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.