Brian Metheny
Sunnyslope High School
Impact Statement
Metheny boasts over 700 career wins coaching the boys and girls swim teams at Sunnyslope.
Biography
Metheny has been coaching for more than 30 years and has spent the last 24 building Sunnyslope’s boys’ and girls’ teams. His hard work came to fruition this year as the two teams swept the Class 4A, Division 2 boys’ and girls’ titles. With NHSCA National High School Girls Swimming Senior Athlete of the Year, Alexandra Clarke, leading the way, Sunnyslope edged Phoenix Arcadia High 375-356 for the girls title.
The boys’ team nearly doubled the score of runner-up Cottonwood Mingus High, 443-233, as all three relay teams swam to victory. Prior to moving to Sunnyslope, Metheny coached Phoenix Washington High to four consecutive state titles from 1973-76.
Since being honored, Metheny continued to lead Sunnyslope until his retirement in 2019 after 44 years of coaching. He had over 700 career dual-meet win, boys’ and girls’ teams combined. He was also inducted into the Sunnyslope Viking Hall of Fame in 2019.
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