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/
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.
