May 13 - 18 Region Recap and State Info **updated with State Itinerary**

Good job at a great Region meet. Thanks to all those who came out and helped out with anything. And let's also give a quick shout-out to our State Champion Boys Volleyball team! Great job guys - especially Spencer, Brock, and Brodie! Now we shift our focus to State for this final week of track.

A couple announcements:

    - State hoodies - preorder yours here if you want one.

    - If you'd like professional-level pics of yourself at State, check out this guy's stuff. He is offering coverage at $35/athlete (and will drop it to $25/athlete if a team gets 10 athletes to sign up). We are leaving this up to you to plan and organize if you want to do it. Contact Noah Hales at noahhales@gmail.com. You can check out his work here: https://www.instagram.com/noahhhales/ https://noahhales.myportfolio.com/running

    - Tickets for spectators should be pre-purchased here 

Schedule for the Week:

• EVERYONE - WE WILL MEET FOR A TEAM MEETING MONDAY at 3:00p IN THE LECTURE HALL AT THE START OF PRACTICE
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Weds pm - 3:00p (everyone), Thurs pm - upon arrival in Provo, Fri-Sat STATE/ AM - Mon-Thurs am - on own, but get it in (for those who are/may be racing at Region, others off) / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Weds pm - 3:00p (everyone), Thurs pm - upon arrival in Provo, Fri-Sat STATE
• Throwers: Mon-Weds pm - 3:00p (everyone), Thurs pm - upon arrival in Provo, Fri-Sat STATE

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Fri-Sat 5/17-5/18 - State @ BYU, Qualified athletes. We will be leaving Thursday before State. This is basically the end of the school year, so make sure all your grades are good and assignments in before we leave. An itinerary will be posted here. We know many of you want to come and support our team, we'll try and take as many as we can, but spots will definitely be limited. It may be best to make your own transportation and lodging plans. But we'd love you up there to support if you can. **Itinerary** (make sure you look at the 2024 version). Here's our list of those invited to State (again, so sorry that we can't take everyone that wants to go): Colebin, Kwade, Quincy, Braxton, Ashley, Elsie, Claire, Julia, Porter, Kyler, Bridger, Talmage, Kate, Brianna, Emmalee, Elle, Kyle, Carter R., Spencer, Benson, Katie, Brecken, Jordyn, Colton, TJ, Parker, Trevor, Jade, Tea, Chloe, Tori, Seedar, Ethan, Brock, Carter B., Piper, Isi, Avery, Laney, Bender, Gaige, Jake, Paul, Brodie, Franklin, and George.

RACE REPORT - 

Region - What a great day to be a Panther! We could not be more proud of all of you - and not just for winning, but for how you came together as a team to accomplish this awesome feat. Here's a rundown of the full meet: Jade and Ashley went 1-2 in the 100 and Kwade took 7th for the boys; in the 100hurdles, Tori took 3rd; Ashley won the 200 with Elsie taking 8th; Kwade placed a huge 3rd in the 200; Braxton secured a State Qualifier with a 5th place finish in the 300h; Jade took 7th in the 400; and Carter R. did the same on the guy's side; In the 800, the girls were led by Emmalee's Region Title, Kate's 3rd place, and Elle's 5th place; the boys also had the Region Champ with Kyle's win and State Q, Jake took 4th to earn his SQ; Kate took the win in the 1600 with Emmalee 2nd (the first time PV has ever had two girls under 5:10 in the same race), Elle 4th, and Vanessa 8th; the boys also had the Region Champ as Bridger once again broke his school record in the 1600, Porter ran a PR for 3rd and Talmage was 5th; the girls distance crew got us off to a great start on Day 1 with a 1-3 sweep in the 3200 with Kate winning, Emmalee 2nd, and Elle 3rd, Katie finished strong for a 6th place finish; Trevor earned his 3200 SQ with a 5th place finish while Bender was 7th and Kyler 8th;in the discus Chloe was 6th; the boys hit the performance of the meet with a 1-4 sweep with TJ winning, Brodie 2nd, Colton 3rd, and Ethan 4th; Tea placed 3rd in the shot; TJ and Colton tied for title for the boys with Ethan 3rd and Brodie 5th; Brynlee grabbed a top 8 finish in the jav; and Brodie threw a SQ mark taking 3rd followed by Seedar in 5th for hte boys jav; in the girls LJ we went 1-2 with Ashley earning the Region Title followed by Claire in 2nd; we also got the win in the High Jump with Tori's 5-02 jump, and Julia and Claire tied for 7th; In the relays, the girls 4x100 took 2nd with another new school record and the boys finished 6th; the girls also took 2nd in the 4x200 and the boys took 3rd; the 4x400 saw the girls take 3rd and the boys take the Region Title in an exciting race that secured the team title; and finally the 4x800 girls took 3rd while the boys were Region Champs. Meet Results.  Performance Chart 

