Dream 1600

Tuesday PVXC held its annual 1600 time trial to finish off our XC season.  For the past few years, we have ran this race the week of our trip to Nike.  It is a little different to be on the track, but it is exciting to see the great improvement in times and our growth of a team as we get ready to finish up XC and head into track.
As they have all year, the girls ran in a strong pack.  Mia Hart led the team through the first 3 1/2 laps, until Ali Johanson's 800 speed came into play and she pushed to the front to finish with a time of 5:44.  Many ladies ran their 1600 PR's today including Meskerem Stucki, Alli Peterson, Cristina Gaona, Alli Baker, Macey Widdison, Carli Kimzey, Monica Taylor, Anna Baker, Taylor Hancock and Marissa Olsen.
The boys were again led by the two standouts Taylor Abel and Byron Warby.  Both hit times that are actually State Track qualifying times for the upcoming season.  In the end, Taylor out-sprinted Byron with our 2nd fastest time ever (behind Mike Finch's 4:29 last year) to finish at 4:30.8.  Again many athletes set their PR's today including Colton Bowler, Nick Hill, Kyler Prisbrey, Reed Burr, Andrew Nielsen, Paul Gaona, Josh Farish, Jason Hall, Logan Hirschi, Dave Swapp, Dallen Gillespie, Skyler Abel, Alex Hill, Josh Farneman, Jake Brown, Zach Crowell, Bryan Loya, Bradly Mendenhall, Trent Olsen, Jared Pugmire and Wesley Pugmire.

PV All-Comers (Autumn Classic!)

When we first tried to get this run going, we called it the PVXC Autumn Classic (mostly just because we thought it sounded cool).  However, notwithstanding the random Hayden Hawks or Nephi Eschler here or there, we were basically just time-trialling ourselves.  So we just went back to calling it that... a time-trial.  But this year, we had a few more individuals join us and the Hells also came over - So we are going back to Autumn Classic!
Anyway... the run.
The boys fired off first and had a great race.  Abel and Byron were challenged throughout the 2 mile race by Josh Thatcher from DH.  Only in the final sprint did we secure our 1,2 finish.  After a strong finish from the Hellians' top pack, PV just rolled in with finisher after finisher.  The final score 25 DH, 30 PV.  This was the first time we have had 5 guys finish under 11:00 on the two mile course - and 2 more guys were within 3 seconds.
The ladies ran as a very strong pack and after the top two finishers from DH, PV had 10 of the next 11 paced by Liz Lunt who ran a very strong 13:09.  PV ended up winning 29 to 38.

PreFoot

This year we took our largest group up to American Fork for the coaches' association PreFootlocker meet and run as well as we ever have.  First a HUGE thanks to the Warbys first for Byron/Preston's dad for driving up and also to their Uncle and Aunt who allowed us to invade their home and provided a great dinner and a place for the boys/coaches to crash.  And also thanks to the Trinnemans (Taylor's G-parents) for hosting the girls - we appreciate and love your support.  The weather was better than it has ever been up there and so was the competition.  Both teams ran with very strong packs and helped push each other throughout.  The girls were led by Liz Lunt, Taylor Boyer, Alli Peterson and Meskerem Stucki who all led the team at various points of the race.  The push were led by Byron Warby who was in the mix for the top 10 the whole race - finishing with our fastest time ever at this meet and finishing 12th.  Following Byron, a very strong pack came in with a tight spread from 33rd-the 50's.

Michigan 10/30

Our final Michigan of the season usually posts some great results and this year was no different.  Our Michigan is a workout designed to work on varying paces and active recovery.  It is made up of an 800 on the track (at 5K pace), followed by 1.5 miles on the grass (at 10K) pace.  The set then repeats - with no rest.  To finish, the workout moves right into an all out 400 on the track.  Today we saw records fall for the fastest Michigan in PV history by Taylor Abel (23:21) (Byron Warby may have broke it first had he not had to hit a quick break!), the most PR's on the workout (16) and the most athletes hitting the A Standard by the boys team (9).  Our athletes are looking strong heading into the post season and are continuing to improve!
Congrats to the following who hit the standards for the first time - earning their Michigan Laces:
A Standard:
     girls - Meskerem Stucki
     boys - Andrew Nielsen, Paul Gaona, Reed Burr, Matt Young
B Standard:
     boys - Dave Swapp, Skylar Abel

Awards Banquet

REMEMBER….

