Hurricane Invite Info

Entries are posted for the Hurricane Invite this weekend: Boys / Girls

Schedule (click the link at the top of the page)

For those competing on Friday, the HS will be out at 1:35p and the MS will be out at 1:50p.  

On Saturday, the bus will leave the HS at 7:45a.

Important reminders - you MUST ride the bus over to compete.  AND, you may leave with your parent after the meet is over and they have signed out with the coaches.  ALSO, you have to be in class and on time to each class on Friday to compete!

Week of April 2 - 7 and Cedar JV Recap

We hope you have all had a great weekend and are ready for a big push to the end of the year.  Thanks for making last week such a great one.  The JV meet was good and the Youth Meet went very well thanks to all your help. 
Let's give a quick recap of a cold and windy Cedar JV Meet from last Tuesday.  Although the meet was shortened due to the cold and the length, we still had many great performances.  The distance crew started us well with Pyper and Addi going 1, 2 in the 1600.  We also a big PR from Kylee in her 1600 to take 7th!  Jose, Tavin, and Tyler all scored in the top 8 for the boys.  James looked good taking the win in the boys 110h.  In the girls 100, Brynlee recorded our fastest time of the season. The girls 400 saw Jada, Kathya, and Caroline all in the top 8.  And in the boys 400, Jaron and Josh both took top 8 honors.  Claire took 5th in her first 300h ever, and James placed 2nd in the guys race. In the 800 Pyper placed 2nd leading 5 Panthers in the top 8 including Sylvia, Gracie, Caroline, and Jenessa. Tavin, Tyler, Scottie placed in the top 8 for the boys.  In the field events, Brianna placed 7th in the LJ, Brynlee 5th in the Jav, Gina 2nd in the Shot, Dallin 3rd in the HJ, Mitch 2nd in the LJ (with a very solid PV debut of 17-10), followed by Kobe and Dallin in 5th and 6th, Colben placed 2nd and Jaron 6th in the Jav, and finally Nick set a new PR of 107 in the Disc to place 2nd.  Both teams placed solid 3rd's. 

Athletes of the Week: Get your nominations in (via text or email).  We will present them before practice on Tuesday.  For those of you who weren't at the meet, maybe take a look through the results on runnercard or at athletic.net and nominate a teammate who is notable.

Schedule for the Week:
Monday - practice at 8:00a at PVHS unless noted otherwise by your event coach.  PLEASE BE THERE! Now is the time of the season when each of us can really start to see big improvements if we are putting the work in.
Tuesday - Thursday - regular practice schedule
Friday & Saturday -  Hurricane Invite at HHS.  Here is a link to the schedule (click "schedule" at the top of the page).  This is a Varsity meet with 6 athletes allowed per event.  We will get as many athletes in as possible - next week we will have the Panther Relays on Tuesday (April 10) where every athlete will get to compete).  Bus/Release Schedule: On Friday, HS'ers will be out at 1:35 and MS'ers will be out at 1:45.  The meet starts at 3:00.  On Saturday, the bus will leave from the HS at 7:45.  All athletes must ride the bus over to the meet to compete.  This next announcement is for the parents... please read... To leave the meet with a parent, athletes MUST be signed out with his/her parent.  Also, we are really trying to build our team atmosphere by having athletes stay until the end of the meet and cheer on their teammates.  If parents want to leave before the end of the meet, athletes should stay and ride the bus home with the team.  Also, athletes missing practice (unexcused, before the missed practice) will not be competing at the meet.

Thought of the Week: You may have caught this retweeted by @pvxctrack... "Constantly asking yourself, 'How am I feeling?' as if that is the most important question is a slippery slope because you end up focusing solely on those ineffective feeling.  Instead, decide who you want to be, then do what it takes to be that person, regardless of how you feel." - Justin Su'a

