Brophy boys win a state record 44th state championship
November 8, 2025 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365
SWIM AND DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS
D-I and D-II: Skyline Aquatic Center
D-III and all diving: Phoenix Country Day School - Dady Pool
NOTES
The Brophy boys won a record 44 D-I state championships and the second in a row.
The Desert Vista girls win their third D-I state championship.
The Catalina Foothills boys won a record 14 D-II championships and the first since 2014.
The Desert Mountain girls win the seventh D-II championship in program history.
The Tanque Verde boys won their first D-III state championship.
The Phoenix Country Day girls win their third D-III championship and second in a row.
Desert Vista freshman Marley Spray earned four gold medals.
Trivium Prep senior Alexander Alexanderovich earned four gold medals.
DIVISION I BOYS
CHAMPION: Brophy 582
RUNNER-UP: Mountain View Mesa 260
THIRD PLACE: AZ College Prep 243
GOLD: Langston Lindsey, Jr. AZ College Prep (2); Mark Heffern, Sr. Brophy (2); Gavin Willyerd, Jr. Mountain View (2); Cole Faut, Sr. Millennium (2)
CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
Brophy: 1:35.75 Conley, Finn; Harrison, Brayden; Heffern, Mark; Heimer, Noah
200 FREE
Kellis, Grant: Higley 1:38.18
200 IM
Heffern, Mark: Brophy 1:51.38
50 FREE
Lindsey, Langston: AZCP 20.56
DIVING
Hamann, Ryde: Chaparral 525.65
100 FLY
Prassas, Aydan: Liberty 48.70
100 FREE
Faut, Cole: Millennium 45.16
500 FREE
Willyerd, Gavin: Mountain View 4:26.72
200 FREE RELAY
Mountain View 1:27.751 Willyerd, Gavin; Turley, Lewis; Ellingson, Benson; Caliendo, Joey
100 BACK
Lindsey, Langston: AZCP 48.63
100 BREAST
Pudleiner, Grayson: Dobson 56.62
400 FREE RELAY
Millennium: 3:09.741 Clark, Zac; Arnold, Alex; Cain, Ewan; Faut, Cole
DIVISION I GIRLS
CHAMPION: Desert Vista 490
RUNNER-UP: Xavier 420
THIRD PLACE: AZ College Prep 341
GOLD: Marley Spray, Fr. Desert Vista (4)
CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
Desert Vista: 1:48.65 Spray, Marley; Volkova, Alexandra; Streit, Myra; Stocker, Holland
200 FREE
Kayser, Ellie: Desert Vista 1:51.02
200 IM
Spray, Marley: Desert Vista 2:01.93
50 FREE
Willard, Remington: Chaparral 23.13
DIVING
Gardner, Abbey: Red Mountain 464
100 FLY
Boerckel, Ainsley: Xavier 56.33
100 FREE
Griffin, Emilie: Mountain View 51.33
500 FREE
Kayser, Ellie: Desert Vista 4:52.17
200 FREE RELAY
Boulder Creek: 1:38.821 Chang, Karen; Newell, Mollie; Chang, Kelly; Barbee, Delaney
100 BACK
Spray, Marley: Desert Vista 55.25
100 BREAST
Burns, Adelyn: Xavier 1:02.87
400 FREE RELAY
Desert Vista: 3:33.711 Spray, Marley; Streit, Myra; Largent, Alexa; Kayser, Ellie
DIVISION II BOYS
CHAMPION: Catalina Foothills 386
RUNNER-UP: Salpointe 369.5
THIRD PLACE: Canyon del Oro 359
GOLD: Connor Daggett, Sr. Catalina Foothills (3)
CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
Catalina Foothills: 1:39.891 Dinsmore, Nicholas; Murray, Mathew; Elsesser, Ariston; Daggett, Connor
200 FREE
Boyd, Nathaniel: Paradise Valley 1:43.46
200 IM
Ellsworth, Porter: Campo Verde 1:51.78
50 FREE
Daggett, Connor: Catalina Foothills 21.42
DIVING
Sprintz, Gage: Campo Verde 609.40
100 FLY
Hess, James: Cienega 53.27
100 FREE
