BY WENDI REARDON PRICE
Clarkston News Sports Writer
The Wolves ruled the pool last Thursday when they hosted Ferndale.
The Clarkston Swim and Dive team won their home meet, 145-16, as Olivia Zeiman had a personal best in the 100-yard breaststroke event and Lucienne Lumieux had a personal best in the 200-yard IM.
Amber Miller, head coach, added it was a good meet for a number of reasons including remember why they love the sport and remember the joy of competing.
“Getting here and getting to show what we have worked hard. I think we accomplished it,” Miller said. “We had some personal bests which we don’t look for at this point of the season. This point of the season they are just trying to get through the mud and swim through it. They did great. We had some best times and most of all they enjoyed it and celebrated the night.”
She added a lot of the girls swam in events they normally don’t compete.
“Tonight was an opportunity they could try something new, try something they haven’t done in a year or two, have some fun with it, see where they are at,” Miller said, adding it took the pressure of the time clock off and allowed the swimmers to enjoy the race.
For individual events, in the 50-yard freestyle, Cora Randolph in first place in the time of 28.42; Bayla Zarzycki, second, 30.02; Allison Danatzko, third, 30.55; 100-meter butterfly, Lilly Kurmaniak, first, 1:10.28; Caitlin McGivern, second, 1:13.62; Zarzycki, third, 1:25.72; 100-yard freestyle, Sophia Walker, first, 1:06.61; Olivia Zeiman, second, 1:08.75; Lauren Luginski, third, 1:13.96; 100-yard backstroke, Rylee Harris, first, 1:07.65; Rachel Troszak, third, 1:26.10; 100-yard breaststroke, Zeiman, first, 1:19.94; Lucienne Lemieux, second, 1:25.48; Elaina Kurmaniak, third, 1:28.17; 200-yard freestyle, Lilly Kurmaniak, first, 2:14.48; Katie Haar, second, 2:25.52; Walker, third, 2:37.41; 200-yard IM, Harris, first, 2:26.03; Elaina Kurmaniak, second, 2:43. 54;Lemieux, third, 2:50.45; and 500-yard freestyle, Randolph, first, 6:08.41; Haar, second, 6:26.71; Ava Dillon, third, 7:17.47.
For 1-meter diving, Alivia Walbridge finished in first place with 211.35 points and Zoe Paxton in second place with 203.10 points.
For relays, in the 200-yard medley, team of Elaina Kurmaniak, Zeiman, Haar and Walker finished in first place in the time of 2:13.94; team of Zarzycki, Danatzko, Lemieux and Emma Gervasi, second place, 2:28.57. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, team of Randolph, McGivern, Harris and Lilly Kurmaniak, first, 1:53.36; team of Zarzycki, Walker, Elaina Kurmaniak and Estella Emerson, second, 2:02.05. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, team of McGivern, Randoph, Harris and Lilly Kurmaniak, first, 4:16.15; and the team of Haar, Danatzko, Lemieux and Savanah Ryan, second, 4:38.42.
The Wolves opened the week with a 111-75 loss to Lake Orion, Oct. 12.
Clarkston heads to Oxford this Thursday.
“It’s going to be a tough meet,” Miller said.
The Wolves host the the OAA League meet November 3-5.
“We barely lost to Rochester,” Miller said. “So that’s really who we are going after at the league meet. We are confident with the diving we have and where everyone is at tapered in the league meet. If we can stay healthy, that will be the key. A lot of girls out tonight just with stomach flu or what is going around. It is our biggest hurdle right now is making sure they are healthy and strong going into league meet.”

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