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California native Allison Mann of Socal Aquatics Association will remain in-state to swim for the San Diego State University Aztecs. Mann, who hails from Orange, California, is currently a senior at Villa Park High School. 

I’m excited to finally announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at San Diego State University!!! I’m so grateful for this opportunity. Thank you to my family, friends, Villa park and Socal Aquatics for the support through this process. Can’t wait to be a part of the Aztec family in 2024!

At the 2023 CA/NV Speedo Sectionals, Mann posted best times and top 10 finishes across most of her primary events. She placed 3rd in the 50 in a 23.18, 2nd in the 100 fly in a 54.17, 4th in the 100 free in a 50.44, and 5th in the 200 fly in a 2:00.60. She was a few tenths off her PB in her 200 free, which she had established the week before at Speedo Winter Junior Championships–West, swimming a 1:51.32 to place 10th. 

Mann had a stellar long course season leading up to senior year as well, as she lowered her long course bests by significant margins at the 2023 USA Futures Championships in Sacramento (LCM). There, she swam times of 2:06.01 in the 200 free to drop 2.17 seconds, 1:01.56 in the 100 fly to drop 1.49 seconds, and 26.61 in the 50 free to shave 0.08 off her previous best. 

Top SCY Times:

• 200 Fly – 2:00.60
• 100 Fly – 54.17
• 100 Free – 50.44
• 50 Free – 23.18
• 200 Free – 1:50.84

San Diego State, a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC), are the reigning MWC Champions. The Aztecs have won seven championships in the past 12 years and set a conference record high point total last year with 1,638 points. At last year’s meet, Mann’s best times would have qualified her for the A final in the 100/200 fly and 100 free, and the B final in the 50/200 free, displaying just how impactful she will be when she arrives on campus. Mann will join a training group that has immense sprinting depth, as the Aztecs placed 1-2-3-4-8 in the 50 free and 1-2-4 in the 100 free last year. 

Compared to last year’s roster, Mann’s 50 free ranked 6th, her 200 fly ranked 3rd, her 100 fly ranked 4th, her 200 free ranked 5th, and her 100 free ranked 5th.

SDSU looks to further their dominance with a loaded incoming class, as Mann will join Alex Downing, Eva Allan, Kaydence Bispo, and Liv Peebles in the Aztecs’ class of 2028. 

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Student protesters at UC San Diego are calling for a walkout from classes at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a protest on Sungod Lawn, according to a social media post by Students for Justice in Palestine.

Some in the campus community condemned the chancellor and administration after California Highway Patrol officers tore down an encampment made by pro-Palestinian protesters and arrested 65 people on suspicion of unlawful assembly on Monday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Of those arrested, 40 were UCSD students, who were placed on interim suspension, the newspaper said.

The San Diego Faculty Association asked that the suspensions be lifted and any potential pursuit of criminal charges be halted.

About 200 of UCSD’s 3,800 faculty members signed a statement saying they “were shocked and outraged by UCSD’s decision to send riot police to arrest protesters on May 6. The militarized response has only chilled free speech, escalated tensions, reduced safety on campus, and destroyed the trust needed for negotiations and shared governance.”

More than 450 graduate students signed a statement saying that “the decision to characterize the protest as non-peaceful and to deploy law enforcement to forcefully clear the encampment is an egregious violation of the principles of justice, equity, and freedom of expression that our institution claims to uphold.”

Chancellor Pradeep Khosla said the encampment violated campus policy and the law and grew to pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of the campus community.