Quote of the Week - 

"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity, but doing it."

 - Greg Anderson

Maybe a weird quote at the end of the season and we have accomplished great things and are looking to even do better at State, but ultimately no matter what happens at State, this season has been amazing. The growth of each of you individually and as a team, seeing your joy in accomplishing PRs and things that you may not have even thought were possible, forming memories that will last a lifetime - these are the things that this is all about. So as we approach State, now is not a time to stress and be worried. You've done all the work you can do. No is a time to relax and have some fun! Let's go give it our best shot and make some more memories in the process.

May 6 - 11

A very good week! Great job to our JV crews: girls 3rd, boys 1st! and although this is being written on Thursday, we're sure things went awesome at Sentinel and with our BYU crew as well (kind of a busy weekend, so we'll see if we get this updated on Sunday or not).

2024-25 PHYSICALS MAY 7TH - Physicals for next year will be held on May 7th at PV. All returning athletes for all sports (including XC and track) get your physicals done!

Schedule for the Week:

• EVERYONE - WE WILL MEET FOR A TEAM MEETING MONDAY at 3:00p IN THE LECTURE HALL AT THE START OF PRACTICE... you have to be there to get signed up for the meets this week (Weds & Thurs Region @ Pine View)
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Tues pm - 3:00p (everyone), Weds-Thurs pm - Region, Fri pm - 12:30p / AM - Mon-Tues am - 6:30a (for those who are/may be racing at Region, others off), Weds-Thurs am - optional (on own), Fri am - off, Saturday - 8:00a at Sullivan Park / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Tues - 3:00p, Weds-Thurs - Region, Friday - talk to event coach
• Throwers: Mon-Tues - 3:00p, Weds-Thurs - Region, Friday - talk to event coach

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Wed-Thur 5/8-5/9 - Region @ PV 4:30p Field/5:00p Track, Var athletes. We may have some spots for our top JV athletes (we will fill in all our spots - 4/event - and all our relays, so that may open a few events for our upper JV athletes). We would love to have the whole team here and supporting, and we will need help with hurdle crew and finish line and such. So each PV Track and Field athletes is EXPECTED to be at this meet even if you aren't competing (please be out to the track at 3:30). Please note that we are still planning Region spots; nothing on meettrax is finalized until we announce it as such.

Fri-Sat 5/17-5/18 - State @ BYU, Qualified athletes. We will be leaving Thursday before State. This is basically the end of the school year, so make sure all your grades are good and assignments in before we leave. An itinerary will be posted here. We know many of you want to come and support our team, we'll try and take as many as we can, but spots will definitely be limited. It may be best to make your own transportation and lodging plans. But we'd love you up there to support if you can.

