Sunday, October 24, 2021

Oct. 25-30 (Week 21) STATE WEEK

Congrats on a solid Region meet. We had some great performances and we continue to build and refine this team to be the best we can and the greatest group of PVXC'ers that we can be. Here's the info for State week and beyond:

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We will be prepping the Varsity for State on Wednesday and then enjoying a little down time for the end of the week. Runs will be short and chill. Be ready to get back at it next week.

This Week's Schedule: 
MUST WEAR WHITE OR FLORESCENT (BRIGHT) TO EVERY AM PRACTICE
Monday: AM practice at 6:15a PVHS (Var, optional JV) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)
Tuesday: AM practice at 6:15a PVHS (Var, optional JV) / afternoon practice up at the hotel
Wednesday: AM practice at the hotel / afternoon Race: STATE!
Thursday: no AM practice / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone) HALLOWEEEN RUN
Friday: no AM practice / afternoon practice on own (with your own group) after school at PVHS (everyone) 
Saturday: practice on your own or with your own group (everyone)

Upcoming Events:
4A State Championships - Oct. 27th (Weds) at Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake - Race schedule Var Girls 1:30p, Var Boys 2:00p. Bus is leaving PVHS on Tuesday at 11:00a. There will be a $25 hotel fee that needs to be paid to PVHS finance office. 
**SPECTATORS** - There is a fee to enter the meet (sorry... so lame!) You must pre-purchase your ticket. Go to this link for info and directions.

Halloween Run - On Thursday, Oct. 28th, we will be having our annual Halloween Ice Cream Run! Dress up in your costume (a runnable one is highly suggested) and bring a dollar'ish. We'll run to Arctic Circle and get ice cream. (We're doing it Thursday because of the different end of school times for the middle school on Friday). 

Autumn Classic - TBA, this is a 2 mile race we run on the track against DH to sharpen us up for Nike. We'll get a date asap.

Team Banquet - TBA, we'll get this scheduled up asap as well.

PVXC Club Trip to Nike - Cost is being calculated... we will let you know ASAP.

Fossil Ridge Turkey Trot - Nov. 23rd, 12:00p-2:00p at Fossil Ridge. Fossil has invited us to come participate in their annual Turkey Trot to run with the kids and have a great time. If you can make it, that would be awesome.

Athletes of the Week: (from Week 19) 
Performance of the Week: Brinley (Sr.) - Brin has always been a great example of pushing herself and digging in for the team. At Region, Brin ran a strong race to help the girls take the Region Championship.
Tough at Practice: Ben (So.) - Ben has really dug in a practice this year and developed into a strong runner. Look for him to continue to improve and contribute to the team in many ways.
Team Builder: Jamin (Jr.) - A first year XC runner, Jamin has taken to the sport and done a great job as a teammate as an example and support to everyone.

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 20th week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Race Report:
Region X Championships - Region went well for the Panthers once again. The JV girls started us off in strong fashion, and despite a few setbacks for a couple of our top runners, the girls placed a very solid 3rd. Kyanne ran a very smart race and came away with the victory. She was followed by Brianna in 8th. Elle placed 14th and was our 3rd runner. Our top 5 were rounded out by Roxy and Laney in 24th and 25th. The JV boys did an excellent job and placed 4th. Diego (4th) and Porter (10th) ran very well and earned top 10 finishes and varsity sports for State. Kyler and Parker were next and placed 25th and 26th with Grant rounding out our scoring in 29th (and Bridger close behind in 30th). The Varsity girls held off a very strong Cedar team to win their 3rd straight Region Championship by a score of 50-56. Brook and Adri paced the way with 5th and 6th place finishes. Our other scorers ran well as a pack to secure the win with Katie 12th, Kate 13th, and Brinley 14th. Brecken and Kennis also packed well and displaced many teams with their 29th and 30th place finishes. On the boys' side, Trey ran in a tight group throughout the race to earn 9th place. Kenny (22nd), Talmage (24th), Bentley (34th), Zack (42nd), and Gianno (44th) finished off our placement for a 5th place finish for the team.

Youngsters: 
Great job to all our Youngsters; we can't wait until you are all with us on the team! And thanks so much to Coach Martha and other who were able to help with the team throughout the season. After State (so on October 28th) any Youngster that would like to come out and run with the HS level of our club team is invited to participate with us. We will continue to meet out front of the school at 3:00 and run throughout the winter.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"Pressure is a privilege."
-Billie Jean King
What a great privilege we have to be on an amazing team, with awesome teammates, representing the best school in the world! We've had great success at PVXC over the years and with that comes some pressure to do well at a big meet like State. And with that pressure comes nerves. Well, guess what... that's great. That means you're part of something special. The team that comes in last, the program that doesn't expect to do anything at State doesn't have any pressure. We've earned that pressure with our past performances and our hard work. So don't let it stress you; let it be a reminder of how amazing you and your teammates are. Let's go do great things with the pressure!

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