Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Youngsters Practice

We have put together our practice schedule for our Middle School Club - The Youngsters.
Practices will be held Monday, Tuesday and Friday at PVHS at 3:00 starting August 15th.  These practices are led by Coaches Martha Baker and Scott Bushar.  There is no cost for the club, but some of the races have a cost associated with them, and the uniform has a cost (but it is not necessary to purchase) - check out the Spirit Pack info a few posts down for info about the Youngsters uniform options.
It is important that each athlete who wants to participate with the club have the Youngsters Consent Form filled out and signed.
And it is VERY IMPORTANT to know that each runner will not be directly supervised at all times.  We try and keep the kids here at the school as much as possible, but our space is limited.  So on occasion, runs may head into neighborhoods near the school.  Coaches will be near the runners and the safest routes possible will be chosen, but not every runner can be watched at all times.  This is part of the inherent risk of running and EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO EXPLAIN/DISCUSS SAFETY WITH EACH YOUNGSTER!

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Week 10

We just finished up a great week of high altitude camp up at Deer Haven Campground.  Thanks to all the parents who helped get the team up and down the mountain.  Thanks to Papa Holt for the tasty meals.  And a huge thanks to all the captains and the great work they did to pull off such a big effort.  We had all sorts of activities, great runs, rain, skits, rain and did we mention rain! 
This week we will not only be starting school on Thursday, we will be having our first race on Tuesday.  Check the info below for important XC related stuff:
  • Practice schedule and workouts are posted - remember we will be meeting Monday at PVHS at 6:30a
  • Your Minutes for Week 9 need to be updated
  • Sponsor Paperwork is due MONDAY - turn the money in to the finance office at PVHS and bring receipt and paperwork to Coach Holt
  • Spirit Pack info is due MONDAY at am practice - the info can be found in last week's post - and the Team/Parent shirt has been updated, so check it out (if you don't turn in your spirit pack paperwork in on time, you will not get the things you want #bumma)
  • RACE: Tuesday we will head up to Cedar HS for the Cedar All-Comers - the bus for 9-12th graders will be leaving the HS at 4:00p.  All members of the team MUST ride the bus to the race, but can ride home with their own parent upon sign-out with Coach Roberts after the whole team races. 
    • EVERY HS (9-12th Grade) athlete MUST have all paperwork at registermyathlete.com complete, Physical turned in, and Participation Fee paid to be cleared to race
    • We will be getting our uniforms after Tuesday am practice
    • Schedule: Youngsters (middle school race - 1.75 miles) 5:30p, HS Girls 6:00p, HS Boys 6:30p app.
  • Team Night at the St. George Running Center - Thursday at 7:15 - pizza, presentations, shoes, prizes
Utah Team Previews from Milesplit - (contact me for the login if you need to)
     Girls
     Boys

Wow!  What a summer - we had a lot of great stuff going on.  Let's keep it up as we transition to the school year.  Think about how many of you talked about a person who recruited you and made a difference in you coming out to XC... I challenge everyone of you to now be that person for someone else as we move into the school year.  It is a perfect time to get someone started.  Challenge them to come out for 2 weeks and see how much they really like it.  And calm all their fears by telling them about how it was when you got started and what you like about it so much.  This is going to be a truly special year and we want to share it with everyone that we can. 

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Final Camp Info - Week 9

Here's the plan for Monday:

Practice is at 7:00a at Bloomington Hills North Park - everyone please be there, even if you aren't heading to camp.

Leaving to Camp - we will meet at the high school at 11:30a to pack up and leave.  DON'T BE LATE!  If you haven't paid your payment yet - or if you have some sponsor money to turn in - be at the hs a bit earlier than this and see if you can get it taken care of.  We Want to Be Leaving at NOON. 

Packing - don't overpack.  Take what you need, but don't go over the top.  Obviously, you need running clothes for each of the different runs; you need hygiene stuff, sleeping stuff, other clothes (including a sweater/jacket); a reusable water/drinking bottle that is clearly labeled with your name; a camp chair; and a good attitude!  A few of you have been asked to bring your large tents, so don't forget those.  There is a packing list from a few weeks back; if you need it, scroll down a few posts until you find it.

Driving - the final info for drivers was sent out in an email.  So check it out those parents that are driving.

Coming Home - we plan to be on the road around 10:00a on Thursday, so we should be back around 11:30 or noon if we get a little later start.

Practice for the rest of the week - we won't hold team practice on Fri or Saturday.  You can either run on your own or organize your own group runs. 

Those not going to camp - we will miss you!  You are expected to get your runs in throughout the week.  If you want to meet up do it.  If you want to run on your own, do it.  Just keep getting your runs in.

Get your minutes reported PLEASE - Week 8 here - go back to previous few weeks and get them caught up too.

Spirit Pack Info

Here's the post we've all been waiting for... and I've been dreading.  Spirit Pack info!

So the SPIRIT PACK doc has two tabs... the first is the for the High School athletes, the second is for the Youngsters.  So make sure you are checking out/printing out/ordering off the appropriate doc.

For High Schoolers (and Parents) - print off your order form, fill it out completely with sizes and number of items (if ordering multiple of the same thing) and totals of cost, etc.  Make it as clear to me as possible what you are ordering and how much it all costs.  If you are putting SPONSOR money toward your Spirit Pack, you must have that money collected and turned in to the Finance Office at the HS by next Friday.  On Monday the 8th, at practice, I will then collect your Order Form and Sponsor Receipts; we will do the quick math to figure out your final payment and you will then be responsible for bringing the Spirit Pack Receipt to Coach to complete your order.

The only things you MUST GET from the Spirit Pack are the Mens or Womens Race Singlet and Mens Shorts or Womens Spandex or Shorts (look at the descriptions for the appropriate things).  Those of you who have these from previous years don't need to order them again unless you need/want to.  All the other items are optional.

For the Youngsters (and Parents) - you aren't required to get anything from the order form.  However, if you would like one of the new uniform tops go ahead and order one.  To make sure we get them before too long into the season, they have already been ordered.  So sizes will be on a first order/pay first serve basis.  You can also pay for all your meets through this and save a little money (this is something we have to do to cover the cost of timing the bigger meets, and saying it is a camp - to be legal - for the smaller meets).  The Youngsters Order Form and Payment need to be turned in to Coach Holt.  This program is ran through the PVXC Club, therefore the payment is NOT to the HS. 

A final, but important reminder, whatever you order you will pay for!