RACE REPORT - we'll get these caught up when I get a little time

JV Region - Super strong meet. Like we already mentioned, the boys took 1st and the girls 3rd - really impressive results. Meet Results. We were able to snag one more State Qualifier with Kwade in the 100. Other great performances: Nick and Benson broke 12 in the 100; Carter took 4th in the 400; 800 crew swamped everyone with a 1-5 finish with Gaige in 1st, Elliot 2nd (fastest Freshman 800 in PV history!), Evan 3rd, Ben 4th, and Liam 5th; Brennan hit a solid 1600 for 4th; Jelani placed 7th in the 110h; Cayson and Jacoby went 3rd and 7th in the 300h; The 4x100 team took 1st, so did the 4x400 and 4x800 crews; George won the shot with Carson C. 5th, and Corbin and Burkley in the top 10 at 8th and 9th; Parker was 4th in the HJ and Nick and Jelani went 5-4; Brock took 3rd in the LJ and Isaak 8th. For the girls: Avery, Sariah, and Isi went 3rd, 5th, and 7th in the 400; Brecken won the 800 with Vanessa 2nd, and Katie K. 4th; Katie F. won the 1600 and Vanessa was runner up there as well, with Jordyn 4th; Julia took 7th in the 100h; she followed that up with a 4th in the 300h while Piper was 9th; the 4x400 team won and the 4x200 team took 4th; Chelsea hit a big 3 foot PR in the shot to take 10th; Morgan took 3rd in the discus with Brynlee 5th and Aspen 7th; Sylvia also hit a nice PR in the jav to take 6th, with Morgan 7th and Piper 8th; Julia had a great set of jumps in the HJ to take 3rd at 4-10; and finally Avery took 3rd in the LJ and Meadow 10th. 

BYU & Sentinel Invites - We got a few more qualifiers this weekend: Brodie in the shot, Kwade in the 200, the boys 4x100, and Seedar in the jav.  Also a huge congrats to TJ on breaking his SCHOOL RECORD once again in the discus (although it feels like we have seen this many times, and we have, don't take for granted how amazing a school record is!). Sorry I don't have to write much more today, but good job to many new PRs (we're looking at you thrower ladies) and medalists. Also, thanks so much for making the trip as stress-free as possible under weird hotel circumstances, and for just being great people that do great things especially when were in the community. Sentinel Meet Results. BYU Meet Results. Performance Chart (not updated yet... ahhh time!)

Quote of the Week - 

"You have your best races when you don't put too much pressure on yourself to hit a certain time."

 - Ali Ince

Track and Field can be such a numbers driven sport - we have SQs to hit and school records, wind readings and individual and team sports. But when it ultimately comes down to it, we do our very best when we set all this aside and just COMPETE! That's what these last two weeks are about... competing. You can set aside times and all that other stuff, and just go out there and compete to your very best ability on that given day. And when we do that, our best marks will show up, State Qualifiers will happen, and our team and individual places will be what we want. All because we can now set everything else aside and just go COMPETE!

April 29 - May 4 **updated with Sentinel/BYU Itinerary**

It was awesome to see many of you take Coach Decker's challenge to heart and be out there cheering on and getting to know your teammates. We're in the final stretch of the season. Let's really dig in and give a great effort.

2024-25 PHYSICALS MAY 7TH - Physicals for next year will be held on May 7th at PV. All returning athletes for all sports (including XC and track) get your physicals done!

Schedule for the Week:

• EVERYONE - WE WILL MEET FOR A TEAM MEETING MONDAY at 3:00p IN THE LECTURE HALL AT THE START OF PRACTICE... you have to be there to get signed up for the meets this week (Tues JV Region @ Desert Hills and Fri/Sat @ Sentinel/BYU)
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own if not racing / AM - Mon am - 6:00a (for those listed on the workouts, others off), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Sentinel expected, others optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Sentinel expected, others optional, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (everyone),  Saturday - on own if not racing / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Tuesday 4/30 - JV Region @ Desert Hills 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus info: TBA

Fri 5/3 - Sentinel Invite 2:00p, Qualified athletes (Qualifying marks). Bus info: team will be leaving PV Friday morning, traveling to Mt. Ridge HS (Herriman) and competing. We will stay overnight and travel home Saturday. Some athletes will be invited to participate at the BYU Invite Fri/Sat. Itinerary for Sentinel and BYU.

Fri-Sat 5/3-5/4 - BYU Invite 7:00a, Invited athletes. Bus info: a few athletes will travel up early Friday morning and compete at BYU, then go to Mt. Ridge and compete, stay with the team, and then compete on Saturday at BYU.

Wed-Thur 5/8-5/9 - Region @ PV 4:30p Field/5:00p Track, Var athletes. We may have some spots for our top JV athletes (we will fill in all our spots - 4/event - and all our relays, so that may open a few events for our upper JV athletes). We would love to have the whole team here and supporting, and we will need help with hurdle crew and finish line and such. So each PV Track and Field athletes is EXPECTED to be at this meet even if you aren't competing. 

