 - 50 Free - Ciara Looney (23.08); McKenna Valenta (23.11); Naomi Boegholm (23.18); Sophi MacKay (23.68); Leinaala Wong (X, 24.51)

Event 8 - 3 Meter Diving - Katherine Lim (295.50); Ava Goh (289.50); Paulina Nguyen (246.98); Ashley Johnson (244.50); Lauren Kudo (237.08); Karina Giacomazza (NT)

Event 9 - 100 Free - McKenna Valenta (49.84); Elise Ramsden (50.68); Naomi Boegholm (51.49); Ciara Looney (52.28); Sophi MacKay (X, 52.50); Leinaala Wong (X, 53.04)

Event 10 - 200 Back - Emily Scheberies (1:58.23); Brynn Graham (2:00.72); Ella Palmer (2:00.87); Ezmee Jones (2:08.42)

Event 11 - 200 Breast - Kayla Gregory (2:15.97); Aileen Zheng (2:16.10); Kate Stevenson (2:19.57); Gabrielle Kleman (2:25.21)

Event 12 - 500 Free - Angelina Komashko (5:00.35); Illiana Foth (5:00.61); Elsie Luisetti (5:01.04); Ayanna Thompson (5:06.96); Ezmee Jones (X, 5:08.74)

Event 13 - 100 Fly - Zoe Childers (54.71); Sarah Hardin (54.91); Ellie Heit (55.93); Madison McCormick (56.06)

Event 14 - 1 Meter Diving - Ava Goh (273.08); Katherine Lim (246.30); Paulina Nguyen (244.50); Ashley Johnson (231.75); Lauren Kudo (227.85); Karina Giacomazza (NT)

Event 15 - 400 IM - Ella Ackerman (4:15.47); Zoe Childers (4:18.55); Brynn Graham (4:20.32); Gabrielle Kleman (NT)

Event 16 - 200 Free Relay - UC Davis "A" (1:30.42) - Ciara Looney, McKenna Valenta, Sophi Mackay, Naomi Boegholm; UC Davis "B" (NT) - Aileen Zheng, Sarah Hardin, Elise Ramsden, Emily Scheberies; UC Davis "C" (NT) - Madison McCormick, Elsie Luisetti, Angelina Komahko, Nalanie Marinel Cortez; UC Davis "D" (NT) - Ayanna Thompson, Kayla Gregory, Illiana Foth, Ella Palmer

NOTES
UC DAVIS-UC SAN DIEGO HISTORY

• ALL-TIME SERIES - UC San Diego leads the all-time dual meet series against UC Davis, 8-6, since the Aggies started their transition to Division I in 2004.
• RECENT BIG WEST AND MPSF FOES - UC Davis and UC San Diego have met annually for dual meets every season other than the 2020-21 COVID season since 2019-20 in the MPSF (2019-24) and Big West (2025-26).
• UC SAN DIEGO WIN STREAK - UC Davis is looking to end a six-meet losing skid to the Tritons.
• UC DAVIS WINS iN SERIES - UC Davis's last victory over UC San Diego came as part of a four-team meet in La Jolla on Oct. 19, 2019 Mia Motekaitis led the Aggies to victory in her Aggie debut by taking home top honors in the 500 free with a time of 4:54.99 - the eighth-fastest time in program history at the time. The Aggies were also winners in dual meets for six straight seasons from 2004-05 through 2009-10.
• LAST MEETING - UC Davis and UC San Diego last met in a Big West dual meet on Nov. 7, 2025 with the Tritons pulling off a 154-132 victory. UC Davis' meet highlights included victories by four swimmers - Ella Ackerman (400 IM), Naomi Boegholm (50 free), Zoe Childers (200 fly) and McKenna Valenta (100 free) - who are still on the 2026-27 Aggies' roster. 
• LAST TIME IN DAVIS - UC San Diego was a 178-116 winner the last time the teams met in Davis on Oct. 26, 2024. Aggie individual event winners included both diving competitions with Katherine Lim taking the 1 meter and Mackenzie Young the 3 meter. Naomi Boegholm (50 free) and the UC Davis 200 free relay squad of Katie McLain, Boegholm, Christy Douglas and Sophi Mackay also finished first.

2026-27 SEASON

• BACK AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS - UC Davis is back in action for the first time in two weeks against UC San Diego with their last event a fourth-place showing Oct. 16-17 at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite hosted by Fresno State.
• CHILDERS HIGHLIGHTS SWIMMING PERFORMANCES AT GARY OTA MEMORIAL INVITE - Zoe Childers had a third-place finish in the 200 fly in a season-best time of 2:00.48, a fourth-place showing in the 200 IM (2:02.23) and a personal-best 100 IM swim of 57.84 that resulted in a sixth-place finish at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite. Other notable swims included Emily Scheberies (2:01.13) and Ella Palmer (2:02.33) posting season-best times to finish sixth and ninth in the 200 back, a seventh-place finish by Illiana Foth (5:00.61) in the 500 free, Ayanna Thompson's eighth-place showing in the 1650 free in a season-best time of 17:29.51 and Ciara Looney's 10th-place finish in the 50 free. Katherine Lim's second-place performance in the 3 meter diving competition was the Aggies' top finish. Lim was also sixth in the 1 meter diving event.
• FOUR AGGIES WIN IN HOME OPENER AND FIRST DUAL MEET - Four different Aggies won individual events in the Oct. 9 regular-season home opener and first dual meet against Nevada, including Madison McCormick (200 fly, 2:03.67), Emily Scheberies (200 back, 2:05.09), Ella Ackerman (500 free, 5:07.14) and Katherine Lim (3 meter diving, 295.50). Nevada won the event, 193-107.
• MCCORMICK AND FOTH LEADING IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF NEWCOMERS - McCormick and Illiana Foth have led an impressive group of newcomers as freshmen with McCormick also recording a time of 59.51 in the 100 IM on Oct. 3 in the season-opening PAC Invite hosted by Pacific that ranks 10th on the Aggies' all-time list, while Foth had the highest individual finish by an Aggie swimmer in the same event with a third-place showing in the 200 breast (2:23.50). UC Davis participated on only the second day of the two-day PAC Invite.
• BLUE VS. GOLD INTRASQUAD - Four different Aggies - Naomi Boegholm (50 free, 50 fly), Kayla Gregory (50 breast, 150 breast), Madison McCormick (150 fly, 300 IM) and Emily Scheberies (50 back, 150 back) - won individual events on Sept. 26 in the Blue vs. Gold Intrasquad with Boegholm adding two wins as part of relays (200 medley, 200 free) and Gregory the backstroke swimming on the winning 200 medley relay 
• ALUMNI MEET/PHIL TONNE RETIREMENT PARTY - The Aggies hosted their Alumni Meet and celebrated the retirement of diving coach Phil Tonne on Sept. 19. Tonne spent 47 years as a diving coach including his final 22 campaigns at UC Davis before retirement following the 2025-26 campaign.  

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS
UC Davis Athletics represents one of the nation's premier public universities on the NCAA Division I stage, with more than 650 student-athletes competing across 25 sports, including 16 programs in the Mountain West Conference. Located in California's quintessential college town, UC Davis combines championship-level athletics with the academic excellence of the nation's No. 8 public research university and is home to the nation's No. 1 programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine and sustainability. With a growing national media presence, bold investments in facilities and the student-athlete experience, and a tradition of developing champions in competition, in the classroom and beyond, the Aggies are elevating UC Davis on a national stage. 

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