May 11 - 16 STATE WEEK! ***Updated w/ 2026 Performance Chart and State Itinerary***

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***UPDATES*** 

Performance Chart / State Itinerary

Double Region Champs! Pine View is the Best in the World... not just because we won, but because how our TEAM did it - stepping up and filling in for injuries, competing in a load of events and not complaining, getting out and supporting teammates, and showing up and cheering even if you weren't competing. Very proud of all of you.

Heading into State: there is a lot more uncertainty than ever before about competing at State. If you hit your auto-SQ you are in! Others of you are going to make it by being in the top of non-qualifier marks (that 24, 27, 28, 32 number of qualifiers). And some of you are going to be alternates and may get bumped into the meet up there at state (those who are close should be ready to run; for example, if we have a runner who is number 34 in the 800, which takes 32, they should warm with the team and be ready to roll, then report to the bullpen and see if anyone scratches, and you may get bumped in - we know that isn't super ideal, but it does give you a possibility to compete). We'll know a bit more on Monday after everything is set on Sunday night, then as the week goes on and scratches are made as well. We will be leaving on Thursday at lunch, SO EVERYONE MUST HAVE ALL THEIR SCHOOL STUFF DONE: TESTS TAKEN, ASSIGNMENTS IN, ALL GOOD.

2026 Schedule

General Schedule for the Week:

•  Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Weds pm - 3:00p (everyone) / AM - on own / this week's workouts 
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Weds - 3:00p  (everyone)
• Throwers: Mon-Weds - 3:00p (everyone)

Upcoming Events: 

Fri-Sat 5/15-16 - State Championships @ BYU (Qualifiers). 7:00a'ish (Fri/Sat). Bus times and itinerary TBA (we will be leaving Thursday after school and returning Saturday after the meet). 

Quote of the Week - 

"Steph Curry intentionally smiled before shooting clutch free throws. Eliud Kipchoge smiled in the final miles of the marathon. They're sending signals to their brain. They may be nervous or hurting. But it's okay. They enjoy this. It's a challenge. Embrace it." 

- Steve Magness

We want to continue the theme we were talking about last week with being able to help your perform your best, especially when you get nervous and the stage gets big. Magness' stories of Curry and Kipchoge (two of the greatest big-game performers of all-time) is backed by science. He says, "researchers found that smiling while running gave a 2.8% boost in efficiency. While other work found that smiling during a stressful task drops heart rate recovery... laughter reduces stress hormones, regulates emotions, and increases blood flow to the prefrontal cortex." When you smile, your brain reads the smile and thinks, "I guess we're not dying." As you prep this week for State, in your visualization, and your workouts, take a little time to smile. Smile about your growth; smile about your opportunities; smile about your teammates; smile about what is to come. And when we compete this weekend, smile some more and enjoy all that you and your TEAM have and will accomplish!

Race Reports - 

Region: Congrats again on winning the TEAM double! Second time in 3 years for PV, but it doesn't happen that often. We got a new State Q from Travion in the long jump, and Kiera hit her second All-Time Utah Record this year - this time in the Shot Put, the first girl over 50 feet in Utah history! Overall we hit 23 PRs and 9 Season's Bests. The boys 181 points was a nearly 100 point victory over 2nd place and showed a total team effort: We were led by 1st in the 4x800 and 4x400 and 3rds in the 4x100 and 4x200. Individually, Ethan took 2nd in the disc, 3rd in the jav, and was Region Champ in the shot; Trevor was a 2 time Region Champ winning the 3200 and the 1600; Benji earned a Region Champ in the 800 and took 2nd in the 3200; Mason took 3rd in the 3200 and 2nd in the 1600; Travion was 2nd with his lj; Brock was 2nd in the jav; Brennan took 5th in the 1600 and 6th in the 3200; Paul earned 3rd in the lj and 8th in the hj; Elliot was 4th in the 1600 and 7th in the 800; Ben took 3rd in the 1600; Carter B. was 3rd in the 400; Nate took 7th in both the 3200 and 1600; Porter G. was 5th in the jav; Kyle 5th in the 800; Colby 6th in the lj; Bender 6th in the 400; Carter R. 6th in the 800; Buns 8th in the 3200; Josiah 8th in the 400; and Tyler 8th in the jav. The girls won their 4th straight Region Title by stepping up and supporting each other: Our 4x400 put the icing on the title with a first place finish, and we also got solid points from the 3rd place 4x800 and 4th place 4x200; Kiera was Region Champ in all three throws; Tev took 2nd in the 3200 and 800, and was Region Champ in the 1600; Mailey took 3rd in the shot and 2nd in the disc, Sariah placed 7th in the 800, 5th in the 3200, and 4th in the 1600; Naomi was 5th in the 100 and 3rd in the 200 (setting a PV Freshman record in the process); Elin took 7th in the 3200 and 3rd in the 1600; Nely earned 7th in the javelin and 6th in both the shot and discus; Piper took 6th in the jav; and Mia took 7th in the 300h. 