RACE REPORT - we'll get these caught up when I get a little time

JV @ Dixie - As has happened all year, our JV crew showed up strong at Dixie. The girls took first and the guys took 2nd. Meet Results. Some of our top performances: PRs for Kyle, Gaige, Jelani, Parker, Carson, Carter, Trevor, Ali'i, Liam, and Jackson in the 100; Jelani, Parker, Chase, and Carson in the 200; Bender, Jesus, and Matt in the 400; Elliot, Trevor, Ian, and Joseph in the 800; Liam, Ben, Grant, Joseph, Koen, Nathan H, Austin, Cayson, Jacoby, and TJ in the 1600; Burkley in the shot; Jeric and Canyon in the jav; Liam, Carter B, and Ali'i in the HJ; and Chase in the LJ; Brynlee, Adree, and Jazmin in the 100; Jazmin in the 200; Ashley, Elsie, Jordyn, and Sariah in the 400; Diana in the 800; Laura and Samantha in the 1600; Piper in the 300h; Nivia in the shot; Brynlee in the discus; Piper in the Jav; and Meadow in the LJ. Well done everyone!

Dixie Invite - It's great to see things starting to come together. The results of this meet are really a result of a bunch of athletes coming together to make a TEAM. Congrats to our new State Qualifiers: Frank in the disus, Talmage and Bender in the 1600, Elle and Emmalee in the 3200, and Claire in the long jump. Also, congrats to our new school record holders: Bridger and Kate in the 3200, the girls in the 4x100, and the girls in the 4x800. How about another set of congrats to our event winners: Bridger in the 3200 and 800, Kate in the 3200, Tori in the high jump, Jade in the 200, Colton in the discus, Ethan in the shot put, and both the girls and guys 4x800s. It was really the team effort that helped both the girls and the boys to the Invite championships, though. We had a ton of medalists and every one of you is providing points. Our depth was really on display in many events as we often had 2-5 point scorers all over the place.  Meet Results. Performance Chart 

Quote of the Week - 

"Starting strong is good. Finishing strong is epic."

 - Robin Sharma

We really have had a tremendous season. Probably the best track teams in PV history! So let's finish that way. Every single athlete on this team is part of what we are doing. So whether you are finishing up with your last race this week at JV Region or Sentinel, or you are moving on to Region, or State, let's have everyone give a huge effort and pull together for an amazing team finish!

April 22 - 27

Another great week. We really loved Coach Janz's thoughts about how not every day or every race is going to be the best or a PR, but by building the average/regular days and results you can create a new floor from which you can then keep pushing toward new heights. Not every day is going to be great, but that doesn't mean they are horrid.

***GRADE CHECK ON APRIL 22 - BRING PRINTOUT OF CURRENT GRADES***

gotta have them turned in on Monday or you won't be competing this week

2024-25 PHYSICALS MAY 7TH - Physicals for next year will be held on May 7th at PV. All returning athletes for all sports (including XC and track) get your physicals done!

Schedule for the Week:

• EVERYONE - WE WILL MEET FOR A TEAM MEETING MONDAY at 3:00p IN THE LECTURE HALL AT THE START OF PRACTICE... you have to be there to get signed up for the meets this week (Tues JV@ Dixie and Fri/Sat @ Dixie Invite)
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own if not racing / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (everyone),  Saturday - on own if not racing / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Tuesday 4/23 - JV @ Dixie 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus info: TBA

Wednesday 4/24 - YOUTH MEET 2 PV 5:00p, we need all sorts of help, please plan on staying after practice

Fri-Sat 4/26-27 - Dixie Invite 2:00p/9:00a, Var athletes. Fri Bus info: TBA; Sat bus leaving PVHS at 7:45a

Fri 5/3 - Sentinel Invite 2:00p, Qualified athletes (Qualifying marks). Bus info: team will be leaving PV Friday morning, traveling to Mt. Ridge HS (Herriman) and competing. We will stay over night and travel home Saturday. Some athletes will be invited to participate at the BYU Invite Fri/Sat.

Fri-Sat 5/3-5/4 - BYU Invite 7:00a, Invited athletes. Bus info: a few athletes will travel up early Friday morning and compete at BYU, then go to Mt. Ridge and compete, stay with the team, then compete on Saturday at BYU.

