It's getting down to the end... hopefully you're feeling recharged and refocused to finish up the season with a big push. This will be a busy week with two invitationals this weekend - at Cedar on Friday and Saturday and Orem on Saturday. Although we don't have a JV meet, most athletes should be able to get into one of the two invites (those who have been invited to Orem have been informed and should get their papers back to Coach Holt on Tuesday). Also, remember, a grade print out is due to Coach Roberts by Tuesday.
Athletes of the Week:
Sprints- Jaron
Field- Po
Distance- Rylee and Julien
Get your nominations in for this week (via text or email). List the name and a short reason why he/she has earned it. These need to be submitted by Monday at lunch. Let's get a few more nominees than last week.
Schedule for the Week:
Monday - No School - Distance: 8:00a at Confluence Park by the Dixie Center. Short Sprints and Field events: 8:00a at PVHS. Long Sprints: 9:30 at PVHS
Tuesday - Thursday - regular practice schedule.
Friday & Saturday - Cedar Invite info: Cedar Invite will be held at CHS on Friday at 3:00p and Saturday at 9:00a. Many of our athletes will be traveling to this meet. Bus schedule: Friday - HS out at 12:50p and bus will be leaving right after. MS out at 1:00p to be picked up shortly after. Saturday - bus is leaving the HS at 7:00a. Cedar Invite Meet Schedule.
Orem Invite info: Those invited to go to Orem will be leaving at noon on Friday and staying overnight in Orem. There is a $25 hotel fee for this trip. We will be returning home Saturday evening after the meet. An itinerary will be sent home to those invite to attend this meet. Orem Tiger Trials Meet Schedule.
Youngsters: Practice for our 6th-8th grade developmental camp will be held Monday and Thursday from 3:00-4:00 at PVHS. Get paperwork at practice. Youth meet on Thursday at Hurr HS 5:30p. Registration starts at 5:00p. $1/event.
Dixie JV Recap: Although we were a little shorter on numbers than other JV meets this season, we were still strong on performances. The girls 1600 crew started us off well with Kyanne and Addi going 1, 2 and Allison getting a big PR to take 5th. Kylee and Karissa also earned big PRs. Mikey ran a SB to lead 6th Panthers in the top 12 including a PR from Dakota. Tyler set a PR in the 400 and Hunter broke 60 for the first time. The 800 crew bounced back on short rest and did a great job - Kylee and Rayne PRed and Boston and Jason PRed (among others). And Connor placed 7th in the guys 200.
Alumni Recap: Congrats to Celeste who broke her own DSU school record in the jav with a toss over 124' at the Bryan Clay Invite. Running for SUU, Josie set a PR in the 5000 with a time of 17:48 and Mike ran the 1500 (sorry can't find a time).
Thought of the Week: "I'm not gonna lie, I was terrified but I had CONFIDENCE in myself."
- Kyle Guy (Kyle was fouled as time expired and needed to make all three foul shots to put his team, Virginia, into the national championship game - he did.)
Most of us probably haven't been put on stage in a moment as big as Kyle did at the NCAA tournament a couple weeks ago, but sometimes it feels that way - that everyone is looking at us, watching us, demanding that we perform, and maybe we are scared to death that we won't meet others' and our own expectations. Often what separates those that are able to "step up" and accomplish great things in big moments is this confidence. But where does it come from? How does one get it? The biggest thing to remember is that no one gains confidence in the moment of trial. Confidence comes from doing what you need to do for hours and hours and thousands of times over and over again. Kyle had undoubtedly put himself into that moment countless times in lonely gyms since he was young. So when the game was on the line with thousands of fans screaming and the pressure so intense you could crack, he was able to go back to the confidence he had already generated within himself and do what he needed to do. The same goes for every other aspect in life, including track and field. The confidence to do great things is earned well before a region title is on the line, or a chance to qualify for state is only seconds away, or a state championship is within reach. The confidence that helps us achieve our best selves comes through hours and hours of practice and putting yourself into the situation at practice and through visualization well before the pressure of the big moment.
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