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.

April 27 - May 2

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Hey I got some of the pics up. Not all; and I didn't have a chance to organize them, but take a look at the 2026 pics.

2026 Schedule

General Schedule for the Week:

•  Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own / AM - Mon am - 6:15a for those assigned (this is a little changed from what we discussed... workout will be in the pm), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am -  6:15a for those assigned (this is a little changed from what we discussed... workout will be in the pm)(all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (everyone), Saturday - at meet or on own / this week's workouts 
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - at meet
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - at meet

Upcoming Events: 

Tues 4/28 - JV Region @ Cedar (JV). 2:00p. Excused times and bus TBA (around lunch)

Fri-Sat 5/1-2 - SUU Invite (Varsity). 1:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). Excused times and bus TBA

Fri-Sat 5/1-2 - BYU Invite (invited Varsity). 7:00a (Fri/Sat).  Excused times and bus TBA (we will be leaving Thursday after school and returning Saturday after the meet - itinerary coming soon - probably a similar crew that went to Arcadia) 

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

Quote of the Week - 

"Every breakthrough is a mixture of belief and progress." 

- Steve Magness

Maybe only us distance nerds know this, but... one of the greatest human achievements of all-time took place Sunday morning in London - Sebastian Sawe became the first human to run a record-eligible (meaning not aided) sub two-hour marathon (and another guy was only a few seconds behind him and also broke 2:00!). Guys, this really is an unbelievable achievement. But it isn't something that came out of nowhere. And that's what we can learn from this. The great marathoner Eluid Kipchoge said, "No human is limited." And this is so true. Each of us (even here on the Pine View High School Track and Field team) have unlimited potential. Each of us can accomplish so very much... And then together - Wow! Together, we can do it all. Magness continues, "It takes folks daring to see what's possible, surrounding themselves with a quality team and doing the work to give themselves a shot. You've got to bet on yourself in a big way. When asked whether he believed he could run a sub 2-hour marathon before the race, Sawe answered with one word: 'Yes'." Over the last few years, we have been able to witness and be a part of many of the greatest athletic achievements in the history of our school (and even the State). We have surrounded ourselves with an unbelievable team of athletes, coaches, parents, and support; many of you are working day-in and day-out to give yourself the opportunity to do amazing things. The final step is a question: Do you dare to see what is possible? Are you willing to bet on yourself and your teammates in a "big way"? When the answer is "YES!" let's all go do it TOGETHER! Pine View is the BEST IN THE WORLD!

Race Reports - 

JV @ Crimson: JV crew continues to show great growth. A lot of PRs and Season's Bests as we head into our last couple meets: Joseph in the 1600, Bender 100, AB 110h and 300h, Carter B. 300h, Mckay 400, Porter G jav, Travion 400, Walker 110h, Matt disc, Cooper 110h and LJ, Ian 800, Raine 200, Porter R. disc, Finn 1600, Carson 800, Ali'i 110h, Josiah 200 and 400, Buns 800, Jeric 800, Charles 200, Addilyn 1600, Mia shot, Lyndie 1600, Julia 100h, Samantha 1600, Kloie 1600, Ella disc, Mia 300h, Katie 800, Rylee 1600, Sydney 1600, Claire 1600, Jada 1600, Jenevieve 100, and Ember 1600. Great job everyone! 

Crimson Invite: Very good week for the Varsity as well. The guys won for the third time this season and the girls ended up just one point off first (scoring had a flaw in Sporttrax that makes the scores that are showing off a little). We hit 34 PRs, 12 Season's Bests and a few new qualifiers. A big 800 crew hit their SQ: Avery and Emmalee for the girls, and Benji, Elliot, Kyle, and Ben for the boys. Naomi earned her SQ in the 200. She also helped the girls 4x100 (along with Mia, Payton, and Ashley) get their SQ. And we also had two new School Records: congrats to Tevye on being the first PV girl to go sub 5:00 in the 1600 with her 4:58 victory, and to Kiera on breaking a long-standing javelin record formerly held by Olympian Tiffany Lott.

Utah High School Decathlon: Congrats to Porter R who went up to Viewmont and competed in the Decathlon. This is a huge test of athleticism. And even though he had never competed in a Decathlon (in fact, he had never competed in some of the events like the pole vault and 1500), Porter went up and did awesome and represented PV very well.

Athletes of the Week - Teammates chose Mason, Mailey, and Cooper as Athletes of the Week this past week. Three great examples of hard work and being awesome teammates.

Youth Track - Thanks for everyone's help at the Youth Meet. Many, many comments were made about how ours' is the best of all the kids meets... of course it is. We are Pine View and Pine View is the BEST IN THE WORLD!

April 20 - 25

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2026 Schedule

General Schedule for the Week:

•  Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own / AM - Mon am - 6:00a for those competing Varsity only this week*, 6:15a for those competing JV (white, black, silver; no maroon), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:00a for those competing Varsity only this week*, 6:15a for those competing JV (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a, Varsity yoga after pm run), Fri am - 6:15a run (everyone), Saturday - at meet or on own / this week's workouts *Trevor, Mason, Ben, Carter, Kyle, Elliot, Jake, Benji, Emm, Avery, Sariah, Tevye, Elin, Andi, Vanessa
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - at meet
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - at meet

Upcoming Events: 

Tues 4/21 - JV @ Crimson (JV). 2:00p. Excused times 12:30p. No Bus 

Weds 4/22 - YOUTH MEET @ PV after our practice. Everyone needs to stay and help 4:30-7:00p.

Fri-Sat 4/24-25 - Crimson Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). No Bus 

Tues 4/28 - JV Region @ Cedar (JV). 2:00p. Excused times and bus TBA

Fri-Sat 5/1-2 - SUU Invite (Varsity). 1:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). Excused times and bus TBA

Fri-Sat 5/1-2 - BYU Invite (invited Varsity). 7:00a (Fri/Sat).  Excused times and bus TBA (we will be leaving Thursday after school and returning Saturday after the meet - itinerary coming soon - probably a similar crew that went to Arcadia) 

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

Quote of the Week - 

"I have so much more respect for the person that will push it. Even if they blow up trying. It's so much more meaningful to push your limits and find where that line is. You don't find that by just sitting around and waiting for someone to take things. You got to go to the front front and make something happen. Most people wait for evidence before they believe in themselves. I just decided to believe in myself first, believe that I would be the best and kind of let the proof come after." 