PVXC Awards Banquet is on Wednesday 30th at 6:00 pm (DON'T BE LATE) at the high school.
Bring your assigned food and whatever else and enjoy our team slideshow, JV/Varsity Letters, End of the Year Awards and all that stuff.  

Pics Updated!

We finally have all our pictures from the season uploaded onto the blog.  Go ahead and download any that you may want.  They will be there until track season.

UHSAA Utah 3A State Championships

With conditions about as good as they ever have been for the State meet, the Panthers toed the line looking good in our new State Uniforms.

The girls got the gun first.  As we have done throughout the year, our pack was very strong and carried us to an 8th place finish - just four points from 6th and 18 points from 5th.  Leading the team was Freshman Alli Peterson placing 32nd with a time of 20:50.7.  Following Alli wth a spread of just 53 seconds was Josie Bushar in 42, Nicole Heinrich in 47th, Taylor Boyer in 48th and Liz Lunt in 55th.  It was great to see Liz back running after her surgery last week.  And it was nice to send off our Seniors with a solid race.  Thanks to Mia, Ali, Liz, and Taylor for your years of dedication and leadership for our team.
After watching some amazing performances from the 4A and 5A girls, our boys began their race.  Byron Warby ran a very gutsy race and truly epitomized our team theme of Dare to Go as he ran with the leaders (and as the leader) throughout the 3 mile race.  He finished a very strong 2nd to Carbon's Garrett Marsing, well ahead of the chase pack.  Our Seniors rounded out our scoring with Taylor Abel 14, Colton Bowler running a strong 16th, Matt Young 22nd, and Kyler Prisbrey 25th.  And although it was difficult to have 2nd place slip past us, the team ran well and represented us very well.
Below is our scoring for the boys and the girls:

3.  Pine View HS   79

Place	Bib	Name	Time	Score	Behind Winner	Spread
2.	686	Byron Warby	16:08.7	2.	00:05.8		00:54.2
14.	681	Taylor Abel	16:41.2	14.	00:38.3
16.	682	Colton Bowler	16:46.9	16.	00:44.0
22.	687	Matthew Young	16:59.8	22.	00:56.9
25.	685	Kyler Prisbrey	17:02.9	25.	01:00.0
28.	684	Nick Hill	17:05.6	(28.)	01:02.7
36.	683	Paul Gaona	17:16.2	(35.)	01:13.3
3.	(Total time for scoring runners: 1:23:39.5)

8.  Pine View HS   200

Place	Bib	Name	Time	Score	Behind Winner	Spread
32.	694	Alli Peterson	20:50.7	28.	02:51.8		00:53.3
42.	689	Josie Bushar	21:21.0	37.	03:22.1
47.	691	Nicole Heinrich	21:33.2	42.	03:34.3
48.	688	Taylor Boyer	21:37.2	43.	03:38.3
55.	693	Liz Lunt	21:44.0	50.	03:45.1
60.	692	Ali Johanson	21:49.0	(55.)	03:50.1
63.	690	Mia Hart	22:05.3	(58.)	04:06.4
8.	(Total time for scoring runners: 1:47:06.1)

