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Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde win state championships; Connor Daggett and Carissa Palomarez earn three gold medals

(Tanque Verde Photo)

SWIM AND DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS
D-I and D-II: Skyline Aquatic Center
D-III: Phoenix Country Day School – Dady Pool

NOTES
The Catalina Foothills boys won a record 14 D-II championships and the first since 2014.
The Tanque Verde boys won their first D-III state championship.

“From top to bottom our boys took the challenge head on to bring home a state championship,” Tanque Verde head coach Porter Olstad said. “Every single one of them performed at least one personal best. It’s been a privilege to coach such an incredible group of young men.”

GOLD: Connor Daggett, Sr. Catalina Foothills (3)
GOLD: Carissa Palomarez, Jr. Salpointe (3)

DIVISION I BOYS

CHAMPION: Brophy 582
9: Rincon/University High 138
20: Marana 56
36: Tucson 5

INDIVIDUAL/RELAY TOP TEN
200 MED RELAY
9: Rincon/UHS: 1:44.729 Wolert, Aleksander; Cook, Max; Gummerson, Henry; Smyczek, Trey
100 FREE
9: Smyczek, Trey: RUHS 48.17
200 FREE RELAY
6: Marana: 1:32.23 Huff, Kian; Hamilton, Hudson; Oldham, Sean; Wine, Nathaniel
100 BACK
6: Wolert, Aleksander: RUHS 54.28
100 BREAST
7: Cook, Max: RUHS 1:00.08
400 FREE RELAY
Rincon/UHS: 3:28.04 Wolert, Aleksander; Cook, Max; Smyczek, Trey; Shao, Tyler

DIVISION I GIRLS

CHAMPION: Desert Vista 490
27: Tucson 31
32: Rincon/UHS 2

INDIVIDUAL/RELAY TOP TEN
100 FLY
6: Carr, Vita: Tucson 57.77
100 BREAST
9: Carr, Vita: Tucson 1:07.38

DIVISION II BOYS

CHAMPION: Catalina Foothills 386
RUNNER-UP: Salpointe 369.5
THIRD PLACE: Canyon del Oro 359
9: Cienega 120.5
14: Buena 82
23: Douglas 33
24: Ironwood Ridge 32
27: Mountain View 27
30: Mica Mountain 16
32: Flowing Wells 4

GOLD: Connor Daggett, Sr. Catalina Foothills (3)

CHAMPIONS
200 MED RELAY
Catalina Foothills: 1:39.891 Dinsmore, Nicholas; Murray, Mathew; Elsesser, Ariston; Daggett, Connor
50 FREE
Daggett, Connor: Catalina Foothills 21.42
100 FLY
Hess, James: Cienega 53.27
200 FREE RELAY
Catalina Foothills: 1:30.831 Dinsmore, Nicholas; Kastner, Aidan; Elsesser, Ariston; Daggett, Connor
400 FREE RELAY
Canyon del Oro: 3:18.071 Dale, Cooper; Custer, Aiden; Callahan, Jacob; Weibel, Luke

