Boys’ National High School Mythical Championships: Aaron Shackell Leads Carmel to Tight Title
Times compiled by Bob Klapthor
Carmel High School was named the national high school team champions for both girls and boys for the 2022-23 school year, with the boys edging out a Keller High School team led by Maximus Williamson by just two points. Carmel got the job done with a top-ranked 200 medley relay plus a national-record-setting effort from Aaron Shackell in the 200 freestyle. Shackell also ranked second nationally in the 500 free while teammate Gregg Enoch was fourth in the 500 and seventh in the 200.
Below are the full mythical rankings from this year’s boys’ high school competition. The lists are assembled by considering the top times recorded in high school meets only, with each swimmer only eligible to place in two individual events plus two relays (so a third relay containing the same swimmer would be ineligible for the list). Points are awarded to the top-16 swimmers in each event, with the scoring following the usual procedures from the NCAA Championships.
In addition to the Carmel swimmers, the list includes national-record setters Scotty Buff (100 butterfly), Rex Maurer (500 free) and Will Modglin (100 backstroke).
KEY
* NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL RECORD
** NATIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL RECORD• Results are based on times swum during the 2022-23 high school season.
• National high school rules state that swimmers can swim a maximum of four events (including relays) with no more than two individual events.
• NISCA altitude conversions (which are used for All-America recognition) are not applied for this compilation.
EVENT #1
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Carmel—Carmel, Ind. (2-26-22) 1:26.88
Sean Sullivan, Ryan Malicki, Aaron Shackell, Christopher Holmes
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Baylor—Chattanooga, Tenn. (2-14-14) 1:27.74
Luke Kaliszak, Dustin Tynes, Sam McHugh, Christian Selby
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Carmel—Carmel, In. 1:27.83 40
2 Bolles—Jacksonville, Fl. 1:28.05 34
3 Santa Margarita—RS Margarita, Ca. 1:29.01 32
4 St. Xavier—Louisville, Ky. 1:29.32 30
5 Hinsdale Central—Hinsdale, Il. 1:29.40 28
6 Loyola—Los Angeles, Ca. 1:29.57 26
7 Woodlands—Woodlands, Tx. 1:29.81 24
8 Keller—Keller, Tx. 1:29.88 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Zionsville—Zionsville, In. 1:30.14 18
10 Cherry Creek—Greenwood Village, Co. 1:30.38 14
11 Phillips Academy—Andover, Ma. 1:30.41 12
12 Creighton Prep—Omaha, Neb. 1:30.50 10
13 McDonogh School—Owings Mills, Md. 1:30.65 8
14 Herndon—Herndon, Va. 1:30.74 6
15 South Florida HEAT—Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 1:30.85 4
16 Omaha Westside—Omaha, Neb. 1:30.86 2
EVENT #2
200 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Carson Foster—Sycamore, Ohio (2-23-19) 1:32.99
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Trey Freeman—Baylor, Tenn. (2-9-18) 1:33.06