Monday, July 25, 2016

Week 8

We're gearing up for the end of summer - whether you are ready or not!  We had a good week last week and even survived so many of you gone to camps and such.  Congrats to those who raced this past weekend at either Hurricane or Enterprise.  A big group of boys ran over at Hurricane and did very well - Carson (1st), Julien (2nd), Mitch (3rd), Dallen (4th), Logan (6th), and Xander (7th?) all placed in the top 10.  And Caroline (1st), Rylee (3rd), and Addi (4th) all did very well on the ladies' side.  Up in Enterprise Ellie and Josie tied for the win (although in the pic Ellie is holding the trophy, so...!)
We are closing in on camp next week - many parents have volunteered to help drive and THANK YOU VERY MUCH!  We should have all the spots covered, and will be shooting out an email to those who are driving very soon.  But here's how it looks for now (let me know ASAP if this doesn't seem to work or if their were changes in your schedule/plans)

                driver                  seats up / seats back
              D. Holt                      7               7
              Roberts                     7                7
              F. Holt                      7                7
              J. Holt                       5               x
              Baker                        8                8
              Borrowman              6                6
              Hill                           5                x
              Gillespie                   6                x
              Brown                      x                 7
              Bushar                      x               5 or 6
                            TOTAL      51            47 or 48
                            NEED        47             44 or 45

Other important info:
  • Record Week 7 Minutes
  • Your registermyathlete and Physical MUST BE COMPLETE TO ATTEND CAMP!  (The physicals are not yet recorded on registermyathlete, so if you did yours from April to now and it has been turned in to the high school, you are good.  Thank you!)
  • You MUST also have your PERMISSION SLIP turned in to attend camp!  If you didn't pay for camp yet... we will hunt you down - or you can take care of it Monday before we head out.
  • Practice schedule this week is a little all over the place:
                           day                  time                      location                      
                         Monday           6:30a                   Wash. Elem.
                         Tuesday           7:00a                   Wash. Elem. - Final Kids' Club after!
                                                  3:00p                  PVHS
                         Wednesday      7:00a                   Bloomington Hills North Park - Time Trial 
                                                                              (racingwill start at app. 7:45 for anyone that wants to
                                                                              come watch; Youngsters can race.)
                                                  afternoon - on own, for Level 2's and 3's
                        Thursday          7:00a                     Washington Elem
                                                 3:00p                    PVHS
                        Friday              7:00a                    Fields, double churches
                        Saturday           on own (or plan own group run)
  • Be working on getting your sponsors (turn in your money next week when the office opens back up - maybe before we head off to camp on Monday morning)
  • and just a reminder, our first team race is the Tuesday before school starts - Aug. 9 - up in Cedar... you must have your Fee Paid, registermyathlete complete, and physical turned in to compete - or even come out to practice.

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Week 7

It was great to get the team back together on Tuesday - at the end of the moratorium - and we had a great week!  Lots of mileage, a great Kids' Club, and even a few new runners out (or olds that hadn't been out for a few weeks!).  We are in the final stages of getting things ready for camp at the beginning of August.  If you didn't sign up to come, it is probably too late, but talk to Coach and we'll see what we can do.  The main thing we need for that is some rides... Right now we are close and will need a couple more drivers.  Please email pineviewxc@gamil.com if you can help out - or text Coach Holt using the remind app.  We have 44 athletes signed up so far, with the possibility of a few others which would put us around 47 athletes.  The schedule so far:
                                  driver            athletes              up/back
                                  Holt                   7                      both
                                  Roberts              7                      both
                                  Papa Holt           7                      both
                                  J. Holt                5                      up
                                  Baker                 8                      both
                                  Hall                   5                       both

                                                                                    up - 39
                                                                                    back - 34
  • Please update your Week 6 Minutes
    • Total Minutes have been updated through Week 4 (report Week 5 on there if you haven't yet)
  • remember the other stuff
    • registermyathlete
    • physical
    • camp payment ($85 to the office)
    • participation payment (another $85 to the office)
    • sign up for the remind app (go back a few weeks for the info about it if you need to)
  • Fundraiser - get your sponsors (Coach Holt has the papers at practice)
  • Practice Schedule this week
    • Monday meet at 6:30a at Wash. Elem
    • Tues-Thurs at 7:00a at Wash. Elem
    • Fri 7:00a at Vernon Worthen Park in St. George
    • Sat on own (or get your own group together)

Monday, July 11, 2016

Summer Club Race Results 6/28/16

On June 28th, our Summer Running Club held it's first race of the summer.  There were many great results and hard efforts put in by all our Youngsters.  It is getting harder and harder to break into the record boards, but a few of the most exceptional performances were by Elin Holt who set the 3rd fastest 1st Grade Girls time ever, Sylvia Seegmiller who ran the 4th fastest 2nd Grade Girls time, and Pyper Holt who ran the 9th fastest 8th Grade Girls time.  On the boys' side, Bryan Richardson set a new record for 5th Graders, and Scottie Bushar (8th grade) broke his own All-Time Record for the 5th-8th Grade Race by over 9 seconds.  Great job to everyone who ran their hardest!  Check out the results below:
Age Group Results
Records

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Week 6

Thanks to everyone that kept their Week Reports/blogs up to date so the coaches could check up on you throughout the week.  Here's some info for the upcoming week:
  • Week 5 Minutes need to be reported
  • Week 6 Workouts are posted
    • Practice Schedule:
      • Mon-Thur held at Washington Elem
      • Mon at 6:30a
      • Tues-Fri at 7:00a
      • Fri held at Bloomington Hills North Park (Region Course)
      • Tuesday and Thursday weights and afternoon run at 3:00p held at PVHS
  • High Altitude Camp info was posted last week... get it paid for and bring your paperwork to practice
  • Another call for physicals and registermyathlete.com to be completed
  • Those who are bringing treats to Kids Club make sure you've got it taken care of (and thanks so much!)
Let's have another great week!

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

High Altitude Camp Info

So camp registration is upon us.  Take a look at the following 2 documents, print them off and follow the instructions on them.  Camp payment of $85 is due by Tuesday.  Go to the office at PVHS and get it taken care of ASAP.
Contract/Registration
Packing List

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Week 5 and Inspirational Video Contest

We've reached the midpoint of the summer - hopefully everyone is having a great one!  We've seen some great progress this summer and are really looking forward to some racing... but we have a lot of hard work in front of us still.  So let's get a little motivational push!  Sometime during this moratorium week, after getting your workouts in, go and find the most inspirational running related video you can find.  Post the link below in the comments and whichever one wins (I guess that means whichever one I like best!) will get a prize (What's the prize?  I don't know; I'll find something cool for you to make it worth it.) I'll post this one to get you started...


