April 28 - May 3

*IRONMAN UPDATE*** Parents please help you athlete be here to this... we need everyone's help. Here's the spreadsheet with info about where you should be. We sent out an email with info about meeting time and stuff for THIS SATURDAY, but in case you didn't get it, here it is... 

Hey {first name},

We are excited to get the Ironman here THIS SATURDAY! My name is Dave Holt, and I'm the Run Pointer Captain. 

We've been working hard to make sure we fill all our spots. So thank you so much for volunteering.  Most of you are members of the Pine View HS track team, but we'll also be joined by some other members of the community who are also volunteering (excited to have you with us). 

For the High School team: we are going to gather at Hurst Ace Hardware (160 N Bluff St) at 8:30 on Saturday to organize everyone, get our shirts, and get assigned to our spots. PLEASE BE THERE and on time! (and remember that certain roads and routes might be closed off, so plan plenty of time to get there.) We will then scatter to our spots for the day. Please bring plenty of WATER, FOOD for lunch and snacks, sunscreen, and anything else you think you'll need (maybe a lawn chair to sit when you get a chance, clothes appropriate for the weather, etc). You're going to be at your spot pretty much all day, so plan on it. 

For our Community Volunteers: if you have the first shift, you can also join us at the same gathering location to get organized and get your shirt. Those who have later shifts, you can just report to the location you signed up for at the appropriate time and we will get your shirt to you then - or if you don't have specific spot, shoot me a text anytime and we'll get one set for you.

If you need anything during the shift, my number is 801-834-8524. 

This google doc has a spreadsheet for our shifts (and for the HS team, your location and who you are working with). Please feel free to grab another friend or two and bring them along with you to keep life entertaining. I can't guarantee a shirt for them, but I'll try and steal a few extra!

thanks

-dave

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Many great things continue to happen for our team. We are right to the end. So let's really focus on all the things that will help us perform our best this last bit. We are going to have a SHORT TEAM MEETING IN THE LECTURE HALL at 3:00p on Monday to make sure we are all lined out for the rest of the season. Athletes please be there.

Those interested in XC this next year... XC ATHLETE/PARENT MEETING ON TUESDAY 5:30-6:15 in the PVHS lecture hall. Please be there and bring some friends! Check out the XC website for some info.

MEET RECAP:

Crimson Invite - Another very strong meet for our team. We set four more school records: Bridger 800, Ashley 200, Kiera discus, and girls 4x200. We also had a big group of State Qualifiers: Aspen discus: Paul, Claire, and Tori long jump; boys 4x200; Benji 1600 and 3200; Carter 3200; Ashley 400; Avery 800; and Julia high jump... great job! The girls ended up taking the team title. Also an extra shout out to the girls in the 4x200 for running the 3rd fastest time in Utah history (all divisions). 2025 Performance Chart. Results

Youth Program:

Huge thanks to all the high schoolers who stuck around and helped at our youth meet. It was the biggest youth meet we've hosted and we needed all the help. Youth/Parents of next year's K-8th graders, if you are interested in our Summer Running Club, check out the details at our XC website. This is a great activity to keep the kids moving and having fun over the summer.

Schedule for the Week: 

• Distance Crew: DOUBLE CHECK THE WORKOUT SPREADSHEET FOR SPECIFIC WORKOUTS AND TIMES THAT YOU NEED TO BE TO - PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone) / AM - Mon am - 6:00a (White, Black and Silver), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a short run and weights (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:40a), Fri am - 6:15a (everyone), Saturday - SUU/BYU Invite or on own / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone)
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone)

Upcoming Events: 

Wednesday 4/30 - JV Region @ SUU 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at TBA, MS out at TBA bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Friday & Saturday 5/2 & 5/3 - SUU Invite 2:00p & 9:00a. Bus Info TBA: Fri - tba, MS tba / Sat - bus leaves from the HS at tba. Schedule 

Friday & Saturday 5/2 & 5/3 - BYU Invite 7:00a & 7:00a. The following will be going in suburbans (a full itinerary will be sent home): Tori, Jade, Elsie, Ashley, Emmalee, Kiera, Mailey, Bridger, Kyle, Carter, Bender, Jake, Mason, and Elliot. Leaving Thursday at the end of school. Itinerary. Schedule

Tuesday 5/6 - PVHS 2025-'26 PHYSICALS Please plan on getting your physicals for next year at this event. You'll need to have a parent present and your registermyathlete for next year complete (go on and do it now)

Wednesday & Thursday 5/7 & 5/8 - Region 9 Championships @ SUU. Schedule

Saturday 5/10 - Ironman Volunteer 9:00a-4:00p'ish. Thanks for signing up. We will have your finalized spots out to you soon.