INDIVIDUAL/RELAY TOP FIVE
200 MED RELAY
3: Salpointe: 1:39.88 Torres, Diego; Torres, Edgar; Hough, Ryan; Eller, Ciara
5: Canyon del Oro: 1:45.66 Rendon, Jesus; Vorholzer, Preston; Nehrmeyer, Colt; Custer, Aiden
200 FREE
3: Custer, Aiden: Canyon del Oro 1:44.88
4: Callahan, Jacob: Canyon del Oro 1:45.73
200 IM
2: Weibel, Luke: Canyon del Oro 1:55.43
3: Dale, Cooper: Canyon del Oro 1:58.39
4: Torres, Diego: Salpointe
50 FREE
2: Le Peau, Corbin: Salpointe 21.48
3: Dinsmore, Nicholas: Catalina Foothills 21.76
5: Torres, Edgar: Salpointe 22.54
100 FREE
4: Gaspers, Nicholas: Salpointe 48.54
5: Le Peau, Corbin: Salpointe 48.67
500 FREE
2: Weibel, Luke: Canyon del Oro 4:41.80
3: Custer, Aiden: Canyon del Oro 4:42.88
200 FREE RELAY
2: Salpointe: 1:29.43 Torres, Edgar; Hough, Ryan; Eller, Ciaran; Le Peau, Corbin
3: Canyon del Oro: 1:31.24 Dale, Cooper; Nehrmeyer, Colt; Callahan, Jacob; Weibel, Luke
100 BACK
3: Torres, Diego: Salpointe 54.54
5: Dinsmore, Nicholas: Catalina Foothills 55.17
100 BREAST
2: Dale, Cooper: Canyon del Oro 59.23
5: Murray, Mathew, Catalina Foothills 1:03.48
400 FREE RELAY
2: Salpointe: 3:19.39 Le Peau, Corbin; Habib, Adam; Torres, Diego; Gaspers, Nicholas
4: Catalina Foothills: 3:22.73 Kastner, Aidan; Wu, Nathan; Murray, Mathew; Rooney, Jayce

DIVISION II GIRLS

CHAMPION: Desert Mountain 321
RUNNER-UP: Salpointe 313
5: Catalina Foothills 233
7: Canyon del Oro 176
12: Mountain View 121.5
18: Mica Mountain 71
22: Ironwood Ridge 39
26: Buena 21
27: Cienega 19
31: Flowing Wells 2

GOLD: Carissa Palomarez, Jr. Salpointe (3)

CHAMPIONS
50 FREE
Palomarez, Carissa: Salpointe 24.27
100 FLY
Weibel, Naomi: Canyon del Oro 56.33
200 FREE RELAY
Salpointe: 1:42.861 Basken, Taylor; Nye, Holland; Maciulla, Morgan; Palomarez, Carissa
400 FREE RELAY
Salpointe: 3:43.801 Nye, Holland; Maciulla, Morgan; Roddy, Alice; Palomarez, Carissa

INDIVIDUAL/RELAY TOP FIVE
200 MED RELAY
3: Canyon del Oro: 1:56.53 Schultz, Leah; Morris, Kaitlyn; Weibel, Naomi; Biocca, Vivienne
4: Salpointe: 1:52.73 Habib, Rachel; Bonomolo, Scarlett; Goodman, Kylamarie; Basken, Taylor
5: Catalina Foothills: 1:56.53 Switzer, Zoey; Pittner, Shay; Hermann, Chloe; Carney, Madeline
200 FREE
2: Nye, Holland: Salpointe 1:55.21
3: Geiger, Isabella: Catalina Foothills 1:55.87
200 IM
2: Weibel, Naomi: Canyon del Oro 2:03.32
50 FREE
DiCamillo, Alina: Mica Mountain 24.72
100 FLY
5: DiCamillo, Alina: Mica Mountain 59.24
100 FREE
2: Palomarez, Carissa: Salpointe 52.61
3: Switzer, Zoey: Catalina Foothills 54.50
500 FREE
2: Geiger, Isabella: Catalina Foothills 5:06.03
5: Merritt, Isabella: Mountain View 5:25.27
200 FREE RELAY
4: Canyon del Oro: 1:44.78 Biocca, Vivienne; Morris, Kaitlyn; Schultz, Leah; Weibel, Naomi
100 BACK
5: Switzer, Zoey: Catalina Foothills 1:01.61
100 BREAST
4: Nye, Holland: Salpointe 1:06.45
400 FREE RELAY
4: Catalina Foothills: 3:40.24 Switzer, Zoey; Hermann, Chloe; Carney, Madeline; Geiger, Isabell

DIVISION III BOYS

CHAMPION: Tanque Verde 257
10: Pusch Ridge 163
14: Walden Grove 118
18: Sabino 69
19: Desert Christian 48
24: Sahuarita 40
26: St. Augustine 27
28: The Gregory School 23