Youth Track - Youth Meet at PV on Wednesday at 5:00p. Registration at 4:30. $1/event. YOUTH SCHEDULE ON PAGE 3 OF THIS DOCUMENT. It's been so great having our Youngsters rolling this season. We're glad you came and were a part of it. And thanks so much to Coach Martha and Coach Heidi for everything you did. We will be hosting our Summer Running Club this summer. Look for more info to come out in May at pvxc.blogspot.

RACE REPORT - we'll get these caught up when I get a little time

SUU Invite - Great job to both the boys and girls teams up to SUU. The girls came away with the team title for the 2nd straight week and the boys were second (only because Crimson loaded up on pole vault points - so really first!). Meet Results. We were able to get a few more SQs with Elle in the 800, Porter in the 800, Emmalee in the 400, and the boys 4x200. Jade hit a blazing 12.23 in the 100 (the #2 in PV history); Ashley's 12.46 in the prelims is our 4th fastest time in PV history. We also saw some strong improvement from Brianna hitting a big PR; Kwade hit an excellent 100 which was just over the allowable wind for an SQ; Quincy also hit a nice PR in the 100; other big PRs: Braxton in the 110h, Ashley and Elsie in the 200, Bridger with a near school record performance in a big 800 win, Jordyn in the 800, Aspen and Brynlee in the discus, Piper in the jav, Colton in the discus and shot (congrats on the win there), and Kate and Talmage may have hit school records in the steeple (gotta double check). Performance Chart (welcome Colton to the 1100 point club and Jade to the 1000 point club - also, we have broken last year's record of most athletes making the 500 point mark; great job Panthers!).

Quote of the Week - 

"The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere."

 - Barack Obama

It might feel like we put up a lot of quotes about like overcoming struggles and stuff. Well... that's because maybe it's one of the biggest lessons we can all learn from this sport of track and field. And ultimately, your life probably won't change a whole lot if you run a state qualifying mark or hit a personal record in your throw, but learning to overcome difficulties and continuing to grow and seeking to do your best will most definitely affect your life. We are so proud of all of you who have continued to strive to do your best even through the ups and downs of a season. And remember, let's enjoy those good times, too!

April 15 - 20

This has been a great season. We appreciate all the effort and the level of commitment being shown by so many of you. Let's have a great last few weeks for our JV crew, and a strong refocus by our Var crew as we get ready for championship season which is just around the corner.

***GRADE CHECK ON APRIL 22 - BRING PRINT OUT OF CURRENT GRADES***

2024-25 PHYSICALS MAY 7TH - Physicals for next year will be held on May 7th at PV. All returning athletes for all sports (including XC and track) get your physicals done!

Schedule for the Week:

• EVERYONE - WE WILL MEET FOR A TEAM MEETING MONDAY at 3:00p IN THE LECTURE HALL AT THE START OF PRACTICE... you have to be there to get signed up for the meets this week (Fri and Sat @ SUU)
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own if not racing / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (everyone),  Saturday - on own if not racing / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Fri & Sat 4/19-20 - SUU Invite 1:00p/9:00a, Fri bus leaving at 11:00a, HS out at 10:45a, MS out at 11:00a and we'll come pick you up; Sat bus leaving PVHS at 7:00a

Tuesday 4/23 - JV @ Dixie 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus info: TBA

Tuesday 4/24 - YOUTH MEET 2 PV 5:00p, we need all sorts of help, please plan on staying after practice

Saturday 4/26-27 - Dixie Invite 2:00p/9:00a, Fri Bus info: TBA; Sat bus leaving PVHS at 7:45a

Youth Track - Youth Meet at Hurricane on Wednesday at 5:00p. Registration at 4:30. $1/event. YOUTH SCHEDULE ON PAGE 3 OF THIS DOCUMENT.

RACE REPORT - we'll get these caught up when I get a little time

JV @ Crimson - 

Crimson Invite - Performance Chart. 

Quote of the Week - 

"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others."

 - Jack Welch

Everyone can be a leader. You don't have to be a senior or the best on the team. A leader is someone who cares more about others than self. And often, you find your greatest individual success when you quit worrying about it and start helping others.