April 21 - 26

Last couple weeks... here we go! We have had a great season so far. Let's give one final push and leave the year with no regrets. 

We have the opportunity to participate in Jade's college signing this week. Wednesday before practice, meet in the lecture hall. Then Thursday, we will meet in Mr. Neilson's room for Ironman sign up.

Ironman Volunteer Opportunity - (go back to last week for more info), but we didn't get many people putting names on spots. So please do, today! PLEASE PLAN ON BEING THERE. Go claim your spots; first come, first serve. Volunteer Sign Ups to claim your spot.

MEET RECAP:

JV @ Crimson - A few or our Varsity athletes joined in with the JV crew and brought in some strong marks this past week. Great job to our JV athletes for their continued improvement. Results. The 2025 Performance Chart has been updated for the past couple weeks results

Youth Program:

We are hosting our Youth Meet (K-8th) this Tuesday. We need all the athletes help to stick around and run the meet. 

Tuesday, April 22nd (Pine View High) - 5:00pm (reg. 4:30p)

Wednesday, April 23rd (Hurricane High) - (reg. 4:30p)

Schedule for the Week: NO SCHOOL MONDAY... TALK TO EVENT COACHES ABOUT PRACTICE

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone) / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (White, Black and Silver), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a short run and weights (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:40a), Fri am - 6:00a (everyone), Saturday - CC Invite or on own / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone)
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone)

Upcoming Events: 

Tuesday 4/22 - YOUTH MEET @ PVHS 5:00p. Everyone expected to help!

Friday & Saturday 4/25 & 4/26 - Crimson Invite 2:00p & 9:00a. Bus Info: Fri - HS right at end of school, MS out at 12:25 / Sat - bus leaves from the HS at 7:45a. Schedule *IMPORTANT BUS INFO* Please remember that athletes who are competing cannot drive other athletes who are competing. We prefer everyone to ride the bus, but logistically it might not make sense to this this week. So just remember that if you aren't on the bus, you are either driving yourself (with notification to Coach) or riding with your own parent.

Wednesday 4/30 - JV Region @ SUU 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at TBA, MS out at TBA bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Saturday 5/10 - Ironman Volunteer 9:00a-4:00p'ish. Sign up! We need your help.

April 14 - 19

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Thanks everyone who got their grades in. If you didn't get them in, please do... and get back out to practice. If you needed to fix a few grades, please do... and get back out to practice.

Ironman Volunteer Opportunity - (go back to last week for more info), but we didn't get many people putting names on spots. So please do, today! PLEASE PLAN ON BEING THERE. Go claim your spots; first come, first serve. Volunteer Sign Ups to claim your spot.

MEET RECAP:

JV @ Dixie - Good job to our guys getting out and trying some hurdles. Porter R. took 3rd, Ali'i 4th, Josiah 5th, and Braxton 7th in the 110s. Tayson tied for 2nd in the 800 and Carson took 5th. We took a top 4 sweep in the 1600 with Liam (1), Will (2), Dustin (3), and Joseph (4). Dagen took 6th in the 1600. Kyler took 5th in the discus. Results

Dixie Invite - Although we didn't have a full squad there, we had man great performances at Dixie. We had State Qualifiers from Brock in the jav, Mason and Bender in the 1600, Bender in the 3200, Elliot in the 800, and Kwade in the 100. We also saw great marks from Kiera in the disc and shot, Jade in the 100 and 200, and a bunch of the distance crew. The 2025 Performance Chart will be updated sometime this week. Results  

Arcadia Invite - We also had a crew head down to California to participate in Arcadia. The boys 4x800 and Bridger in the 3200. Also our girls DMR and Ashley in the 100 and 200. And finally Mailey in the discus. Mailey did very well and hit her 2nd best mark of the season. Our DMR won the open section with a huge school record and a meet record for the section (interview). And Ashley set a school record in the 100 and followed up right after her DMR 400 with a very good open 200. 

