May 9-14

It's not over 'til it's over and all sorts of other idioms... Here's the two big weeks we've been working toward as a team. And, like life, they have arrived with some ups and downs in the last few weeks. Nonethless, now is the time to go do great things and achieve all that we have worked so hard as a team and individually. Two important announcements for the upcoming days:

• Those interested in XC we will have our introduction Athlete-Parent Meeting Monday, May 9th at 5:00p in the lecture hall at PV - SPREAD THE WORD
• Physicals for next year will be held Tuesday, May 10th at PV. Cost $20. Please plan on getting your physical for next year at this time (for all sports)

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and finalize Region plans
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon & Tues - 3:00p (everyone), Weds-Thurs - at Region (JV get run in on own), Fri - at 12:45p (everyone) / AM - Mon - 6:00a, Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (No JV), Saturday - 8:00a Sullivan - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon & Tues - 3:00p, Weds-Thurs - at Region, Fri - at 12:45p 
• Throwers: Mon & Tues - 3:00p, Weds-Thurs - at Region, Fri - at 12:45p 

Upcoming Events: 

Schedule correction... Varsity Region will be held at Crimson (not DH as stated on the schedule)

Weds-Thurs 5/11-12 - Region Championships @ Crimson 5:00p. Bus times to be announced

Fri-Sat 5/20-21 - State Championships @ BYU we will be leaving on Thursday. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending.

Race Report:

JV Region - We just want to say great job to all our JV athletes who finished up the season. It's a tough thing to keep coming out to practice and pushing yourself when you might not get much time at the invites and championship meets. But your efforts don't go unnoticed - you are a huge part of this team. Your effort, attitude, and hard work are the heart and soul of our program. And for those that are underclassmen, you are laying the foundation of future Varsity seasons with your perserverance. We're excited for you to come back next year, and we urge you to come get involved even in the winter if you're not in a winter sport. Rememeber, that many of our best track and field athletes spent time developing at the JV level before reaching the level they are at today.

At JV Region, we had many strong performances. Kyanne took 2nd in the 1600 and Jordyn set a PR to take 7th. Talmage took 5th in the boys 1600 and Evan went sub 5 for the first time. The girls 4x100 took 6th and the boys took 4th and 8th. Eva took 3rd in the 100h with a very solid time. Tyson took 3rd in the 110h and 2nd in the 300h, while Talmage took 8th. Elle won the 800 with Jordyn taking 3rd. In the 3200, Grant took 4th. Macy took 7th with her first 200 of the season. And Costa took 8th in his 200. The boys 4x400 took 4th. Brynlee S. was 4th in the HJ and Parker took 1st for the boys. Shan took 8th in the LJ. Brodie set a PR to take 2nd in the disc and Colton and Corbin took 4th and 6th. Abby was 7th in the javelin. Emma recorded the furthest disc throw on the day and recorded a very good PR. Brodie had the best jav throw and Seedar finished 7th. Throws crew dominance continued in the boys shot with Goerge in 10th, Corbin 8th, Brodie 7th, Colton 2nd, and Jeff taking the win with a huge PR and State Qualifying mark! The team scores were a little skewed because of some Varsity athletes competing to try and hit marks; no matter, PV did very well and showed we have a lot of depth and young athletes for the coming years. 

BYU Invite - This year, the Varsity took a full team to BYU for the first time in many years, and we did very well. Some of our top performers were Arden (PR in 100h 14th place, PR in 200 11th place, 6th place LJ), Brynlee (4th place in the 400, 17th in 200, ), Jade (SQ in 200), Abe (SQ in 200), Boys 4x800 (13th place), Zack (PR in 800), Girls 4x400 (12th place), Boys 4x400 (15th place), Tea (14th in shot with another PR), Galu (7th in shot also with another PR, 14th in disc), Jeffrey (12th in shot), TJ (11th in disc), and Sawyer (3rd in jav)

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.

Thought of the Week: "You don't have to swing the axe any harder, you just have to sharpen the blade."