Region 9 Championships

The Region 9 Championships were held at the South Course - Bloomington Hills North park - on a perfect day for racing.
The day started with our Youngsters racing very well.  The boys took 2nd in Region with Alex Hill taking 7th, Logan Hall 11th, Wesley Pugmire 13th, Alex Klein 14th, and Scottie Bushar 15th.  The girls won the Region title led by Cristina Gaona in 5th, Rylee Holt in 6th, Addi Baker 7th, Jacey Finch 10th, and Karissa Gillespie 11th.  Many of the Youngsters ran their course PR's today and have really shown a lot of improvement this season.
In the JV races, PV also did very well.  The JV boys won the Region title despite having "off races" for a few of the runners - really showing the depth of our program.  Reed Burr took control of the race early and dominated it throughout.  His time of 17:11 would have placed him near the top 20 in the Varsity race and easily led him to another JV Individual Region Title for the Panthers (at least our 6th straight).  Jake Taylor, Cameron Brown, and Andrew Nielsen also placed in the top 10 for PVXC.  Some strong front running led our JV girls to a strong finish as well.  Taylor Boyer placed 2nd overall and Kaelie Gillespie was 5th.
In the Varsity races, our girls team was facing some adversity.  The team had lost Liz Lunt to an emergency appendectomy on Sunday and Megan Finch was stepping in for her first race/running in over 1 1/2 months.  The team responded very well however and took 3rd place overall - just 3 points behind Canyon View for 2nd.  Leading the team was Freshman Alli Peterson with a 12th place finish and her best race of the year.  Nicole Heinrich ran a very strong race finishing in the top 15.  Josie Bushar, Ali Johanson, and Mia Hart rounded out our scoring placing 20, 21, and 23 respectively.  It was a great team performance, and we are all so proud of the girls.
The boys race saw DH run a very strong race and dominate for the Region title, and our PV boys distance themselves easily from the rest of the region for a strong 2nd place showing.  Byron Warby raced hard to the line to finish 2nd overall and Taylor Abel placed 6th.  Colton Bowler ran a strong race finishing 11th.  Other Panther scorers were Nick Hill at 14th and Matt Young at 17th.
This was a great Region Championships for our program.  It showed how our team has grown and that were are very strong as a team at all levels of XC competition - and set some high standards for us to reach toward in the coming season!
Now let's focus on State and good luck to the Varsity Boys and Girls who will be running there!

Snow Canyon Invite

Snow Canyon is our final tune-up before Region for our JV and Youngster runners.  Against every Region team's Varsity except DH, the JV boys took 2nd overall.  Reed Burr helped the cause with his 5th place finish.  The girls were working on their pack running and as Mia and Liz held back to push the other Varsity runners, we saw some of our top times of the season recorded.  Running particularly well was Josie Bushar who finished up a tight pack of PV 5 with a spread of 18 seconds.  Cristina Gaona placed 3rd in the Youngsters girls race and Alex Hill had a top 10 finish for the boys.

Cedar Invite

The Cedar Invite was a good tune-up for our championship season that is about to begin.  And it gave each athlete an opportunity to compare times from a course we ran at the very beginning of the season.  In doing so, many PVXC'ers found their miles of hard work is paying off as they set course records for themselves.  The Varsity boys took 2nd in the meet, led by Taylor Abel and Byron Warby taking 2nd and 3rd.  Mia Hart led the girls, but the 4th place team finish was really the work of teamwork and a tight pack of 5 more Panthers finishing from 31st to 38th.  The JV boys had a dominate showing placing 7 in the top ten - with Reed Burr finishing 2nd overall and Preston Warby 3rd (and that was with our top two JV guys running in the 8/9th Varsity spots).  Chancie Johnson was our top JV girls finisher in 13th place.  Our Youngsters once again showed the depth of our program as the girls took 1st and the boys took 2nd at the meet.

Nebo Invite

Our team overnight trip to Maple Mountain HS and the Nebo Invite met us with cold and snow on the mountains.  In the Frosh/Soph race, the boys took a very strong 3rd - despite having 3 of our top Sophomores running Varsity.  Andrew Nielsen paced the team with a top 10 finish.  Our 9/10th girls didn't not have a scoring team, but all ran well.  In the JV race, the boys again placed well, finishing 5th and beating many top 4A and 5A schools.  In the girls race, Meskerem Stucki pulled in a strong top 10 finish after leading parts of the race.  The Varsity boys took 9th of 25 teams led by Byron Warby and Taylor Abel in a tight pack at 24th and 25th place.  Liz Lunt led the girls to a 17th place finish in the Varsity girls race.

