Swimming Wins 43rd State Title, Two Individual Titles

11/10/2024

The Brophy College Prep swimming and diving team won the AIA Division I State Championship on Saturday with 417.5 points to defeat Pinnacle (324), Millennium (297), and Mountain View (272). The Broncos won two individual titles and recorded three top-four relay finishes and ten top-finishes in the finals on Saturday at Skyline Aquatic Center.

Junior Mark Heffern won the 200y individual medley in 1:50.54, and sophomore Patrick Dunn took the 500y freestyle in 4:33.67. Heffern was also fourth in the 100 backstroke in 51.91, while Dunn placed seventh in the 200 freestyle in 1:43.88.

The 200 Medley Relay opened the day in third place (1:37.64) with the foursome of Finn Conley, Markus Crawford, Heffern, and Frank Sunderhaus. Thomas McCauley, Conley, Asher Gomez, and Heffern clinched the title by touching third in the 400 free relay. The 200 free relay was fourth, with McCauley, Gomez, Tritan Oudman, and Sunderhaus, who was eighth in the 50 free (21.71).

Conley touched seventh in the 100 butterfly (51.91) and 11th in the 200 free (1:44.59). Gomez was sixth in the 100 freestyle (47.44), and Oudman was eighth (48.10). Ashton Joswiak was third in the 500 free (4:34.91) and 10th in the 100 backstroke (54.80)

Brophy has now won 43 state titles, winning their first since 2019.

Head Coach Daren Brubaker was named the Division I Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

2024 Division I State Championship Results

Team Standings

1. Brophy College Prep 417.5; 2. Pinnacle High School 324; 3. Millennium High School 297; 4. Mountain View High School 272; 5. Chaparral High School 245

200y Medley Relay - 3. Brophy (Finn Conley, Markus Crawford, Mark Heffern, Frank Sunderhaus), 1:37.64; 200 Free - 7. Patrick Dunn, 1:43.88; 11. Finn Conley, 1:44.59; 13. Thomas McCauley, 1:45.93; 17. Mitchell Bailey, 1:47.31; 200y IM - 1. Mark Heffern, 1:50.54; 13. Markus Crawford, 1:59.19; 14. James Wood, 1:59.70; 17. Grady Garbarino, 2:01.37; 50y Free - 8. Frank Sunderhaus, 21.71; 11. Tristan Oudman, 21.78; 13. Asher Gomez, 21.89; 19. John Schloz, 22.41; 100y Fly - 7. Finn Conley, 51.91; 14. August Kalina, 53.78; 19. Grady Garbarino, 54.63; 30. Vincent Ortega, 56.59; 100y Free - 6. Asher Gomez, 47.44; 8. Tristan Oudman, 48.10; 15. Frank Sunderhaus, 48.76; 21. Thomas McCauley, 49.28; 500y Free - 1. Patrick Dunn, 4:33.67; 3. Ashton Joswiak, 4:34.91; 11. Markus Crawford, 4:46.02; Levi Gomez, 4:47.74; 200y Free Relay - 4. Brophy (Thomas McCauley, Asher Gomez, Tritan Oudman, Frank Sunderhaus), 1:27.85; 100y Back - 4. Mark Heffern, 51.91; 10. Ashton Joswiak, 54.80; 12. James Wood, 55.56; 18. John Schloz, 56.71; 100y Breast - 15. Joe Jarrett-Torres, 1:01.91; 35. Lawrence Geer, 1:07.00; 400y Free Relay - 3. Brophy (Thomas McCauley, Finn Conley, Asher Gomez, Mark Heffern), 3:09.74. Diving - 14. Jonah Geist, 309.40; 21. Scott Schubert, 214.35.

Complete Results (PDF)

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SWIMMING & DIVING / Post meet interview with state champion Mark Heffern. pic.twitter.com/lIvPua1Z8P
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