Salpointe standout Tyler Driscoll earned four Gold Medals at the Division III state finals held Saturday at the Dady Aquatic Center in Paradise Valley to go along with the three she earned last fall. The North Carolina State commit joined a very elite group of athletes from Southern Arizona who earned seven or more championships since 2001. Former Pusch Ridge standout Erin Bleyl had eight:
TOP GOLD SINCE 2001
8 Erin Bleyl, Pusch Ridge
7 Tyler Driscoll, Salpointe
7 Hope Peterson, Pusch Ridge
7 Herbie Behm, Catalina Foothills
7 Adrian Kirkpatrick, Catalina Foothills
6 Brooks Fail, Catalina Foothills
6 TJ Lundstrom, Catalina Foothills
6 Bobby Koubratoff, Rincon/University
6 Jeff Amlee, Rincon/University
6 Sarah Denninghoff, Sabino
5 Taylor Nations, Sabino
5 Abby Corcoran, Catalina Foothills
5 Krista Duffield, Catalina Foothills
5 Nick Hadinger, Sabino
5 Tyler Kybartas, Sabino
5 Caitlyn Leverenz, Sahuaro
5 Scott Pekarske, Catalina Foothills
Her Lancer teammate, Sasha Ganem collected three Gold Medals on Saturday with two of those championships coming on relay teams with Driscoll.
No teams from Southern Arizona won a team title in the three divisions this year:
2022 TOP TEN TEAM FINISHES
3: Salpointe Girls (D-III)
3: Salpointe Boys (D-III)
3: Canyon del Oro Boys (D-II)
3: Catalina Foothills Girls (D-II)
5: Canyon del Oro Girls (D-II)
5: Pusch Ridge Boys (D-III)
6: Pusch Ridge Girls (D-III)
6: Tanque Verde Boys (D-III)
7: Catalina Foothills Boys (D-II)
8: Ironwood Ridge Girls (D-II)
8: Cienega Boys Team (D-II)
10: Tanque Verde Girls (D-III)
2022 GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
4: Tyler Driscoll, Salpointe
3: Sasha Ganem, Salpointe
2: Makena Nansen, Salpointe
2: Sterling Edwards, Salpointe
Amber Janky, Catalina Foothills
2022 BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2: Scott Edmiston, Canyon del Oro
2: Keegan Kelly, Salpointe
2: Alexander Edquid, Pusch Ridge
2: Ryan Stamer, Pusch Ridge
Kyle Dowe, Catalina Foothills
Mason Stewart, Canyon del Oro
Ruben Padilla-Diaz, Canyon del Oro
Vincent Ferrara, Canyon del Oro
Nicholas Cusson, Tanque Verde
Ross Wilson, Pusch Ridge
Brian Stahlman, Pusch Ridge
DIVISION I
4TH PLACE
Kailey Lozano. Tucson: 100 FLY (56.87)
Kailey Lozano. Tucson: 100 BREAST (1:07.17)
Kaci Kelaher, Rincon/UHS 100 FREE (52.55)
6TH PLACE
200 FREE RELAY: Rincon/UHS: Amanda Miller, Megan Zhu, Tara Teslow, Kaci Kelaher (1:41.10)
7TH PLACE
Amanda Miller, Rincon/UHS: 50 FREE (24.60)
9TH PLACE
400 FREE RELAY: Rincon/UHS: Amanda Miller, Joely Ciasca, Abby Miller, Kaci Kelaher (3:42.28)
DIVISION II
STATE CHAMPIONS
Scott Edmiston, Canyon del Oro: 50 FREE (21.10)
Kyle Dowe, Catalina Foothills: 100 BREAST (59.09)
200 FREE RELAY: Canyon del Oro: Mason Stewart, Ruben Padilla-Diaz, Vincent Ferrara, Scott Edmiston (1:28.19)
Amber Janky, Catalina Foothills: 50 FREE (24.00)
2ND PLACE
Kyle Dowe, Catalina Foothills: 200 IM (1:54.09)
Amber Janky, Catalina Foothills: 100 FREE (51.84)
3RD PLACE
Miles Smyczek, Cienega: 500 FREE (4:43.35)
Laura Manley, Canyon del Oro: 200 FREE (1:55.84)
Lilian Li, Catalina Foothills: 200 IM (2:09.48)
400 FREE RELAY: Catalina Foothills: Julia Beskind, Zoey Switzer, Lilian Li, Amber Janky (3:38.92)
4TH PLACE
Ruben Padilla-Diaz, Canyon del Oro: 200 FREE (1:46.15)
Rowdy Fordney, Catalina Foothills: 100 FLY (52.05)