Duel in the Desert

We had a very strong showing by our JV runners at the Duel in the Desert against DH at the Bloomington Hills North Park Course.  Meskerem Stucki led our girls to the duel win as she won the race and paced a 4 of the top 5 showing for the Lady Panthers.  Our boys scored a perfect score with 8 of the top 9 spots, led by quickly improving Sophomore Jake Taylor.  And although we were the only Youngsters team there, both the boys and girls ran very well and got valuable racing experience on the Region South Course.

Bob Firman

The Varsity boys took the long trip to Boise, Idaho, for the prestigious Bob Firman Invite held at Eagle Island State Park.  The boys had a great trip and enjoyed the high level of competition.  Taylor Abel led the team to a 14th place finish in the Elite Race with his 40th place finish.  The level of competition at this meet was amazing - something that we won't see again until Nike Regionals - and it gave our boys a great example of what it means to be Regionally and Nationally Elite as a team and individually.

Time Trial #3

Taylor Abel led the team in their 3rd Time Trial of the season to one of the top team times in our history.  Taylor's 10:26 paced three boys under 11:00 with a fourth at 11:00.  The girls, led by Mia Hart, had a tight spread of just 50 seconds through their top 5.  In the Youngsters, Collin Tudor ran one of the fastest middle school times ever with a 6:11; and Addi Baker and Rylee Holt both broke the 7:00 minute barrier.

Herriman Invite

So I got a little behind on the updates... just a touch!

Herriman Invite -
The Varsity teams traveled up to Salt Lake for the Herriman Invite.  We started the day in Orem watching Kaylee Boyer and Rachel Stone race for SUU - they both ran great and it was a lot of fun to support our XC'ers.  After running the State course in what turned from a light drizzle to a heavy rain, we ate lunch and made it over to Herriman only to find that the meet schedule had been altered because of the weather.  The girls had missed their race and the boys were starting in about 20 minutes.  Despite the craziness, both teams ran well.  the Varsity boys took 6th place with Taylor Abel leading the team with a 13th place finish.  Colton Bowler ran in the JV race and ran to a top 10 finish.  The Varsity girls were reassigned to the JV race and ran very well there at the top of the pack.  Mia Hart won the race with Megan Finch taking 3rd.  Josie Bushar also ran very well and placed in the top 10.  The team placed 3rd, just 9 points off 1st.

August Athletes of the Month

Our first Athletes of the Month are Liz Lunt and Kyler Prisbrey.
Liz, a Senior and one of our captains, has shown great success from her hard work and dedication over the years.  Along with Mia Hart, Liz has led the team numerous races this season.  She has always been a great example of caring, dedication and determination for all her Panther teammates.
Kyler, a Senior, joined PVXC last year and was a top JV runner and has continued to improve since.  After a summer of many miles, Kyler has moved into our top level Varsity runners.  He was labeled our "secret weapon" coming into the year.  But the secret is out... He is good!
Great job Liz and Kyler.  Thanks for all you do for our program.

Dixie All-Comers

PV harriers had a strong run at the Dixie All-Comers.  This important race is a preview of our Region course and the Panthers stepped up to the challenge.  We had a huge number of Youngsters show up and run the tough 1.9 mile course.  Alex Hill and Addi Baker led the team.  With many of our Varsity runners taking the race off, the girls were led by Kaelie Gillespie who led a many girls to their best efforts.  The boys had a tight pack with Reed Burr, Colton Bowler and Jake Taylor leading the team.  We are especially proud of the runners who pushed hard in the heat, deep grass and hard course.  Even though the times might not be PR's the efforts really were.
We are really excited for our annual Run-a-thon taking place this Fri/Sat.  And we had a great car wash on Monday.  Thanks for all you efforts everyone!

AF Grass Relays

This past weekend, PV ran at the Grass Relays for the first time ever.  This unique race features two laps on the 1 mile AF grass loops with four sets of hay bales throughout the course - the Varsity race combines these elements into a five runner relay format.
In the Open races Josie Bushar and Nicole Heinrich ran strong races - both placing in the 30's and running times in the mid 14:00's.  In the boys Open races had Colton Bowler and Reed Burr run well; while Paul Gaona placed 8th in the 9/10th race.
The Varsity girls ran a strong race throughout all five runners.  Liz Lunt started the team well and we continued to move up in position which each subsequent runner.  Out top time on the day was ran by Mia Hart with a 13:42.  Our team time of 71:06 placed us 19th overall.
The top 5 boys placed just outside the top 10 in 11th with a time of 55:40.  Byron Warby set our leading time for the day at 10:42.

