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