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2009 5A I & II Swim & Dive All-Stars

by on Nov. 13, 2009, under Sports

2009 5A I SWIM & DIVE
TUCSONCITIZEN.COM SOUTHERN ARIZONA ALL-STARS

Girls Coach of the Year: Sam Busch, Salpointe
Boys Coach of the Year: Matt Hough, Salpointe

Girl Swimmers of the Year: Stephanie Sinn & Miranda Lyle
Boy Swimmers of the Year: Alex Leighton, Roger Page & Tyler Mattingly
Girls Diver of the Year: Taylor Trujillo
Boys Diver of the Year: Kevin Steffes

This was probably one of the most difficult selections I’ve had to make this fall. There were no clear cut state champions or one single dominate swimmer in this division.

In many ways that is a testament to Salpointe’s swim team – it was team effort for both the girls and the boys.

If just one part wasn’t swimming well then there would be obvious ripple effect.

That said, Stephanie Sinn and Miranda Lyle set themselves higher by being a part of four of the top times in this division in either an individual event or a relay.

Stephanie Sinn
200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay & 500 Free.  I added her time in for the 500 Free (Thanks to an alert reader), giving Sinn top times in 5 events.  Sinn also edged out Ironwood Ridge sensation Sara Borendame to win the Southern Region Breaststroke championship. We should have known, she came in third place in the La Jolla Rough Water competition when she was only 12.

Miranda Lyle
200 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay. Lyle is only a junior. Even though a top time was found for Sinn in the 500 Free, I’m keeping Lyle right here where she belongs. With the emergence of sophomore Payton Stauch and freshman Laura Graziano, Lyle should dominate next year as the leader of the team.

Alex Leighton
200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay and 100 Back. I guess your standards are high when your mom was an Olympian in your sport. He has two more years at Salpointe. He is no longer the young sensation. He must now become a leader.

Roger Page
200 Medley Relay, 200IM, 100 Free and 400 Free Relay. He was important part of the region championship. Every swimmer on his relays is coming back next year.

Tyler Mattingly
200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay. He was constantly in the top if my list of great times on distance events. The fact that he was only a sophomore only adds to accomplishment.

Taylor Trujillo
Little sister to Pima softball pitcher Jordan and tops in diving. The sole diver for Southern Arizona at state.

Kevin Steffes
One of a handful of divers in our area. He was able to break into the top 20 for the state and he is number one in this division.

Girls – Team
1. Salpointe
2. Tucson
3. Buena

Boys – Team
1. Salpointe
2. Tucson
3. Buena

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
1 Salpointe
Welchert, Ana JR Sinn, Stephanie SR Munroe, Alex JR Stauch, Payton SO
2 Buena
Boardman, Kylie SO Blankenship, Nicole SO Pembrook, Taylor JR Austin, Brittany SR
3 Tucson
Derstine, Greta SR Kulla, Charlotte SR Thompson-Bruder, Emily JR Gilbert, Malyn JR

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
1 Salpointe
Leighton, Alex SO Simonson, Jojo SO Page, Roger JR Hines, John SO
2 Tucson
Freitas, Jacob JR Munoz-Tucker, Julian FR Oshell, Sam SR Meeboer, Garret SR
3 Buena
Tom Riehle JR Isaac Gorski JR Nick Heidrick JR Zach Fitzmaurice JR

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe JR Lyle, Miranda
2 Salpointe SO Stauch, Payton
3 Salpointe FR Graziano, Laura

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe SO Mattingly, Tyler
2 Salpointe JR Sarikas, John
3 Salpointe JR Smith, Dan

Girls 200 Yard IM
1 Salpointe SR Sinn, Stephanie
2 Salpointe SO Owen, Madeline
3 Buena JR Pembrook, Taylor

Boys 200 Yard IM
1 Salpointe JR Page, Roger
2 Salpointe SO Mattingly, Tyler
3 Salpointe JR Gautreau, Matt

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe SO Byl, Meredith
2 Salpointe FR Graziano, Laura
3 Salpointe JR Munroe, Alex

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe SO Hines, John
2 Salpointe SO Botelho, Mike
3 Salpointe SO Emerson, Taylor

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Salpointe JR Lyle, Miranda
2 Salpointe JR Welchert, Ana
3 Tucson JR Thompson-Bruder, Emily

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Salpointe SO Leighton, Alex
2 Salpointe FR Balserak, JC
3 Salpointe JR Gautreau, Matt

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe FR Graziano, Laura
2 Salpointe JR Munroe, Alex
3 Salpointe SR Vasey, Tierney

