34th Annual Brophy Xavier Swim Invitational
- Sept. 23, 2023
- Brophy College Preparatory
- Phoenix, Arizona
- PDF results
- Boys’ team winner: Brophy
- Girls’ team winner: Xavier
Teddy Neilson dominated the 200-yard IM (1:57.29) and 100 breaststroke (58.21) to lead his host Brophy College Preparatory boys’ squad to a team victory at the 34th annual Brophy Xavier Swim Invitational last month in Phoenix, Arizona.
Neilson, a senior, was a couple seconds off his lifetime bests, but he still hit automatic AIA State Championship qualifying times in both events. He placed 5th in the 100 breast (58.60) and 10th in the 200 IM at last year’s AIA State Championships. Neilson also swam the breaststroke leg on Brophy’s 200 medley relay, combining with Jackson Douglass, Finn Conley, and Aiden Kelly for a 1:37.85.
The Brophy boys (427 points) won by nearly 100 points over Mountain View (332.5) while the Xavier girls (299) also beat Mountain View (255) for the team title.
“Right now we are just trying to qualify for states,” said Brophy head coach Daren Brubaker. “We have had three dual meets so this was our first invitational. We are excited to have won it.”
Liberty sophomore Aydan Prassas dropped more than two seconds in the 100 butterfly (52.18) to sneak past Basha senior Andrew Simmons (52.43). In the 100 backstroke, Simmons (51.37) got the better of Prassas (54.18), who shaved almost a full second off his lifetime best en route to 3rd place. At States last year, Simmons placed 6th in the 100 back (51.47) as a junior and Prassas placed 19th in the 100 back (56.78) as a freshman.
Shadow Ridge junior Landon McLeod also posted a huge drop to take the 50 free title in 21.65 ahead of Mountain View senior Adrien Vance (21.69). McLeod shaved more than a full second off his previous-best 22.74 from last September after not contesting the event at States last year. He also clocked a personal-best 49.00 in the 100 free to place 4th behind Vance, who won in a personal-best 47.48. Vance’s previous best was a 47.79 from States last November, where he placed 12th.
Mountain View sophomore Gavin Wilyard claimed the 200 free crown in 1:47.29, taking more than a second off his previous-best 1:48.41 from last September. He has come a long way in a year as he was only 1:52.92 at last year’s Brophy Invitational.
On the girls’ side, Gilbert junior Lorin Tobler swept the 100 fly (54.98) and 100 back (56.59), not far off her best times of 54.75 and 55.93, respectively. Red Mountain senior Sophia Jahn triumphed in the 100 free (52.63) and placed 3rd in the 200 IM (2:11.19) while also contributing a 24.35 leadoff leg of Red Mountain’s 200 free relay. Jahn, a Michigan commit, is the reigning state champion in the 50 free (23.13) and 100 fly (54.33) from last November.
Basha freshman Reagan Uhlik collected a pair of victories in the 200 IM (2:08.65) and 500 free (4:07.59), where she shaved a couple tenths off her previous best from March. A week later, she lowered her best 200 IM time to 2:06.85.
Boys’ Team Standings
- Brophy, 427
- Mountain View, 332.5
- Gilbert, 184
- Basha, 179.5
- Liberty, 144
Girls’ Team Standings
- Xavier, 299
- Mountain View, 255
- Corona Del Sol, 223
- Red Mountain, 220.5
- Basha, 157
By the way, Riley. Thank you for writing an article reporting on an Arizona High School invitational meet. It is appreciated.
Riley,
You need to cover the best team in Arizona Swimming. Its not Brophy.
What a worthless comment. Why don’t you actually speak some facts What is the best team? College, club or High School(what division?)? Men or Women? Say something.
I think he means Chaparral
Desert Vista and Pinnacle just answered.