400 FREE RELAY: Canyon del Oro: Isi Castillo, Ruben Padilla-Diaz, Vincent Ferrara, Scott Edmiston (3:17.46)
Laura Manley, Canyon del Oro: 500 FREE (5:15.78)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Catalina Foothills: Amber Janky, Lilian Li, Mia Reidy, Julia Beskind (1:51.56)
200 FREE RELAY: Canyon del Oro: Adison Cosbey-Lewis, Kayleigh Buckner, Jada Hoskinson, Laura Manley (1:43.11)
5TH PLACE
Scott Edmiston, Canyon del Oro: 100 FREE (47.54)
400 FREE RELAY: Cienega: Nathan Rhea, Diego Ramirez, Miles Smyczek, Robert Hess (3:28.99)
Lucy Marek, Ironwood Ridge: 100 FLY (59.88)
Kyla Babson, Cienega: 500 FREE (5:15.91)
Lilian Li, Catalina Foothills: 100 BREAST (1:06.76)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Canyon del Oro: Gwyneth Safranek, Ella Kwapich, Tiffany Corella, Jada Hoskinson (1:56.69)
200 FREE RELAY: Catalina Foothills: Mia Reidy, Zoey Switzer, Alexa Burns, Wren Smith (1:43.74)
400 FREE RELAY: Canyon del Oro: Laura Manley, Tiffany Corella, Marina Mansell, Ella Kwapich (3:46.70)
6TH PLACE
Miles Smyczek, Cienega: 200 FREE (1:47.01)
Isi Castillo, Canyon del Oro: 200 IM (2:05.79)
Isi Castillo, Canyon del Oro: 500 FREE (4:57.53)
Ruben Padilla-Diaz, Canyon del Oro: 100 BACK (55.55)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Catalina Foothills: Kyle Dowe, Max Souvignier, Rowdy Fordney, Connor Daggett (1:41.29)
Kyla Babson, Cienega: 200 FREE (1:58.33)
Mia Reidy, Catalina Foothills: 100 FLY (1:01.42)
7TH PLACE
Gabriel Maskey, Flowing Wells: 100 FLY (55.15)
Ethan Semanko, Catalina Foothills: 500 FREE (4:58.23)
Rowdy Fordney, Catalina Foothills: 100 BACK (56.31)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Cienega: Nathan Rhea, Robert Hess, Miles Smyczek, Diego Ramirez (1:45.75)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Ironwood Ridge: Lucy Marek, Ava Seaquist, Kylie McDonald, Ella Steck (1:58.39)
200 FREE RELAY: Lucy Marek, Ava Seaquist, Ella Steck, Kylie McDonald (1:45.73)
Zoey Switzer, Catalina Foothills: 200 FREE (1:59.36)
Julia Beskind, Catalina Foothills: 50 FREE (25.52)
Ella Kwapich, Canyon del Oro: 100 BREAST (1:09.38)
8TH PLACE
Caleb Curtis, Buena: 100 BREAST (1:05.59)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Canyon del Oro: Mason Stewart, Cooper Dale, Mateo Loman, Vincent Ferrara (1:47.54)
Ella Kwapich, Canyon del Oro: 500 FREE (5:22.80)
9TH PLACE
Gabriel Maskey, Flowing Wells: 50 FREE (23.22)
Mateo Loman, Canyon del Oro: 100 FLY (57.32)
Cole Barbier, Catalina Foothills: 500 FREE (4:57.39)
Kylie McDonald, Ironwood Ridge: 50 FREE (25.15)
Zoey Switzer, Catalina Foothills: 100 FREE (55.53)
10TH PLACE
Cole Barbier, Catalina Foothills: 200 FREE (1:51.35)
Vincent Ferrara, Canyon del Oro: 200 IM (2:05.16)
Nathan Rhea, Cienega: 50 FREE (23.28)
Skylar Kline, Buena: DIVING (316.40)
Max Souvignier, Catalina Foothills 100 BREAST (1:03.50)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Buena: Joshua Stanccell, Caleb Curtis, Nathan Farris, Ryan Penna (1:50.94)
200 FREE RELAY: Buena: Andrew Nieuwenhuis, Jishua Stanccell, Nathan Farris, Ryan Penna (1:37.08)
Wren Smith, Catalina Foothills: 200 FREE (2:01.26)
Wren Smith, Catalina Foothills: 50 FREE (25.49)
Adison Cosbey-Lewis, Canyon del Oro: 200 IM (2:22.29)
DIVISION III
STATE CHAMPIONS
Keegan Kelly, Salpointe: 50 FREE (21.37)
Keegan Kelly, Salpointe: 200 FREE (1:40.16)
Alexander Edquid, Pusch Ridge: 100 FLY (52.16)
