Sunday, September 20, 2009
Run-a-Thon
On Labor Day, we had our most successful and fun run-a-thon ever. Because of the size of the team, we split into two squads who competed for the most mileage and fundraising. We also included a hour of family/friend running that provided an opportunity for others to get involved in the event. By the end of 12 hours of food (Coaches Holt and Roberts should be professional breakfast cooks!), frisbee, soccer (Taylor and Holt own!), and laps, the teams ended with 106 and 112 miles - each # was higher than we have ever recorded! Thanks to everyone who participated. It was a lot of fun, we raised a lot of needed money for the team, and became a closer team.
August Athletes of the Month
Kaylee Boyer
Our PVHS athlete of the month for September is Kaylee. She has established herself as the #1 runner on our team in just her first XC season. Kaylee is also pushing toward a region title. This is a very big goal, but she has been working extremely hard both morning and afternoon to achieve this.
Trevor Thompson
On the boys side, Trevor in the athlete of the month. Trevor's consistent racing has moved him to the top of the Utah XC rankings despite his annoying singing and antics that drive Coach crazy and bus drivers to banning him to the back of the bus!
Congrats Kaylee and Trevor - your seasons have been awesome! Keep it up!
Our PVHS athlete of the month for September is Kaylee. She has established herself as the #1 runner on our team in just her first XC season. Kaylee is also pushing toward a region title. This is a very big goal, but she has been working extremely hard both morning and afternoon to achieve this.
Trevor Thompson
On the boys side, Trevor in the athlete of the month. Trevor's consistent racing has moved him to the top of the Utah XC rankings despite his annoying singing and antics that drive Coach crazy and bus drivers to banning him to the back of the bus!
Congrats Kaylee and Trevor - your seasons have been awesome! Keep it up!
Provo Bulldog and Wahsatch Rendezvous
PROVO BULLDOG
What a big weekend for our team! Both Varsity teams and a few JV runners traveled to Provo to run in the Provo Bulldog Invite. The girls ran extremely well and were a mere few points from beating Snow Canyon. If you can't tell, this has been our goal all year as SC is the defending region champ and a strong team. Each meet this year, the girls have closed the gap and gotten closer to this goal. Stefani and Cassidy's strong races at Provo really moved us a step in the right direction.
The JV boys ran solid as well. The best run was probably Casey's. He really looked strong and pushed himself.
The Varsity boys were up against a very strong field with American Fork (SW#2/US#13), Mountain View (SW#3/US#23) and a very good Pleasant Grove team. We really ran as a team and each runner did great as we were able to take second to American Fork, defeating MV by nearly 20 points! This was a big step for our team on our goal of a State Title!
WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
After an very physically and emotionally draining race yesterday, the Varsity boys bounced back to win the Wahsatch Rendezvous! This unique race pits each #7 runner against each other, each #6, and so on. Tason started us well with a 15 second victory. Ryan continued the winning ways with a 17 second victory of his own at #6. Then Devin won #5 by 9 seconds. Finally, Tyson won #4 by 4 seconds (24th overall). Austin ran very well at #3, taking 3rd (even with a wrong turn) and 17th overall. Corey also took 3rd (at #2) and 13th overall. In the final race, we needed a solid race from Trevor to take home the win, and he delivered a great final mile, moving into 5th (3rd scoring) and securing a 1 point win over a very strong Hillcrest team.
What a big weekend for our team! Both Varsity teams and a few JV runners traveled to Provo to run in the Provo Bulldog Invite. The girls ran extremely well and were a mere few points from beating Snow Canyon. If you can't tell, this has been our goal all year as SC is the defending region champ and a strong team. Each meet this year, the girls have closed the gap and gotten closer to this goal. Stefani and Cassidy's strong races at Provo really moved us a step in the right direction.
The JV boys ran solid as well. The best run was probably Casey's. He really looked strong and pushed himself.
The Varsity boys were up against a very strong field with American Fork (SW#2/US#13), Mountain View (SW#3/US#23) and a very good Pleasant Grove team. We really ran as a team and each runner did great as we were able to take second to American Fork, defeating MV by nearly 20 points! This was a big step for our team on our goal of a State Title!
WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
After an very physically and emotionally draining race yesterday, the Varsity boys bounced back to win the Wahsatch Rendezvous! This unique race pits each #7 runner against each other, each #6, and so on. Tason started us well with a 15 second victory. Ryan continued the winning ways with a 17 second victory of his own at #6. Then Devin won #5 by 9 seconds. Finally, Tyson won #4 by 4 seconds (24th overall). Austin ran very well at #3, taking 3rd (even with a wrong turn) and 17th overall. Corey also took 3rd (at #2) and 13th overall. In the final race, we needed a solid race from Trevor to take home the win, and he delivered a great final mile, moving into 5th (3rd scoring) and securing a 1 point win over a very strong Hillcrest team.
Tyson and Megan
Tyson Boyer and Megan Frodsham were athletes of the week. Tyson has become a solid fourth runner through his hard work and willingness to risk running with those above him. This has taken him to a very strong level of running himself, and greatly improved the team.