Youth Program:

We are encouraging those who want to participate in a youth track program to join Velocity Kids. Full Youth Schedule (on third page):

Wednesday, April 16th (Enterprise High) - 5:00pm (reg. 4:00p)

Tuesday, April 22nd (Pine View High) - 5:00pm (reg. 4:30p)

Wednesday, April 23rd (Hurricane High) - (reg. 4:30p)

Schedule for the Week: 

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone) / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (White, Black and Silver), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a short run and weights (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:40a), Fri am - 8:00a (everyone) location TBA, Saturday - 8:00a (everyone) location TBA / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone)
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone)

Upcoming Events: 

Wednesday 4/16 - JV @ Crimson 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at 12:25p, MS out at 12:25 bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Tuesday 4/22 - YOUTH MEET @ PVHS 5:00p. Everyone expected to help!

Friday & Saturday 4/25 & 4/26 - Crimson Invite 2:00p & 9:00a. Bus Info: Fri - HS right at end of school, MS out at 12:25 / Sat - bus leaves from the HS at 7:45a. Schedule 

Wednesday 4/30 - JV Region @ SUU 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at TBA, MS out at TBA bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Saturday 5/10 - Ironman Volunteer 9:00a-4:00p'ish. Sign up! We need your help.

April 7 - 12

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Last week, at practice, we talked about how we are at that halfway mark in the season. That point where we can choose to either be complacent and just kind of chill or refocus and make some strong growth as individuals and as a team. Here are some areas where you can refocus that will inevitably help you progress: Sleep - everyone should be sleeping more! Shoot for 8 hours. The best way to do this is take your wake-up time and count it back to see when you should be going to sleep. Then set a goal on working toward that. You might only need to adjust a little, or maybe you have a long way to go. But if you try adding 15-20 minutes more sleep this week, you're body and mind will thank you. And there is no doubt you will see progress from this added recovery time. School Work - one of the most stressful things in your life is school, and that stress is a big drain on your recovery and focus (I know, I give many of you a big chunk of that stress!). You can't get out of school work, but we can all manage it better. A few pro-tips from someone who has been around school for a long time: use the free/work time given to you in class (or study skills classes) (even 10 minutes of work done a the end of a class can add up and give you a lot of free time later); don't procrastinate (putting stuff off is human nature, but it always adds up to more work and stress); use teammates/classmates as resources (have them help tutor you, ask specific teammates who do well to give you extra encouragement). We are doing a grade check this week. To compete at the meets, you must have your grades turned in to Coach Decker by Wednesday (printed off). How good do they need to be? Bare minimum only 1 F; from there we will work on a plan to get them to a much better level. Practice - we hope you find joy in coming to practice, being around your teammates, working hard. But even then, sometimes we slack and take an easy road. We've had some great days with a full team and some poor days where we are missing a lot. Let's refocus on the importance of being at practice. Even if you are dealing with an injury, you should go into the trainers and then come out to practice and be around the team and see if there is anything you can help with. Nutrition - eat just a little better, drink just a little more water. A small improvement in putting in better stuff to your body will yield big benefits in what you get out of it. 

That's a bunch, and there is way more. Think of a few ideas of things you can do to refocus yourself and make these next few weeks even better for yourself and the team, and we'll discuss a few of those ideas on Monday.

Ironman Volunteer Opportunity - On May 10th, St. George is hosting its final Ironman. Every year, track has been gone and couldn't help out. But this year, we will be around. And the Ironman Foundation has offered us a very nice grant for helping out. We need athletes, parents, family, and friends to help cover our assigned spots as pointers. This is about the easiest job of all time. Basically throughout the day, you will be at an assigned spot and point participants where to go. We challenged all PV track and field athletes the other day to help participate (we had a record low amount of fundraising this year... and we get it, many of us are tired of asking everyone we know for money, but this is a way that we can actually earn our money and get involved in helping our team) and we expect that we fill these spots. Many spots have 2+ people on them. Get in there and claim those with your friends/family. However, some only have 1 person. Hopefully, we have enough people that we can actually assign multiple volunteers to each spot so you have someone to hang out with throughout the day. We really need people to cover this... PLEASE PLAN ON BEING THERE. Go in now to claim your spots; first come, first serve. Volunteer Sign Ups to claim your spot (we will go do the official sign up in the next week)