And here are the announcements for the week:
  • Get Week 4 Minutes In (if you haven't caught up Weeks 1-3 do it by the end of this week... reporting from those weeks will close next weekend) - REMEMBER reporting minutes and doing your Week Reports/blog are a requirement to be going to camp
  • Check out the 2016 Total Minutes (so far) - if you aren't on there, missing a week (or two) or your minutes are wrong submit them using the form from the past few weeks
  • Get Physicals turned into PVHS by Tuesday
  • registermyathlete.com PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do it!  Your physicals can't be recorded until you are registered.  You are NOT ON THE TEAM until you are registered!
  • Workouts for Week 5 are posted to the right
  • This week is our State sanctioned moratorium... No Coach Led Practice (team can organize their own group runs - talk to a captain if you have any questions)
  • We will start getting our Sponsors next week
  • and... the $85 payment for camp will be due next week when we get back from the moratorium
  • just kidding, one last thing - we will change our first time trial to the week before camp.  The date looks to be Tuesday or Wednesday the 26th or 27th at Bloomington Hills North Park (more info later)

Monday, June 27, 2016

Week 3 Minutes / Week 4

We are into the heart (and heat!) of summer and the runs are really starting to move for PVXC!

Please enter your Week 3 (June 20-25) minutes here.

If you haven't caught up Weeks 1 and/or 2 yet, please do (they will be closed out soon).

Also please make sure your Week Reports or blogs are up-to-date.  If you have yet to set up your Week Report, click the link to the right and request access.  Then get that going today.

A few other important announcements:
- registermyathlete.com: get this taken care of ASAP.  It must be done!
- physical:  get your physical taken care of and turned into the office at PVHS by the first week of July (you MUST have this done and on record at the high school to go to camp, no exceptions).  Check last week's post for further info about dates.
- Tues and Thurs we have weights at 3:00p at PVHS followed by a short run for many of you.
- Friday we are meeting at Heritage Park in Coral Canyon.
- Next week (July 4 - 9) is our moratorium.  During this week will NOT have Coach-led practice.  The workouts will be posted on the blog (over on the right hand column) and teammates may have informal practices, but we will not have practice at Wash. Elem. at 7:00a led by the Coaches.
- High Altitude Camp:  it is starting to get close!  By the end of this week, we will be taking our preliminary count of who is going to camp.  We will be collecting the full payment of $85 the week we return from summer moratorium (we will make it due Tuesday, July 12th).  To attend camp, an athlete MUST have/be:
     *registermyathlete.com complete
     *a physical on file at PVHS
     *attending summer practice regularly
     *in shape to handle the rigors of camp
Camp is Monday, August 1st - Thursday, August 4th at Deer Haven Campground on Cedar Mtn. - we are looking for parents who would like to help drive up/back (or even stay some of the time with us!).

As we head into Week 4 a few reminders from our Opening Meetings (notes for Day 2 will be updated as soon as I can get them typed up)...
- Have you written out your WHY I RUN?  Have you shared it with family and friends?
- One of the greatest things about running is how closely it resembles our greater lives and how much we can learn from the two together.  In running, like in life, we have a choice of how much we want to put into something.  In the Opening Meeting, we talked about the Participant--->>>>Contributor Model.  We all come into this thing as Participants - we want to be part of something, have some fun, hang out with friends, etc.; and then at some time a few of us decide we want more out of this.  And instead of being in it for ourselves and our own motives, we want to help all those around us and contribute to the greater good of the team, those around us, and the program.  It takes many steps and experiences to move up from being a Participant to a Contributor, and you can only do this if YOU DECIDE DEEP INSIDE YOURSELF that it is what you really want to do.  But I promise you that if/when you do make this decision, your experiences in running and in life will become so much greater.


Friday, June 17, 2016

Week 2 Minutes / Week 3

Please report your minutes for Week 2 (6/13-6/18) here.

Announcements for Week 3:
  • registermyathlete.com - get it done
  • Physical - get it done and turned in to the office
  • Practice Monday at 6:30 (Tues-Fri at 7:00)
  • Practice Mon-Thur at Wash. Elem. - Fri at Confluence Park (by Dixie Center)
  • weights Tues and Thurs at 3:00p at PVHS
  • Keep blogging/reporting your runs on your Week Report or at fastrunningblog.com

We had a very solid week for Week 2.  Even with a lot of summer activities going on, we have kept our #'s up and are seeing some great running going on.  We are getting more minutes than we ever have in the summer... It is tough on the body and the mind, so make sure that you are giving yourself a chance to be successful.  That means healthy recovery - eating healthy foods, refueling quickly after workouts, rolling and stretching (even icing), doing some yoga, getting enough sleep, and drinking a lot of water. 
As we move into Week 3, we will see a few more minutes added to some of our runs as well as a little bit of hill work.  Let's continue to get out to practice - or if you are out of town, do your very best to get the workout in (if it works better to move the scheduled runs around a little, do it).  It would be great to see a few more new faces - especially Freshman; we challenge you to call up your friends and others you think would enjoy this and get them out to run with us. 
And finally, as we have started to bring in a little cross-training with weights, it would be very beneficial to everyone to do a little extra each afternoon - vigorous swimming or biking, pool running, Beast and Feast (HIIT workouts), yoga, or some other form of cross-training. 
Thanks for keeping it fun!
-the coaches

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Week 2 Stuff

We had a great first week of practice - a lot of familiar faces, and a lot of new faces!

As we move into the middle of the second week, a couple announcements:
  • Week 1 minutes need to be reported
  • Get your registration done at registermyathlete.com
  • Get physicals done and turned into the office - ASAP (more info about physicals and registration can be found in the "Opening Meetings Notes"
  • We had a great introduction of our Year Theme - Greatness Never Came From Comfort Zones - by the captains at the Opening Meetings.  Check out the notes hereAnd you can see the video they presented here.
  • Thursday will be our long run for the week - so we will meet at the elem. at 6:30a
  • Also on Thursday, we will lift at 3:00 and finish our Opening Meetings at the high school - be there.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Remind App

Trying out a new way to communicate with athletes and parents...
Check out the remind app
The passcode for the team is @a24b37

Week 1 minutes

Minute Reporting for Each Week
We're going to try a new system for reporting/keeping track of our minutes... It will be a work in progress, so be patient!  At the end of each week, there will be a link here for a form to fill out.  Please fill out the form by the end of Monday on the following week.
Report Minutes for Week 1 here.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Practice Starts! and Week Reports


Summer Practice starts Monday, June 6th
@ Washington Elementary
7:00a

Week Reports - All members of PVXC will be asked to track their workouts.  Some of you track on websites (such as fastrunningblog.com) others used our Week Reports (linked on the right column).  Either way, you need to make sure that you are tracking your workouts throughout the summer and season - this is a requirement to race!.  You will need to get permission to use the Week Report this year, so click on it and get it taken care of.

