We begin our Salute to Seniors series with our Field Event Ladies...
This crew is an amazing group mixed with a veteran and many new faces. They brought a passion and a excitement to the team unlike any other. Most days, you could find them motivating and bringing laughter to the team - and some sanity to Coach Pete after having to deal with the boys! There biggest legacy will be the inspiration they pass down to the group young throwers coming up in their footsteps of hard work, passion, bravery to try something new and caring about teammates. Ladies, we love you and thank you from bottom of our hearts for all you've done for your teammates and our program.
Regina Wright - We start with one of the greatest throwers ever to come out of PV. Gina is the epitome of hard work on the field. Her desire to improve and be the best is driven by a passion for the sport and her team. Gina is an amazing leader on the field, inspiring everyone around her to put in their best effort - and to do it with a positive attitude and an amazing smile. This season, Gina had already State Qualified in the shot with a throw of 33'7.5" at the Snow Canyon Invite where she took 4th. This is just 4 inches off her PR of 33'11.5" thrown at State last year while taking 6th place. Gina also has a discus PR of 86'2.5".
Ciarra McGuire - Ciarra was in her first year of track this season, and we were very excited to see her progress and where how much potential she had. This was shown by her tremendous growth in less than one week from the DH JV Meet to the SC Invite where her shot improved by over 1 foot from 24'2" to 25'8.5", her disc improved 5 feet from 55'1" to 60'2" and her jav improved over 10 feet from 60'2" to 71'1.5" leaving her as our top jav thrower on the short season. Ciarra has a wonderful attitude and is very coachable and willing to learn and try new things. Undoubtedly, she would have not only contributed in scoring points as she continued to learn the throw, her attitude and work ethic would have continued to influence the team in amazing ways.
Maier MacLellan - Maier was also in her first year of track this season and was able to participate at both the DH JV Meet and the SC Invite. Her PRs on the young season were 23'10" (shot), 59'9" (disc), 60'11.5" (jav). No doubt Maier would have continued to improve those marks with her dedicated work ethic. Maier's greatest attribute, however, is her wonderful smile and great attitude. Maier loves being around her teammates and we love having her around.
Karissa Gillespie - Karissa has been a member of the team for a couple of years; however, this was her first year participating in the field events. It was a lot of fun seeing her find a spot on the team she enjoyed and loved to be a part of. Karissa was, expectedly, just getting the hang of her throws. Nonetheless, she showed great potential and was to see big improvements right around the corner. She leaves the season with PRs of 50' in the disc and 69'11' in the jav.
Anna Green - Anna has also been a member of the team for a few years and now found herself trying the field events. It was wonderful to have Anna's positive attitude and humility on the team. She is very coachable and was excited to be trying new events and to be part of the team again after a season off. At the DH JV Meet, Anna threw a PR of 40'6" in the jav.
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