Week of March 26 - 31 and PV Invite Recap

We will say this a million times over... Thanks so much for all of your help at the Invite.  It went so well.  So much parent help to cover everything we needed.  All of you athletes that helped out in the sun all day (both days).  Everyone who stood on blocks for hours.  Everybody who jumped up and helped with hurdles and finish shoot and got water over and over.  All trash picker uppers.  And everything else!  You couldn't count the number of positive remarks we had on the meet.  Thank you, thank you.
Since we were so busy, you may have missed some of the great performance we had at the meet, so here's a little recap.  Overall our teams did great.  Some of our best team results in many years.  The boys finished 5th in a very tight pack.  And the ladies placed a strong 9th.  Leading to a 6th in the combined standings.  Some of our top results: Alli Baker setting a new PVHS Freshman record in the 1600 and State Qualifying in her first race of the year with a 5:13; Jacob Mpungi win a 3rd in the 100 and a State Qualifying 11.30 and a 1st in an injury shortened LJ; Samson Doyle making finals in both the 200 and 400; Jake McArthur with a 6th in the 110h and State Qualified in 300h with a 41.81 while taking 4th; the boys 4x100 of Michael Moten, Jacob Mpungi, Jacobe Turlington, and Samson Doyle came out of the middle heat to take 2nd at State Qualify; the girls Medley Relay of Yrene Heinze, Autumn Bishop, Alli Baker, and Jacey Finch placed 2nd; the boys Medley Relay of Micheal Moten, Sherm Jensen, Samson Doyle, and Alex Hill took 3rd and State Qualified with a time of 3:41; in addition to Jacob's 1st in the LJ, we had two other finalists with Michael Moten placing 3rd and Colin Tudor placing 8th; Celeste Fiame had a huge win in the javelin with a State Qualifying throw of 117"; and finally, Gina Wright had a huge improvement in the shot to take 2nd.  And the list of PR's (Personal Records) and SB's (Season's Bests) is much too long to list... so great job to all of you!

Athletes of the Week: Email or text your nominations for AotW by Monday morning (remember it can be anyone who displays the awesomeness of PV Track and Field.  Tell us who and why in your comments. (Let's get more than 3 of you doing nominations!)

Now even though we get to take a little breath, next week is a pretty busy one as well:
JV Meet on Tuesday: JV Race at Cedar (most everyone who isn't in the top 4 or so on our team in their events is "JV").  The meet starts at 4:00 at Cedar HS.  The bus will leave PVHS at 2:15 and then we'll go get the 9th graders at.  HS out at 2:00 and MS out at 2:15.  Those 9th graders who are going on the Bio field trip need to know by Monday (at the team meeting) if you are going to be able to get to Cedar to compete so we can sign you up for events (PARENTS... if you want to give permission for your child to ride with someone else's parent up to the meet, you MUST send a signed note with your student to practice tomorrow to get approval by the administration).
Youth Meet on Wednesday: Our first (of three) K-8th Meets will be on Wednesday after practice (from 3:45-6:00).  We will need a lot of help with this meet.  This is a great opportunity to give back to the sport that gives a lot to you and help prep our future Panthers.  If you need service hours for something use this to count some time.  This is basically required for everyone to be at and help.  So clear your schedule.  The other meets will be April 18th and May 2nd.  Spread the word to anyone you know who might want to come participate.
Long Weekend: We don't have school Friday and Monday, but we need to have practice.  Please do your best to arrange your schedules to be available for practice at 8:00 each of those mornings.

Quote:  Last week we talked about vulnerability and how being open is not a weakness, rather a strength that will lead to great growth.  If we are out here doing this very tough thing of track and field, we might as well try and grow to our best selves.  Doing that requires you to take a look at what is helping you grow and what is holding you back.  Here's a thought about that very idea.
"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change." - Brene Brown

Concession and Event Help

PARENTS...
Here is what is scheduled so far in concession help.  If you were missed, or would like to help fill in a spot, please text Coach Holt ASAP.

Friday			Saturday
12:30p - 3:00			8:30a - 11:00
	Laurie Brown			Toni Boyer
	Jill Hardman
3:00 - 5:30			11:00 - end (1:30'ish)
	Ally Holt			Lara Hills
5:30 - end (8:00'ish)
	Mishaun Horspool
	Cathy Hill
	Sherrie Hall

Event help - We are looking for anyone who could help in the timing tent or as an event official.  We will have a trained person to help at each area.  We need people to help mark throws/jump, etc... Any time you could be there is helpful, but anyone who could help throughout the meet either Friday, Saturday, or both days would be very helpful!  Again, please text Coach Holt ASAP.