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Aaron Shackell, Sr.—Carmel, In. (2-24-23) 1:32.85p* 20
2 Henry McFadden, Sr.—Haddonfield Mem., NJ 1:32.97p 17
3 Rex Maurer, Sr.—Loyola, Ca. 1:33.54 16
4 Nate Germonprez, Sr.—Omaha Westside, Neb. 1:33.96 15
5 Kaii Winkler, Jr.—So. Florida HEAT, Fl. 1:34.18 14
6 Cooper Lucas, Jr.—Keller, Tx. 1:35.34 13
7 Samuel Quarles, Sr.—Coronado, Ca. 1:35.69 12
8 Keaton Jones, Sr.—Higley, Az. 1:35.72 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Thackston McMullan, Jr.—Cinci St. Xavier, Oh. 1:35.86 9
10T Chase Mueller, Sr.—Columbine, Co. 1:35.93 6.5
10T Jonathon Marshall, Sr.—Akron Firestone, Oh. 1:35.93 6.5
12 Nolan Miller, Sr.—Champaign Central, Il. 1:36.22 5
13 Jacob Hamlin, Sr.—Boone, Fl. 1:36.29 4
14 Noah Dyer, Sr.—Herndon, Va. 1:36.30 3
15 Camden Taylor, Sr.—Rockford East, Il. 1:36.39 2
16 Kayden Lancaster, Sr.—Bolles, Fl. 1:36.43 1
EVENT #3
200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
David Nolan—Hershey, Pa. (3-18-11) 1:41.39
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Reece Whitley—Wm. Penn, Pa. (2-16-18) 1:43.55
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
1 Maximus Williamson, So.—Keller, Tx. 1:42.17 20
2 Will Modglin, Sr.—Zionsville, In. 1:43.74 17
3 Colin Geer, Sr.—Long Beach Poly, Ca. 1:44.76 16
4 Gibson Holmes, Sr.—Indian Hill, Oh. 1:45.01 15
5 Carter Lancaster, Jr.—Bolles, Fl. 1:45.02 14
6 Logan Brown, Sr.—Sugar Land Clements, Tx. 1:45.09 13
7 Gregg Enoch, Jr.—Carmel, In. 1:45.55 12
8 Will Scholtz, Sr.—L’ville St. Xavier, Ky. 1:45.89 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Humberto Najera, Sr.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 1:46.03 9
10 Adriano Arioti, Jr.—Georgetown Day School, DC 1:46.17 7
11 Toby Barnett, Sr.—Rockville, Md. 1:46.21 6
12 Drew Hitchcock, Jr.—Baylor, Tn. 1:46.22 5
13 Michael Mullin, Jr.—Gainesville, Fl. 1:46.25 4
14 Thomas Mercer, So.—L’ville St. Xavier, Ky. 1:46.37 3
15 Baylor Stanton, Fr.—Brookwood, Ga. 1:46.52 2
16 Aidan Paro, Sr.—Bolles, Fl. 1:46.54 1
EVENT #4
50 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Aiden Hayes—Norman North, Okla. (2-25-21) 19.20
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
David Curtiss—Pennington School, N.J. (3-6-21) 19.11r
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Lucca Battaglini, Jr.—Durham School, NC 19.47 20
2 Hudson Williams, Sr.—Olentangy Liberty, Oh. 19.55 17
3 Ethan Harrington, Sr.—Palo Alto, Ca. 19.57 16
4 Jack Madoch, Sr.—Middleton, Wi. 19.61 15
5 Nate Germonprez, Sr.—Omaha Westside, Neb. 19.64 14
6 Thomas Heilman, So.—Western Albemarle, Va. 19.69 13
7T Tolu Young, Jr.—Curtis, Wa. 19.73 11.5
7T Brendan Whitfield, Sr.—Jefferson Forest, Va. 19.73 11.5
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Matthew Klinge, Jr.—West Lafayette Harrison, In. 19.74 9
10 Ben Scholl, Sr.—Cypress Woods, Tx. 19.83 7
11 Marvin Johnson, So.—McCallie School, Tn. 19.87 6
12T Jerry Fox, Sr.—Cary Academy, NC 19.88 4.5
12T Jonathan Gim, Sr.—West Ranch, Ca. 19.88 4.5