Minute Reporting - We are asking that no matter what resource you are using to track your running, you email your weekly total minutes to the coaches each week with an email to pineviewxc@gmail.com (please do this each week on Sat, Sun, or Mon).  UPDATE... See info for Reporting Minutes up above - those of you who emailed your minutes to Coach for Week 1, please go back and do this.  Those who didn't email your minutes, add up your minutes and post them to the form above.

Monday, May 16, 2016

2016 Parent/Athlete Info Meeting

All athletes interested in running cross country next year, and their parents...
There will be a short an informational meeting
Tuesday, May 17th, at 5:00p at the PVHS lecture hall.
We will be discussing summer practice, camps, schedule, and more. 
Come meet the coaches and the captains.
IF YOU MISSED THE MEETING...
OPEN UP THE INFO POSTED TO THE RIGHT (PVXC SUMMER INFO 2016)

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Summer Running Club

Pine View Cross Country will once again be hosting our Youth Summer Running Club (for students coming into grades 1st-8th).  Club dates will be each Tuesday in June and July (except July 5th) held at Washington Elementary from 8:30-9:45a.  Cost is $10.
An important change this year is payment... Please pay at the PVHS Finance Office by May 27th or online at myschoolfees.com (see payment instructions on the Summer Running Club Flyer and Info).
Please bring payment receipt and Registration to first day of Club.

Friday, December 11, 2015

State

The Utah State XC Meet was one filled with a lot of emotional up and downs for the Panthers.  We couldn't be prouder of both squads - both placing second and for the first time in PV history having both the boys and girls coming home with trophies.  We are also very proud of Preston Warby for earning Academic All-State.

The girls' race had some controversy about runners going out-of-bounds and after initially thinking we had won, we placed 2nd to Stansbury by 1 point.  Although this was a very difficult situation and there were a lot of unanswered questions, the girls handled it all as best they could and will move on stronger than ever before because of it.  Each of the girls ran well and helped us set a new PV team time record as well as the 8th fastest 3A time ever.  We are also proud to have 6 All-State athletes on our team - 2nd Team: Meskerem Stucki 8th, Rylee Holt 13th; 3rd Team: Josie Bushar 15th, Ellie Bushar 16th, Jacey Finch 18th, and Caroline Clements 20th.

2.  Pine View HS   61
PlaceBib    NameTimeScoreBehind WinnerSpread

8. 666    Meskerem Stucki19:11.37.00:12.9Spread between the scoring runners00:41.2
13. 664    Rylee Holt19:24.411.00:26.0
15. 661    Josie Bushar19:30.313.00:31.9
16. 660    Ellie Bushar19:36.314.00:37.9
18. 663    Jacey Finch19:52.516.00:54.1
20. 662    Caroline Clements19:57.7(18.)00:59.3
29. 665    Alli Peterson20:23.4(27.)01:25.0

2.(Total time for scoring runners: 1:37:34.8)

The boys also ran their strongest race of the year and in the process of taking 2nd place ran our 2nd fastest PV time ever.  We were led by individual State Champion Nick Hill who ran the 2nd fastest individual PV time ever.  Earning All-State honors for the boys - 1st Team: Nick Hill 1st (State MVP); 2nd Team: Dallen Gillespie 8th, Mitchell Price 12th, and Carson Horspool 14th.

 2.  Pine View HS   59
PlaceBib    NameTimeScoreBehind WinnerSpread

1. 670    Nick Hill15:43.51.NASpread between the scoring runners01:18.3
8. 668    Dallen Gillespie16:18.38.00:34.8
12. 672    Mitchell Price16:36.912.00:53.4
14. 671    Carson Horspool16:41.414.00:57.9
24. 673    Preston Warby17:01.824.01:18.3
30. 667    Skylar Abel17:11.7(30.)01:28.2
39. 669    Alex Hill17:26.8(39.)01:43.3

2.(Total time for scoring runners: 1:22:21.9)

Articles:
St. George News
Boys - The Spectrum
Girls - The Spectrum
Deseret News
Boys - Salt Lake Tribune
Girls - Salt Lake Tribune

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Region 9 Championships

It was a much warmer day than usual (as has been pretty much this whole season!) up at Bicentennial Park in Cedar City, site of the 2015 Region 9 Championships; however, that didn't stop the Panthers from having an outstanding day.

     In the Middle School race, our Youngsters Boys placed 3rd overall - led by Scottie Bushar in 2nd and Bryan Richardson in 10th - and our Girls claimed first by placing 6 in the top 10; led by Sarah Snow in 1st, Alli Baker 4th, Jessica Hill 7th, Pyper Holt 8th, Gracie Clements 9th and Kya Cottam 10th.
    The JV races saw continued Pine View domination.  The girls started strong and carried it throughout the race.  Brianna Loya had her best race of the season and won in decided fashion.  She was followed by Sylvia Brown in 2nd, Addi Baker 3rd, Seanne Smith 5th and Megan Finch 8th to win 19 to 41 (Cedar).  The JV girls saw many other great races too: Brynnli Borrowman ran a break-out race; Kaylee Benson ran very well and Destiny Rios continued to show great improvement.  The boys continued the winning ways using our depth to take the team title 27 to 32 over DH.  Placing in the top 10 were Paul Gaona 3rd, Jason Hall 4th, Andrew Nielsen 5th, Jake Taylor 7th and Logan Hall 8th.  Mikey Abegglen continues to race very strong; Xander Reese had his best race of the season; and Aiden Taylor had a particularly strong race as well.

     The Varsity races started strong with the girls winning their 2nd straight Region Title!  Although DH (53) and Cedar (57) ran strong races and have both shown great improvement over the season, our depth and pack running was too much to overcome.  Meskerem Stucki took over the race at about 1.5 miles and never looked back.  She ended up winning the Region Title by 6 seconds over teammate Rylee Holt who ran strong throughout to claim the runner-up position.  She was followed by Caroline Clements in 4th, Josie Bushar in 8th, Ellie Bushar 10th, Jacey Finch 11th and Alli Peterson 14th.
     The boys then ran their best race against nationally ranked DH in years and took a solid 2nd at 22 to 38 (with Cedar 3rd at 82).  Nick Hill finished strong and narrowly got out-kicked to finish in 3rd.  The races of the day belonged to our next 3 finishers with Dallen Gillespie finishing 4th, Mitch Price taking 7th and Carson Horspool taking 10th and medaling in his first true Varsity race.  Our scoring rounded out with Skylar Abel finishing 14th; he was followed by Preston Warby in 16th and Alex Hill in 21st.


