Scottsdale Prep Girls, Saguaro Boys Secure Arizona DIII State Championship Crowns

Photo Courtesy: Saguaro High School Twitter (@SaguaroSUSD)

The 2019 Arizona Division III State Swimming & Diving Championships took place on Friday, Nov. 8 at the Phoenix Country Day School in Mesa, Az. Scottsdale Prep claimed the girls’ team title while Saguaro earned the championship crown on the boys’ side.

Full meet results can be found on Meet Mobile – 2019 AIA Division 3 State Championships.

Girls’ Meet

Top 5 Team Scores:

1. Scottsdale Prep – 299
2. Pusch Ridge Christian – 184
3. Tanque Verde – 138.5
4. Saguaro – 161
5. Tanque Verde – 138.5

State Champions:

Arete Prep’s Amanda Zajdzinski – 200 free (1:52.21) & 500 free (5:00.73)
Phoenix Country Day’s Charlize Szeto – 200 IM (2:11.15)
Sabino’s Amanda Farnum – 50 free (24.35)
Scottsdale Christian’s Caylah Jago – 100 fly (55.64)
Phoenix Country Day’s Quinn Murphy – 100 free (51.13) & 100 back (55.74)
Mingus’ Emma Warner – 100 breast (1:08.20)
Phoenix Country Day’s Samantha Stein – 1m diving (407.20)
Phoenix Country Day’s Murphy (26.30), Siena Hayes (31.58), Szeto (27.76), & Maya Lewis (25.01) – 4×50 medley relay (1:50.65)
Scottsdale Prep’s Taylor Scott (25.58), Delainy Drent (26.34), Grace Carefoot (25.49), & Annameike Martens (25.30) – 4×50 free relay (1:42.71)
Phoenix Country Day’s Szeto (53.96), Lewis (55.11), Murphy (58.20), & Hayes (52.61) – 4×100 free relay (3:39.88)

Boys’ Meet

Top 5 Team Scores:

1. Saguaro – 309.5
2. Phoenix Country Day – 226
3. Salpointe Catholic – 183
4. Seton Catholic – 162
5. Pusch Ridge Christian – 161

State Champions:

Veritas Prep’s Devin Esser – 200 free (1:41.50) & 500 free (4:37.42)
Benjamin Franklin’s Maxwell Kleinman – 200 IM (1:51.63) & 100 free (46.01)
Seton Catholic’s James Karam – 50 free (21.08)
San Manuel’s Evan Apuron – 100 fly (50.71)
Veritas Prep’s Michael Shiaras – 100 back (53.29)
Gilbert Christian’s Nathan Kempiak – 100 breast (58.35)
Saguaro’s Henry Bentson – 1m diving (404.65)
Saguaro’s Denton Smith (25.31), Miguelangel Miranda (25.87), Caden Richter (23.08), & Gage Quick (23.32) – 4×50 medley relay (1:37.58)
Pusch Ridge Christian’s Ian Choi (22.75), Jacob Stahlman (23.69), Jonathan Croyle (22.97), & Christian Swiniuch (21.62) – 4×50 free relay (1:31.03)
Saquaro’s Smith (47.95), Caden Spychala (51.45), Miranda (48.60), & Richter (47.72) – 4×100 free relay (3:15.17)

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