Feb. 28-Mar. 5

A great first week: a lot of athletes out, many new faces, and awesome temps (okay, maybe not that last one). It was great to have many come out to Spike Night put on by the St. George Running Center. Thanks so much for those that came and participated with the Mr. PVHS Fun Run - whether you ran/walked or helped out, thanks, thanks, thanks. This week is going to be a great one. We will be having our Silver & Black Meet. This is a team meet where we will do different events each day to help those who don't know what they're doing start figuring it out and those that do know what they're start getting back into it - after all, we have meets starting next week!  

So this is real important: We need everyone to get your registermyathlete done, so PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR REGISTRATION, YOUR FEES, AND YOUR PARENT-ATHLETE MEETING SLIDES. Those who haven't done the parent-athlete meeting (parents and athletes) need to please check out our Parent-Athlete Meeting slides. (This takes place of our having an in-person meeting, so please do it.) 

Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: This must be done this week or you won't be allowed to participate with the team any more! Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP.

If this isn't completed by the end of this week, you will not participate in the meets next week!

Schedule for the Week:

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri - 12:45p (for those doubling or unable to make it to am practice); AM - Mon - 6:15a long run (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, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Friday - 6:15a (everyone), Saturday - 8:00a at PVHS (everyone) - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p, Fri - 12:45p
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p, Fri - 12:45p

Upcoming Events:

Mon-Fri 2/28-3/4 - Silver & Black Meet at PVHS. Team Meet at practice 3:00p. Each event group will be doing one or two events each day. Wear uni if you want (uniform info will be added later in the week for those who don't have one, yet). Event Schedule: Mon - distance runners 1600, sprinters 100, field and those who want to try jav. Tues - distance and sprint 300h, sprinters Long Jump, field and those who want to try disc. Wed - distance runners 800, sprinters 200, field and those who want to try shot. Thur - distance and sprint 400. Fri - high jump for sprint and those who want to try.

Friday 3/4 - All Registration (registermyathlete, physical, and participation fee) is due!

Tuesday 3/8 - PANTHER RELAYS 5:00p at PVHS. Everyone will participate in 3 events.

Friday 3/11 - last day of the quarter... GRADES UP!

Fri-Sat 3/10-11 - SNOW CANYON INVITE 2:00p/9:00a. Varsity athletes (6 entries/event). Bus times will be announced.

Mon-Mon 3/14-21 - Spring Break. Practice times will be announced. 

Fri-Sat 3/25-26 - PINE VIEW INVITATIONAL 2:00p/9:00. We will need a lot of help from parents and athletes at our home invite. Info will be sent out ASAP.

Thought of the Week: "How you perform on your average days is much more important than how you perform on your best days. It's easy to be great when everything clicks. Much more important is being pretty good, no matter the circumstances or situation."

-Steve Magness
I like this thought for the beginning of a season because when we start up everyone is excited and it's easy to come to practice and work hard. But that feeling soon wears off. And it's easy to show up when we are feeling awesome. But that doesn't happen everyday. If each of us can commit to getting out to practice and doing our individual best even on the bad days - the days where you're tired, you're a bit behind in school, friends want you to go do something else, a friend has made you upset, or whatever else - if we can just get out to practice and give a solid effort, we have risen above what the normal person does. And when we can string a few of those days, weeks, months together, then great things will start to happen.

PV Track & Field communications: You already know about this blog since you are here. Info will be posted on here every week through the season (usually updated Sunday afternoon). If you aren't receiving our track text messages, text the code @trackprs2 to 81010 to be added to our list.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH ANYONE/EVERYONE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TRACK - especially Freshmen. Even if you think they are on the texts or might look at this blog, share with them the link so they for sure know that things are starting up.

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.

Feb. 21-26 - TRACK IS BACK BABY!

We are so excited for the beginning of the season. Everyone spread the word and let's build on the great tradition of PV Track and Field. We need everyone to get your registermyathlete done, so PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR REGISTRATION, YOUR FEES, AND YOUR PARENT-ATHLETE MEETING SLIDES. 

Those who haven't done the parent-athlete meeting (parents and athletes) need to please check out our Parent-Athlete Meeting slides. (This takes place of our having an in-person meeting, so please do it.)

Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: This must be done in the next couple weeks or you won't be allowed to participate with the team any more! Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP. 