- Tayvon Kitchen 

Some of you don't know this guy. He was a high school superstar and this past XC season was the top freshman in the NCAA XC Championships after taking the lead for a time. I love his attitude. How are you going to accomplish amazing things if you don't ever go for it? At this point in the season, each of you have put in the work and are ready to break through. So go take it!

Race Reports - 

JV @ Dixie: Our JV crew is really coming along well. Another win the for the boys crew this week. We hit 40 PRs and 3 Season Bests. A few standouts: Porter G with 2nd place in 110h, discus, javelin, and a 5th in long jump; Bennett taking 3rd in both hurdles; Will winning the 1600; Ali'i 5th in the 110h, 4th in the LJ, and 8th in the javelin; Mckay 7th in the 110h and 2nd in the 300h; Bender winning the 800; Cooper 4th in the 110h and 6th in the LJ; Buns 2nd in the 800; Liam O. 2nd in the 3200; Carson 3rd in the 800; Malosi 3rd in the LJ; Jeric 3rd in the javelin and Taite in 4th; Brennan 5th in the 800; Walker 6th in the 300h; Nathan 6th in the 800; Hudson 7th in the 1600; Miles 7th in the 800; Travion 7th in the 200; and Paul 8th in the 1600(!); Andi took 2nd in the 800 and Lyndie took 6th; and Karissa took 6th in the LJ.

Dixie Invite: Another sweep of the team titles for PV! We added to our SQ list with Jake in the 800, Kiera in the javelin, Elliot in the 1600, and both the 4x400 and 4x200 for the boys, Tevye and Emmalee in the 3200, Ashley in the 200 and 400, and the girls 4x400. We also had a lot of scorers and medalists: Jake, Elliot, Carter and Kyle went 2, 3, 4, 6 in the 800; the boys relays all scored with the 4x800 winning with a Season's Best, the 4x400 took 2nd, 4x200 was 4th, and 4x100 was 8th; Mason had a great weekend with a 2nd place and nice PR in the 1600 and the win in the 3200; Ethan won the disc and took 2nd in the shot; Benji took 3rd in the 1600 and 5th in the 3200; Trevor took 3rd in the 3200; Elliot's 1600 placed him 4th; Travion was 7th in the LJ; and Carter's 1600 was 8th; Kiera was a three time winner in the jav, shot, and disc; Tevye won both the 1600 and 3200; Mailey was runner up in the disc and shot; Avery was 4th in the 1600 and 2nd in the 3200; our girls 4x400 took first; Ashley was 2nd in the 100; and Sariah was 7th in the 3200.

Alumni Report - Trey ran a very nice 5000 for UVU down in California with a PR time of 14:22. Tori is back competing for Idaho State and hit a PR in her HJ; and Colton had a solid discus and shot put for SUU.

Athletes of the Week - Teammates chose Ethan, Mia, and Jake as Athletes of the Week this past week for their commitment to team, pushing at practice, and improvement in performance. 

Youth Track - This Track and Field Skills Camp for 6th-8th graders 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. Skills camp will participate in their own workouts any days of the week from 3:00-4:30p. Spread the word to those who might want to participate. This week we host our Youth Meet on Wednesday after practice. Registration is a 4:30p and races/events start at 5:00p. Cost is $1/event. Grades K-8th (remember HS team, we need you to stay and help).

April 13 - 18

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2026 Schedule

We continue to build on our great season. We talked a little last week about where we are sitting as far as Region and State. Our team is really doing well and are in position to accomplish some great things. We did give that challenge to get out a couple more athletes who might make a difference. And we also challenge you to really step up your own commitment and see what you can do to help your team. So stay on top of those grades (or let's get them up right now, so we aren't stressing later); commit to healthy habits in eating, sleep, and mental care (including limiting our phone time); and work on bringing in a positive attitude.

General Schedule for the Week:

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (White, Black, Silver expected), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (everyone), Saturday - at meet or on own / this week's workouts / 2026 XC Captain applications can be picked up from Coach Holt. They are due Wednesday.
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - at meet
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - at meet

Upcoming Events: 

Tues 4/14 - help at Riverside. 11:00a-1:00p

Tues 4/14 - JV @ Dixie (JV). 2:00p. Excused times 12:30p. No Bus 

Fri-Sat 4/17-18 - Dixie Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). No bus. This is also the day of a dance. PLEASE PLAN YOUR DAY ACTIVITIES TO BE AT THE MEET. Then you can go do your dance stuff when your events are complete.

Tues 4/21 - JV @ Crimson (JV). 2:00p. Excused times 12:30p. No Bus 

Weds 4/22 - YOUTH MEET @ PV after our practice. Everyone needs to stay and help 4:30-7:00p.

Fri-Sat 4/24-25 - Crimson Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). No bus. 

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

Quote of the Week - 

"It's not what happened to you that matters most. It's how you explain it to yourself." - Steve Magness

Obviously, we focus all our quotes and stuff on track and field, but we hope you find ways to implement all this to every aspect of your life. A few of you may go on to be State Champs, compete collegiately, and maybe even do something at the professional level of this sport, but everyone of you will be going through a lot of things in life - and hopefully, something we learn here can resonate with us. So with that in mind, back to the quote... Magness says that the stories we tell ourselves shape how we see the world, how we perform in it, and and we think we are capable of next. This means that when we look at our stories as events of growth and redemption we are more resilient, less depressed, and find more meaning in life. Our brains then use these stories to respond to the next event. So if we see ourselves as competitors, resilient, learning through struggles, and we are optimistic toward the future, we can set ourselves up for more of these thoughts in the future. Think about this as you face pressure (a race, a test) with calm and a positive attitude. Think about this when you are reacting to a disappointing result (a bad race or workout, an injury, a break-up, a bad grade). The experience of stress can be seen as a challenge that can be worked through in a positive way instead of a threat. "Change the story, and you change what you are capable of."