14 Sonny Wang, Sr.—Austin Westwood, Tx. 19.94 3
15 Charles Hayden Bellotti, Sr.—Sugar Land Clements, Tx. 19.95 2
16T William Campbell, Sr.—Newport, Wa. 19.98 0.5
16T Will Woodall, Sr.—Spring, Tx. 19.98 0.5
EVENT #5
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Aiden Hayes—Norman North, Okla. (2-25-21) 45.47
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Joseph Schooling—Bolles, Fla. (11-8-13) 45.52
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Scotty Buff, Sr.—Toledo St. Francis, Oh. (2-25-23) 44.97** 20
2 Thomas Heilman, So.—Western Albemarle, Va. 46.06 17
3 Mitchell Ledford, Sr.—Sebastian River, Fl. 46.33 16
4 David Schmitt, Sr.—San Juan Hills, Ca. 46.47 15
5 Charles Hayden Bellotti, Sr.—Sugar Land Clements, Tx. 46.67 14
6 Colin Geer, Sr.—Long Beach Poly, Ca. 46.69 13
7 Spencer Nicholas, Sr.—Martin Luther King, Tn. 46.74 12
8 Chase Swearingen, Jr.—Westerville Central, Oh. 46.85 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Lance Swanepoel, Sr.—Ankeny, Ia. 46.89 9
10T Benjamin Irwin, Sr.—Buford, Ga. 46.94 6.5
10T Lucca Battaglini, Jr.—Durham School, NC 46.94 6.5
12 Jacob Wimberly, Jr.—Prosper, Tx. 46.99 5
13 Aaron Baltaytis, Sr.—Tenafly, NJ 47.08 4
14 Dylan Smiley, Sr.—Miami Country Day, Fl. 47.12 3
15 Drew Hitchcock, Jr.—Baylor, Tn. 47.13 2
16 Daniel Verdolaga, Jr.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 47.23 1
EVENT #6
100 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
David Nolan—Hershey, Pa. (3-19-11) 42.34r
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Jack Conger—Good Counsel, Md. (2-9-13) 42.81r
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Kaii Winkler, Jr.—South Florida HEAT, Fl. 42.52 20
2 Maximus Williamson, So.—Keller, Tx. 42.75 17
3 Brendan Whitfield, Sr.—Jefferson Forest, Va. 42.77 16
4 Ethan Harrington, Sr.—Palo Alto, Ca. 42.92 15
5 Hudson Williams, Sr.—Olentangy Liberty, Oh. 42.98 14
6T Cade Duncan, Sr.—Kincaid School, Tx. 43.17 12.5
6T Samuel Quarles, Sr.—Coronado, Ca. 43.17 12.5
8 Deny Nankov, Sr.—Mercersburg, Pa. 43.31 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Ben Scholl, Sr.—Cypress Woods, Tx. 43.42 9
10 Sonny Wang, Sr.—Austin Westwood, Tx. 43.52 7
11 Jonathan Gim, Sr.—West Ranch, Ca. 43.54 6
12 Marvin Johnson, So.—McCallie School, Tn. 43.60 5
13T Camden Taylor, Sr.—Rockford East, Il. 43.72 3.5
13T Rob Alexy, Sr.—Delbarton, NJ 43.72 3.5
15 Jack Madoch, Sr.—Middleton, Wi. 43.74 2
16 Johnny Crush, Jr.—L’ville St. Xavier, Ky. 43.89 1
EVENT #7
500 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Jake Mitchell—Carmel, Ind. (2-29-20) 4:14.68
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Grant Shoults—Santa Margarita, Ca. (5-14-16) 4:12.87
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Rex Maurer, Sr.—Loyola, Ca. (5-5-23) 4:12.70** 20
2 Aaron Shackell, Sr.—Carmel, In. 4:15.35 17
3 Cooper Lucas, Jr.—Keller, Tx. 4:19.40 16
4 Gregg Enoch, Jr.—Carmel, In. 4:19.44 15
5 Tristan DenBrock, Sr.—North Gwinnett, Ga. 4:20.75 14
6 Chase Mueller, Sr.—Columbine, Co. 4:21.21 13
