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.