CHAMPION
200 FREE RELAY
Tanque Verde: 1:31.81 Eftekhar, Jackson; The, Grayson; Olsson, Wade; Duerkop, Zachary

INDIVIDUAL/RELAY TOP FIVE
200 MED RELAY
4: Tanque Verde: 1:42.70 Olsson, Kent; Olsson, Wade; Eftekhar, Jackson; The, Grayson
200 IM
2: Olsson, Wade: Tanque Verde 1:57.78
50 FREE
5: Landis, David: Pusch Ridge 22.23
100 FLY
2: Duerkop, Zachary: Tanque Verde 52.48
500 FREE
4: Olsson, Kent: Tanque Verde 5:07.85
5: Alcantar, Gustavo: St. Augustine 5:08.96
100 BACK
4: Short, Logan: Walden Grove 56.4
100 BREAST
3: Olsson, Wade: Tanque Verde 1:00.82
5: Williamson, Makoa: Pusch Ridge 1:01.74
400 FREE RELAY
5: Tanque Verde: 3:25.97 Eftekhar, Jackson; The, Grayson; Machamer, Jackson; Duerkop, Zachary

DIVISION III GIRLS

CHAMPION: Phoenix Country Day 276
8: Tanque Verde 182
9: Pusch Ridge 174. 50
11: Sabino 167. 50
15 Walden Grove 89
16 Sahuarita 88
19 Desert Christian 58
23 The Gregory School 42

CHAMPIONS
200 IM
Edquid, Reagan: Pusch Ridge 2:04.53
100 BREAST
Edquid, Reagan: Pusch Ridge 1:03.76

INDIVIDUAL/RELAY TOP FIVE
200 MED RELAY
3: Pusch Ridge: 1:57.07 Davidson, Leah; Haas, Katherine; Edquid, Reagan; Johnson, Melaney
5: Sabino: 2:00.10 Marenfeld, Ava; Crites, Olive; Howe, Adrian; Rustand, Mya
200 FREE
5: Davidson, Leah: Pusch Ridge 2:03.63
200 IM
2: Blute, Desiree: Gregory School 2:08.57
50 FREE
4: Hoover, Emma Claire: Desert Christian 25.20
500 FREE
2: Blute, Desiree: Gregory School 5:09.92
4: Davidson, Leah: Pusch Ridge 5:26.94
200 FREE RELAY
4: Pusch Ridge: 1:45.52 Edquid, Reagan; Haas, Katherine; Davidson, Leah; Johnson, Melaney
100 BACK
5: Sulger, Logan: Tanque Verde 1:02.29

BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

CATALINA FOOTHILLS (14)
2000: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)
2001: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)
2002: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)
2003: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)
2004: 4A (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)
2005: 4A-I (Nicole Sayers-Penkalski)
2006: 4A-II (Dale Payne)
2007: 4A-I (RJ Lundstrom)
2008: 4A-I (RJ Lundstrom)
2009: 4A-I (RJ Lundstrom)
2010: D-II (RJ Lundstrom)
2013: D-II (Ed Walter)
2014: D-II (Ed Walter)
2025: D-II (Ted Wallach)

RINCON/UNIVERSITY (5)
1989: 4A (Mike Ward)
1990: 4A (Mike Ward)
1994: 4A (Mike Ward)
1995: 4A (Mike Ward)
2008: 5A-II (Mike Ward)

TUCSON (5)
1959: 5A (Arthur Niemi)
1961: 5A (Arthur Niemi)
1977: 5A (Jim Wandrey)
1978: 5A (Jim Wandrey)
1979: 5A (Jim Wandrey)

PALO VERDE (3)
1963: 5A (Robert Ford)
1964: 5A (Robert Ford)
1965: 5A (Robert Ford)

SALPOINTE (2)
2011: D-II (Matt Hough)
2015: D-II (Matt Hough)

CANYON DEL ORO
2018: D-II (Chad Riester)

SAHUARO
1972: 5A (Dick Cooper)

TANQUE VERDE
2025: D-III (Porter Olstad)

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