Ryan Stamer, Pusch Ridge: 100 FREE (46.30)
Nicholas Cusson, Tanque Verde: 100 BACK (53.10)
Tyler Driscoll, Salpointe: 50 FREE (23.08)
Tyler Driscoll, Salpointe: 100 FREE (50.90)
Sasha Ganem, Salpointe: 100 BACK (59.01)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Pusch Ridge: Ross Wilson, Brian Stahlman, Alexander Edquid, Ryan Stamer (138.72)
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Salpointe: Sasha Ganem, Makena Nansen, Sterling Edwards, Tyler Driscoll, Tyler (1:51.73)
400 FREE RELAY: Salpointe: Sasha Ganem, Makena Nansen, Sterling Edwards, Tyler Driscoll (3:38.32)
2ND PLACE
Ryan Stamer, Pusch Ridge: 200 FREE (1:40.31)
Paige Housman, Pusch Ridge: 200 FREE (1:51.13)
Paige Housman, Pusch Ridge: 500 FREE (5:00.39)
200 FREE RELAY: Pusch Ridge: Ava Parker, Rachel Stamer, Lauren Crotinger, Paige Housman (1:41.88)
40O FREE RELAY: Salpointe: Keegan Kelly, Eric Le Peau, William Simons, Michael Pisani (3:19.18)
Brian Stahlman, Pusch Ridge: 100 BREAST (58.76)
3RD PLACE
200 MEDLEY RELAY; Salpointe: Keegan Kelly, Edgar Torres, Michael Pisani, Eric Le Peau (1:40.95)
200 FREE RELAY: Pusch Ridge: Alex Edquid, Oliver Rodgers, Brian Stahlman, Ryan Stammer (1:31.73)
Samuel Stott, Tanque Verde: 100 FREE (48.20)
Alexander Edquid, Pusch Ridge: 100 BREAST (59.45)
Sasha Ganem, Salpointe: 50 FREE (24.60)
4TH PLACE
200 MEDLEY RELAY: Pusch Ridge: Ava Parker, Rachel Stamer, Paige Housman, Lauren Crotinger (1:52.87)
200 FREE RELAY: Tanque Verde: Brianne Foley, Ryann Lightcap, Maggie Colombo, Natalie Armstrong (1:43.75)
200 FREE RELAY: Pusch Ridge: Alexander Edquid, Oliver Rodgers, Brian Stahlman, Ryan Stamer (1:31.73)
Michael Pisani, Salpointe: 100 BACK (56.42)
Makena Nansen, Salpointe: 200 IM (2:16.44)
Desiree Blute, Gregory School: 500 FREE (5:18.27)
5TH PLACE
Nicholas Cusson, Tanque Verde: 200 FREE (1:44.74)
Samuel Stott, Tanque Verde: 50 FREE (22.13)
Ava Parker, Pusch Ridge: 200 IM (2:16.64)
6TH PLACE
Daniel Shapiro, Walden Grove: 200 FREE (1:50.73)
Desiree Blute, Gregory School: 200 FREE (1:59.98)
Rachel Stamer, Pusch Ridge: 200 IM (2:17.02)
200 FREE RELAY: Tanque Verde: Nicholas Cusson, Alejandro Alvarez, Stephen Moreland, Samuel Stott (1:33.90)
400 FREE RELAY: Tanque Verde: Nicholas Cusson, Tannor Soedor, Nolan Radomsky, Samuel Stott (3:27.09)
400 FREE RELAY: Tanque Verde: Natalie Armstrong, Brianna Foley, Paisley White, Maggie Colombo (3:53.88)
7TH PLACE
Makena Nansen, Salpointe: 100 BACK (1:02.49)
20O FREE RELAY: Salpointe: Edgar Torres, Williams Simons, Corbin Le Peau, Rodrigo Bran (1:34.68)
Mason Fosdick, Mica Mountain: 100 FLY (54.98)
Eric Le Peau: 100 FREE (51.23)
8TH PLACE
200 FREE RELAY: Walden Grove: Brandon Rippl, Esteban Alejandro, Matthew Shapiro, Alexander Lara (1:35.90)
Mason Fosdick, Mica Mountain: 50 FREE (22.81)
William Simons, Salpointe: 100 FREE (52.83)
Ava Parker, Pusch Ridge: 50 FREE (25.86)
Rachel Stamer, Pusch Ridge: 100 BREAST (1:11.10)
9TH PLACE
Eric Le Peau: 50 FREE (23.02)
Michael Dailey, Walden Grove: 100 FREE (51.86)
Paisley White, Tanque Verde: 100 FLY (1:04.42)
10TH PLACE
Daniel Shapiro, Walden Grove: 100 FLY (55.39)
Edgar Torres, Salpointe:100 FREE (52.54)
Julia Ganem, Salpointe: 100 FREE (57.09)
400 FREE RELAY: Walden Grove: Brandon Rippl, Daniel Shapiro, Michael Dailey, Shane Clark (3:31.14)
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