Jones, Emmett: Campo Verde 46.55
500 FREE
Ellsworth, Porter: Campo Verde 4:33.48
200 FREE RELAY
Catalina Foothills: 1:30.831 Dinsmore, Nicholas; Kastner, Aidan; Elsesser, Ariston; Daggett, Connor
100 BACK
Jones, Emmett: Campo Verde 50.73
100 BREAST
Malcolm, Roman: Desert Mountain 59.09
400 FREE RELAY
Canyon del Oro: 3:18.071 Dale, Cooper; Custer, Aiden; Callahan, Jacob; Weibel, Luke
DIVISION II GIRLS
CHAMPION: Desert Mountain 321
RUNNER-UP: Salpointe 313
THIRD PLACE: Campo Verde 284
GOLD: Carissa Palomarez, Jr. Salpointe (3)
CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
Desert Mountain: 1:52.011 Fisher, Madelyn; Vertes, Ashley; Mack, Kaleigh; Cheong, Rena
200 FREE
Core, Victoria: Flagstaff 1:53.72
200 IM
Stozkovs, Yana: McClintock 2:03.18
50 FREE
Palomarez, Carissa: Salpointe 24.27
DIVING
Stratton, Natalee: Eastmark 400.10
100 FLY
Weibel, Naomi: Canyon del Oro 56.33
100 FREE
Stozkovs, Yana, McClintock 50.66
500 FREE
Core, Victoria: Flagstaff 5:02.22
200 FREE RELAY
Salpointe: 1:42.861 Basken, Taylor; Nye, Holland; Maciulla, Morgan; Palomarez, Carissa
100 BACK
Oenning, Shea: Paradise Valley 57.85
100 BREAST
Cheong, Rena: Desert Mountain 1:05.69
400 FREE RELAY
Salpointe: 3:43.801 Nye, Holland; Maciulla, Morgan; Roddy, Alice; Palomarez, Carissa
DIVISION III BOYS
Tanque Verde head coach Porter Olstad hoisted the first team championship trophy in program history. (Olstad Family Photo)
CHAMPION: Tanque Verde 257
RUNNER-UP: Notre Dame 254
THIRD PLACE: Gilbert Classical 244
GOLD: Alexander Alexanderovich, Sr. Trivium Prep (4)
CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
Trivium Prep: 1:43.66 Jones, Luke; Alexanderovich, Alexander; Lu, Ethan; Morales, Abisai
200 FREE
Alexanderovich, Alexander: Trivium Prep 1:42.23
200 IM
Minarich, Alexander: Notre Dame 1:56.77
50 FREE
Hysong, Kadyn: Shadow Mountain 21.18
DIVING
Evans, Collin: ALA-Gilbert North 415.60
100 FLY
Hysong, Kadyn: Shadow Mountain 51.63
100 FREE
Hargreaves, Austin: Paradise Honors 46.84
500 FREE
Rawner, Marcus: PCD 4:50.95
200 FREE RELAY
Tanque Verde: 1:31.81 Eftekhar, Jackson; The, Grayson; Olsson, Wade; Duerkop, Zachary
100 BACK
Minarich, Alexander: Notre Dame 51.96
100 BREAST
Alexanderovich, Alexander: Trivium Prep 57.40
400 FREE RELAY
Trivium Prep: 3:19.75 Alexanderovich, Alexander; Morales, Abisai; Lu, Ethan; Jones, Luke
DIVISION III GIRLS
CHAMPION: Phoenix Country Day 276
RUNNER-UP: ALA-Gilbert North 263.50
THIRD PLACE: Notre Dame 242.50
GOLD: Cecilia Quihuiz, Jr. ALA-Gilbert North (3)
CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
ALA-Gilbert North: 1:55.21 Vandenbark, Joelle; Quihuiz, Chloe; Quihuiz, Cecilia; Jensen, Jill
200 FREE
Quihuiz, Cecilia: ALA-Gilbert North 1:53.85
200 IM
Edquid, Reagan: Pusch Ridge 2:04.53
50 FREE
Singer, Olivia: PCD 23.57
DIVING
Root, Julia PCD 504.95
100 FLY
Webb, Ryan: Yuma Catholic 56.45
100 FREE
Stevens, Aubrielle: Paradise Honors 51.17
500 FREE
Quihuiz, Cecilia: ALA-Gilbert North 5:07.34
200 FREE RELAY
Chandler Prep: 1:46.01 Schuler, Stephanie; Hansen, Ingrid; Dunmar, Mikayla; Hendricks, Molly
100 BACK
Webb, Ryan: Yuma Catholic 57.68
100 BREAST
Edquid, Reagan: Pusch Ridge 1:03.76
400 FREE RELAY
Chandler Prep: 3:56.57 Schuler, Stephanie; Hansen, Ingrid; Hendricks, Molly; Dunmar, Mikayla