WPIAL Boys' Swimming & Diving Individual Champions - 50-Yard Freestyle

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Year Class Winner (School) Time Runner-Up (School) Third-Place (School)
2026 3A Dom Davis (Mars) 20.26 Zachary Totin (North Allegheny) Nazar Zoukovski (Upper St. Clair)
2A Joshua Reed (Indiana) 20.90 Brady Malekovich (Belle Vernon) Gunnar Probst (Mt. Pleasant)
2025 3A Luke Lamb (Mars) 20.43 Jackson Edwards (Bethel Park) Grant Regule (North Allegheny)
2A Joshua Reed (Indiana) 21.38 Gunnar Probst (Mt. Pleasant) Caleb Phillips (Blackhawk)
2024 3A Grant Regule (North Allegheny) 20.63 Jackson Edwards (Bethel Park) Dane Fazio (North Hills)
2A Luke Lamb (North Catholic) 20.50 Joseph Roth (Riverside) Riley Yute (Kiski Area)
2023 3A Dominic Falcon (Hempfield Area) 20.87 Grant Regule (North Allegheny) Logun Cole (Canon-McMillan)
2A Henry Miller (Southmoreland) 20.18 Joseph Roth (Riverside) Ryan Turner (Riverside)
2022 3A Ben Borvendeg (Butler) 20.83 Dominic Falcon (Hempfield Area) Ryan Senchyshak (Upper St. Clair)
2A Joseph Roth (Riverside) 21.28 Zach Huwalt (South Park) Joseph Gardner (Mt. Pleasant)
2021 3A Ben Borvendeg (Butler) 20.95 Zachary Zornan-Ferguson (Fox Chapel) Joel Robertson (Moon)
2A Conner McBeth (Neshannock) *
Ian Shahan (Belle Vernon) *
20.36   Zach Huwalt (South Park)
2020 3A Ethan Tulenko (Norwin) 20.78 Alex Grahor (North Allegheny) Ben Borvendeg (Butler)
2A Conner McBeth (Neshannock) 21.80 Kevin Zheng (Indiana) Nathan Cleary (Keystone Oaks)
Dan Tanaskovic (Central Valley)
2019 3A Gavin Mayo (Hempfield Area) 20.60 Joel Songer (North Allegheny) Ryan Rose (Peters Township)
2A Conner McBeth (Neshannock) 21.26 William Crites (Greensburg Salem) Adrian Beckford (Shady Side Academy)
2018 3A Mason Gonzalez (North Allegheny) 20.06 Gavin Mayo (Hempfield Area) Joel Songer (North Allegheny)
2A Conner McBeth (Neshannock) 21.33 Cullin Baker (Seton LaSalle) Jacob Johnson (Laurel Highlands)
2017 3A Mason Gonzalez (North Allegheny) 20.05 Isaiah Gregory (Penn Hills) Mike Kehm (Peters Township)
2A Harry Harkins (Quaker Valley) 21.33 Jonathan Sharp (Uniontown) Cullin Baker (Seton LaSalle)
2016 3A Jack Rice (Mt. Lebanon) 21.21 Daniel Songer (North Allegheny) Norman Gregory (Penn Hills)
2A Matt Ramsey (Hampton) 21.29 Jonathan Sharp (Uniontown) Logan Knoyer (Laurel Highlands)
2015 3A Norman Gregory (Penn Hills) 20.07 Nolan Pepka (Kiski Area) Tomos Williams (Upper St. Clair)
2A Francis Folz (Mars) 21.71 Logan Knoyer (Laurel Highlands)
Matt Ramsey (Hampton)
 
2014 3A Judson Shiffler (Hempfield Area) 21.27 Tomos Williams (Upper St. Clair)
Nathan Novak (Upper St. Clair)
 
2A John Paul Zimcosky (Geibel Catholic) 21.60 Scott Morosetti (South Park) Andrew Lehman (Shady Side Academy)
2013 3A Erik Brinkhoff (Bethel Park) 20.94 Zach Misak (Bethel Park) Matthew Loughner (Penn-Trafford)
2A Cameron Clerici (Beaver) 21.19 Luke Simpson (Charleroi) Daniel Yu (Greensburg Salem)
2012 3A Erik Brinkhoff (Bethel Park) 21.17 Andrew Tomiczek (Upper St. Clair) Evan Staresinic (North Allegheny)
2A Cameron Clerici (Beaver) 21.48 Chris Leech (Shady Side Academy) Daniel Yu (Greensburg Salem)
2011 3A Erik Brinkhoff (Bethel Park) 21.15 David Starr (Plum) Andrew Tomiczek (Upper St. Clair)
2A Jon Suarez (Beaver) 22.09 Patrick Goelz (South Park) Jacob Nicolella (Bishop Canevin)
2010 3A Garrett Hehn (Franklin Regional) 21.46 Sho Sugimoto (Mt. Lebanon) Erik Brinkhoff (Bethel Park)
2A Frank Brown (Shady Side Academy) 21.74 Matt Ramey (Southmoreland) Tyler Smiley (Riverside)
2009 3A Ryan Smrekar (Norwin) 20.88 Sho Sugimoto (Mt. Lebanon) Dan Gutmann (Seneca Valley)
2A Mark Stepanian (Blackhawk) 20.79 Paul Rowsick (Brentwood)
David Paccapaniccia (Indiana)
 