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe JR Page, Roger
2 Salpointe SO Mattingly, Tyler
3 Salpointe JR Smith, Dan

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe SR Sinn, Stephanie
2 Salpointe FR Graziano, Laura
3 Salpointe JR Lyle, Miranda

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Salpointe SO Mattingly, Tyler
2 Salpointe JR Sarikas, John
3 Salpointe FR Muldoon, Lawrence

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Salpointe
Graziano, Laura FR Vasey, Tierney SR Munroe, Alex JR Lyle, Miranda JR
2 Buena
Boardman, Kylie SO DeLeon, Carmen SR Pembrook, Taylor JR Austin, Brittany SR
3 Tucson
Kulla, Charlotte SR Thompson-Bruder, Emily JR Gilbert, Malyn JR Derstine, Greta SR

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Salpointe
Leighton, Alex SO Hines, John SO Smith, Dan JR Mattingly, Tyler SO
2 Tucson
Oshell, Sam SR Lindsey, Ryan SR Freitas, Jacob JR Meeboer, Garret SR
3 Buena
Dylan Ball JR Nick Rodriguez FR Zach Fitzmaurice JR Sam Bellomy JR

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Salpointe SO Stauch, Payton
2 Salpointe JR Welchert, Ana
3 Buena SO Boardman, Kylie

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Salpointe SO Leighton, Alex
2 Buena JR Riehle, Tom
3 Salpointe SO Emerson, Taylor

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Salpointe SR Sinn, Stephanie
2 Tucson SR Kulla, Charlotte
3 Salpointe SO Owen, Madeline

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Salpointe SO Simonson, Jojo
2 Salpointe SR Simonson, Teddy
3 Salpointe JR Page, Roger

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Salpointe
Lyle, Miranda JR Stauch, Payton SO Graziano, Laura FR Sinn, Stephanie SR
2 Tucson
Villelas, Erica SR Thompson-Bruder, Emily JR Gilbert, Malyn JR Kulla, Charlotte SR
3 Buena
Pralle, Amanda SR DeLeon, Carmen SR Deal, Helen SO Burkham, Sarah SR

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Salpointe
Mattingly, Tyler SO Smith, Dan JR Botelho, Mike SO Page, Roger JR
2 Tucson
Meeboer, Garret SR Freitas, Jacob JR Utegaard, Jonathan SR Oshell, Sam SR
3 Buena
Riehle, Tom JR Heidrick, Nick JR Bellomy, Sam JR Gorski, Isaac SR

Dive

Girls 1 Meter Diving
1 Buena Trujillo, Taylor

Boys 1 Meter Diving
1 Salpointe Steffes, Kevin
2 Buena Rodriquez, Jeffrey
3 Buena Chon, Rudy

2009 5A II SWIM & DIVE
TUCSONCITIZEN.COM SOUTHERN ARIZONA ALL-STARS

Girls Coach of the Year: Amy Mayhew
Boys Coach of the Year: Mike Ward

Girl Swimmers of the Year: Megan McGovern
Boy Swimmers of the Year: Aaron Weintraub
Girls Diver of the Year: Kaitlyn McLeod
Boys Diver of the Year: Jay Irwin

Megan McGovern
200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 100 Back and 400 Free Relay. Because swimmers can only swim in four events during competition, many stay with four at all times. Megan happens to have a top time in five events, including relays and….she is a freshman (or was). Alexandra Nickles is also a freshman and she figured in four events.

Aaron Weintraub
200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back and 400 Free Relay. Like McGovern, Weintraub also takes part in five events. The senior was a major part of their championship season last year. He will be missed. Reed Patterson will be ready. The sophomore figured in four events.

Kaitlyn McLeod
Back to back state championships. How about three in a row for the powerful Rincon dive team?

Jay Irwin
Irwin takes home top honors in his last year with Rincon.

Girls – Team
1. Ironwood Ridge
2. Rincon
3. Mt. View

Boys – Team
1. Rincon
2. Ironwood Ridge
3. Mt. View

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
1 Ironwood Ridge
McGovern, Megan FR Borendame, Sara FR Quinn, Harley FR Bolin, Elizabeth SR
2 Rincon
Weintraub, Kaley JR Urman, Nicole SO Harris, Lyda SR Walker, Kelly SO
3 Mt. View
Fall, Ashley JR Dodge, Hannah SO Wouti, Kelsey FR Whitton, Elena JR

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
1 Rincon
Weintraub, Aaron SR Tidwell, Brendan JR Patterson, Reed SO Sierra, Morgan JR
2 Ironwood Ridge
Berg, Matthew JR Bean, Ryan SO McGovern, David JR Zeng, David SR
3 Mt. View
Forrest, Jason JR Gomez, Tim FR Harris-Coons, Christopher SO Gomez, Christopher JR