Race Reports - 

JV @ Hurr: The JV crew continues to impress. At Hurricane, we had 48 new Personal Records (hey we found the PR Candy Bucket, so PR Candy Bars are coming for a bunch of you!). We also had 3 new Season Records. The boys 2nd and the girls 6th. Some notable achievements: Porter G. with a 1st (jav), 2nd (110 h), 3rd (LJ), and 4th (discus); Ali'i with 3 top 5 finishes; Bennett a 3rd and 4th between the two hurdles; Carson with a sub 5:00 1600 win; 2nd places from Cooper, Jeric, and Liam O. in their events; 3rd places from Will, Zach, and Taite in their events; Ashley ran her first 400 of the year; Katie won the 800; Mia B. 4th in the shot; and Ella 7th in the jav.

Hurricane Invite: With a split squad for the varsity, we hit 18 PRs and 6 SRs at Hurricane. Brennan took 3rd in the 1600; Buns was 6th in the 800; Carson won the Open heat of the 800; Paul 5th in the LJ; Colebin 5th in the 200; Trae 8th in the LJ; Ella took 2nd in the shot with a nice PR putting her in the mix for a State Q; Nely had a nice meet to take 4th in jav and 7th in shot; Mia H. was 4th in the 300h; Julia 5th in the 100h; and Ole took 8th in the HJ.

Arcadia: Some of our teammates headed down to California for the prestigious Arcadia Invite. Our relays did well: the girls 4x800 dropped our SCHOOL RECORD down to 9:22, and the 4x1600 ran another SCHOOL RECORD; the boys Distance Medley Relay set a new SCHOOL RECORD as well. Ashley has a good 100 and 400; our girls DMR and boys 4x800s also ran very well. The biggest stars of the meet were the PV throws crew: Ethan had a tremendous meet. He threw great in the shot, and his disc was tremendous - he threw a 20' PR to win the Rising Stars division, which put him into the Open division which he also won, then advanced to the Invite division and set another new PR (just a foot shy of our school record). Mailey set a huge PR as well in her Discus to win the Open division and earn herself a spot in the Invite section where she once again threw well. Kiera continued the Disc dominance with another SCHOOL RECORD (which would be an new State Record as well if it was thrown in-state) to take 3rd place in the Invite. Then in her Shot she threw well and took 2nd place in the Invite.

Alumni Report - Both Bridger and Jessica ran the Mile for their respective teams at the Weber State meet this week. It's awesome to see our Panther athletes pushing at the next level. As we heard with Coach Thompson's visit this past week, there are a lot of opportunities for you to move into collegiate athletics for those that want to step it up.

Athletes of the Week - Teammates chose Ole, Ben, and Carter B. as Athletes of the Week this past week for their commitment to team, pushing at practice, and improvement in performance. 

Youth Track - This Track and Field Skills Camp for 6th-8th graders 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. Skills camp will participate in their own workouts any days of the week from 3:00-4:30p. Spread the word to those who might want to participate.

April 6 - 11

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2026 Schedule

General Schedule for the Week: (we will hold team practice Monday at 3:00p)

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own or at meet / AM - Mon am - on own for those who have a double, Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:00a (everyone), Saturday - at meet or on own / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - talk with event coach
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - talk with event coach

Upcoming Events: 

Weds 4/8 - JV @ Hurr (JV). 2:00p. Excused times HS at lunch, MS at noon. Everyone MUST take the bus: HS bus at 11:50a, MS at noon.

Fri-Sat 4/10-11 - Hurr Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). Excused times TBA. Everyone MUST take the bus (bus times TBA)

Tues 4/14 - JV @ Dixie (JV). 2:00p. Excused times 12:30p. No Bus 

Fri-Sat 4/17-18 - Dixie Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). No bus. This is also the day of a dance. PLEASE PLAN YOUR DAY ACTIVITIES TO BE AT THE MEET. Then you can go do your dance stuff when your events are complete.

Quote of the Week - 

"One the greatest competitive advantages is having fun." - Brad Stulberg

Society often romanticizes the athlete that is ultra-competitive, the athlete that is fueled by anger and resentment. Why? It creates a great story - "Athlete A never sleeps, never goes out, never smiles... he just works out driven by a desire to become the greatest and crush his competition." Now, sometimes you do have to flip the switch and really get after it. Nonetheless, Stulberg tells us, "...the truth is that if you're not having fun, you aren't going to last long at whatever it is you do, and you certainly won't get the best out of yourself. Not every day has to be great, but you've got to learn to find joy in the totality of the journey. There's this foolish misnomer that you either have to be full of intensity or full of joy. But that's nonsense. Joy and intensity, struggle and fun, can coexist, and in the best performers, they ... always do."

Alumni Report - Trey ran the 10,000 on the track for the first time and said he had a great learning experience running the 25 laps in 30:55. Colton took 8th in the Shot for SUU at the UNLV meet throwing 48'

Athletes of the Week - Congrats to Brennan, Naomi, and Ella for being chosen by their teammates as Athletes of the Week. All three bring an awesome attitude, are great teammates, and work hard every day.   

Youth Track - This Track and Field Skills Camp for 6th-8th graders 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. Skills camp will participate in their own workouts any days of the week from 3:00-4:30p. Spread the word to those who might want to participate.

March 30 - April 4

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2026 Schedule

General Schedule for the Week: (No school Friday! No meets this week)

• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs pm - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - on own / AM - Mon am - 6:15a (White, Black, Silver expected), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (White, Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (White & Black expected, Silver optional, No Fresh, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - on own (everyone), Saturday - 8:00a Sullivan (everyone) / this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - talk with event coach
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - talk with event coach

Upcoming Events: 

Weds 4/8 - JV @ Hurr (JV). 2:00p. Excused times TBA. Everyone MUST take the bus (bus times TBA)

Fri-Sat 4/10-11 - Hurr Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). Excused times TBA. Everyone MUST take the bus (bus times TBA)

Tues 4/14 - JV @ Dixie (JV). 2:00p. Excused times 12:30p. No Bus 

Fri-Sat 4/17-18 - Dixie Invite (Varsity). 2:00p (Fri) / 9:00a (Sat). No bus. This is also the day of a dance. PLEASE PLAN YOUR DAY ACTIVITIES TO BE AT THE MEET. Then you can go do your dance stuff when your events are complete.