2008 3A Ryan Smrekar (Norwin) 21.19 Chuck Destro (Central Catholic) Chris Ellson (Franklin Regional)
2A Mark Stepanian (Blackhawk) 21.30 David Paccapaniccia (Indiana) Paul Rowsick (Brentwood)
2007 3A John Nolan (North Allegheny) 21.59 Rob Meyers (North Allegheny) Jim Yelinek (Hempfield Area)
2A David Paccapaniccia (Indiana) 21.84 Mark Stepanian (Blackhawk) Garet Weston (Indiana)
2006 3A Alex Kubicek (Gateway) 21.13 Mike Sakoian (Upper St. Clair) Mark Sirkoch (Plum)
2A Garet Weston (Indiana) 22.21 Robert Perkey (Carlynton) Willy Henze (Serra Catholic)
2005 3A Curtis Kelly (North Hills) 21.13    
2A A.J. Claypool (Kittanning) 22.07    
2004 3A Curtis Kelly (North Hills) 21.41 Michael Ley (Fox Chapel) Grey Arrigonie (Greater Latrobe)
2A Brett Murphy (Shady Side Academy) 21.31 A.J. Claypool (Kittanning) Reid Van Lehn (Shady Side Academy)
2003 3A Jeff Koller (Bethel Park) 22.07 Mike Semanchik (North Allegheny) Grey Arrigonie (Greater Latrobe)
2A James Rankin (Blackhawk) 22.13 Benjamin White (Yough) Aaron DiNardo (Kittanning)
2002 3A Evan Powell (North Allegheny) 21.59 Travis Kochel (Indiana) Ryan Talotta (Chartiers Valley)
2A Tom Bayuk (Blackhawk) 22.16 Jeff College (Elizabeth Forward) Benjamin White (Yough)
2001 3A Matt Drozd (North Hills) 21.04 Jake Thieman (Chartiers Valley) Chris Sweeney (Bethel Park)
2A Tom Bayuk (Blackhawk) 22.26 Jeff College (Elizabeth Forward) Zen McManus (West Allegheny)
2000 3A Matt Drozd (North Hills) 21.08 Patrick Dinan (Peters Township) Brian Jucha (Canon-McMillan)
2A Jake Thieman (Chartiers Valley) 22.06 Chris Lohr (Mt. Pleasant) Neil Aggarwal (Shady Side Academy)
1999 3A Matt Drozd (North Hills) 21.51 Brian Jucha (Canon-McMillan) Aaron Smith (Penn-Trafford)
2A Tim Leonardi (McGuffey) 22.05 Ken Allinson (Burrell) Chad Bennett (Elizabeth Forward)
1998 3A Brett Walker (Norwin) 21.11 Michael Demos (Elizabeth Forward) Zack Hill (Franklin Regional)
2A Tim Leonardi (McGuffey) 21.91 Pat Dinan (Peters Township) Ken Allison (Burrell)
1997 3A Michael Demos (Elizabeth Forward) 20.88    
2A Tim Leonardi (McGuffey) 22.33    
1996 3A Jerry Koller (Bethel Park) 20.86    
2A Michael Demos (Elizabeth Forward) 21.86    
1995 3A Jerry Koller (Bethel Park) 21.13    
2A Scott Campbell (Moon) 22.37    
1994 3A Jerry Koller (Bethel Park) 21.38    
2A Kevin Langer (Quaker Valley) 21.92    
1993 3A Rich House (Penn Hills) 21.68    
2A Daniel Rodgers (Charleroi) 21.91    
1992   Steve Salvi (Elizabeth Forward) 21.53    
1991   Jason Kunkle (Gateway) 21.50    
1990   Steve Salvi (Elizabeth Forward) 22.04    
1989   Brian Wolf (Bethel Park) 21.07    
1988   Jon Hermansderfer (Steel Valley) 21.74    
1987   Jack Moss (Central Catholic) 21.47    
1986   Jack Moss (Central Catholic) 21.97    
1985   Chris Heinman (Butler) 22.02    
1984   Jody Pfister (Butler) 21.82    
1983   Mike Ross (Mt. Lebanon) 21.80    
1982   Bruce Rea (Bethel Park) 21.12    
1981   Tim Wojtaszek (Churchill) 21.56    
1980   Cliff Hardin (Peters Township) 21.84    
1979   Mark O’Mahoney (Moon) 21.80    
1978   Peter Doyle (Sewickley Academy) 21.51    
1977   Mike Kriley (Butler) 22.16    
1976   Mike Kriley (Butler) 21.63    
1975   Jay Carter (Peters Township) 22.03    
1974   Mark Hefren (Upper St. Clair) 21.99    
1973   Mark Hefren (Upper St. Clair) 22.24    
1972   Mark Hefren (Upper St. Clair) *
Joe O’Brien (Butler) *
22.4    
1971   Jim DeVincentis (McKeesport) 22.4    
1970   Bob Hamilton (Seneca Valley) 22.6    
1969   Dave Gibas (West Mifflin North) 22.2    
1968   Reed Slevin (Penn Hills) 22.3    
1967   Ned Steele (Baldwin) 22.4    
1966   Ned Steele (Baldwin) 23.7    
1965   Chip Babst (Fox Chapel) 23.2    
1964          
1963   John Hepler (Bethel Park)      
1962   Stewart Early (Mt. Lebanon) 23.8    
1961   John Shields (Mt. Lebanon) 23.9    
1960   John Shields (Mt. Lebanon) *
Art Lafferty (Butler) *
24.6    
 
Notes: Student-athletes listed with an asterisk (*) were WPIAL co-champions for that year.