-unkown

We all want to do our very best at the end of the season when we've worked so hard and are in great shape. It is because of this desire, however, that we sometimes don't reach our peak performance - we are trying SO hard, that we force things and overreach. At this time of the season, the work is really done. Now is the time to just sharpen up. You do that by keeping focused on the things that got you here: good sleep habits, eating and drinking healthy, being at practice, supporting teammates, trusting the workouts you have done for months will pay off now, and trusting your coaches and teammates. When you do these things, you don't have to force PRs, they will happen because you've done the work!

Youth Club Info: Please look for information to be coming out about our Summer Running Club and our PVXC Youngster Camp that we will host throughout the fall. Info will be posted in the next few weeks at pvxc.blogspot

Athletes of the Week: TBA

Sprint - 

K (J) i

P (S) h

Field -

F (S) g

E (S) m

Distance -

D (J) i

L (S) h

May 2-7 *Updated w/ BYU Itinerary*

Down to the end. Kinda hard to believe. Before we get to far into this, super important announcement: it is very important that everyone come to the team meeting Monday after school. Please spread the word to your teammates who might not see this for any reason. We will be finalizing BYU entries, getting signed up for JV Region, talking about who may be bumping up from JV to Varsity for Varsity region next week, and discussing our approaches to the end of the year. So those that have been injured, maybe missing a few practices, or whatever else... please be here (no one will be entered in JV Region or BYU that isn't in attendance). Other stuff - great job at the meets this weekend and thanks so much for everyone who stuck around and helped at the Youngsters Meet; it was a big one and we needed a lot of help. Also, JV Region has been changed to Crimson because of soccer playoffs. 

• Those interested in XC we will have our introduction Athlete-Parent Meeting next week, May 9th at 5:00p in the lecture hall at PV - SPREAD THE WORD
• Physicals for next year will be held Tuesday, May 10th at PV. Cost $20. Please plan on getting your physical for next year at this time (for all sports)

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and stuff
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon & Weds - 3:00p (everyone), Tues - JV at JV Region, Var at regular practice, Thurs-Fri - at BYU Invite / AM - Mon - 6:15a (No JV), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (No JV), Saturday - at meet or on own - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon & Weds - 3:00p (everyone), Tues - JV at JV Region, Var at regular practice, Thurs-Fri - at BYU Invite
• Throwers: Mon & Weds - 3:00p (everyone), Tues - JV at JV Region, Var at regular practice, Thurs-Fri - at BYU Invite

Upcoming Events: 

Tuesday 5/3 - JV Region @ Crimson 2:00p. Bus info: HS out at after lunch, bus comes at 12:30p, MS out at 12:30p

Fri-Sat 5/6-7 - BYU Invite see info below (qualifying athletes). Bus leaves PV at 2:30p on Thursday 5/5. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending.

Schedule correction... Varsity Region will be held at Crimson (not DH as stated on the schedule)

Tues-Weds 5/11-12 - Region Championships @ Crimson 5:00p. Bus times to be announced

Fri-Sat 5/20-21 - State Championships @ BYU we will be leaving on Thursday. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending. Here is the BYU Itinerary...

BYU Invite Info:

Here is the qualifying info for BYU Invite - BYU INFO. Somehow we have narrowed things down (the boys had 55 entries and the girls 42 that we had to narrow down to 25 each). The following athletes are being invited to attend (a few may be added - or subracted - based upon tomorrow's team meeting): Marcus M, Abe R, Nic Q, Turner W, Dom H, Zack DT, Trey D, TJ J, Galu A, Peter F, Payton C, Colton SF, Tyson D, Scott F, Sawyer W, Frank S, Brodie S, Jacob S, Tyson M, Diego A, Bridger J, Porter C, Caden N, Benson M, Brynlee J, Jade R, Arden L, Tori C, Adri B, Katie F, Kate J, Brooklyn H, Lauren R, Rachel M, Robin B, Isi S, Claire L, Brianna U, Macy B, Elle W, Jordyn A, Tea W. Hopefully I didn't miss anyone there - please shoot me a message with any questions or concerns.

