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TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant Junior Courtney Young and freshmen Amanda Ajdari and David Williams put their names in the record books Saturday as the Pepperdine men’s and women’s track teams took part in the USC Trojan Invitational in Los Angeles. Young clocked in at 10:21.15 in the 3000 meters, surpassing her personal best and the previous school record by six seconds, to place … [Read more...] about Three Waves set school records at USC Trojan Invitational

GREG BARNETT Sports Editor The No.-5 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team won its only non-conference match of the season Saturday night by beating California Baptist University, 3-1 (30-25, 28-30, 30-22, 30-23). With the win, the Waves improved to 10-8 overall and now look forward to finishing the season with six straight conference matches at home. “It was important that we got … [Read more...] about Waves claim win over Cal Baptist, prepare for six home matches

COURT COMANStaff Writer After a friendly nine holes, a beaming Josh Anderson stepped into his friend’s Ford Focus for the ride of his life. As the two pulled up to a signal light, they recognized the car next to them as their teammates, and the engines began to rev. Everyone has been there before – high school drag racing, when getting a speeding ticket wasn’t the top priority, … [Read more...] about Freshman golfer overcomes car accident, strives ‘fore’ success at Division I level

GREG BARNETTSports Editor The Pepperdine men’s golf team finished in seventh after shooting 11-over par 875 over three rounds at the University of Arizona’s National Invitational Tournament. Head Coach John Geiberger said he was disappointed with the team’s finish, but there were some highlights including sophomore Andrew Widmar and freshman Andrew Putnam’s fine play.“We just … [Read more...] about Putnam finishes fifth, leads Waves in Arizona