7 Jones Lambert, Jr.—Lubbock, Tx. 4:21.34 12
8 Matthew Marsteiner, Jr.—Leesville Road, NC 4:21.88 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Jacob Hamlin, Sr.—Boone, Fl. 4:22.04 9
10 Henry McFadden, Sr.—Haddonfield Memorial, NJ 4:22.19 7
11 Andrew Taylor, Sr.—Countryside, Fl. 4:22.30 6
12 William Savarese, Jr.—Dallas Jesuit, Tx. 4:22.59 5
13 Ryan Erisman, So.—Windemere, Fl. 4:23.39 4
14 Jason Zhao, So.—Indian Hill, Oh. 4:24.01 3
15 David King, Jr.—Albemarle, Va. 4:24.12 2
16 Toby Barnett, Sr.—Rockville, Md. 4:24.14 1
EVENT #8
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
North Allegheny—Wexford, Pa. (3-14-18) 1:19.60
Jack Wright, Joel Songer, Rick Mihm, Mason Gonzalez
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Bolles—Jacksonville, Fl. (11-10-12) 1:19.27
Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling, Emiro Goossen, Santo Condorelli
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Zionsville—Zionsville, In. 1:20.53 40
2 Hinsdale Central—Hinsdale, Il. 1:21.26 34
3 Northgate—Walnut Creek, Ca. 1:21.36 32
4 Loyola—Los Angeles, Ca. 1:21.48 30
5 Palo Alto—Palo Alto, Ca. 1:21.81 28
6 St. Xavier—Cincinnati, Oh. 1:21.86 26
7 Keller—Keller, Tx. 1:21.93 24
8 Santa Margarita—RS Margarita, Ca. 1:22.08 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Mercersburg—Mercersburg, Pa. 1:22.22 18
10 Jefferson Forest—Forest, Va. 1:22.46 14
11 Carmel—Carmel, In. 1:22.50 12
12T Bolles—Jacksonville, Fl. 1:22.69 8
12T Creighton Prep—Omaha, Neb. 1:22.69 8
12T Brunswick—Greenwich, Ct. 1:22.69 8
15 Elkhorn South—Omaha, Neb. 1:22.70 4
16 Middleton—Middleton, Wi. 1:22.74 2
EVENT #9
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
David Nolan—Hershey, Pa. (3-19-11) 45.49
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Ryan Murphy—Bolles, Fl. (11-10-12) 45.34p
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Will Modglin, Sr.—Zionsville, In. (2-24-23) 45.08p* 20
2 Jonathan Marshall, Sr.—Firestone, Oh. 46.31 17
3 Scotty Buff, Sr.—Toledo St. Francis, Oh. 46.39 16
4 Johnny Crush, Jr.—L’ville St. Xavier, Ky. 46.55 15
5 Benjamin Irvin, Sr.—Buford, Ga. 46.91 14
6 Adriano Arioti, Jr.—Georgetown Day School, DC 47.15 13
7 Aaron Baltaytis, Sr.—Tenafly, NJ 47.16 12
8 Kyle Peck, Sr.—Chancellor, Va. 47.21 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Humberto Najera, Sr.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 47.36 9
10 Joseph Hayburn, Sr.—Annapolis St. Mary’s, Md. 47.61 7
11 Lucas Logue, Sr.—Eden Prairie, Mn. 47.74 6
12 Marre Gattnar, Sr.—Tamalpais, Ca. 47.76 5
13 Stuart Seymour, Sr.—Brookfield Co-op, Wi. 47.77 4
14 Edward Huang, Jr.—American, Ca. 47.88 3
15 Nolan Dunkel, Jr.—Yorktown, Va. 47.91 2
16 Max Cahill, Sr.—Loyola, Ca. 47.94 1
EVENT #10
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Max McHugh, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (2-16-18) 51.62
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Reece Whitley, William Penn, Pa. (2-17-18) 51.16