Week of March 19 - 24

Welcome back everyone... Hope you all had an awesome Spring Break!

Well, it is Pine View Invite week, so we have a lot to do.  Please remember, everyone is expected to be available to help this weekend at the meet.  Although we will try and get as many athletes in to events as possible, we are limited in the number of our entries (just like every other team) and not everyone will compete.  Nonetheless, we expect every PV track and field athlete to be here and ready to help on Friday and Saturday.  (We do have a JV meet on Tuesday the 27th in Cedar, so everyone will get a meet soon.)  

Assignments: Boys have been asked to bring 20 oz gatorades, and girls have been asked to bring 16-17 oz waters.  Please have those to practice or Coach Holt by Wednesday.  

We also still need a few parents to help in concessions for the early shift Friday afternoon (starting around 12:30p until around 3:30) and on Saturday (8:30-11:00 and 11:00-1:30). Email pineviewtrack@gmail.com or text on the remind app.  

A few athletes will be excused throughout the day to help with the setup.  Everyone else will be out at lunch.  Get a quick lunch and get out to the track by noon to help setup.  MS'ers you will need to arrange your own rides over to the HS.

A few other reminders:

• At our team meeting on Monday (go do drills first and then come to the lecture hall) we will discuss availability to the rest of the meets for the season, so please check your calendars.  
• All registermyathlete and fees must be completed and cleared for further participation with the team (including practice)
• Distance runners - remember you practice contract is due (signed by a parent) and that Levels 2, 3, and 4 have an early morning long run at 5:30a (wear white or bright and bring a light if you would like).
• Athletes of the Week - still looking for nominations for Athletes of the Week from our first meets and the first few weeks of practice.  Send us the name and a short reason why he/she is being nominated.  You can nominated a guy, a girl, a field athlete, a sprinter, a distance runner, whatever... He or she doesn't need to be your gender or your specific event even.  Just think of someone (or many someones) who really showed what PV Track and Field is all about.  Email to pineviewtrack@gmail.com or text on the remind app.  Or even deliver to Coach on Monday morning.
• We do have a Youth Track Meet (K-8th) scheduled for Wed, March 28th.  This will take place from 3:45p-6:00p.  Everyone needs to plan on sticking around after a short practice to help with that meet.  Also, spread the word around so we get kids out.

And... we have our biggest numbers in over a decade, but now we start to lose people.  Go get everyone that you have ever seen out for track and bring them back.  A nice word about how we miss them and want them with us goes a very long way!

Finally, for our team meeting tomorrow, we will be talking about an idea presented by Brene Brown called vunerability and why it is so important to help us become our best selves on and off the track.  If you would like to learn a bit about this before, go check out this Ted Talk from her.

and our thought for the week comes from one of her books...

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.  The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, who face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly..." - Teddy Roosevelt

Spring Break and Virgin Valley & Snow Canyon Recap

Thanks to everyone that got all their registermyathlete done (another plea to finish it if you haven't!) and also those who got fees paid.  By now, everything MUST be complete to be out with the team.

The themes for this Spring Break week are PRACTICE and SELF-MOTIVATION!  Since we are out of school and many of you are gone, this is the time where each of you have to prove that you want to be committed to the team and your own self-improvement and get your workouts in.  The meets this past weekend proved one thing, you must practice with consistency to get better.  So if you are in town, come to your event's scheduled practices.  If you're out of town, dig deep and get your workouts in.  Either way... you MUST be PRACTICING if you want to get better and contribute to this team.  

Sprinters:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
5x400m	7x200m	5 long hills	8x80 grass sprints	1x80 sec run 1x70 sec run 1x60 sec run 1x50 sec run 1x40 sec run 1x30 sec run
M:66-68 W:78-80 Rest:4min	M:30-24@200 W:30-35@200 Rest walk 100m	Fast Rest: 3:00 min.	Fast 90-100% Rest: 30-60 sec.	M:15@100 W:17@100 (80%) Rest: 4:00 min.

