Over two days of intense competition in Phoenix, Arizona, the Red Leaf swim teams delivered standout performances against four colleges. The women topped Ottawa University Arizona (244-33) and Arizona Christian University (240-65), and the men scored wins over Ottawa (258-44) and ACU (256-52). Both teams battled fiercely against powerful Division I opponents, with the women falling to Grand Canyon University (82-258) and New Mexico State (39-127), and the men finishing second against GCU (220-93).

Sophomore Lukas Buck (Squamish, BC) led the men's squad with one of the meet's top performances, tying for first in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:47.36. That time places Buck fifth on the Red Leaf all-time top five list. Freshman Evan Vellescig (Coquitlam, BC) was outstanding across multiple races, capturing the win in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:02.26, while also recording a season-best 55.79 for second place in the 100-yard breaststroke, second in the 200-yard breast (2:02.18), and third in the 200-yard IM (1:52.01). 

Junior Owen Nicholson (Halifax, NS) took second in the 500-yard free with 4:35.22, followed closely by freshman Dominik Kwiecien (Grande Prairie, AB) who placed third. Kwiecien also claimed victory in the 1000 free (9:32.05), with fellow freshman Wilbur Ruckman-Utting (Burnaby, BC) finishing third. Robert Van Luven, a sophomore from Sechelt, BC, notched third in the 50-yard free, while Hudson Frayn (Grande Prairie, AB, freshman) earned third in the 100-yard breast. Senior Thomas Bakica (Whitehorse, YK) took third in the 200-yard breast, and junior Luka Tomic (Kitchener, ON) swam to second in the 200-yard fly with a 1:52.67 clocking. The men's 200-yard medley relay team (Buck, Vellescig, Tomic, Van Luven) secured second place in a fast 1:31.47.

On the women's squad, Senior Alyssa Whitmore (Newmarket, ON) continued her stellar season, swimming a season-best 51.43 for third in the 100-yard free and posting an NCAA championship B-cut in the 200-yard free (1:52.46). Whitmore also claimed third in the 100-yard fly (56.84). Sophomore Keira Kennedy (Calgary, AB) emerged as a distance powerhouse, winning the 500-yard free with a season-best 4:57.55 and notching an NCAA B-cut while setting a new Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center record in the 1000-yard free with a winning time of 10:09.14.

Kennedy added a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard IM. Freshman Jessica Dreghici (Kitchener, ON) and senior Delrae Vetter (Medicine Hat, AB) excelled in the 500-yard free, finishing second and third respectively. Vetter also placed fifth in the 400 IM. Junior Abby Andrews (St. John's, NL) raced to third in the 200-yard back (2:04.94, a season-best), just ahead of freshman Ryan Leslie (Maple Ridge, BC), who finished fourth. Freshman Priya Thomas (Red Deer, AB) turned in a season-best 2:23.36 for third in the 200-yard breast and also took third in the 400-yard IM.

The Red Leafs are off for a weekend, before they head to Los Angeles for the La Verne Winter Invitational from November 21-23.