200 Yard Freestyle
1 Ironwood Ridge FR Nickles, Alexandria
2 Ironwood Ridge FR Borendame, Sara
3 Rincon High School JR Sanders, Hailey

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Rincon SR Young, Jared
2 Ironwood Ridge JR McGovern, David
3 Rincon FR Situ, Daniel

Girls 200 Yard IM
1 Ironwood Ridge FR McGovern, Megan
2 Ironwood Ridge FR Borendame, Sara
3 Mt. View JR Fall, Ashley

Boys 200 Yard IM
1 Ironwood Ridge SO Bean, Ryan
2 Rincon SO Patterson, Reed
3 Rincon JR Mitchell, Will

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Mt. View FR Wouti, Kelsey
2 Ironwood Ridge SR Bolin, Elizabeth
3 Ironwood Ridge FR Kelley, Caitlyn

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Rincon SR Weintraub, Aaron
2 Ironwood Ridge JR Berg, Matthew
3 Rincon JR Sierra, Morgan

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Mt. View FR Wouti, Kelsey
2 Rincon SR Harris, Lyda
3 Ironwood Ridge FR Quinn, Harley

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Rincon SO Patterson, Reed
2 Rincon SR Weintraub, Aaron
3 Ironwood Ridge SO Bean, Ryan

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Ironwood Ridge FR McGovern, Megan
2 Ironwood Ridge FR Kelley, Caitlyn
3 Ironwood Ridge SR Bolin, Elizabeth

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Rincon SR Weintraub, Aaron
2 Rincon JR Sierra, Morgan
3 Mt. View SR McDade, Josh

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Ironwood Ridge FR Nickles, Alexandria
2 Rincon JR Zwart, Dary
3 Mt. View SR Dodge, Rachel

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Rincon SR Young, Jared
2 Rincon JR Tidwell, Brendan
3 Mt. View SR Daugherty, James

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Ironwood Ridge
Kelley, Caitlyn FR Adler, Maxie JR Nickles, Alexandria FR Bolin, Elizabeth SR
2 Rincon
Weintraub, Kaley JR Sanders, Hailey JR Walker, Kelly SO Harris, Lyda SR
3 Mt. View
Robertson, Jourdan SO Shotwell, Lindsey SR Coiner, Felicia JR Dodge, Hannah SO

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Rincon
Patterson, Reed SO Trouard, Andy FR Young, Jared SR Sierra, Morgan JR
2 Ironwood Ridge
Adams, Shane JR Scolman, Tucker SO Caplan, Asher SR Zeng, David SR
3 Mt. View
Sabin, Kaleb SR Aguilar, Matt JR Daugherty, James SR McDade, Josh SR

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Ironwood Ridge FR McGovern, Megan
2 Ironwood Ridge FR Nickles, Alexandria
3 Mt. View JR Fall, Ashley

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Rincon High School SR Weintraub, Aaron
2 Ironwood Ridge High School JR Berg, Matthew
3 Rincon High School JR Mitchell, Will

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Ironwood Ridge FR Borendame, Sara
2 Ironwood Ridge FR Quinn, Harley
3 Mt. View SR Dodge, Rachel

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Rincon SO Patterson, Reed
2 Ironwood Ridge SO Bean, Ryan
3 Rincon JR Tidwell, Brendan

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Ironwood Ridge
Nickles, Alexandria FR Borendame, Sara FR McGovern, Megan FR Kelley, Caitlyn FR
2 Mt. View
Dodge, Rachel SR Fall, Ashley JR Whitton, Elena JR Wouti, Kelsey FR
3 Rincon
Libberty-Bibbins, Mckenzie FR Unklesbay, Laura SR Conway, Renee FR Sanders, Hailey JR

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Rincon
Weintraub, Aaron SR Mitchell, Will JR Tidwell, Brendan JR Young, Jared SR
2 Ironwood Ridge
Bean, Ryan SO Adams, Shane JR McGovern, David JR Berg, Matthew JR
3 Mt. View
Daugherty, James SR Sabin, Kaleb SR Aguilar, Matt JR McDade, Josh SR
Dive

DIVE

Girls 1 Meter Diving
1 Rincon JR McLeod, Kaitlyn STATE CHAMPION
2 Rincon FR Olstead, Rochelle
2 Rincon JR Wallen, Soraya

Boys 1 Meter Diving
1 Rincon SR Irwin, Jay
2 Rincon SO Quade, Emeric
3 Rincon JR Rule, Chris

I hope there are only a few errors.  My notebook for swim/dive got very confusing but I tried to take into account times for the whole year.