Quote of the Week - 

"Raise the floor. Don't focus on the ceiling. When it comes to performance, our average days matter more than our best." - Steve Magness

This was our message to a lot of you at the meet. Whether it was because you are seeing your performance improve or you feel like you are kind of stuck in a place, understanding the idea that your floor is much more important than your ceiling will really help your performance. Here's an example: An athlete hits a great mark (a PR, a SQ, or even a State Record). The next meet, what does he/she expect? Probably that they will go out and break that mark. But the reality is that that rarely happens. Instead maybe the mark is a bit below the new best (but still good). And the next week maybe they hit a similar "good" mark, but we feel like we are failing. Sometimes we get in our head and get down that we aren't hitting PRs all the time and aren't having great meets. The truth, however, is the exact opposite. You are having good meets; you've just raised the floor on your performance. Now you keep hitting marks that are solid with consistency. And with hard work, confidence, bravery, consistency, good positive thoughts and belief, and the support of teammates and coaches, you are going to hit another breakthrough when the time is right. And when you do that, you'll hit something big... and then raise the floor again for your next breakthrough. Important things to remember when you feel stuck: You are raising the floor and that is setting you up for great things; it is important to keep positive (your thinking affects everything); keep being consistent (use the new floor as a platform for your next big breakthrough); no one expects you to PR every single time (if it was that easy then it wouldn't be a big deal when you do it); surround yourself with teammates, coaches, and family members that support you no matter what you achieve on the track/field (we all love you no matter what you do/don't achieve, because everyone of you is more that just a track time or field mark - you are amazing people who are learning, growing, supporting each other, and working toward becoming your best self).

Race Reports:

JV @ Desert Hills - A very good JV showing this week. We had 66 PRs and an additional 10 Season's Bests. The boys won the meet and the girls took 4th. Some of our notable scorers: Porter G. won the LJ and Jav, Will won the 1600, Carson won the 800, and Mia won the 300h. Something we want to bring up... We have solid turnout to practice by the JV crew in the days before the meet, but the rest of the week is often pretty scarce. We want you at practice. The team needs you at practice. Everything we accomplish as a team is because we are all a team together. Whether you are a state record holder or just trying track for the first time, you are a member of the Pine View Track and Field Team, and we need you around. Please make it your expectation to be at practice every day.

Desert Hills Invite - Panther Track and Field is starting to roll. Both the boys and girls teams won the meet and set some more great marks. We had 42 PRs, 26 Season's Best, and new State Qs: the girls 4x200, Trevor and Mason in the 800, Tevye and Sariah in the 1600, Tevye and Emm in the 400, Ashley in the 100, and Ole in the High Jump. And another huge congrats is in order for Kiera. This week she broke the nearly 35 year State Record in the discus! We are really proud of the progress that everyone is making and the team is making together. When we support each other, when we sacrifice for each other, we accomplish great things together.

Alumni Report - Trey and Bridger ran for UVU up at their home meet. Bridger had a solid 800 and Trey a good 1500. And Colton (competing at the same meet) had a good disc and shot for SUU.

Athletes of the Week - We had a big group to catch up from the last few weeks: Benji, Tev, Elin, Payton W., Liam W., Paul, Jeric, Colby, and Kiera were all recognized for their hard work, great leadership, and being awesome teammates!  

Youth Track - This Track and Field Skills Camp for 6th-8th graders 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. Skills camp will participate in their own workouts any days of the week from 3:00-4:30p. Spread the word to those who might want to participate.

May 9-14

It's not over 'til it's over and all sorts of other idioms... Here's the two big weeks we've been working toward as a team. And, like life, they have arrived with some ups and downs in the last few weeks. Nonethless, now is the time to go do great things and achieve all that we have worked so hard as a team and individually. Two important announcements for the upcoming days:

• Those interested in XC we will have our introduction Athlete-Parent Meeting Monday, May 9th at 5:00p in the lecture hall at PV - SPREAD THE WORD
• Physicals for next year will be held Tuesday, May 10th at PV. Cost $20. Please plan on getting your physical for next year at this time (for all sports)

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and finalize Region plans
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon & Tues - 3:00p (everyone), Weds-Thurs - at Region (JV get run in on own), Fri - at 12:45p (everyone) / AM - Mon - 6:00a, Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (No JV), Saturday - 8:00a Sullivan - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon & Tues - 3:00p, Weds-Thurs - at Region, Fri - at 12:45p 
• Throwers: Mon & Tues - 3:00p, Weds-Thurs - at Region, Fri - at 12:45p 

Upcoming Events: 

Schedule correction... Varsity Region will be held at Crimson (not DH as stated on the schedule)

Weds-Thurs 5/11-12 - Region Championships @ Crimson 5:00p. Bus times to be announced

Fri-Sat 5/20-21 - State Championships @ BYU we will be leaving on Thursday. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending.

Race Report:

JV Region - We just want to say great job to all our JV athletes who finished up the season. It's a tough thing to keep coming out to practice and pushing yourself when you might not get much time at the invites and championship meets. But your efforts don't go unnoticed - you are a huge part of this team. Your effort, attitude, and hard work are the heart and soul of our program. And for those that are underclassmen, you are laying the foundation of future Varsity seasons with your perserverance. We're excited for you to come back next year, and we urge you to come get involved even in the winter if you're not in a winter sport. Rememeber, that many of our best track and field athletes spent time developing at the JV level before reaching the level they are at today.

At JV Region, we had many strong performances. Kyanne took 2nd in the 1600 and Jordyn set a PR to take 7th. Talmage took 5th in the boys 1600 and Evan went sub 5 for the first time. The girls 4x100 took 6th and the boys took 4th and 8th. Eva took 3rd in the 100h with a very solid time. Tyson took 3rd in the 110h and 2nd in the 300h, while Talmage took 8th. Elle won the 800 with Jordyn taking 3rd. In the 3200, Grant took 4th. Macy took 7th with her first 200 of the season. And Costa took 8th in his 200. The boys 4x400 took 4th. Brynlee S. was 4th in the HJ and Parker took 1st for the boys. Shan took 8th in the LJ. Brodie set a PR to take 2nd in the disc and Colton and Corbin took 4th and 6th. Abby was 7th in the javelin. Emma recorded the furthest disc throw on the day and recorded a very good PR. Brodie had the best jav throw and Seedar finished 7th. Throws crew dominance continued in the boys shot with Goerge in 10th, Corbin 8th, Brodie 7th, Colton 2nd, and Jeff taking the win with a huge PR and State Qualifying mark! The team scores were a little skewed because of some Varsity athletes competing to try and hit marks; no matter, PV did very well and showed we have a lot of depth and young athletes for the coming years. 