SUU Invite

A rainy and cloudy day marked with a lightening delay between the Varsity races made for great XC weather for late summer at Cedar's Bicentennial Park.  The JV girls started the race well led by Josie Bushar who placed 3rd with a time of 22:29 (4th best PV time on the day).  Kaelie Gillespie just missed a t-shirt finishing 11th.  The JV boys had a strong race finishing 2nd in the team standings while missing our top JV runner - who had bumped up to fill a Varsity spot.  Andrew Nielsen placed 4th, with Jake Taylor 6th, Josh Farish 9th, Preston Warby 10th and Dave Swapp 11th to round out our scoring.  The Varsity girls placed 4th at the meet despite some difficulties with injuries and health concerns.  Liz Lunt was the 1st Panther finisher in 13th with Mia Hart just behind her in 14th.  The Varsity boys were also working with injuries, but still managed a solid 2nd place just 8 points off the lead.  After leading much of the race, Taylor Abel and Byron Warby led the team with a 6th and 7th place finish.  Kyler Prisbrey ran another strong race finishing 8th.  Matt Young (13th), Colton Bowler (20th), and Reed Burr - 37th in his first Varsity race - also raced well for the team.  Congrats also to Annalise Burr and Carli Kimzey for strong JV races as well as Jason Hall and Bryan Loya for their strong improvements.

Hurricane Invite

The JV teams performed very well at the Hurricane Invite.  In the girls' race Meskerem Stucki and Nicole Heinrich finished 2/3, pacing the team to a strong finish.  The JV boys hit a perfect score led by Reed Burr, Dave Swapp and Jake Taylor.  We JV teams are looking very strong and leading the Panthers into the next few years.  Great job everyone.

Let's Put the Fun in Fundraising!/Spirit Pack

It is time to focus a bit on our fundraising efforts, so:

Run-a-thon:  each athlete is responsible to earn $50 in pledges for our run-a-thon which be taking place on Sept. 6th and 7th.  $300 for a sign on the athletic fields (or $200 for a renewal).  The $ for these pledges should be taken to the finance office and the receipt taken to Coach Holt.  If you didn't get the paperwork for the run-a-thon fundraiser please talk to Coach Holt.

Car Wash: our car wash will be held at Sandstone Elementary on Labor Day, Sept 2nd from 10:00a-2:00p.  The cost for each ticket is $5.  This $ goes directly toward each athlete's post season trips to Phoenix/LA.  $ should be collected by the athlete and kept in a safe place and will then be brought to Holt after the car wash (this $ goes toward our Club).  If you need tickets to sell talk to Holt.

We also got our Spirit Pack Order Forms today at practice.  These are due ($ to the finance office and receipt and order form to Holt) by the 21st of August - you can put run-a-thon $ toward your spirit pack if you raise over $100.  We encourage family and friends to also buy PVXC gear.

Cedar All-Comers

The official 2013 race season got off to a great start for PVXC Tuesday evening at Cedar HS.  The Cedar All-Comers is traditionally the first race of the season and a great way to shake out the rust of the long summer out of the legs.  Our Youngsters started us out well - we look forward to many more of them joining us in the next week.  The girls pushed to a very tight 2nd place finish with 87 points to DHells and Canyon View's 88.  The boys also placed 2nd in a close race with our cross town rivals (31-34).
Although each team (ours and those we raced against) was missing some key people that will influence later races, this race gives us a good early season indication of our strengths and whe we need room for improvement.  Congrats to Mia Hart (7th) and Liz Lunt (11th) for their top finishes for the Panthers.  And also to Byron Warby (2nd), Nick Hill (6th), Kyler Prisbrey (7th), Colton Bowler (9th) and Matt Young (10th) for their top 10 finishes.