Megan's positive attitude and hard work have brought out what cross-country is really about to our team. Megan has also probably been the top recruiter for our team this year, bringing out a big group of friends building our team for years to come!
Megan's positive attitude and hard work have brought out what cross-country is really about to our team. Megan has also probably been the top recruiter for our team this year, bringing out a big group of friends building our team for years to come!
More RACING! and a #4 ranking!
BYU Invite
On the weekend of Sept. 5, Pine View Harriers headed up to Provo for the BYU Autumn Classic. This was a solid meet for all who participated. The girls ran well and recorded some solid times on the looping 5K course. Fresh/Soph girls finished 13/14 teams, JV girls were 13/15 teams, and the Varsity girls finished 16/30 teams with Kaylee as the top finisher in 43rd place and not too far off of Snow Canyon.
The boys, as in years past, ran well also. The Fresh/Soph race saw a 4th place finish (25 teams). JV boys ran very well 2/24 with Danny taking 5th. And the Varsity took 3rd out of 32 with Trevor finishing 4th! Although the final result was a little disappointing for the boys, it is still a long season with a lot of time for improvement.
MURRAY Invite
Sept. 11. The Varsity boys went to Murray to compete in the Utah Nike Cross Team Qualifing Meet. After a strong week of practice, they bounced back from last week and ran very strong up front to win the meet! The score of 100 defeated a very tough Timpanogos team (105) and Davis (112, who beat us last week). Trevor and Corey both place in the top ten. A strong run by both Austin and Tyson was also very important to the team effort. This victory moved us up to #4 in the SouthWest rankings! Cool Beans!
On the weekend of Sept. 5, Pine View Harriers headed up to Provo for the BYU Autumn Classic. This was a solid meet for all who participated. The girls ran well and recorded some solid times on the looping 5K course. Fresh/Soph girls finished 13/14 teams, JV girls were 13/15 teams, and the Varsity girls finished 16/30 teams with Kaylee as the top finisher in 43rd place and not too far off of Snow Canyon.
The boys, as in years past, ran well also. The Fresh/Soph race saw a 4th place finish (25 teams). JV boys ran very well 2/24 with Danny taking 5th. And the Varsity took 3rd out of 32 with Trevor finishing 4th! Although the final result was a little disappointing for the boys, it is still a long season with a lot of time for improvement.
MURRAY Invite
Sept. 11. The Varsity boys went to Murray to compete in the Utah Nike Cross Team Qualifing Meet. After a strong week of practice, they bounced back from last week and ran very strong up front to win the meet! The score of 100 defeated a very tough Timpanogos team (105) and Davis (112, who beat us last week). Trevor and Corey both place in the top ten. A strong run by both Austin and Tyson was also very important to the team effort. This victory moved us up to #4 in the SouthWest rankings! Cool Beans!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Southwest #5!
WOW!
Our first regional ranking ever! Last year we broke onto the bubble scene for a few weeks, but this year we are there. Now let's go out and defend it at Murray! Check out the Dye Stat rankings at http://www.dyestat.com/?pg=us-2009-XC-NXN-Southwest-Region-Team-Rankings
Our first regional ranking ever! Last year we broke onto the bubble scene for a few weeks, but this year we are there. Now let's go out and defend it at Murray! Check out the Dye Stat rankings at http://www.dyestat.com/?pg=us-2009-XC-NXN-Southwest-Region-Team-Rankings
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Kaylee and Casey
Athletes of the Week for the week of August 17th are Kaylee Boyer and Casey Kimzey. Kaylee has established herself as the top runner on the girls team and has worked herself up to a top runner in the region! Not too bad for a first year XC runner. Casey has worked extremely hard and is our top freshman boy runner. Keep up the hard work and commitment to the team!
Ryan and Madison
Congrats to Ryan Neilsen and Madison Fackler for being our first Athletes of the Week this season.
Ryan has shown unbelievable dedication and commitment this summer and it is paying off! He has worked his way onto the Varsity team and looks to be a great addition to a team looking for a state title. Madison ran great at Little Valley and also placed herself on the Varsity team while working hard to overcome shin-splints and keep herself healthy. Congrats Ryan and Madison - keep it up!
Ryan has shown unbelievable dedication and commitment this summer and it is paying off! He has worked his way onto the Varsity team and looks to be a great addition to a team looking for a state title. Madison ran great at Little Valley and also placed herself on the Varsity team while working hard to overcome shin-splints and keep herself healthy. Congrats Ryan and Madison - keep it up!
Off to the RACES
PRE-REGION @ Little Valley
The season got off to a very solid start for the Panther x-country team with the Pre-Region meet held on Aug. 15 at the Little Valley Ball Fields. Both 3A and 4A regions competed together (with combined and separate scoring). On the boys' side, Trevor Thompson led PV to the overall team title with a 1st place finish in 15:54. It was the whole team, however, combined for the strong season opening showing. The girls started the season strong by beating Dixie in a 6th place tie-breaker in the 4A region breakdown.