Our combined score of 313 dominated the meet as the 2nd best combined score was 197. Truly a testament to how far our TEAM has come this year and how much you are all willing to come together for each other.

Youth Track - Look for information coming soon about our SUMMER RUNNING CLUB - It will be held on Mondays during the summer at Washington Elementary from 8:30a-9:45a. We focus on being active through running, games, and developing leadership skills. Open to all upcoming K-8th graders.

May 4 - 9 Region Week!

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We know it's not over, but we want to give a huge thanks for such a great season. It has been a lot of fun, and we are excited to see where we grow from here.

As Region coaches, we have been working on trying to increase the number of entries we have at the Region meet this week. We know this isn't ideal, but we haven't received any official word yet on if this will happen. We are hoping for 8 spots / event. We might get 6. It may stay at 4. And we might not know this until Tuesday night. Yikes... If you might possibly fill into this expanded roster of spots for Region, please keep coming to practice. Although it is hard to plan since we don't know, the one thing we do know for sure is - if you don't come to practice, you won't be participating at Region. So let's see you there Monday and Tuesday. Plus, we want everyone (whether you are competing or not) to come support the team on Wednesday and Thursday at the Region meet at SC.

2026 Schedule

General Schedule for the Week:

•  Distance Crew: PM - Mon and Tues pm - 3:00p (everyone), Weds and Thurs pm - Region or on own, Fri pm - after school (everyone) / AM - Mon am - 6:30a (for anyone who thinks they might have a race at Region), Tues am -  6:30a (short run and yoga for anyone who thinks they might have a race at Region), Weds and Thurs am - on own, Fri am - off, Saturday - time and location TBA / this week's workouts 
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Tues - 3:00p (everyone), Weds-Thurs - Region, Fri - TBA
• Throwers: Mon-Tues - 3:00p (everyone), Weds-Thurs - Region, Fri - TBA

Upcoming Events: 

Tues 5/5 - 2026-'27 Physical Night at PVHS. Plan on getting your physicals for next year. 5:30-7:30p.

Weds-Thurs 5/6-7 - Region 9 Championships @ Snow Canyon HS(Varsity). 4:00p (both days). NO BUS. 

Fri-Sat 5/15-16 - State Championships @ BYU (Qualifiers). 7:00a'ish (Fri/Sat). Bus times and itinerary TBA (we will be leaving Thursday after school and returning Saturday after the meet). 

Quote of the Week - 

"The world's best performers feel exactly what you feel before a big moment. The same racing heart, jittery hands, and head full of doubts. Research shows they've trained a different relationship. One founded not on eliminating them or calming down... but on shifting the interpretation." 