JV State Info:

No new updates on this... We haven't got a much info on this (and this is the inaugural year of this meet), so here's what we know. Any JV athletes that would like to compete at a State meet just for JV athletes, there will be a meet up in Utah County somewhere around May 16-18th'ish. No exact date, times, or locations have been nailed down. We won't be able to travel to this as a team (you would need to arrange your own travel and overnight plans - if needed), but any interested JV athletes are welcome to continue to train with the team for this and we will sign you up. Please let the coaches know if you are interested.

Race Report:

Cedar JV - The weather held up pretty decent for a spring meet in Cedar and we had many great performances. In the 1600, Jordyn, Elle, and Laney all took top 8. Cayson ran the 110s for the first time this season and took 3rd. Quite a few of our sprinters hit PRs in the wind including Kandi and Kristel in the 100. Benson, Caden, Payton, and Shan took four of the top 8 spots in the guys 100. Our girls 4x100 team took 4th and the boys won. In the boys 400, Eli was back from injury to take 6th. Brynlee S. took 4th in the 300h. Elle (1st), Jordyn (2nd), and Lany also took top 8 in the 800. Carson took 8th for the boys. In the 3200 Grant and Westley took 2nd and 3rd. Brianna had a strong 200 to take 3rd. And Payton and Caden took top 8 in the boys 200. Brynlee S. took 6th in the high jump and Spencer and David tied for 8th for the boys. Shan and Seedar went 2, 4 in the jav. In the shot Colton, Corbin, Brodie went 1,2,3 and Ryder and George joined them in the top 8. Colton also won the disc with Brodie 3rd, Corbin 4th, and Ryder 7th. Chloe took 8th in the Shot for the girls. All together, the boys won the meet and the girls took 5th.

Cedar Invite - The Cedar Invite also went very well for our team. The boys took 2nd and the girls 3rd. Some top performances came from: both 4x800 teams won (with the boys earning their SQ), Arden took 4th in the 100h and earned a SQ, Brylee took 3rd in the 100 and earned a SQ, Jade took 5th in the 400 (with Macy and Claire 9th and 10th), Turner won the 400, Bentley took 8th in the 3200, Arden got a SQ in the 200 and Brynlee took 3rd, Turner took 2nd in the 200, Brook and Katie took 6th and 7th in the 800, Adri took 2nd in the 1600 and Kate and Brook were 3rd and 4th, Diego was 7th for the boys, Tori was 3rd in the hj, Trinity and Emma took 8th and 9th in the disc, Frank took 5th in the jav, Galu won the shot with Peter 3rd and Payton 6th and Colton 8th, Scott was 6th in the hj, Arden won the lj, Galu also won the disc with Peter 3rd and Payton 4th, Tea set another PR and took 4th in the shot.

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 - 

Kristel (Junior) is at practice every day working hard and has continued to see improvement throughout the season leading to 2 PRs this week at Cedar JV.

Payton M (Soph) has worked back from an injury that delayed his season start and is running PRs each week.

Field -

Franklin (Soph) got a nice PR and earned a BYU spot in the jav at the Cedar Invite.

Emma (Senior) made finals in the disc at Cedar.

Distance -

Diego (Junior) is developing into a strong varsity runner and had good races this weekend, especially in the 4x800.

Laney (Soph) had her best race of the season in the 1600 at Cedar JV.

Thought of the Week: "One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity."

-Nick Saban

In so many ways, this year has been a lot like other - some ups and some downs. But it sure feels like we have had our share of injuries and other setbacks. The reality is, though, so has everyone else. We have a tremendous season. It has been a lot of fun. The team has come together in many ways and we've grown a lot. As we put our focus on these last few meets and work to meet team and individual goals, the thing that will get us there is showing true resiliency and coming together for each other. How are we going to respond to the struggles we've had and the inevitable few that we'll still have? If we come together and support each other - if we truly care about each other and can set our own pride and fears aside - great things will happen!

Youth Club Info: Please look for information to be coming out about our Summer Running Club and our PVXC Youngster Camp that we will host throughout the fall. Info will be posted in the next few weeks at pvxc.blogspot