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Will Heck, Sr.—Bolles, Fla. 52.38 20
2 Daniel Li, Jr.—San Marino, Ca. 52.43 17
3 Logan Brown, Sr.—Sugar Land Clements, Tx. 52.86 16
4 Abram Mueller, Jr.—Madison West, Wi. 53.20 15
5 Charlie Egeland, Sr.—Breck School, Mn. 53.53 14
6 Grant Gooding, Sr.—Upper Arlington, Oh. 53.54 13
7 Joshua Corn, Sr.—Chatfield, Co. 53.73 12
8 Alex Ochsenbein, Sr.—Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ky. 53.75 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Will Scholtz, Sr.—L’ville St. Xavier, Ky. 53.88 9
10 Jonah Lee, Sr.—Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, Ca. 53.90 7
11 Juan Mora, Sr.—Mercersburg, Pa. 53.91 6
12 Jake Wang, Jr.—Conestoga, Pa. 53.92 5
13 Wyatt Porch, So.—Bolles, Fl. 53.97 4
14 Ethan Schwab, Sr.—Cranbrook Kingswood, Mi. 54.04 3
15 Jake Eckelston, Jr.—Windsor, Co. 54.08 2
16 Grayson Nye, Jr.—Middle Creek, NC 54.13 1
EVENT #11
400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
North Allegheny—Wexford, Pa. (3-15-18) 2:53.81
Mason Gonzalez, Andrew Zhang, Jack Wright, Rick Mihm
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Bolles—Jacksonville, Fl. (11-10-12) 2:54.43
Ryan Murphy, Santo Condorelli, Josh Booth, Joseph Schooling
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Loyola—Los Angeles, Ca. 2:56.14 40
2 St. Xavier—Louisville, Ky. 2:57.50 34
3 Bolles—Jacksonville, Fl.. 2:58.05 32
4 Keller—Keller, Tx. 2:58.91 30
5 Carmel—Carmel, In. 2:59.52 28
6 Santa Margarita—RS Margarita, Ca. 2:59.60 26
7 Hinsdale Central—Hinsdale, Il. 2:59.61 24
8 Palo Alto—Palo Alto, Ca. 2:59.67 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Northwood—Irvine, Ca. 3:00.52 18
10 Northgate—Walnut Creek, Ca. 3:00.53 14
11 Baylor—Chattanooga, Tn. 3:01.29 12
12 Germantown—Fort Washington, Pa. 3:01.32 10
13 Vandegrift—Austin, Texas 3:01.63 8
14 Middleton—Middleton, Wi. 3:01.71 6
15 Mercersburg—Mercersburg, Pa. 3:01.92 4
16 Kingwood—Kingwood, Texas 3:02.23 2
TEAM STANDINGS: THE TOP 10
COMBINED
1. Carmel, Ind. 144.0
2. Keller, Texas 142.0
3. Loyola (L.A.), Calif.. 133.0
4. Bolles School, Fla. 114.0
5. Louisville St. Xavier, Ky. 103.0
6. Santa Margarita Catholic, Calif. 99.0
7. Zionsville, Ind. 95.0
8. Hinsdale Central, Ill. 86.0
9. Palo Alto, Calif. 81.0
10. Northgate, Calif. 46.0
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1. Carmel, Ind. 144.0
2. Keller, Texas 142.0
3. Zionsville, Ind. 95.0
4. Hinsdale Central, Ill. 86.0
5. Palo Alto, Calif. 81.0
6. Northgate, Calif. 46.0
7. Sugar Land Clements, Texas. 45.0
8. Jefferson Forest, Va. 41.5
9. South Florida HEAT, Fla. 38.0
10T. Olentangy Liberty, Ohio 31.0
10T. Omaha Westside, Neb. 31.0
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
1. Loyola (L.A.), Calif.. 133.0
2. Bolles School, Fla. 114.0
3. Louisville St. Xavier, Ky. 103.0
4. Santa Margarita Catholic, Calif. 99.0
5. Mercersburg Academy, Pa. 39.0
6. Toledo St. Francis, Ohio 36.0
7. Cincinnati St. Xavier, Ohio 35.0
8. Durham School, N.C. 26.5
9. Georgetown Day School, D.C. 20.0
10. Baylor Prep, Tenn. 19.0