Walk-On?

I went and watched Stockton in the diving showcase. The swimmers would do a race and then they would all pause and watch the divers. That is cool because when they used to have dive and swim together, they would do it at the same time and it was really distracting. Each diver was able to do three dives. Stockton did a dive on each board. He did the new dive he learned, but my favorite was his platform dive.

405c ~ Inward 2 1/2 tuck

105c ~ 2 1/2 tuck ~ this one was my favorite!

When Ted was announcing Stockton's dive he said, "Reverse 2 1/2. The same dive Gavin just did, but on the 1 meter . . . which makes it harder." I can't describe his tone of voice, but it was so funny.

New dive! 305C ~ reverse 2 1/2

The University of Utah head diving coach was 'judging' the meet, along with Ted who also happens to be the assistant coach for the U. Richard told Stockton that he could find a spot for him on the team. He said he had already given out all of his scholarships, but he could be a walk-on. WHAT???? So cool, but I wish he had known about this months ago. He let his U of U scholarship go and accepted the Utah State one. I told Ted that we were always under the impression that he wasn't good enough to dive in college. Ted said that he definitely is good enough. He even came up to me a few days later and apologized for dropping the ball with Stockton on the college recruitment. It wasn't his fault. We switched to the U in the fall, so Stockton just fell through the cracks. It still was the best decision for Stockton. I'm so glad he finished up with Ted and was able to end his diving career on a high note. I wonder how far Stockton could have gone if we had gone to the U three years ago. That was our plan, but Stockton's friend Josh insisted on going to the Y. Stockton decided to go with Josh. Josh lasted three months and then quit for good. Stockton is so loyal, so we were stuck driving up to Provo all the time. The U was a much better fit for Stockton. He got along with the divers better and Ted understood how Stockton thinks. Stockton has had the best time and is really going to miss it. Still, what do you do? Do you choose scholarship or opportunity? I think Stockton is going to go with scholarship. Richard and Ted talked to him for a long time about the doors being a collegiate athlete would open. If only this was on the table earlier.

Jorja had her last full day at EFY and seemed to have a great time. She loves the dances and they had one tonight. Here are some pictures I found on her phone.

 Somehow she always manages to get people to hold her in group photos.

 Chloe & Miah ~ Chloe was in Weston's group last year. Small world.

 Miah & Lauren

 Kelsey, Miah, Jorja

 Miah & Jorja

We played Stockton Apples to Apples today. It was so much fun. Stockton made this game years ago. The kids remembered most of the inside jokes, but there were a few . . . well, one, that they have no idea what the card is referring to. I dominated the first game, but was thrashed the second.

Half of Maysen, Preston, Mike, Stockton