- Steve Magness

This season (or many seasons for some of you) has been a great journey. And we are excited to see what you can make of it as we head into Region and State! But for many of us that excitement is met with a lot of anxiety about performance. This quote by Steve Magness carries a lot of weight. Most of us probably think that the greats don't feel those same nerves and scaredness that we do before we step onto the line or into the ring. But the reality is they do, research proves it. Research also shows that elites see nerves as a way for the body to get ready for the demands about to put on it. However, non-elites more often interpret nerves as a threat that ends up wrecking their performance (they saw it as a sign that they weren't ready). Even tell yourself (or having someone tell you) to calm down isn't effective - in fact it often backfires. Saying 'calm down" makes us believe that were are doing something wrong and need to get rid of the nervous signals. Instead of calming down, what we should do is check in with the signals, recognize that they are there and that you body is providing those because it is excited for a big moment. So acknowledge you are excited (in fact saying "I'm excited" has been shown to be the #1 approach to helping your body actually get ready to perform well). So, again, acknowledge that you are excited. Next, stand upright and tall, these changes in body posture physically help you prepare and send signals to the mind that you are in control not the nerves. Then smile, joke, and laugh with friends and competitors instead of isolating and shrinking away. Next, acknowledge that it will be hard but you have put in the hard work and are prepared. All these steps help you label the feelings and tame them as you say what you are feeling and experiencing the emotions for what they are there to prepare you for. And finally, go preform to the best of your abilities for the day. 

Use these steps to help your perform better in stressful and nervous settings like these last couple meets. Let's have a fun championship season and go take what we (each of us individually and as a TEAM) have earned!

Race Reports - 

JV Region: Our JV season finished up with the JV championships on Tuesday. Our team did great and put up a lot of great marks: the boys took 2nd and the girls placed 6, we hit 42 new PRs, 7 Season's Bests, and 1 new State Qualifiers. Our JV medalists included: Porter R 3rd in both hurdles and 5th in the high jump; Ben B 1st 1600; Bender 1st 800; Ali'i 5th 110h and 6th javelin; Carter R 2nd 1600; Carson 2nd 800; Taite 3rd jav; Kyle 3rd 1600; Bennett 4th 300h; Buns 3rd 800; Brennan 4th 1600; Mckay 5th 300h; Nate 4th 800; Colby 5th long jump; Nathan 5th 1600; Joseph 6th 800; Cooper 6th hj; Canyon 7th jav; Natalie 4th jav; Andi 2nd 800; Lyndie 7th in the 1600 and 8th in the 800; and Claire 5th in the 800. Congrats to Naomi on her 100 SQ! 

SUU Invite: Part of the Varsity team went to SUU over the weekend and represented PV very well. The boys took 7th and the girls took 8th with 30PRs and 2 new SBs. Congrats to Colebin for hitting the 200 SQ. Some of our top marks were PRs from Hunter in the 1600; Bender in the 200; Carter B in the 100 and 200; Mckay in both hurdles; Kyler in the shot and discus; Porter G and Tyler's big jav throws that move them into potential qualifying position; Travion's 100 and 200; Colby 200; Porter R discus; Ali'i both hurdles; Josiah 200; Nely's excellent disc throw; Mia in the 100, 200, and steeple (!); Payton H 100, 200, Naomi 100; Ole 100; Sydney's steeple, and Karissa in the 100.

BYU Invite: A small crew went up to BYU and showed out very well for Pine View. Boys took 18th with a 2nd place finish and SCHOOL RECORD from the 4x800 of Trevor, Elliot, Benji, and Mason; Ethan's very solid weekend of 6th in the disc and 7th in the shot; and Mason's 7th place finish in the 800. The girls took 5th with Tevye's 4th in the 800; Mailey's 3rd in the discus; and Kiera's huge weekend of 1st - 1st in the javelin, 1st in the shot put, and 1st in the discus where she first broke her own 4A STATE RECORD, then broke the ALL-TIME STATE RECORD, then ended the meet by demolishing her own new record with another ALL-TIME STATE RECORD. These feats earned her the Field Athlete of the Meet! 

Athletes of the Week - Teammates chose Lyndie, Austin, and Matthew as Athletes of the Week this past week. Three hard workers, great teammates, and leaders.

Youth Track - Look for information coming soon about our SUMMER RUNNING CLUB - It will be held on Mondays during the summer at Washington Elementary from 8:30a-9:45a. We focus on being active through running, games, and developing leadership skills. Open to all upcoming K-8th graders.