HELP FOR MR. PVHS FUN RUN: On Saturday we (the track and field team) are hosting the Mr. PVHS Fun Run. We need everyone's help (including family and friends). We need about 30 volunteers to help with registration, t-shirts, course-pointers, snacks. These volunteers will help between 8:00a and 10:00 for about an hour depending on the job. Please use the link to sign up to help. Everyone else... we need you to sign up to run/walk with us at the event! This is about the final Mr. PVHS event and your last chance to help support Adam and his family. Get signed up today at pineview.org

Schedule for the Week:

Distance Crew: Mon-Fri at PVHS; Mon - meet at PV at 8:00a to carpool to the trail run, Tues - Thurs pm - regular practice schedule 3:00p (everyone), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15 run (Black expected, Silver optional, all invited to yoga at 6:45), Friday - 6:15a (everyone) and double after school (for those doubling), Saturday - Mr. PVHS Fun Run meet at 8:00a at PVMS - this week's workouts

Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Tues-Fri at PVHS - regular practice schedule 3:00p, Fri - 12:45p

Throwers: Tues-Fri at PVHS - regular practice schedule 3:00p, Fri - 12:45p

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday 2/22 - First day of official practice

Thursday 2/24 - Spike Night at St. George Running Center, 7:15p - food, prizes, spike and shoe discounts

Friday 2/25 - All Registration is due!

Saturday 2/26 - Mr. PVHS Fun Run at Pine View Middle - everyone should participate or sign up to help - see info from earlier post

Friday 3/11 - last day of the quarter... GRADES UP!

Thought of the Week: "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."

-Phil Jackson
I'm a very big fan of Phil Jackson the coach. I'm not a Bulls lover at all, but to get a team to mesh together around one of the great athletes ever and to get that great athlete to mesh with a team is a very special thing and led to one of the greatest dynasties in sports. And no doubt this happened because everyone on those teams bought into this quote. A team becomes great because of every single person who participates and helps build it. And a person becomes great because they allow a team to lift them up and push them to new heights. As we start a new season, think about what can you do to make our team the very best (in attitude, skill, friendship, etc), and think about what the team can do to make you better in every way.

PV Track & Field communications: You already know about this blog since you are here. Info will be posted on here every week through the season (usually updated Sunday afternoon). If you aren't receiving our track text messages, text the code @trackprs2 to 81010 to be added to our list.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH ANYONE/EVERYONE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TRACK - especially Freshmen. Even if you think they are on the texts or might look at this blog, share with them the link so they for sure know that things are starting up.

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

Youth Club Info: We are starting up our MS Developmental Track and Field Clinic this week. 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 events 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.

Feb. 12-19

One last week of preseason. Great job to everyone coming out already; this will make all the difference in the world to how well you do this year. But it is definitely not too late to join. So get your friends and bring people with you. We are going to have two great teams this year and we want everyone to be a part of it. We need everyone to get your registermyathlete done, so PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR REGISTRATION, YOUR FEES, AND YOUR PARENT-ATHLETE MEETING SLIDES. Thanks everyone who helped with (running, donating, or betting) the Root Beer Mile. As always, it was a great event and we raised a lot of money for Adam.

Those who haven't done the parent-athlete meeting (parents and athletes) need to please check out our Parent-Athlete Meeting slides. (This takes place of our having an in-person meeting, so please do it.)

Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: This must be done in the next couple weeks or you won't be allowed to participate with the team any more! Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP. 

Schedule for the Week:

Distance Crew: Mon-Fri at PVHS; Mon - Thurs pm - regular practice schedule 3:00p (everyone), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Friday - 8:00a (everyone) and double on own (for those doubling), Saturday - group run at 8:00a at PVHS - this week's workouts

Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon, Weds & Fri at PVHS - regular practice schedule 3:00p, Fri TBA

Throwers: Tues & Thur at PVHS - regular practice schedule 3:00p

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday 2/22 - First day of official practice

Thursday 2/24 - Spike Night at St. George Running Center, 7:15p - food, prizes, spike and shoe discounts

Friday 2/25 - All Registration is due!

Saturday 2/26 - Mr. PVHS Fun Run at Pine View Middle - everyone should participate or sign up to help - see info from earlier post

Friday 3/11 - last day of the quarter... GRADES UP!

Thought of the Week: "The courage to try something new makes me proud."

-Jane Pauley
Those of you coming out for the first time... proud of you! It's scary and a bit intimidating to try something and not be sure if you are going to be good at it or enjoy it. But you never know until you give it a shot. And you never know what awesome opportunities wait for you on the other side!

PV Track & Field communications: You already know about this blog since you are here. Info will be posted on here every week through the season (usually updated Sunday afternoon). If you aren't receiving our track text messages, text the code @trackprs2 to 81010 to be added to our list.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH ANYONE/EVERYONE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TRACK - especially Freshmen. Even if you think they are on the texts or might look at this blog, share with them the link so they for sure know that things are starting up.