This was an outstanding meet!  We loved the support from parents and family, administration, PVXC'ers 4 Ever, and other members of the Panther community.
Thanks to our Seniors for all the great memories, your hard work and dedication, and your example to help keep building this program for many more years and many more great Region races!  We love you and will miss you.
Check out the Spectrum's and the St. George News' articles about the Region 9 Championships.

Monday, October 12, 2015

End of (Regular) Season Review

On the eve of the Region 9 Championships - held Tuesday, Oct. 13th, at Bicentennial Park in Cedar - let's get an update on how the 2nd half of the season went.
Races -
Canyon View Invite - The CV Invite, held at CVHS, gave our JV runners a chance to shine.  The B Team girls ran an awesome race and won the meet!  The B team boys (which consist of runners 11-17) also had a great meet and placed 3rd to CV's varsity and DH's full JV.
Nebo Invite - Our overnight trip this year, the team ran great at Nebo.  The Varsity boys placed a very close 4th, just 9 total seconds and 10 points off of 2nd.  Nick Hill led the team with a very solid 5th place finish.  The girls B team ran very solid and was led by Addi Baker who placed 20th in the Varsity race.  The JV boys looked very impressive on their way to a 65 point victory.
Bob Firman Invite - This same weekend as Nebo, the Varsity girls traveled to the prestigious Bob Firman Invite in Boise.  The girls ran great for their first race on a national level stage placing 5th (winning the tie-breaker over Timpanogos) behind #1 ranked Great Oak and top 10 teams American Fork and Davis.  Meskerem Stucki had a break-out race, placing in the top 20.  And Rylee Holt recorded the 2nd fastest Freshman time of the day in all races.
Cedar Invite - On the boys side, the main goal of the Cedar Invite was to decide varsity placement for Region.  As such, we pulled #1 Nick Hill out of the race and let the other guys battle it out.  The team ran very well and ended up winning the meet by placing 6 in the top 20!  Dallen Gillespie led the pack with a 6th place finish.  The A Team for the girls sat out the meet allowing the B Team to run another strong Varsity race, placing 6th.  Racing our 12-18 boys, the JV came home with another invite win, led by Logan Hall who claimed the individual title.  The greatest improvements on the day came from many of our JV runners, who saw improvements of 3+ minutes on the course from earlier in the season.
Snow Canyon Invite - The SC Invite gives the JV one more race to get a solid time on a fast course.  They ran very well on the hot day and put up some great times.

Athletes of the Week - let's catch up a bunch of weeks again...
Brynnli Borrowman - A first year runner for us, Brynnli has shown great improvement this season.  Only a Sophomore, she has a bright future ahead of her in running.
Carli Kimzey - Carli, a Junior, has had the opportunity to run numerous Varsity races this season and has done extremely well.  She brings a consistency and persistence to the young upper JV runners that has really helped them improve this season.
Mikey Abegglen - A Freshman, Mikey has run in our Youngsters program for a number of years.  This season, Mikey has shown great potential and improvement.  He will be a force to recon with for the next three seasons.
Tyler Evans - Another Freshman, Tyler has worked extremely hard this season.  Because of this, his improvement has been some of the best on the team.
Sasha Salinas - Another Freshman, Sasha has pushed through the difficult hot hours and hours it takes to run XC in Southern Utah.  Her example of hard work and dedication is admired by everyone on the team.
Jake McArthur - Jake came to our team at the beginning of the school year from out-of-state.  A Sophomore, Jake always influences everyone for the better with his positive attitude and great work ethic.
Alex Hill - Alex, a Sophomore, has been one of our top runners since he was a Freshman.  This year, he has worked extremely hard to secure a Varsity spot for Region - solidified by a great run at the Cedar Invite.
Destiny Rios - A Freshman, Destiny is new to running with our team this year.  The team has loved having her great attitude and humor to keep us all positive and working hard.

Rankings -
The boys have moved into the "receiving mention" column for the SW rankings from Milesplit.  They are doing a great job and to start getting this pub in arguably the deepest Region in the US shows they are one of the top teams we have ever had at PV.
The girls are continuing to "receive mention" as well.  There are a lot of great teams in the SW, and our girls have proven that they are one of the top programs in the Region.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Team Pics

Team pics are up!  Check out the link to '15 Team Pics and all the other pictures for the year over to the right.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Milesplit Insider

Some of the articles may require Milesplit Insider.  Come talk to me (or email me) and I will get you hooked up with an account you can use to view the articles.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Murray Invite - Milesplit

A little pub for both the boys and girls team in Milesplit's write-up for the past week.  The girls are continuing to get votes in the SW rankings - top 10 here we come!

Mid-September Update

Many great things are happening for our program and we want to cover them all!
Dixie All-Comers:  The strength of our program was really shown at the Dixie All-Comers on the first Tuesday in September, held at Bloomington Hills North Park.  With most teams from the region running their Varsity squads, our JV harriers held their own.  As usual, the Youngsters got us off to a great start placing many of the top 15 spots.  The girls race saw Sylvia and Addi in a battle at the front of the pack.  Sylvia's great race came down to a kick finish and she placed 2nd in a field of Varsity runners and helped the girls place 2nd at the meet - next to Cedar's Varsity.  The boys also placed well with our #11+ runners as we took 3rd to Cedar and Dixie's Varsities with Carson Horspool taking over the race 1 mile in and claiming the victory.
Pine View Time Trial #3:  In our 3rd, and final, Time Trial held the next Tues (also at BHNP), we saw continued growth from the team.  The boys were led to another team record, placing 10 under 11:00 and 5 under 10:35 on the difficult 2 mile course - with Nick Hill leading the team with a course record 10:15.  The girls also saw a strong run placing 7 under 12:45 led by Meskerem Stucki in 12:10.
Murray Invitational:  Our next big meet was the Murray Invite - held at Murray City Park on Fri, 9/11.  This was a new course from the old Murray Invite where we have had a lot of success in the past.  Even with the new course, the results were similar.  Our team had a great showing at Murray and many runners shined.  The Varsity boys were paced by Nick Hill (12th place finisher) to a 4th place finish.  The Varsity girls did the boys one better and finished 3rd to national top ten teams American Fork and Davis.  A strong front pack of Caroline Clements (17th), Rylee Holt (18th), Josie Bushar (25th), and Jacey Finch (26th) contributed greatly to the team success.  In the Fresh/Soph races (both boys and girls), Panthers finished 1,2,5 to help the teams take 2nd.  On the boys side the results went Alex Hill, Carson Horspool, and Logan Hall.  For the girls: Sylvia Brown, Addi Baker, and Brianna Loya.  In the Open races, Megan Finch placed well and Paul Gaona and Skylar Abel were medalists.
Duel in the Desert:  Just this Tuesday, we held our duel with DH.  Again, without our top 10 runners - on boys and girls - our JV athletes ran very well.  Megan Finch and Seanne Smith led the girls with a 1-2 finish that led to a team victory.  The boys also ran solid against DH's full JV and placed two of the top 6 and 7 of the next 11.
Athletes of the Week:  From these weeks, we have some catching up to do on Athletes of the Week.
Maycee Hayes - This is Maycee's 2nd AotW honor this year.  She is a great example of what an XC athlete is.  She works extremelly hard, has seen her times improve greatly, and has a contagiously great attitude.
Corbin Paxman - Corbin also has the type of attitude that influences everyone around him for the positive.  With this great personality, Corbin has combined the dedication and commitment that have drop his time significantly.
Carson Horspool - Carson has set himself up as one of the runners to be watch next year by the great season he has had this year.  His commitment to the program and his own running are paying huge dividends as he sees his times and places improve greatly.
Kaylee Benson - Kaylee is a new athlete to our program this year and has brought a great personality and work ethic with her.  Kaylee has seen huge improvements from the summer to the mid-season.  And is a great example of working with those around her to improve the whole team.