6th-8th Grade Info

We like to call them The Youngsters.  These are the 6th-8th graders who make up the top middle school program in Southern Utah!

We are pleased to announce this year we will have a coach dedicated to our middle school program - Martha Baker, a PVXC Hall of Famer, will be working with our 6th-8th graders as well as with our HS  program on occasion.

Practice Schedule - The Youngsters will be practicing 3 times a week as an organized group (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) at 3:05-4:30(app.) at PVHS - meet at the top of the football field.  The other days of the week, 6th-8th graders are invited to still attend practice if it fits in their schedule.

Races - many of our meets have middle school races, often preceding the HS races.
  This week we have two races for those who would like:
  Tues at Cedar HS 5:30p
   Sat at Hurricane HS app. 10:00a

Paperwork - 6th-8th grade athletes will be required to fill out a disclaimer which discusses the risk involved in XC running and releasing the program/school from liability.  It is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED that each athlete receive a physical to make sure he/she is ready for the rigors of distance running.

We have often had the largest 6th-8th grade program in our region and we have definitely had the most successful as our boys and girls each claimed the top spots individually and as a team at last year's Region Championships!  We want to continue to grow this amazing sport, so we invite all 6th-8th graders to come out and join our program and would love to have you bring your friends!

Summer Club Race Results 7/23/13

The second race of the summer for the Summer Running Club took place on July 23rd, and it was a great success.  Once again many records were broken - including Alex Klein setting a new overall record on the 1 mile course (5th-8th grade) in a time of 6:12.  Other boys setting records were Preston Udy and Jordan Eaten breaking their own 1st and 3rd grade records respectively.  Elsie Atkinson did the same to her 1st grade girls record, and Katie Finch set a new record for the 2nd grade girls.
Summer Running Club 7/23/13 results
Summer Club Records
It has been a great summer of running with the club.  As we finish Club tomorrow, we greatly thank all the parents who brought their kids out an we hope to see you next year!

Stoner and Mikey get some press

An article with some stuff about Rachel and Mike heading to SUU.
And a nice article about Rachel's journey to collegiate athlete.

Summer Club - June Race Results

Summer Club is off to another great start!  We have more runners registered than ever.  The club activities have been great, the high school coaches are doing great, the treats have been great, and today... the racing was great!
Despite the muddy conditions and thick grass, great races were had by many of the runners.
On the girls side 6 of the 8 grade group records were broken including All-Time Records in both the 1st-4th 1/2 mile race (a 3:36 by Rachel Atkinson) and the 5th-8th 1 mile race (6:33 by Rylee Holt - the first girl to go under 7:00 on this course and the 3rd fastest time ever on the course!).
And on the boys side 5 of the 8 grade group records were broken including an All-Time Record in the 1st-4th 1/2 mile race (a 3:13 by Austin Kogan, a 14 second improvement on the previous course record).
Check out the results for the June 25th race here.
And the All-Time Records here.

Summer Stuff!

PVXC is hosting its 4th Annual Summer Running Club for 1st grade-8th grade (entering in the 2013-14 school year).  It is held each Tuesday throughout the summer (except July 30th) from June 4th to August 6th at Washington Elementary from 8:30-9:45am.  Cost is $10 and pays for your club shirt and refreshments after each session.  Also, please bring the risk statement/release form.

Those interested 9th-12th graders should check out the Summer Info paper for key dates and events - including summer practice schedule (which starts on June 3rd at Washington Elementary at 7:00am).

PVHS Athletes of the Year

Congratulations to Jessica Peterson and Michael Finch for being chosen as Pine View HS's Athletes of the Year for the 2012-2013 school year!
Jessica is a 4 year varsity member of the XC and track teams as well as a standout soccer player.  She has won multiple region titles in track and is a multi-state qualifier in the 800 and 1600 as well as in the medley relay and 4x400.  JP has also been a member of 2 XC Region Champion teams and was All-State in 2011 (the year the Panthers took 2nd with an all-time school record time).
Mike is a 3 year varsity member of the XC and track teams.  He was Region Champ during the 2012 XC season and took 3rd in State.  He was also 2nd team All-Southwest with his 10th place finish at Nike Southwest.  He was a member of the 2010 State Championship team which had a #13 national ranking.  In track Mike has established himself as one of the top Panther distance runners of all time.
Way to go Jess and Mike - we are proud of you... you have represented our program and school well!