BYU Invite - This year, the Varsity took a full team to BYU for the first time in many years, and we did very well. Some of our top performers were Arden (PR in 100h 14th place, PR in 200 11th place, 6th place LJ), Brynlee (4th place in the 400, 17th in 200, ), Jade (SQ in 200), Abe (SQ in 200), Boys 4x800 (13th place), Zack (PR in 800), Girls 4x400 (12th place), Boys 4x400 (15th place), Tea (14th in shot with another PR), Galu (7th in shot also with another PR, 14th in disc), Jeffrey (12th in shot), TJ (11th in disc), and Sawyer (3rd in jav)

If you'd like to see how these performances stack up against various events and the last few years, take a look at the PV Performance Chart that uses a scale to rate performances across the different disciplines against each other.

Thought of the Week: "You don't have to swing the axe any harder, you just have to sharpen the blade."

-unkown

We all want to do our very best at the end of the season when we've worked so hard and are in great shape. It is because of this desire, however, that we sometimes don't reach our peak performance - we are trying SO hard, that we force things and overreach. At this time of the season, the work is really done. Now is the time to just sharpen up. You do that by keeping focused on the things that got you here: good sleep habits, eating and drinking healthy, being at practice, supporting teammates, trusting the workouts you have done for months will pay off now, and trusting your coaches and teammates. When you do these things, you don't have to force PRs, they will happen because you've done the work!

Youth Club Info: Please look for information to be coming out about our Summer Running Club and our PVXC Youngster Camp that we will host throughout the fall. Info will be posted in the next few weeks at pvxc.blogspot

Athletes of the Week: TBA

Sprint - 

K (J) i

P (S) h

Field -

F (S) g

E (S) m

Distance -

D (J) i

L (S) h

May 2-7 *Updated w/ BYU Itinerary*

Down to the end. Kinda hard to believe. Before we get to far into this, super important announcement: it is very important that everyone come to the team meeting Monday after school. Please spread the word to your teammates who might not see this for any reason. We will be finalizing BYU entries, getting signed up for JV Region, talking about who may be bumping up from JV to Varsity for Varsity region next week, and discussing our approaches to the end of the year. So those that have been injured, maybe missing a few practices, or whatever else... please be here (no one will be entered in JV Region or BYU that isn't in attendance). Other stuff - great job at the meets this weekend and thanks so much for everyone who stuck around and helped at the Youngsters Meet; it was a big one and we needed a lot of help. Also, JV Region has been changed to Crimson because of soccer playoffs. 

• Those interested in XC we will have our introduction Athlete-Parent Meeting next week, May 9th at 5:00p in the lecture hall at PV - SPREAD THE WORD
• Physicals for next year will be held Tuesday, May 10th at PV. Cost $20. Please plan on getting your physical for next year at this time (for all sports)

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and stuff
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon & Weds - 3:00p (everyone), Tues - JV at JV Region, Var at regular practice, Thurs-Fri - at BYU Invite / AM - Mon - 6:15a (No JV), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (No JV), Saturday - at meet or on own - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon & Weds - 3:00p (everyone), Tues - JV at JV Region, Var at regular practice, Thurs-Fri - at BYU Invite
• Throwers: Mon & Weds - 3:00p (everyone), Tues - JV at JV Region, Var at regular practice, Thurs-Fri - at BYU Invite

Upcoming Events: 

Tuesday 5/3 - JV Region @ Crimson 2:00p. Bus info: HS out at after lunch, bus comes at 12:30p, MS out at 12:30p

Fri-Sat 5/6-7 - BYU Invite see info below (qualifying athletes). Bus leaves PV at 2:30p on Thursday 5/5. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending.

Schedule correction... Varsity Region will be held at Crimson (not DH as stated on the schedule)

Tues-Weds 5/11-12 - Region Championships @ Crimson 5:00p. Bus times to be announced

Fri-Sat 5/20-21 - State Championships @ BYU we will be leaving on Thursday. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending. Here is the BYU Itinerary...

BYU Invite Info:

Here is the qualifying info for BYU Invite - BYU INFO. Somehow we have narrowed things down (the boys had 55 entries and the girls 42 that we had to narrow down to 25 each). The following athletes are being invited to attend (a few may be added - or subracted - based upon tomorrow's team meeting): Marcus M, Abe R, Nic Q, Turner W, Dom H, Zack DT, Trey D, TJ J, Galu A, Peter F, Payton C, Colton SF, Tyson D, Scott F, Sawyer W, Frank S, Brodie S, Jacob S, Tyson M, Diego A, Bridger J, Porter C, Caden N, Benson M, Brynlee J, Jade R, Arden L, Tori C, Adri B, Katie F, Kate J, Brooklyn H, Lauren R, Rachel M, Robin B, Isi S, Claire L, Brianna U, Macy B, Elle W, Jordyn A, Tea W. Hopefully I didn't miss anyone there - please shoot me a message with any questions or concerns.

JV State Info:

No new updates on this... We haven't got a much info on this (and this is the inaugural year of this meet), so here's what we know. Any JV athletes that would like to compete at a State meet just for JV athletes, there will be a meet up in Utah County somewhere around May 16-18th'ish. No exact date, times, or locations have been nailed down. We won't be able to travel to this as a team (you would need to arrange your own travel and overnight plans - if needed), but any interested JV athletes are welcome to continue to train with the team for this and we will sign you up. Please let the coaches know if you are interested.

