For the first time under the helm of Coach Holt, both the Pine View boys and girls x-country teams were represented in the State Championships. The girls got the beautiful day started by finishing 14th in the State led by Ashley Judd who finished 24th and was selected to the Utah 4A Senior All-Star Team. This is a very respectable finish for the young team that had only two runners from the last PV girls team to run at state (2006) and is only losing 2 Senior runners.
The boys took 4th (tying for 3rd and losing the tie-breaker to Orem by just 2 places). Competing against some of the top rated teams in the nation, this was a great finish for the team. The 35 second spread from 1-5 was the second best in the entire state (2nd only to Mountain View); and losing only 1 Varsity competitor to graduation, PV is looking to compete for a State Title next season.
Great job to every member of the team; those that competed at state, JV runners that pushed all season long, and of course all those that supported the team throughout entire long season!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Region 9 Champs!
The boys team captured the Region 9 Championship for the 2008 season! But this wasn't the only great result for the team on this day.
The girls team had two great moments as not only did Ashley Judd win the Region 9 individual Girls' Title (leading wire-to-wire) by over 40 seconds - the 3rd straight individual title for a Panther Harrier, but the team took a solid 2nd to SC and qualified for State! Cassidy Ferris also claimed 1st team All-Region honors with her 7th place finish. Here are the complete Varsity Girls results:
The JV Girls also ran very well on the long (3.2 miles) muddy course also finishing 2nd to SC with Mariah Baker as the top runner - finishing 4th in 27:47 even with breathing problems.
The Boys continued their dominance of Region 9 by sweeping the top 12 spots in the JV race! Led by Freshman Devin Gillespie who finished in 18:56 - becoming the second straight PV Freshman to win the JV race (Trevor Thompson - 2007).
On the Varsity side, the Panthers easily ran to victory with a team score of 23 points, placing 6 runners in the top 10 (and honoring 4 year Panther Harriers Josh Decker and RJ Smith who ran Varsity to help earn the team title). Varsity Boys' results:
The girls team had two great moments as not only did Ashley Judd win the Region 9 individual Girls' Title (leading wire-to-wire) by over 40 seconds - the 3rd straight individual title for a Panther Harrier, but the team took a solid 2nd to SC and qualified for State! Cassidy Ferris also claimed 1st team All-Region honors with her 7th place finish. Here are the complete Varsity Girls results:
| 1 | Ashley Judd | 21:21 | Sr | PVHS |
| 7 | Cassidy Ferris | 24:02 | Jr | PVHS |
| Kareena Hudson | 25:00 | Sr | PVHS | |
| Sierra Worlton | 25:49 | So | PVHS | |
| Micci Hafen | 26:05 | Jr | PVHS | |
| Chandis Paramore | 26:58 | Jr | PVHS | |
| Shayna Henrie | 27:18 | So | PVHS |
The JV Girls also ran very well on the long (3.2 miles) muddy course also finishing 2nd to SC with Mariah Baker as the top runner - finishing 4th in 27:47 even with breathing problems.
The Boys continued their dominance of Region 9 by sweeping the top 12 spots in the JV race! Led by Freshman Devin Gillespie who finished in 18:56 - becoming the second straight PV Freshman to win the JV race (Trevor Thompson - 2007).
On the Varsity side, the Panthers easily ran to victory with a team score of 23 points, placing 6 runners in the top 10 (and honoring 4 year Panther Harriers Josh Decker and RJ Smith who ran Varsity to help earn the team title). Varsity Boys' results:
| 2 | Austin Smith | 17:50 | Jr | PVHS |
| 3 | Corey Kimzey | 18:00 | So | PVHS |
| 5 | Danny Gillespie | 18:14 | Jr | PVHS |
| 6 | Aaron Montague | 18:30 | Sr | PVHS |
| 7 | Willy Heinrich | 19:13 | Jr | PVHS |
| 8 | Josh Decker | 19:37 | Sr | PVHS |
| RJ Smith | 20:35 | Sr | PVHS |
Shayna Henrie & Danny Gillespie
Congrats to our October athletes of the month!
Shayna has been battling a nagging little injuries all year long that had really held her back until the end of the season, when things really started to roll for her. Shayna earned Athlete of the Month for her tremendous performance at State where she finished a very solid 5th on the team with a season (all-distance) pr by over 30 seconds. With this kind of improvement watch out for this Sophomore for 2 more solid years.
Danny earned Athlete of the Month honors for the boys team this past month. Danny's amazing improvement also culminated in a great finish at State where he finished just .5 behind Corey for 4th on the team and 30th in the State! Throughout the year Danny has consistently closed the gap between himself and the top 3, now reaching the point that there is no distinction as we carry 4 potential top 10 runners into the 2009 season!
Shayna has been battling a nagging little injuries all year long that had really held her back until the end of the season, when things really started to roll for her. Shayna earned Athlete of the Month for her tremendous performance at State where she finished a very solid 5th on the team with a season (all-distance) pr by over 30 seconds. With this kind of improvement watch out for this Sophomore for 2 more solid years.
Danny earned Athlete of the Month honors for the boys team this past month. Danny's amazing improvement also culminated in a great finish at State where he finished just .5 behind Corey for 4th on the team and 30th in the State! Throughout the year Danny has consistently closed the gap between himself and the top 3, now reaching the point that there is no distinction as we carry 4 potential top 10 runners into the 2009 season!
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