April 11-16

Another great week. It is a lot of fun to see the improvement so many of you are making. Hard work, commitment, and consistency always pay off. This week, we have no meets and with the break for Easter, it is a great time to get some good workouts in and for those that are injured to get feeling better and back stronger than ever.

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and stuff
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Fri - all on own / AM - Mon - 6:00a (everyone expected... workout), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Saturday - 8:00a (everyone - meet at Warner Valley exit) - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - TBA
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - TBA

Upcoming Events: 

Tuesday 4/19 - JV @ Dixie 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus times will be announced. We will need to get our entries in before we leave for break this weekend, so make sure you are at practice this week.

Friday & Saturday 4/22-23 - Dixie Invite 3:00p/9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus times will be announced. This is also Sr. Ball day. Please schedule your day dates around the meet. We are planning on putting Varsity athletes in most of their events in preparation of what the State schedule will be. Meet is usually done around 2:00p on Saturday so you can get to your date stuff.

Tuesday 4/26 - Youngsters Meet 5:30p-7:30p. After practice we need athletes to stick around and help out with the K-8th grade meet. Each athlete will be required to help at 1 Youngster Meet.

Friday 4/29 - JV @ Cedar 3:00p. JV athletes. Bus times will be announced.

Saturday 4/30 - Cedar Invite 9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus times will be announced.

BYU Invite Info:

Here is the qualifying info for BYU Invite - BYU INFO. This year we are going to BYU instead of Sentinel so we can get on the track/facility that will be hosting State (very few of you have ever run there). To qualify for this meet, you must hit the required mark. However, another requirement is that we only have 25 entries. This means that even if you hit a mark, you are not guaranteed a spot at the meet. We will try our best to get everyone in a race who qualifies, but to ensure your spot keep pushing for improvements.

Race Report:

JV @ Snow Canyon - Another very strong meet, showing how strong our whole program is. Here are a few of our best performances: Elle won the 1600 with her best time this year, Jordyn took 5th and Laney 8th, Roxy and Alianna ran good PRs; Bridger won the boys 1600 with one of the fastest PV Freshman times ever, Diego took 6h; we had a great showing in the girls 100 hurdles with Lauren 2nd, Eva 3rd, Robin 6th, and Abby 7th (they also did great in the 300h); Ethan took 7th in the 110h; Paris had a great 100 to win her heat; we also saw nice PRs from many of our other sprinters including Cassie, Kambria, Brookie, and Dom, Quincy, Cayson, and Max; it was great to have Brianna back racing and she did well in the 400 and 200; Diego and Talmage took 3rd and 4th in the 300h; in the 800 Parker took 2nd, Bentley 3rd, Evan 4th, and Gianno 7th; Claire cleared 4'10' in her first hj ever; Teancum and Tyson scored in lj placing 2nd and 6th; Seedar won the jav; Jeffrey took 2nd in the shot, Brodie 6th, and Franklin 8th; Trevor and TJ jumped 5'6" to tie for 4th; Robin and Makenna took 2nd and 6th in the lj; and finally in the disc Brodie and George went 1st and 2nd and Jeffrey took 6th. Overall, the boys were able to win the meet and the girls took 3rd. Great work crew... keep it up!

Crimson Cliffs Invite - At the 1st Crimson Cliffs Invite, we had another solid Varsity performance. Trey won the 3200 in a great time despite running most of the race by himself. Arden took 3rd in her 1st 100 hurdle race ever and is now ranked 2nd in 4A. Abe earned his SQ with a 5th place finish in the 100 and Nic took 7th. Brynlee ran a great 400, breaking into the 58s to take 2nd and Jade took 7th; Claire and Rachel also continue to improve their times there. In the 300h Arden placed 8th. Dom took 6th in the guys race. The boys 4x100 of Nic, Marcus, Turner, and Abe won in a very solid time and earned a SQ. Diego took 6th in the 800. In the 200, Brynlee took 3rd and got her SQ, Arden and Jade took 6th and 7th. Abe took 4th in the boys race. Adri, Brook, and Katie took 3rd-5th in the 1600. The guys 4x400 took 1st to earn a SQ (Marcus, Diego, Trey, Turner). Tori and Rachel cleared 4'10" to place 4th and 6th in the hj. The throwers went big with Sawyer winning the jav; Peter, Galu, Payton, and TJ going 1, 2, 3, 7 in the shot; Galu, TJ, Payton, and Peter going 2, 4, 6, 7 in the disc; and Tea taking 4th in the shot. Rachel hit a nice PR in the lj to take 5th. Both teams ended the meet in 2nd place.

If you'd like to see how these performances stack up against various events and the last few years, take a look at the PV Performance Chart that uses a scale to rate performances across the different disciplines against each other.

Athletes of the Week:

Sprint - 

Brianna (Sophomore) has worked her way back from a broken wrist suffered at the beginning of the season. During this whole time, she continued to come out and support her teammates by cheering at races and being at practice. It's great to have her back practicing and racing.

Nic (Senior) has been working very hard in his workouts and doing what he needs to help the team be the best it can. This week, Nic ran a PR 100 and helped the 4x100 SQ.

Field -

Chloe (Sophomore) is a tremendous teammate. She is always supporting and cheering on her team - especially her throws crew - while continuing to improve her own marks.

Payton (Senior) has really hit some great marks this week. He threw PRs in both his shot and disc. He is also always willing to step in and help coach up his teammates in positive ways.

Distance -

Talmage (Sophomore) ran a strong 800 PR and then came back just an hour later to run a 1600 without complaint. Although he was really worn out, he still pushed himself and tried his best.

Kate (Sophomore) ran a very strong 800 at Crimson. She is a super teammate who holds herself and others to the high standard it takes to be on the best girls distance crew in the state.

Thought of the Week: "When we lose, we experience a rise in cortisol leaving us apprehensive, anxious, and more likely to avoid instead of approaching the problem. The best performers move on quickly - learn from the loss, then refocus on the problem. They don't let it linger."

-Steve Magness

Not that there was a particular moment that brought this thought to mind, but all of us have experiences (races, tests, relationships) that don't go as well as we would like. The key to making yourself a better person is recognizing why there was a struggle, learn from it, and then refocus on doing better. When we dwell on the negative or just avoid it, we never truly move on and we never give ourselves a chance to improve and grow.

Check out the spring schedule if you haven't yet.

Youth Club Info: Our MS Developmental Track and Field Clinic is going strong. This group meets Monday and Thursday at 3:00a-4:15('ish) and is open to all PV students in 6th-8th grades. We will focus on each different track and field event and give athletes an opportunity to work with the coaches of each specialty to see what our middle school athletes may want to pursue. We will meet throughout the spring and participate and host multiple track meets. (meet schedule can be found by clicking schedule link in the above paragraph and scrolling through to the Youth schedule.)