Clarkston coach Kenwyn Chock is not a greedy person.
She relishes Clarkston’s 6-0 record this season. Qualifying for states in the 200 medley relay in the first meet of the season was sweet. Freshmen Alyssa Vela (50, 100 freestyle) and Molli Simpson (100 breaststroke) making the state meet later in the team’s Aug. 29 dual meet was icing on top.
‘We’re looking to go to states and put up points,? said Chock.
Chock doesn’t ask for much, she just wants to get her 400 and 200 freestyle relays into the states. Throw in another individual qualifier or two, and she might start to really smile.
‘October 24 starts the taper for the end of the year. I’ve been working them really hard. Once the taper starts, we’ll see major drops in their times,? said Chock.
Clarkston has three more meets to qualify for states before starting the resting taper prior to the OAA Division III league meet, Nov. 2-4, in the CHS pool.
In the immediate future though, Clarkston hosts Royal Oak on Oct. 13 and West Bloomfield on Oct. 18, then travels to Stoney Creek on Oct. 20.
Chock also signed her team up for the MISCA meet at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 22. That meet is reserved for swimmers who have a top-50 time in their county. Aside from wanting to make sure her swimmers get to see the best, Chock also wants her state qualified swimmers to get a feel for the Eastern Michigan pool ? it is also the site of the state finals.
In their most recent action, Clarkston out swam host Avondale, 122-63 on Oct. 6.
Clarkston got individual first place efforts from Vela (50 freestyle), sophomore Danielle Benway (diving), freshman Christine Seiple (100 freestyle and 100 backstroke), junior Kandice Keen (500 freestyle) and Simpson (100 breaststroke).
The Wolves 400 freestyle relay team of junior Amanda Hassett, sophomore Kaitlyn Hassett, Seiple and Keen finished first against Avondale, as did their 200 freestyle relay team consisting of junior Michelle VanderVoord, Hassett, Vela and Simpson.