Parent Meeting

Wednesday - 6:00 pm in the lecture hall at PVHS.
Parents of anyone interested in running XC this next year (2013)!

We need everyone there - spread the word.

Mid-Season Track Update

So many great marks!  Too many to mention.  Take a look at our stats at athletic.net and some great things will stand out...
Varsity runners - top 10 in the state times are being turned in by Michael Finch and Rachel Stone.  Taylor Abel just keeps turning out awesome 1600's and 800's (4:24, 1:58).  Byron Warby and Jessica Peterson have hit great times as well.
JV runners - Some great things are happening with our younger/JV runners.  In the past two weeks many great times have been turned in.  Nick Hill joined our Freshman sub-5:00 club with a 4:53 1600! 
Great job everyone!  On to the championship season...

Stoner to SUU!

A huge congratulations to Rachel Stone who signed her letter of intent to run for Southern Utah University.  Rachel has developed into one of the top distance runners in PV history.  She is two time All-State in XC and was on the 2nd place state team of 2011.  Her teams won 2 region titles in XC.  She is also the number 3 all time performer in PV history in the 3200 and 1600, and the #2 all time performer in school history in XC.  Way to go Rachel; we are very proud of you!

Early Track Season Results

The Spring track season is in full swing and PV distance runners have already started making their mark.  At the Kanab Invite, Rachel Stone swept the 1600 and 3200 races hitting her State Qualifier in the 3200!  Michael Finch also won the 1600 and 3200 getting his State Qualifier in the 3200!  Other winners were Jessica Peterson in the 800 and Taylor Abel in the 800.

At the PV Invite, we continued to perform well.  Mike place 3rd in the 3200 with a PR of 9:32 as well as a PR of 4:27 in the 1600 taking 6th and State Qualifying.  Byron Warby joined Mike as a State Qualifier with his 3200 time of 9:56.  Taylor Abel won his heat of the 800 with a PR of 2:04 as well as PR'ing in the 400 with a 53.5.  Rachel Stone ran a great 3200 and set a PR of 11:30. 
Yesterday's 6th-12th Meet at PV saw Ryan Archibald win the 800.
Many others on the team have started off the season strong with PR's and BYU Qualifying times as well.

Signing Day for Michael

A huge congratulations to Mike Finch for officially signing with SUU yesterday.  The school put together a neat ceremony for Michael and the other PV athletes who signed with colleges with food and pictures and stuff.  This is a huge deal - for one Michael has college paid for (how cool is that!), but even more importantly, it demonstrates how hard work and dedication (everyday, all the time - not just "when I feel like it commitment") really do pay off. 

Michael Finch signs his National Letter of Intent with SUU (2/6/13)

Mike is an outstanding example of how developing a love of hard work and running can lead you to many great things.  We have all benefited from having him around: his great attitude, his example, his leadership, and his laugh.

WHO IS NEXT?

2013 Track Schedule

The preliminary 2013 Track Schedule is posted.  As usual, there will be some changes.  But this give you some dates to plan around, get off of work, don't go on vacation, etc...!

Reminder, we are practicing - so if you aren't in another sport get out there and get others out there (including sprinters and hurdlers).

Funny Video

Would you look at it!

Winter Training has Started!

For those of you who might not know, Winter Training has Started!  Everyone should be out running right now.  It can not be overstated how important building a base is for running - it helps prevent injuries, prepares you for harder workouts to come, keeps you in shape, helps you hang out with the team, and much more.  If you are running track, Winter Training is a must (for those not in a winter sport).  If you are not doing track, Winter Training is a must.  If you want to be the best you really can, you need to be continually adding to the building blocks of running and that is what Winter Training does. 
Every school day
3:02
at the PVHS track