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

Youth Club Info: We are starting up our MS Developmental Track and Field Clinic this week. 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 events 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.

Race Updates: Congrats to Marcus and Nic on competing in the Utah Track Coaches Indoor State Meet. Nic did well for his first indoor meet and Marcus defended his State Titles with wins in both the 60m and 200m! Also congrats to alumni Alli Baker on setting a new college PR in the 800m at this week's Husky Invite up in Seattle.

***For the Root Beer Mile***

 Athletes running the Root Beer Mile, here are your instructions for the prizes: 

Go to the spreadsheet and follow the directions to enter your bets. Must be completed by Friday by 1:00p.

Mr. PVHS Events for track

Our Track and XC team will be hosting two Mr. PVHS events in the coming weeks... and we need everyone to participate! If you don't know, Mr./Miss PVHS is a program where PVHS students help raise money for a (usually) young student with special physical needs. In the past 11 years, we have raised over $150,000 dollars to help with medical and other bills for families. This year's participant is Adam Skouson an 8 year old with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) - a condition that causes tumors.

To help Adam and his family, Track and XC will be hosting the Mr. PVHS Fun Run and the Root Beer Mile. Check out the following info to see how you can help.

Mr. PVHS Fun Run

The Track and Field team is HOSTING the race this year, so we need everyone's help! The run will be on Saturday, Feb. 26th at Pine View Middle School. Race starts at 9:00a. 

How you can help: 

• We want everyone to run that would like to - athletes, family, friends, neighbors, etc. ($15 sign up at pineview.org or follow this registration link)

Those that don't want to run/walk (also athletes, family, friends), we need help with day of race stuff: 

• Packet-Pickup and day of race Registration. This group will help pass out shirts to those who have preregistered and help with day of race registration. We will need the registration crew from 8:00a-9:00a on the 26th. We will need around 15 people for this.
• Pointers on the course. This group will stand at corners and help runners go the right direction. Pointers will need to be there from 8:30a-9:45a. We will need around 10 people for this.
• Snack Table. This group will help with the post race snacks - cut up fruit, help with water and Gatorade. Snack crew will need to be there from 9:00a-10:00a. We will need around 5 people for this.

And very important in all of this is T-Shirt Sponsors. We need everyone's help (parents please help with this) in getting sponsors for the T-Shirts (this money for these shirts cannot come out of the registration fees, and we want to donate as much as possible to Adam and the Skouson family). We can also piggyback this onto our sponsorship for our big track invite.

• $50 gets a business (or a family or whomever else) a sponsorship name on the back of the Mr. PVHS Fun Run T-Shirt (we will order 150). We need to raise around $600 to cover the cost. A business can donate more if they'd like (just specify how much they would like to donate to Mr. PVHS)! The donation money needs to go into the Track and Field account at PVHS as a sponsor and then we will pay for the shirts from there. If paying for a sponsor using Venmo, please have the description say "Track sponsor - Mr PVHS shirts" and you can find the schools Venmo at pineview.org. If paying by card or business check (no private checks) pay at PVHS finance office (checks made our to PVHS). Sponsorships need to be turned into Coach Holt by Feb. 14th to get on the shirt.
• If a business would like to also sponsor our PV Track and Field Invitational (the largest early season track meet in Utah), they can make their donation $100 (or more!) - $50 to Mr. PVHS and $50 to PV Track - and be placed on both the Mr. PVHS shirt and the PV Invite Shirt (with over 200 printed). A sponsorship of $100 will get the business/sponsor an additional link on our team website. We have a goal of at least 20 PV Invite sponsors this year... again, parents we need your help with this. These sponsors are what got us new hurdles, blocks, high jump mats, and throwing equipment in the last couple years. 

Root Beer Mile

The Root Beer Mile will be held on Friday, Feb. 11th right after school (app. 12:20) on the back grass at PVHS. Anyone can join us in this fun event. XC runners, we really "expect" to see you there. How you can participate:

• Run...! Cost is $25 (again, all the money is going to Adam). Pay at the finance office and tell them it is for Mr. PVHS Root Beer Mile. You can pay yourself, or ask for donations, or get people to "bet" on you. Runners need to bring 4 cans (12oz.) of unopened Root Beer to the event.
• Bet on a runner. Don't want to run? Donate money to someone who is and you will be placed in a drawing for prizes - each dollar is one entry. And if your runner wins, you will also be placed in a special drawing for winners prizes.