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April 8 - 13

We're moving into the second half of our season, and things are really rolling for PV Track & Field. This week we head to Crimson on Fri (JV) and Sat (Var). Please check your schedules, so you know what you are avaliable for this weekend. And thanks for everyone that helped at Youth Meet. We had a nice big group, and it made things flow smoothly.

Schedule for the Week:

• EVERYONE - WE WILL MEET FOR A TEAM MEETING MONDAY at 3:00p IN THE LECTURE HALL AT THE START OF PRACTICE... you have to be there to get signed up for the meets this week (Fri @ JV Crimson and Sat @ Var Invite)
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own if not racing / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (Black & Silver expected; no Maroon), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (all those not racing on Fri),  Saturday - on own if not racing / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Saturday - meets

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Friday 4/12 - JV @ Crimson 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus info: TBA

Saturday 4/13 - Crimson Invite 9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus info: LEAVING PVHS at 7:40a

Youth Track - Youth Meet at Desert Hills on Tuesday at 5:00p. Registration at 4:30. $1/event pay by Venmo only. YOUTH SCHEDULE ON PAGE 3 OF THIS DOCUMENT.

RACE REPORT

Hurricane Invite - Full results here. Dealing with the elements in Hurricane is always a growing experience. But great job to those who went with a positive attitude and completed all your events with your best effort. Good job to Carter and Kyle Rimmasch who took 4th and 6th in the 400; Carter, Jake, and Kyle Rim. who went 2nd, 3rd, and 6th in the 800; Talmage for 3rd in the 1600; Braxton on 6th in the 300h; Ethan on winning the shot and Brodie in 4th, George 6th and Frank 7th; Ethan also won the discus, Brodie 2nd, Kevin 4th, and Frank 5th (our throws crew is off the charts!); we also saw some nice progress from Paul in his jumps Elliot in his 800 and 1600 (where he is quickly becoming one of the top Freshmen in PV history); Ashley had a great meet with a 2nd in the 100, 5th in the 200, and winning the LJ; Katie F. placed 7th in the 800 and 8th in the 1600; Chloe took 5th in the discus; and Claire 4th in the HJ.

Desert Hills Invite - Full results here. Thanks to those who helped take some of the team to Arcadia. It was well worth the trip and our athletes represented well. Bridger hit a new school record in the 1600 while en route to his 2nd place finish in the Open Mile (he placed 12th overall in the whole meet!). The boys running the 4x1600 hit a new school record. TJ tied his school record in the discus and placed 11th overall; he also threw the shot well and placed 13th overall.  Colton was 8th in the Open shot and 14th in the Open discus. Tori went up against the best HJers in the nation and placed 17th in the Invite section. And our girls distance medley placed 4th in the Open with a mark that is 13th in the nation. Performance Chart. 

Quote of the Week - 

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

 - Winston Churchill

Seems like a good quote at around the half-way point of a season. Some are succeeding, some are not feeling like they are doing quite what they'd like. But not matter; if your doing great - awesome, but you still aren't done. If you're struggline - guess what, your still alive and get more shots at doing better. The real battle is the one to keep going. There's a lot of people who started with our team back in late Feb who aren't coming out anymore. It really is a bummer because we could use everyone (and everyone could use the lessons you learn in track & field). But you who are still around are truly amazing. Because thick or thin, you keep coming out and trying. And I truly believe that with a real effort marked with consistency, you will always end up improving - in track and in life.

April 1 - 6

Very well done this week Panthers. A strong JV and Varsity meet with a lot of improvements. It really is exciting to see the growth of everyone on the team. Remember that your improvement, and the improvement of our team, is really based upon your commitment: Your commitment to be to practice and work hard. Your commitment to be doing well in school so you don't have to miss practice. Your commitment to each other - showing that you care about everyone's effort and that they are important to you.