Race Report:

Cedar JV - The weather held up pretty decent for a spring meet in Cedar and we had many great performances. In the 1600, Jordyn, Elle, and Laney all took top 8. Cayson ran the 110s for the first time this season and took 3rd. Quite a few of our sprinters hit PRs in the wind including Kandi and Kristel in the 100. Benson, Caden, Payton, and Shan took four of the top 8 spots in the guys 100. Our girls 4x100 team took 4th and the boys won. In the boys 400, Eli was back from injury to take 6th. Brynlee S. took 4th in the 300h. Elle (1st), Jordyn (2nd), and Lany also took top 8 in the 800. Carson took 8th for the boys. In the 3200 Grant and Westley took 2nd and 3rd. Brianna had a strong 200 to take 3rd. And Payton and Caden took top 8 in the boys 200. Brynlee S. took 6th in the high jump and Spencer and David tied for 8th for the boys. Shan and Seedar went 2, 4 in the jav. In the shot Colton, Corbin, Brodie went 1,2,3 and Ryder and George joined them in the top 8. Colton also won the disc with Brodie 3rd, Corbin 4th, and Ryder 7th. Chloe took 8th in the Shot for the girls. All together, the boys won the meet and the girls took 5th.

Cedar Invite - The Cedar Invite also went very well for our team. The boys took 2nd and the girls 3rd. Some top performances came from: both 4x800 teams won (with the boys earning their SQ), Arden took 4th in the 100h and earned a SQ, Brylee took 3rd in the 100 and earned a SQ, Jade took 5th in the 400 (with Macy and Claire 9th and 10th), Turner won the 400, Bentley took 8th in the 3200, Arden got a SQ in the 200 and Brynlee took 3rd, Turner took 2nd in the 200, Brook and Katie took 6th and 7th in the 800, Adri took 2nd in the 1600 and Kate and Brook were 3rd and 4th, Diego was 7th for the boys, Tori was 3rd in the hj, Trinity and Emma took 8th and 9th in the disc, Frank took 5th in the jav, Galu won the shot with Peter 3rd and Payton 6th and Colton 8th, Scott was 6th in the hj, Arden won the lj, Galu also won the disc with Peter 3rd and Payton 4th, Tea set another PR and took 4th in the shot.

If you'd like to see how these performances stack up against various events and the last few years, take a look at the PV Performance Chart that uses a scale to rate performances across the different disciplines against each other.

Athletes of the Week:

Sprint - 

Kristel (Junior) is at practice every day working hard and has continued to see improvement throughout the season leading to 2 PRs this week at Cedar JV.

Payton M (Soph) has worked back from an injury that delayed his season start and is running PRs each week.

Field -

Franklin (Soph) got a nice PR and earned a BYU spot in the jav at the Cedar Invite.

Emma (Senior) made finals in the disc at Cedar.

Distance -

Diego (Junior) is developing into a strong varsity runner and had good races this weekend, especially in the 4x800.

Laney (Soph) had her best race of the season in the 1600 at Cedar JV.

Thought of the Week: "One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity."

-Nick Saban

In so many ways, this year has been a lot like other - some ups and some downs. But it sure feels like we have had our share of injuries and other setbacks. The reality is, though, so has everyone else. We have a tremendous season. It has been a lot of fun. The team has come together in many ways and we've grown a lot. As we put our focus on these last few meets and work to meet team and individual goals, the thing that will get us there is showing true resiliency and coming together for each other. How are we going to respond to the struggles we've had and the inevitable few that we'll still have? If we come together and support each other - if we truly care about each other and can set our own pride and fears aside - great things will happen!

Youth Club Info: Please look for information to be coming out about our Summer Running Club and our PVXC Youngster Camp that we will host throughout the fall. Info will be posted in the next few weeks at pvxc.blogspot

April 25-30

Another great week... good job at Dixie JV and Invite everyone. These last few weeks of the season are a great time to refocus on your goals (individual and the team) and what it takes to reach those. Often we hit the last bit of a season and we see athletes quit coming to practice or just going through the motions as they see the end of the season in sight. Although we all get a little worn down, this is not the time for cooling off; now is the time we should be hyper-focused on what we want to accomplish and doing everything it takes to get there. 

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and stuff
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Fri pm - those doubling get run in on own, JV at Cedar / AM - Mon - 6:00a (everyone expected... workout), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Fri am - 6:15a run (Var expected, JV optional), Saturday - at meet or on own - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - after school (Var), JV at meet
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - after school (Var), JV at meet

Upcoming Events: 

Tuesday 4/26 - Youngsters Meet 5:30p-7:30p. After practice we need athletes to stick around and help out with the K-8th grade meet. Each athlete will be required to help at 1 Youngster Meet.

Friday 4/29 - JV @ Cedar 3:00p. JV athletes. Bus leaves PV at 12:30p

Saturday 4/30 - Cedar Invite 9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus leaves PV at 7:15a

Tuesday 5/3 - JV Region @ DH 2:00p. Bus info: HS out at after lunch, bus comes at 12:30p, MS out at 12:30p

Fri-Sat 5/6-7 - BYU Invite see info below (qualifying athletes). Bus leaves PV at 2:30p on Thursday 5/5. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending.

Schedule correction... Varsity Region will be held at Crimson (not DH as stated on the schedule)

Tues-Weds 5/11-12 - Region Championships @ Crimson 5:00p. Bus times to be announced

Fri-Sat 5/20-21 - State Championships @ BYU we will be leaving on Thursday. Overnight info will be sent out to those attending.

BYU Invite Info:

Here is the qualifying info for BYU Invite - BYU INFO. This year we are going to BYU instead of Sentinel so we can get on the track/facility that will be hosting State (very few of you have ever run there). To qualify for this meet, you must hit the required mark. However, another requirement is that we only have 25 entries. This means that even if you hit a mark, you are not guaranteed a spot at the meet. We will try our best to get everyone in an event who qualifies, but to ensure your spot keep pushing for improvements.

JV State Info:

We haven't got a much info on this (and this is the inaugural year of this meet), so here's what we know. Any JV athletes that would like to compete at a State meet just for JV athletes, there will be a meet up in Utah County somewhere around May 16-18th'ish. No exact date, times, or locations have been nailed down. We won't be able to travel to this as a team (you would need to arrange your own travel and overnight plans - if needed), but any interested JV athletes are welcome to continue to train with the team for this and we will sign you up. Please let the coaches know if you are interested.