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  • Matt Parker

    Andy, when do you sleep?
     
    Good work

  • jackie

    thank you for the wonderful recognition you have given to salpointe, a small team that works very hard! and a great group of kids.

  • Ted

    Nice compilation, congrats on a job well done.  I would say that in this system when you count relays, a dominant swimmer with better relative times and finishes  in State Champs, who may have  even regional or state records, but who swims on a weaker team could finish behind a 4 or 5 event person.  I didn’t see that as an issue this year.  Thanks for your efforts Andy!

  • splash

    Ted – You are rightm this is an incredible compilation and a great job by Andy.  But, I am not following you.    ” would say that in this system when you count relays, a dominant swimmer with better relative times and finishes  in State Champs, who may have  even regional or state records, but who swims on a weaker team could finish behind a 4 or 5 event person”  what does that mean?

  • Ted

    These swimmers of the year are based on finishing first in the region in 4 or 5 events – in each case a relay counted for two of the 4 or 5 top finishes.  THe potential problem in this system – a  stellar swimmer for Tucson High breaks 2 state records but only figures in those 2 events because of the stronger Salpointe relay teams would not receive the award.  As I said, it didn’t happen this year, but it could in the future.  Comparing the apples to oranges of different strokes can be ranked using USA Power Points as well. My 2 cents.

  • SWIM

    A swimmer can only participate in four races; 2 individual /2 relays or 1 individual/3 relays. (4 events total) 
    *State/Regionals (even though covers two days) is considered one meet. A swimmer can only score in four races.
    Also…These top 3 swimmers are based on season best times, not top finishes at regionals/state
    example: 5A I 100 Breaststroke (roger page did not swim this at regionals)
    Andy did his homework…

  • http://tucsoncitizen.com Andy Morales

    If we didn’t count relays then what do we do with Michael Phelps and his 8 medals?

    It’s true that he depended on a strong team to win relays but they also depended on him.

    I was amazed that there are several swimmers here who have great times in 5 or 6 events but you can only compete in 4 total in a meet.

    The Bleyl’s come to mind where they could have won a few other championships but were confined by the 4 event rule.

    Anyway, swim season was fun for me and now I have all these names in my head……..

    Please keep me informed on recruiting news and club/USA swim events.

    Andy

  • splash

    Thanks for explaining what you meant Ted.  I understand and agree.   I can give you some examples of some truly dominate swimmers that fit your scenario…not state records, but Raz Luker for one.

    I have to mention that this is the reason Salpointe Lady Lancers were so special.  None of the ladies placed in Championship finals, but all the the relays did.  Stronger as a team than individually.

    Andy …you bet we will :)  thanks for giving so many swimmers the recognition they deserve.

  • Ted

    Andy – Phelps was on an all-star team.  If Michael Phelps had been swimming for Santa Rita this year he would not have been swimmer of the year here  even though he set world records as they would not have been the top relay teams even with his splits.  No problem with your method this year as I see it but IMHO remarkable swimmers who attend a school with a weak swim team should not be left out of consideration. Food for thought. Thanks again for the coverage.

  • SWIM

    Ted,
    2 out 3 of the 5A I boy swimmers were faster than all the boy swimmers in 5A I, 5A II, 4 A I, and 4A II in their respected events throughout the year and after the completion of regional/state meets. Now SC’s relays were not faster than foothills, but were faster than CDO, Sabino, Rincon, IR, SAH, etc..
    I believe Andy nows his stuff and if he saw a kid from Cholla break the state record, win regionals in his/her events, and was top 3 in state; despite their relay finishes, that individual has a good chance as any, to be swimmer of the year.
     

  • Ted

    Swim – you can drop the teaching mode as I know swimming pretty well and I am making a point about the system not Salpointe versus the world as you seem to feel.
    Salpointe High did not have a single male swimmer with a top time  if you combine the divisions – I am not sure what you are trying to say and that is irrelevant to this discussion.
    This the medley relay final from states -  as you can clearly see you are incorrect.
    1) Weintraub, Aaron SR 2) Tidwell, Brendan JR 3) Patterson, Reed SO 4) Sierra, Morgan JR
    25.64 55.45 (29.81) 1:19.40 (23.95) 1:41.88 (22.48)
    1) Leighton, Alex SO 2) Simonson, Jojo SO 3) Page, Roger JR 4) Hines, John SO
    26.76 55.21 (28.45) 1:19.44 (24.23) 1:42.13 (22.69)
     

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