Schedule for the Week:

• no team meeting this week, so please be at practice Tuesday so we can get signed up for the meet this week (Fri-Sat @ Hurr Invite)
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon - on own, Tues-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own if not racing / AM - Mon am - 8:00a (everyone), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a (everyone), Saturday - meet or own / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon - 10:00a, Tues-Thurs - 3:00p, Friday - meet
• Throwers: Mon - 8:00a or 10:00a, Tues-Thurs - 3:00p, Friday - meet

Upcoming Events: 

***REMEMBER ON MEET DAYS YOU MUST BE IN CLASS AND ON TIME***

Tuesday 4/2 - Youth Meet @ Pine View 5:00p. We host 2 Youth meets. All PV athletes are expected to volunteer at 1 of the 2 meets (or both, please). The other will be 4/24 (a Wednesday).

Fri-Sat 4/5-6 - Hurricane Invite Thur-2:00p, Fri-9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus info Fri: HS bus leaving at 12:15, MS out at 12:15 and bus will come get you; Bus info Sat: LEAVING PVHS at 7:40a

Fri-Sat 4/5-6 - Arcadia Invite invited athletes, info will be given to you.

Friday 4/12 - JV @ Crimson 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus info: TBA

Saturday 4/13 - Crimson Invite 9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus info: LEAVING PVHS at 7:40a

Youth Track - Our Youngsters program for 6-8th graders will be practicing on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00p to app. 4:15p. This Track and Field Skills Camp is designed to help our young athletes learn the skills and basics of a variety of track and field events in a fun and well-coached atmosphere. Spread the word to those who might want to participate. YOUTH SCHEDULE ON PAGE 3 OF THIS DOCUMENT.

RACE REPORT

JV @ Hurr - Full results here. Great meet with a ton of PRs (we're gonna need more candy!). Some of our top finishers: Carson 6th in the 200; Jake 4th in the 400; 800 - Kyle Rim. 1st, Brennan 2nd, Carson 3rd, Elliot 4th, Ben 6th, Liam 7th; 1600 - Evan 1st, Carter R. 2nd, Liam 3rd, Elliot 4th, Ben 5th, Parker 7th; Jacoby 7th in the 110h and 2nd in the 300h; George wins the shot; Ethan 2nd in the Jav and Cayson 4th; Parker 3rd in HJ and Nick 8th; Isaak 4th in LJ; Julia 8th in the 200; Sariah 8th in the 800; Jordyn 1st in the 1600, Katie K. 2nd, and Laney 8th; Sylvia 8th in the discus; Piper 4th in jav and 4th in HJ. We had a lot of other great performances as well. The team is really improving and showing tremendous growth. Overall the boys took 2nd and the girls 6th.

Desert Hills Invite - Full results here. A whole new round of SQs: Jade and Ashley in the 100; Ashley also hit her LJ mark in her first meet; and Jade got her SQ in the 400; Chloe became our first girl to hit the disc mark in many years; Brodie in the disc; Kate in her 800; Claire in the HJ; Emmalee in the 1600; Trevor also in the 1600; and both our 4x400s ran terrific races to hit the State mark. Both teams took 3rd overall (which is pretty impressive considering the number of athletes we took out of finals to focus on qualifying other events). Extra shout out to Tori whose 100h prelims race moved her into the top 20 marks all time for PV Track and Field based on our Performance Chart. And a huge congrats to TJ who broke his own school record in the discus not only once, but twice!, with a final throw of 174-11 and moving to 5th all-time on our performance chart.

Quote of the Week - 

"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift."

 - Steve Prefontaine

Distance runners will all know Pre (or they better) as an Oregon runner, and Nike innovator, who raced hard and from the front; always giving his best effort and becoming a symbol of the American running boom of the late '60s and early '70s. He is also known for his inspirational quotes that reflected his passionate racing style and work ethic. This quote is one of my favorites, but it is topped by another quote that is a play off of this one. I couldn't find the exact wording of it and who said it, but it goes along these lines: To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice someone else's gift. I like this version a little bit better because I think it highlights what we try and do when bringing a track team together. Everyone is all over the place doing our own workouts and competing at our own events. So it is pretty easy to just glide along. In reality, though, we are one unit... a team. A team of many parts, personalities, and efforts. When we don't give our very best, we are basically saying that we don't care about the effort of our teammates. Subsequently, however, when we show up every day, and do our best every day (even when sometimes that "best" is a little off) when we give our best every day, we are telling every one of our teammates (and coaches, and parents, and friends) that their effort matters and that we care for them and respect them.