Race Report:

Dixie Developmental Meet & Dixie Invite - Here's a big list of all the PRs set the last week: Galu - shot; Diego - 1600, 3200; Ethan - 200, 110h; AJ - 3200, jav; Bentley - 3200; Porter - 800, 1600; Zack DT - 400; Trey - 800, 3200; Tyson D - 110h, 300h, LJ; Max - LJ; Dane - 1600; Peter - disc; Dom - 400, 300h; Cayson - LJ; Bridger - 400, 800, 3200; Quincy - 200; Payton M - disc; Tyson M - 400; Nic - 200; Colton - disc; Frank - disc; Brogan - 400; Brodie - jav; Ty - shot; Parker - HJ; Coleman - 3200; Saywer - jav; Corbin - shot; Evan - 800, 1600; Talmage - 1600, 300h; Scott - HJ; Jordyn - 1600; Breanna - 100; Robin - 100h, 300h; Macy - 400; Eva - 100h, 200, jav; Kambria - 100; Tori - 400; Bella - disc; Chloe - shot, disc; Roxy - 800; Zoe - jav; Emma - shot; Arden - 100h; Claire - HJ; Brookelyn - 200; Lily - 400; Lauren - 100, 100h, 300h, disc; Brynlee - jav; Kandi - 100; Paityn - disc; Isi - 100; Makenna - LJ; Brianna - 100; Tea - shot; disc; Trinity - shot, disc, jav. Hopefully we didn't miss anyone in there! But as you can see, we have a ton of athletes ranging from experienced Varsity to new JV who are hitting great times and marks right now. That's what everyone deserves to be doing. Keep putting in the hard work and keep encouraging our teammates to be getting back to practice and back from injuries so we can pull this all together in the next few weeks and really see what our team is capable of. Mixed in to all of that were a ton of top 8 finishers at both meets that really helped us have some great team performances. At the Dixie Developmental meet, the boys took 1st and the girls 4th. And at the Dixie Invite, the boys took 2nd and the girls 3rd. Very good showings with missing some teammates for various reasons. We want to give a special shout out to Tea (shot), Claire (high jump), Adri (3200), and Marcus (400, LJ) for hitting new State Qualifiers this week and also to Trey who earned a new school record with a spectacular race in the 3200 at the Dixie Invite. And to the many that are hitting BYU qualifiers, Great Job! Those BYU marks have been a great thing for many of you to aim for and have led to some big improvements. Remember on BYU to read the info above (we will try and get everyone entered that qualifies, but it is going to be tough on a very good and big team like ours...)

If you'd like to see how these performances stack up against various events and the last few years, take a look at the PV Performance Chart that uses a scale to rate performances across the different disciplines against each other.

Athletes of the Week:

Sprint - 

Macy (Senior) has really been showing a lot of improvement this year. Her 400 has continually shown improvement this year and she has been hitting PRs consistentally. She even put herself into position to make her first finals at an invite.

Tyson D (Junior) has been a tremendous example in his first season of track. He works very hard and is always at pratice and pushing himself. Each week he continues to see improvements in both his hurdles and long jump.

Field -

Scott (Senior) had a great first two meets this past week. He is high jumping very well and showing great promise there and also stepped in to run a leg of the 400 and did an excellent job.

Lauren (Junior) has improved her disc by nearly 10 feet in the past week. She has been driven by the desire to reach some very positive goals and it is paying off in a tremendous way.

Distance -

Porter (Sophomore) has really started to hit a good groove in his running. He has had multiple strong races lately and set good PRs in both his 800 and 1600 this week. If we can keep a certain coach from breaking his toes, there is great things in store for him!

Kyanne (Senior) ran a seasons best in her 800 this past week. With a difficult school schedule, she has been working hard to be to practice and be able to contribute to the team in a very positive way.

Thought of the Week: "Starting is not most people's problem; staying, continuing and finishing is."

-Darren Hardy

"Beginning in itself has no value, it is an end which makes beginning meaningful, we must end what we begun."

-Amit Kalantri

Although I do think beginning something does have value (after all, you have to start to even begin the journey), the main idea of these quotes is about pushing through and finishing something. Finishing a job well done seems to have lost some value in our society - a society where we want quick results and easy fixes. The greatest value in something does come from a wonderful journey and a well-earned completion of a task. So let's finish stuff up. Encourage our teammates who may be struggling a little. Encourage yourself. As a team, and so many of you individually, have accomplished so much this season. Let's push to the finish line and get our reward.

Check out the spring schedule if you haven't yet.

Youth Club Info: Thanks so much all of you who came out and participated with us this season. And a huge thanks to Coach Martha and the other coaches who ran the program. We have our final meet this week (although some of you may be looking forward to the District meet held at Snow Canyon in May). Please look for information to be coming out about our Summer Running Club and our PVXC Youngster Camp that we will host throughout the fall. Info will be posted in the next few weeks at pvxc.blogspot

April 11-16

Another great week. It is a lot of fun to see the improvement so many of you are making. Hard work, commitment, and consistency always pay off. This week, we have no meets and with the break for Easter, it is a great time to get some good workouts in and for those that are injured to get feeling better and back stronger than ever.

Schedule for the Week:

• Monday team meeting at 3:00p in lecture hall - celebrate athletes of week, PRs, and stuff
• Distance Crew: PM - Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Fri - all on own / AM - Mon - 6:00a (everyone expected... workout), Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run (Black & Silver expected; Maroon optional), Weds am - 6:15a run (Black expected, Silver optional, all invited to yoga at 6:45a), Saturday - 8:00a (everyone - meet at Warner Valley exit) - this week's workouts
• Sprint Crews and Jumpers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - TBA
• Throwers: Mon-Thurs - 3:00p (everyone), Friday - TBA

Upcoming Events: 

Tuesday 4/19 - JV @ Dixie 2:00p. JV athletes. Bus times will be announced. We will need to get our entries in before we leave for break this weekend, so make sure you are at practice this week.