MEET RECAP:

JV @ Hurricane - Hey it was windy in Hurricane. Nonetheless, our JV crew continues to improve and impress. Although we have a smaller team, as coaches we have noticed that we have a great core group that is going to build into a very good team in the future years. Like we talked about the other day, don't get caught comparing yourself to others. Rather, each day strive to give your best effort and over time you will see great improvement. A few top results: Porter and Braxton took top 5 in the 110h; Carter was 8th in the 200; Jaxon and Cash took top 8 in the 300h; Jesus and Paul were top 8 in the 400; Joseph, Dustin, and Miles went 1-3 in the 1600 with Nathan also in the top 8, Travion, Austin, Ali'i, and Carson all took top 8 in the LJ; and Zach and Kash took top 8 in the HJ. Results

Hurricane Invite - Hey it was windy in Hurricane. But we did get two relays State Qualified: girls 4x400 and boys 4x800 teams. Despite not throwing out full teams and events, both boys and girls took 3rd showing our strength as a program. A few top results: Ashley 2nd and Jade 4th in the 100; Kwade 6th in the 100 and 5th in the 200; Tori 4th in the 100h; Jade 6th and Elsie 8th in the 400; Avery won the 800 with Vanessa 6th and Sariah 7th; Elliot 4th in the 800; Tevye won the 1600; Mason also won the 1600 with Nate 3rd and Bender 4th; Will was 7th in the 3200; Mailey won the disc and so did Ethan and he also took 2nd with a SB (Season's Best) in the shot put; Brock took 7th in the javelin; Claire was 6th in the long jump and she took 3rd in the high jump; Tori won the high jump; and Zach hit an 8th place tying make in the high jump;  The 2025 Performance Chart probably won't change much because everything was wind aided (or hurt), but we'll take a look at it and see if there are any changes. Results  

Youth Program:

We are encouraging those who want to participate in a youth track program to join Velocity Kids. Full Youth Schedule (on third page):

Wednesday, April 16th (Enterprise High) - 5:00pm (reg. 4:00p)

Tuesday, April 22nd (Pine View High) - 5:00pm (reg. 4:30p)

Wednesday, April 23rd (Hurricane High) - (reg. 4:30p)

Schedule for the Week: 

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - Dixie Invite / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (White, Black and Silver), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a short run and weights (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:40a), Fri am - 6:00a (everyone), Saturday - at Dixie or on own / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Sat - Dixie Invite
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday & Sat - Dixie Invite

Upcoming Events: 

Wednesday 4/9 - JV @ Dixie 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at 12:25p, MS out at 12:25 bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Friday & Saturday 4/11 & 4/12 - Dixie Invite 2:00p & 9:00a. Bus Info: Fri - HS right at end of school, MS out at 12:25 / Sat - bus leaves from the HS at 7:45a. Schedule We know there is a dance this weekend, please plan your best to be at the meet, you'll be able to leave when you've finished your events!

Wednesday 4/16 - JV @ Crimson 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at 12:25p, MS out at 12:25 bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Tuesday 4/22 - YOUTH MEET @ PVHS 5:00p. Everyone expected to help!

Friday & Saturday 4/25 & 4/26 - Crimson Invite 2:00p & 9:00a. Bus Info: Fri - HS right at end of school, MS out at 12:25 / Sat - bus leaves from the HS at 7:45a. Schedule 

Wednesday 4/30 - JV Region @ SUU 2:00p. Bus Info: leaving PV at TBA, MS out at TBA bus will come pick you up. Schedule

Saturday 5/10 - Ironman Volunteer 9:00a-4:00p'ish. Sign up! We need your help.

And also good luck to the crew that is headed down to Arcadia this weekend: Bridger in the Rated 3200; Kyle, Carter, Jake, and Bridger in the Invite 4x800; Tevye, Ashley, Avery, and Emmalee in the Open Distance Medley; and Ashley in the Open 100 and 200.