We will have practice, for those in town, at the track at 8:00a everyday.  If you have any questions, contact Coach Janz at (435) 313-2019.
Throwers: You will be meeting at the HS at 9:00a on M/W/F
Distance: Your schedule is linked to the right in the usual place.  Monday we will meet at 8:00a at the Maverick round-a-bout on the Washington Parkway for our long run.  All other workouts are on your own.

Thought of the week, fitting for a Spring Break week:
"If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody." -Damian Lillard

A couple reminders: 
Remember, we have the PINE VIEW INVITE the week we get back from Spring Break.  All sponsors should already be turned in to Coach Holt.  Boys are responsible for donating 20 oz. Gatorades and girls are in charge of 16-17 oz. waters.  Those need to be brought to Coach at school or at practice by Wednesday of the Invite week.  Also, we are still looking for some parents who could help in the concession stands.  And, we are looking for anyone who could arrange donations or discounts on pizza and something like Chik-fil-a for the meet.  So if you have the hook-ups, get working on it! 
Also, this year we are going to do Athletes of the Week through nominations.  Think of a teammate who is doing extraordinary things in practice, meets, and in leadership, and either text Coach (through the remind app) or email Coach at pineviewtrack@gmail.com. Send the name of your nominee and a quick reason why.  We need guys and girls from all three track categories: sprints, distance, and field.

Race Recaps
Snow Canyon: This meet was a great start to the season.  We had strong events from many, especially many of our young athletes competing in their first track meet.  Autumn Bishop recorded our top 100 and 200 times on the weekend.  Pyper Holt and Gracie Clements took 6th and 7th in the 800.  And Josh Hardman recorded a 13th place in the LJ. Other top marks were Raymond Tauoa's 37' shot and Addi Baker's 5th place finish in the 3200.
Virgin Valley: Both squads did very well here, especially considering our limited entries.  The boys took first and the girls placed 4th.  Some top marks were: girls 4x800 (1st), Jacob Mpungi 1st in LJ (21-03) and 4th in the 100 (11.51). Boys 4x200 (2nd). Boys and girls 4x400 (2nd). Samson Doyle 1st 400 (51.59) and 5th in the 200 (23.32). Colin Tudor 3rd in LJ (19-0.5). Alex Hill, Carson Horspool, and Scottie Bushar going 1,2,4 in the 1600.  Julien Canales, Nathan Beitler, and Mikey Abbeglen going 1,2,3 in the 3200.  Evan Boyer 2nd (hmmm?) in a thrilling 800.  Jacey Finch with a 5:25 to win the 1600. And Rylee Holt and Sylvia Brown going 2,4 in the 3200. 

Check out full results for both meets at athletic.net

<<<HAVE A GREAT WEEK... HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE>>>

Snow Canyon and Virgin Valley Info / Spirit Pack / Sponsors

IMPORTANT BUS INFO - Everyone who is competing must ride the bus to the meet.  Each athlete is expected to stay throughout the meet and cheer for the team.  You may leave with your parents (only) after the meet has concluded and they have checked you out with a coach.  Or you may ride home on the bus.

Snow Canyon Invite:
Bus will leave from PVHS at 3:00p on Friday.  MS'ers very quickly get to the HS and go load on the bus (you can change for the meet at SC).  We have to hurry because our first event starts at 4:00 and the girls in the 1600 need time to warm up.
On Saturday, the bus will leave from PVHS at 7:45a.
SC Meet Schedule (click "schedule at upper left).  Meet starts at 4:00p Friday and 9:00a Saturday.
PVHS boys entries / PVHS girls entries

Virgin Valley Invite:
HS'ers out at 1:35p (after 4th) and get on bus at 1:45.  MS'ers will be excused at 1:50p and the bus will come pick you up out front of the MS.
Virgin Valley Meet Schedule:
Field Events start at 2:30 (NV time)
Running Events start at 3:00 (NV time)
     (Boys first) 4x800, 110h, 100h, 100, 4x200, 1600, 4x100, 400, 300h, 800, 200, 3200, 4x400
PVHS entries

SPIRIT PACK - optional spirit pack items close tonight (Thursday).  Order something if you want it!
pvtrack18.itemorder.com

and finally (for now!), SPONSOR info MUST be turned in to Coach Holt tomorrow to get the sponsor on the PV Invite t-shirt and program.