Friday & Saturday 4/22-23 - Dixie Invite 3:00p/9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus times will be announced. This is also Sr. Ball day. Please schedule your day dates around the meet. We are planning on putting Varsity athletes in most of their events in preparation of what the State schedule will be. Meet is usually done around 2:00p on Saturday so you can get to your date stuff.

Tuesday 4/26 - Youngsters Meet 5:30p-7:30p. After practice we need athletes to stick around and help out with the K-8th grade meet. Each athlete will be required to help at 1 Youngster Meet.

Friday 4/29 - JV @ Cedar 3:00p. JV athletes. Bus times will be announced.

Saturday 4/30 - Cedar Invite 9:00a. Varsity athletes. Bus times will be announced.

BYU Invite Info:

Here is the qualifying info for BYU Invite - BYU INFO. This year we are going to BYU instead of Sentinel so we can get on the track/facility that will be hosting State (very few of you have ever run there). To qualify for this meet, you must hit the required mark. However, another requirement is that we only have 25 entries. This means that even if you hit a mark, you are not guaranteed a spot at the meet. We will try our best to get everyone in a race who qualifies, but to ensure your spot keep pushing for improvements.

Race Report:

JV @ Snow Canyon - Another very strong meet, showing how strong our whole program is. Here are a few of our best performances: Elle won the 1600 with her best time this year, Jordyn took 5th and Laney 8th, Roxy and Alianna ran good PRs; Bridger won the boys 1600 with one of the fastest PV Freshman times ever, Diego took 6h; we had a great showing in the girls 100 hurdles with Lauren 2nd, Eva 3rd, Robin 6th, and Abby 7th (they also did great in the 300h); Ethan took 7th in the 110h; Paris had a great 100 to win her heat; we also saw nice PRs from many of our other sprinters including Cassie, Kambria, Brookie, and Dom, Quincy, Cayson, and Max; it was great to have Brianna back racing and she did well in the 400 and 200; Diego and Talmage took 3rd and 4th in the 300h; in the 800 Parker took 2nd, Bentley 3rd, Evan 4th, and Gianno 7th; Claire cleared 4'10' in her first hj ever; Teancum and Tyson scored in lj placing 2nd and 6th; Seedar won the jav; Jeffrey took 2nd in the shot, Brodie 6th, and Franklin 8th; Trevor and TJ jumped 5'6" to tie for 4th; Robin and Makenna took 2nd and 6th in the lj; and finally in the disc Brodie and George went 1st and 2nd and Jeffrey took 6th. Overall, the boys were able to win the meet and the girls took 3rd. Great work crew... keep it up!

Crimson Cliffs Invite - At the 1st Crimson Cliffs Invite, we had another solid Varsity performance. Trey won the 3200 in a great time despite running most of the race by himself. Arden took 3rd in her 1st 100 hurdle race ever and is now ranked 2nd in 4A. Abe earned his SQ with a 5th place finish in the 100 and Nic took 7th. Brynlee ran a great 400, breaking into the 58s to take 2nd and Jade took 7th; Claire and Rachel also continue to improve their times there. In the 300h Arden placed 8th. Dom took 6th in the guys race. The boys 4x100 of Nic, Marcus, Turner, and Abe won in a very solid time and earned a SQ. Diego took 6th in the 800. In the 200, Brynlee took 3rd and got her SQ, Arden and Jade took 6th and 7th. Abe took 4th in the boys race. Adri, Brook, and Katie took 3rd-5th in the 1600. The guys 4x400 took 1st to earn a SQ (Marcus, Diego, Trey, Turner). Tori and Rachel cleared 4'10" to place 4th and 6th in the hj. The throwers went big with Sawyer winning the jav; Peter, Galu, Payton, and TJ going 1, 2, 3, 7 in the shot; Galu, TJ, Payton, and Peter going 2, 4, 6, 7 in the disc; and Tea taking 4th in the shot. Rachel hit a nice PR in the lj to take 5th. Both teams ended the meet in 2nd place.

If you'd like to see how these performances stack up against various events and the last few years, take a look at the PV Performance Chart that uses a scale to rate performances across the different disciplines against each other.

Athletes of the Week:

Sprint - 

Brianna (Sophomore) has worked her way back from a broken wrist suffered at the beginning of the season. During this whole time, she continued to come out and support her teammates by cheering at races and being at practice. It's great to have her back practicing and racing.

Nic (Senior) has been working very hard in his workouts and doing what he needs to help the team be the best it can. This week, Nic ran a PR 100 and helped the 4x100 SQ.

Field -

Chloe (Sophomore) is a tremendous teammate. She is always supporting and cheering on her team - especially her throws crew - while continuing to improve her own marks.

Payton (Senior) has really hit some great marks this week. He threw PRs in both his shot and disc. He is also always willing to step in and help coach up his teammates in positive ways.

Distance -

Talmage (Sophomore) ran a strong 800 PR and then came back just an hour later to run a 1600 without complaint. Although he was really worn out, he still pushed himself and tried his best.

Kate (Sophomore) ran a very strong 800 at Crimson. She is a super teammate who holds herself and others to the high standard it takes to be on the best girls distance crew in the state.

Thought of the Week: "When we lose, we experience a rise in cortisol leaving us apprehensive, anxious, and more likely to avoid instead of approaching the problem. The best performers move on quickly - learn from the loss, then refocus on the problem. They don't let it linger."

-Steve Magness

Not that there was a particular moment that brought this thought to mind, but all of us have experiences (races, tests, relationships) that don't go as well as we would like. The key to making yourself a better person is recognizing why there was a struggle, learn from it, and then refocus on doing better. When we dwell on the negative or just avoid it, we never truly move on and we never give ourselves a chance to improve and grow.

Check out the spring schedule if you haven't yet.

Youth Club Info: Our MS Developmental Track and Field Clinic is going strong. This group meets Monday and Thursday at 3:00a-4:15('ish) and is open to all PV students in 6th-8th grades. We will focus on each different track and field event and give athletes an opportunity to work with the coaches of each specialty to see what our middle school athletes may want to pursue. We will meet throughout the spring and participate and host multiple track meets. (meet schedule can be found by clicking schedule link in the above paragraph and scrolling through to the Youth schedule.)