Friday, August 28, 2015

Time Trial #2

Our 2nd Time Trial of the year was held Wednesday at Bloomington Hills North Park.  Conditions were good for an August afternoon and the team took full advantage of them.  Most athletes saw improvements from 20 seconds to a minute from the first time trial 3 weeks ago - very impressive on the difficult 2 mile course.  Check out the results using the PVXC results link to the right.

Thursday, the team hit the trail for the first time since summer.  We headed out to prospector and had a great run.  Take a look at the pics.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

SUU Invite and more...

What a great meet Pine View had at SUU - winning 3 of the 4 races and taking 2 individual titles!  The meet started with the JV girls dominating.  A top 3 sweep included Freshmen Sylvia Brown in 3rd, Addi Baker in 2nd and Rylee Holt winning the title.  Megan Finch and Carli Kimzey rounded out the scoring with 6th and 7th place finishes.  The girls went on to win 19 to 67 for Cedar and 71 for DH.  The boys followed suite and also claimed top three and placed all five scorers in the top ten led by individual champ Jake Taylor, Skylar Abel in 2nd and Andrew Nielsen in 3rd.  When Logan Hall and Carson Horspool finished up in 8th and 9th, we ended up defeating DH 23 to 32.  The Varsity girls continued to show pack domination winning 26 to 53 (DH) and 83 (Cedar) by 5 in the top 10 led by Caroline Clements (4th), Meskerem Stucki (5th), Josie Bushar (8th), Jacey Finch (9th) and Ellie Bushar (10th) with a 16 second spread!  The boys also had a strong pack for much of the race and placed a solid 2nd to DH at 17 to 51.  Nick Hill led the team with a 7th place finish and Dallen Gillespie and Mitch Price ran strong to finish 9th and 10th.  The girls crushed the course record set by a '09 Mt. View that took third at NXR and the boys were less than a second off our team record set back in '09 by a team that is considered the 2nd strongest PV boys team ever.  Great Racing Everyone!

The Athletes of the Week from this past week were Seanne Smith and Xander Reese.
Seanne Smith is a Freshman who just joined the team at the start of the school year.  She has already shown great improvement and promise.  She is a very hard worker and looks to continue to be a contributor scorer on the JV team and work her way toward Varsity contention in the future.
Xander Reese is a Junior in his first year of running.  Xander is a strong soccer player and his athletic skills have translated well to the XC course.  At SUU, Xander ran with top JV pack for the first while and looks to continue to work his way up to them throughout more of the race in the future.  This gutsy race led him to a great time and a solid finish on the team.
This week we will be having our Time Trial #2 at Bloomington Hills North Park on Wednesday.  We will meet there for practice and begin the races at app. 3:45 and 4:00.
We also have our FootLocker Car Wash Fundraiser this Saturday.  Please plan on attending and help was all the hundreds of cars.  It will be held at Sandstone Elem. from 10:00a-2:00p.  SELL THOSE TICKETS!

SW Region Rankings

For the first time ever...
OUR GIRLS ARE CRACKING THROUGH!
The first installment of the SW Region Rankings has the Pine View Girls as "receiving votes".  Just wait until they really see how good we are...
Great job ladies.

Friday, August 21, 2015

August Catch Up

Let's get some stuff caught up for the month.
The good:

  •      School Started!  (okay maybe not super good, but it means we are back on our "normal practice schedule".  If you have questions with that, check out the XC Disclosure and/or the PV Distance Workouts and see when you should be here - normal time is 3:00p at the HS)
  • We've already started running some races:
    • PV Time Trial #1 - went very well.  We have really focused this summer on packing and team running.  Our #1 goal at the time trial (and throughout the early season) has been working together as a pack to find our team strength and we did that exceptionally well.
    • Cedar All-Comers - A great official start to the season.  The girls started the season off in power-house fashion.  Not only did we nearly score a perfect victory (with 16 points), we place 7 of the top 10 and had all our "Varsity" finish before any team other than DH.  Breaking down to "JV" scores, The girls dominated that race as well.  The boys also ran very strong with the "JV" boys edging out DH and the "Varsity" 7 taking a strong 2nd to one of the top 10 teams in the country.  This race shows that our program and our team oriented focus of finding "Joy in the Journey" is producing great results for everyone on the team who is willing to put in the effort.
    • Desert Relays - after having to cancel the first attempt at the Relays after a lightning storm hit during the middle of the girls race, the second version went even better than how the first was playing out.  The girls dominated from top to bottom.  We had two Plate winners: Meskerem Stucki in the 1st Leg and Jacey Finch in the 3rd Leg.  The Black team had the overall fastest girls team time and the girls won by a decent margin over a very good DH team.  The boys showed their team strength to hang close to DH, and even though we didn't take home any hardware, we are continuing to reach toward our goal of being the best PV we can be.  We had very strong runs from Paul Gaona, Skylar Abel, and Andrew Nielsen.
  • High Altitude Camp: This year's summer camp at Pine Lake was our best one yet!  The captains did a great job of organizing and leading camp.  The Camp theme was Renegades of Run - focusing on what it means to be a truly elite Panther Distance Runner.  Many ideas were discussed about how a Renegade breaks free of the "normal" high school student (and even runner) to set him/herself up to a higher standard of living in every way.  The year theme of "Joy in the Journey" as also a great topic as the Captains look to help each and everyone of us enjoy each thing we do along this journey of life; including finding joy in all aspects of our running.  The weather was great; the food was great; the games were great; and the team was great.  A great example of why we all love being Panthers!
  • Renegades of Run Elite Camp:  The top 10 boys and girls were selected for a two day camp on Cedar Mountain at the end of the summer.  The first day we traveled up to Navajo Lake and had a great run and swim in the lake followed by hours of exploring through Mammoth Caves.  That night we stayed at Preston's family's cabin in Brian Head and just had a great time playing games and hanging out.  The following morning, we had one of the most amazing runs ever up on Brian Head peak at over 11000 feet.  It was an unbelievable team bonding experience.
  • A few more Athletes of the Week:
    • From this past week we had Meskerem Stucki for her leadership and continued improvement at being at all practices and working with the team concept we are really working to get everyone to believe in - it's working for her (she won Cedar and the Relays) and she is helping everyone around her.  Mitchell Price was our boys Athlete of the Week.  Mitch continues to impress and improve his times and the racing/practicing of everyone around him.  At Cedar, Mitch claimed the all important 3rd spot (the most important scorer on the team!)
    • From Camp Week and the Time Trial #1 Week (I think that would be Weeks 9 and 10) our Athletes of the Week were Addi Baker, Mitch Price, Tanner Hadlock and Megan Finch.  Addi is another outstanding Freshman.  She has a huge amount of determination and always looks to help her teammates improve.  We expect great things from her.  Mitch (again...) was picked this week for his awesome work with as a Captain with High Altitude Camp.  Camp was absolutely amazing and the Captains did a great job with it.  Tanner continues to impress every day with his hard work and commitment.  Tanner loves running and the team loves the effort he puts in.  And Megan, was chosen for her great summer and very solid run at the Time Trial.  Megan has been one of our top runners in the past and has had to battle injuries for the past two years.  It has been great seeing her improvement and dedication to the sport.
  • SUU Invite - Saturday we are headed up to Bicentennial Park in Cedar for the SUU Invitational.  The bus leaves the HS at 6:30a - race schedule is JV girls at 8:00, JV boys at 8:30, Varsity girls at 9:15, Varsity boys at 10:00 and awards after.  
  • Remember to sell your Car Wash tickets
  • and Get your SPIRIT PACK STUFF TAKEN CARE OF!

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Some Pics

Here are a few of the pics from the summer...





Please download, save, print, whatever to any of the pictures from last year (over on the right toolbar).  As the season progresses, these will be removed from the blog.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Summer Running Club Race Results and Club Info

We have had an amazing Summer Running Club!  We had our most runners ever, our fastest times ever, and (from what all the kiddos are saying) our most Summer Marathons ever!  So, check out the Race Results from July 21st and make sure you are at the final club day on August 4th.  Here is the update list of Summer Club Records - check out all the new records and top times from this summer!

For our 6th-8th graders, we will be holding our Youngster Club throughout the XC season.  Practices will be held Monday, Wednesday and Friday at PVHS from 3:00 - 4:15.  These are supervised practices, with workouts geared toward the overall development of our runners for years to come.  Our PVXC Youngsters program is the top program in the area.  Practices and races will coached/supervised by Coach Martha Baker.  Athletes will need a release form signed and returned before being allowed to compete/participate.  This will be available the first few weeks of practice.

XC Schedule Updates

There have been a few changes to the XC schedule.  Please print out a new one and make sure you are good for each of the dates.

  • Run-A-Thon has moved to Sept 4th-5th (Fri-Sat) after the football game.
  • All Time Trials will be held at the Region South Course (Bloomington Hills North Park) because of construction at PVHS.
  • Time Trial #3 has been moved up to Sept 8th (Tues).
  • We will make the Herriman Invite a team overnighter; our top 48 eligible runners (those who are at every practice, fill out their Week Reports, and basically are on my good side!) will travel to Salt Lake on Friday the 11th and race at Herriman.  We will then stay overnight in Salt Lake and practice at the State Course in Sugarhouse the next morning.
  • The Nebo Invite has been moved to Sept 24th (Thur).  We will still travel up as a team (except the Varsity girls going to Bob Firman) and most will travel back on Thursday night - Varsity boys may stay overnight to practice at the State Course on Friday.
Hopefully that is all the changes!

Monday, July 20, 2015

Camp is Just Around the Corner

High Altitude Camp at Pine Lake is next week!  You can access the packing list here or get one at practice this week.  Please look through it carefully and make sure you are prepared to run a lot, get rained on, become extremely close to your teammates, and have an awesome time!
Please note, that we would like you to have all your big items to Coach Holt's house Sunday evening by 7:00p to get packed into the trailer.

Catch Up Some Weeks - Weeks 4-7

This is kind of the story of my life with any sort of record keeping: journals, blogging, etc...; but we've got some catching up to do!
So here is a bit about what has been going on -
Some great stuff is happening this summer on our team!  We are having more runners, more running, and more team building than ever!  Even through the busy weeks of camps, trips, and moratoriums, the team has been getting in as many minutes as they can and really working on being responsible runners by recording runs on the Week Reports.  We have moved into our biggest mileage stage of our season.  From mid-July to the end of August, we will hit our largest minutes of the year.  So stick in there and get every one of those runs in.  From the long runs and progressions to the easy recovery days, each run is very important.
One of the hardest things to do during a long summer is to stick through the dog days to push toward reaching goals that might not come for months or even years.  Keep positive about your running.  Know that racing will actually start a lot sooner than you think (which also means school will be starting soon!).  And remember that more than any thing else, THE WORK YOU PUT IN THE SUMMER WILL MAKE YOU BECOME THE VERY BEST RUNNER YOU CAN BE!

