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EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT: CHANEY HELTON
Oklahoma-committed CF Chaney Helton, #38 in the 2024 Extra Elite 100, recently talked to Extra Inning Softball about Iowa Premier Fastpitch, training with her dad, getting stronger and the Alliance Nationals.
EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT Q&A
Name: Chaney Helton
Hometown: Coweta, OK
High School: Coweta High
Club Team: Iowa Premier 18U National-Dickel
Graduation Year: 2024
Height: 5-foot-9
Position: CF
Twitter: @Chaneyhelton
Honors: #38 in the 2024 Extra Elite 100; OK 5A state champion (2020); 2021 OK 5A state runner-up (2021); OK 5A State runner-up (2022); 1st team All-District (2020, 21, 22); OK 5A-3 Player of the Year (2022); 16U Future Stars selection at Colorado Fireworks Power Pool Tourney; and Tier 1 Alliance National runner-up (2022).
Travel Ball Highlights/Summer Stats: Runner-up at Tier 1 Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series (led team in hitting @ AFCS); Top 10 TCS Fireworks Power Poo; 3rd Place Top Club Summer Nationals; 3rd Place USA Softball JO Cup; and Team 1 Elite Club Invite runner-up.
High School Highlights/Stats: 5A State runner-up (2022); 5A-3 Player of the Year (2022); .519 AVG, .576 OBP, 1.584 OPS, 1.008 SLG, 67 hits, 15 doubles, 12 triples, 8 HRs, 31 RBIs, 61 runs, 18 BBs and 19 SBs.
Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them? This past year was my first full season with Greg Dickel and Iowa Premier. We played them many times when my team was under Tulsa Elite, and it would always be a dogfight. We then joined Iowa Premier in fall of 2021, and now I couldn’t be happier to be with my IPF family!
What are some of your training methods/training routine? Lift weights 3-4 days a week, do speed/agility with Josh Jackson @ Next Level Athletics, I hit 6-7 days a week and work defense with my dad.
What areas are you focusing on/trying to improve this fall? Always working to improve my hitting, and training to be stronger and even more explosive.
Can you tell us about your experience at Alliance Nationals this summer? We had a great run, but fell short in the national championship series at the Tier 1 AFCS. I love the big game atmosphere and love competing against many of the top players in the country.
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