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2022-23 Women's Swim & Dive Roster

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David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications
CSU Bakersfield Athletic Communications

Mikayla Popham

  • Position Freestyle
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sunshine Coast, Australia

Biography

• 2023 MPSF Champion - 200 Free
• 2023 MPSF Silver Medal - 500 Free
• 2023 MPSF Bronze Medal - 100 Free
• 2022 MPSF Champion - 100 Free

• 2022 MPSF Silver Medal - 50 Free
• 2022 MPSF Second-Team - 200 Free
• 2020 WAC Freshman of the Year
• 2020 WAC Champion - 200 Free
• 2020 WAC Champion - 500 Free
• 2020 WAC Champion - 400 Free Relay
• 2020 WAC Silver Medal - 100 Free


2022-23 (JUNIOR): Competed in six different events, primarily focusing on freestyle races…Won 13 individual races, finishing her career with 47 individual victories in three competitive seasons, which ranks third in CSUB’s Division I history…At the MPSF Championships, won Gold (200 Free), Silver (500 Free), and Bronze (100 Free)…At the National Invitational Championships, placed fifth in the 100 free…Improved her 500 free PR to 4:49.17, remaining second all-time in CSUB history…Broke program’s 25-year-old 200 back record (1:59.06) at the Big Al Invitational…Moved into third in program history in the 100 back (55.85)…Earned Academic All-MPSF and Academic All-District honors.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE): Freestyle specialist posted 25 Top-10 finishes and 15 individual titles...Captured the MPSF Championship in the 100 Freestyle (49.82), adding a runner-up finish in the 50 Freestyle (23.03) and a fourth-place finish in the 200 Freestyle (1:49.53)...Posted wins in six different disciplines, including the 200 Backstroke, the 50, 100, 200 and 500 Freestyles and the 200 IM...Won the 50, 200 and 500 Freestyles in duals with Pacific and Pomona-Pitzer...Placed first in the 200 Freestyle and 2nd in the 100 and 500 Freestyles at the Dixie State Invitational...Won the 200 Freestyle and the 200 IM versus Fresno State, also placing 2nd in the 200 Backstroke...Qualified for the National Invitational Championship, finishing 5th in the 100 and 200 Freestyles and 7th in the 50 Freestyle.

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE): Team did not compete due to COVID-19...Competed in the 50, 100 & 200 Freestyles at the Australian Olympic Trials. 

2019-20 (FRESHMAN): WAC Freshman of the Year...Captured 16 first-place finishes, winning at least one race in seven different disciplines...Registered WAC Championship and 1st-Team All-League swims in both the 200 Free (1:47.36) and the 500 Free (4:52.55)...Collected a third 1st-Team All-WAC nod with a second place finish in the 100 Free (49.64)...Swam lead-off leg of 400 Free Relay that captured a WAC Championship for CSUB...Anchored the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay teams that both set school records and finished second at the WAC meet...Swept the backstroke events in a dual meet with UC Santa Cruz...Won the 50 Free at the Pepperdine Invitational, with the second-fastest time in school history (23.10)...Won the 200 Free on five occasions, and failed to finish in the top-2 just once...Won five times in the 500 Free and three more times in the 200 IM...Qualified for both the Toyota US Open and the National Invitational Championship...Finished sixth in the 500 Free at the NIC...Three-time WAC Swimmer of the Week...Australian Olympic Trial qualifier. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Unity College in Caolundra, Australia...coached by Michael Sage...was a 2019 Australian National Medalist for the 17/18 years in the 50 free and 400 free and was a finalist in the 200 and 400 IM...part of the 2016 and 2017 Queensland State Secondary State Championship team at the Australian School Nationals.

PERSONAL: Psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'10"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Freestyle
    5'10"
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