So having said that, let's celebrate a few of you have been doing a great job and catch up on some Athletes of the Week from the past month.
Jason Hall is a Senior returning Varsity runner.  Jason's hard work and commitment to our program has not only made him a great runner, it has developed him into one of the best examples of what dedication and perseverance can do for a runner.
Ellie Bushar, a Sophomore, is coming off a spectacular Freshman year where she became one of the top distance runners at Pine View.  She became a key scorer by the end of the XC season and kept improving until she earned a State Qualifying time in the 3200m.
Preston Warby, a Senior and returning Captain, is a continued example of the great things that will happen when you work hard in our program.  Preston always reaches out to everyone on the team and helps everyone feel a part of the team.  He is also our top returning 3200m runner.
Macey Widdison, a Senior, has the biggest heart on our team.  Working to overcome health issues, Macey works extremely hard and is never content to be average.
Jake Taylor, a Senior, is our returning #2 runner from last season.  Jake has shown a rededication to doing all the things that propelled him to such a great season last year and is ready for another breakthrough season this year.
Alli Peterson, Junior and Captain, has had a very strong summer.  She has big goals for herself and her team; and has shown through the summer's long hot runs that she will be ready to lead this team to reaching all of them.
Logan Hall, a Sophomore, is part of the fastest Freshman group of boys we have ever had come through Pine View (which is saying quite a bit!).  Just like his great running, Logan's great personality and attitude toward running have really impacted the team in a positive way.
Rylee Holt, an incoming Freshman, looks to be one of the top new runners in the Region.  Rylee has had a lot of success in Youngster running and looks to continue that as she fits right into a great group of girls who are developing a great core of distance strength at PV.

Great job to all of you - Keep it up!


Monday, July 13, 2015

Spirit Pack Order Forms

Hopefully I've got this all together.  If you notice some error, yell at me so we can let everyone know and fix it.
So the best way to do this is to download the Spirit Pack Order Form and print it off.  Then fill out the items you would like to get.  Then bring it to Coach Holt by Friday the 17th. (Late Forms will NOT be accepted!)  No money is due at this time, but what you order you must purchase.  Your fundraiser may help cover the cost.  The first $100 of the fundraiser goes toward the team; the rest may go to your Spirit Pack or even your Participation Fee ($85 due before the first meet of the year).
What do you need to get?  Each athlete must have a uniform top and shorts.  The rest is up to you.  Girls have a choice of black or grey top (as well as loose or tight fit); Varsity girls must have the grey top.  Varsity girls must also have the Boathouse race spandex.  All other girls may choose from any of the short choices.  All boys must have the Jailbreak race top.  The Varsity boys need the Rival 1/2 Split Shorts.  All other boys may choose from any of the short choices.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Week 3

As summer moves along, a huge thanks and great job to all of you who worked so hard to get as many of your runs and minutes in as you could over a very busy week with trek taking a huge portion of our team at the end of the week!
Congrats to our Athletes of the Week for Week 3:
Irene Reynoso - Senior; A 2nd year Captain, Irene is a great example of hard work, leadership and bringing the team together.  There is nothing Irene loves more than this team.
Dallen Gillespie - Junior; Dallen has been around PVXC since he was just a tiny little guy!  His family has a great tradition of being part of our team, and Dallen is taking this tradition to heart and to a new level.  Dallen does all that the coaches ask of him as well as truly taking into daily practice the ideas and philosophies that are taught in our program to make himself and his team the best possible.
Congrats you two!
As we move into Week 4, look to Dallen and Irene as examples of what all of us can do to contribute to our team.  Our focus this week will continue to be using the Energy Index more effectively, getting a daily heart rate, as well as slow and focused 100 Up's.  We really want to (and can) hit our minutes goal of 9500!  But it will take a whole team effort.  We need everyone from Varsity to newbies, Level  3's to Beginner to all get a Week Report created and get your information in daily - and when we do that, we will meet this week's goals as well as many others to come!

Summer Running Club Race Results 6/21/15

The first race of the summer for the Summer Running Club saw some of our best races ever.  Nearly all the races were very close and there were great efforts put in many of the 250+ Kindergarten through 8th Grade runners.  While there were many Top 30 All-Time Records posted in the June 21st Results, the top race was put in by Scottie Bushar, who broke the boys 5th-8th All-Time Record by nearly 12 seconds with a time just fractions of a second over 6 minutes on the difficult 1 mile grass course.  Many great times were also posted by our girls who look to continue and grow the tradition of amazing girls teams at Pine View.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Weeks 1 and 2

The season is off to a GREAT START!  Moving into our 3rd week of practice, we have seen a very large class of Freshman boys and girls who are going to bring awesome attitudes, work ethic, and abilities to our team; we have had two very fun weeks of Kids' Club; and we are attempting to survive the myriad of camps, treks, vacations, and all that other stuff!  We are super proud of all of you who are doing your very best to get your minutes in - and almost all of you really are.
A huge congrats to our girls who took 2nd at the Top of Zion Relay!
Also, Congrats to our Athletes of the Week -
Week 1:
     Skylar Abel - Senior.  Chosen as a captain for this season, Skylar is coming off a beast track season where he hit huge PR's in all his events (400, 800, 1600, even the decathlon).  His great attitude and work ethic are paying off huge. Watch for him to make a big push to the boys Varsity team.
     Josie Bushar - Junior.  Also a captain, Josie has developed into one of our top distance girls.  She leads the team by example, effort, and with a very positive attitude.  Josie looks to lead the girls to an amazing season this year.

Week 2:
     Julien Canales - Freshman.  In his first two weeks, Julien has already shown that he is willing to put in the effort and commitment to become a great distance runner.
     Maycee Hayes - Freshman.  Maycee ran with us in XC last year with our MS club.  It has been great to have her back out.  She has a wonderful attitude and brings a level of determination that has already been noticed by her teammates.

Keep up the great work everyone.  Remember to focus on building up the minutes (get your runs in as best you can if you are out of town, get to practice everyday you are in town - 7:00a at Wash. Elem M-R, F locations vary *at Sullivan Park this week*), use your Energy Index to determine where your minutes are, and get good focused 100 Up's in everyday.  And finally, get your Week Reports done.

Just Kidding… One more thing…
High Altitude Camp payment is due now!  You can pay the first $50 or the full $85.  Please just get it done ASAP!

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

INFO FOR 2015-16

We are excited to get started on the upcoming season...
Here are links to some very important information:

PHYSICALS: please get yours on Monday, April 27th, 6:00p at PVHS - cost $20 and it is donated back to the team!  You must have your pre-physical form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian.

SUMMER INFO: look at the Summer Info Paper for info on practice (which begins June 1st), summer camp, and other important info.

SUMMER CLUB: Yes!  We will be hosting our Youth Summer Club.  It will be held on Tuesdays throughout the summer at Washington Elem. at 8:30 - please check out the Youth Summer Club Disclaimer (print it, fill it out, bring it with you on the first day of club - plan on being there a little early for registration, if possible)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

TRACK IS STARTING!

So here is some important info for track:

It is starting NOW... get out to the track at 3:05 everyday - THROWERS, JUMPERS, SPRINTERS, DISTANCE, EVERYONE!

Your 3rd quarter grades need to be good to participate - and no NG's!  Please take care of them.

SPIRIT PACKS -  order forms are due to Coach Holt by Friday (2/13); you can find an online order form here.