Women’s Swim 2024-2025 season
Photo taken by Mōhailani Peloso
No one can stop these Lady Tigers!
The University of the Pacific’s Women’s Swim team is led by Head Coach Katelyne Herrington and Assistant Coaches Nate LeRoy, Tim Buisson, and Angel Alcala. Coach Herrington started her career at Pacific in 2016 as an assistant coach, a position she held until 2018. She then returned in 2019 as Head Coach of the Swim program and is coming to the end of her seventh season. Assistant Coach Nate LeRoy graduated from Pacific in 2013 and joined the program in the fall of 2022. Tim Buisson joined the swim staff in July of 2023. Angel Alcala is a Pacific alumni, who graduated in 2020 and returned to join the swim staff in the fall of 2024.
The Women’s Swim Team has an overall record of 6–4 with wins against Cal State East Bay, Fresno Pacific University, UC Santa Cruz, CSU Bakersfield, Cal Poly, and Simon Fraser. They are currently ranked 1st in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference, outranking Incarnate Word, Pepperdine University, and San Diego. Our Women’s Team will be going to St. George, Utah to compete in the MPSF Championships on February 19th–22nd.
The top swimmer of the Women’s Team is Alexia Ferguson, a senior from Quebec, Canada. Her best races include the 100-yard freestyle at 51.17 seconds, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute and 51.53 seconds, and the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.60 seconds. Josie Fields is the runner-up, a freshman from Denver, Colorado. Her best races are the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.31 seconds, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute and 51.72 seconds, and the 50-yard freestyle at 23.52 seconds. Noemi Melendez, a senior from El Paso, Texas is another top swimmer on the Women’s team. Her best events include the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.31 seconds, the 200-yard butterfly at 2 minutes and 3.14 seconds, and the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.40 seconds. She is also one of the captains of the team this season. These Lady Tigers lead the team with the most points and have had an excellent season.
The Women’s Team has three captains this season. One of the captains is senior Noemi Melendez who has been previously mentioned. The other two captains are Paige Sondgeroth, a senior from Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kate Geiger, a sophomore from Visalia, California. These girls lead the team with pride and are great examples in and out of the water. The Women’s Team is in good hands this season, with their high energy and team spirit keeping them motivated throughout the season.
Recently, the pool has been undergoing maintenance, which has made it unavailable to swim in. The Swim Team is in the most important process of their season preparing for Championships, but that did not stop the Lady Tigers. They have been pushing through early morning practices, driving to Delta College and any other school that will allow them to use their facility. The Lady Tigers are staying strong through their season, and their hard work and dedication will pay off in the Conference Championship meet. Good Luck ladies! Go Tygez!
Also, good luck to the girls in their Conference Championships! Bring home a final win for the Pacific Tigers, we are cheering you on!