@ Cedar
The next Wednesday, PVXC traveled to Cedar to compete on their new course (changed because of construction). The course ran quite a bit slower than the old course, but both teams did very well. The girls closed the gap on Snow Canyon considerably in the region points - led by Kaylee Boyer's breakthrough race. The boys were paced by Corey Kimzey as they beat Canyon View by nearly 20 points.
Hurricane Invite
In the first invitation of the year, PVXC looked to repeat as boys champs; and did just that as Trevor Thompson used a strong finishing kick to victory to lead a strong showing of all 5 scoring Panthers in the top 10 to pull away from a very good Canyon View team. The girls continued to close the gap on Snow Canyon and are gaining confidence that the goal of a region title is possible with team unity and hard work.
SUU Invite
The biggest race to date of the season was the SUU Invite. Perenial state and national power Mountain View consistently wins this meet. But with our boys ranked #1 in 4A and the Bruins ranked #2, it looked to be a show down of two possible state title contenders - not to mention 3A power Canyon View looking to make waves. Core Kimzey and Trevor Thompson led the Panther harriers with 3rd and 4th place finishes, but the depth of the middle scorers of Mt. View was too much to overcome as they once again defeated the boys this year. Mt. View is a great team and this showed us it is going to take a lot of hard work and team racing to beat this team. The girls used their own team racing to run their strongest race of the season. The Panther women finished just 5 points behind SC in the overall scoring (and I'll have to break down the region, but we may have taken them their!).
Great racing everyone... Keep it up, we have a long way to go and a lot of room to improve until the end of the year!
The season got off to a very solid start for the Panther x-country team with the Pre-Region meet held on Aug. 15 at the Little Valley Ball Fields. Both 3A and 4A regions competed together (with combined and separate scoring). On the boys' side, Trevor Thompson led PV to the overall team title with a 1st place finish in 15:54. It was the whole team, however, combined for the strong season opening showing. The girls started the season strong by beating Dixie in a 6th place tie-breaker in the 4A region breakdown.
@ Cedar
The next Wednesday, PVXC traveled to Cedar to compete on their new course (changed because of construction). The course ran quite a bit slower than the old course, but both teams did very well. The girls closed the gap on Snow Canyon considerably in the region points - led by Kaylee Boyer's breakthrough race. The boys were paced by Corey Kimzey as they beat Canyon View by nearly 20 points.
Hurricane Invite
In the first invitation of the year, PVXC looked to repeat as boys champs; and did just that as Trevor Thompson used a strong finishing kick to victory to lead a strong showing of all 5 scoring Panthers in the top 10 to pull away from a very good Canyon View team. The girls continued to close the gap on Snow Canyon and are gaining confidence that the goal of a region title is possible with team unity and hard work.
SUU Invite
The biggest race to date of the season was the SUU Invite. Perenial state and national power Mountain View consistently wins this meet. But with our boys ranked #1 in 4A and the Bruins ranked #2, it looked to be a show down of two possible state title contenders - not to mention 3A power Canyon View looking to make waves. Core Kimzey and Trevor Thompson led the Panther harriers with 3rd and 4th place finishes, but the depth of the middle scorers of Mt. View was too much to overcome as they once again defeated the boys this year. Mt. View is a great team and this showed us it is going to take a lot of hard work and team racing to beat this team. The girls used their own team racing to run their strongest race of the season. The Panther women finished just 5 points behind SC in the overall scoring (and I'll have to break down the region, but we may have taken them their!).
Great racing everyone... Keep it up, we have a long way to go and a lot of room to improve until the end of the year!
Season Preview
Things are looking solid for PVXC this year after a long and hard-working summer. Our turnout for summer practice this year was stronger than it has ever been, with 20-40 athletes consistently at our 7:00 am practices held at Washington Elementary.
WASATCH BACK:
Both the boys and girls teams ran very strong at the Wasatch Back Relay this year. It was a great time for bonding and team unity - and we really appreciate the parents that helped drive and coach!
PREVIEW:
Both the boys and girls are looking for strong seasons this year. After only loosing one Varsity runner from last year's 4th place team at state, the boys are setting their goals high - A State Title. The girls look to bring home the region title this year and have a repeat trip to the state championships in October. Good luck to both!
WASATCH BACK:
Both the boys and girls teams ran very strong at the Wasatch Back Relay this year. It was a great time for bonding and team unity - and we really appreciate the parents that helped drive and coach!
PREVIEW:
Both the boys and girls are looking for strong seasons this year. After only loosing one Varsity runner from last year's 4th place team at state, the boys are setting their goals high - A State Title. The girls look to bring home the region title this year and have a repeat trip to the state championships in October. Good luck to both!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Utah 4A State Cross Country Championships
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!
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!
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!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Run-A-Thon FUNDRAISER
Plans for the 3rd Annual PV Run-A-Thon Fundraiser have been finalized. The date will be October 15th after Region from 8:00PM to 8:00AM. Please note - sleepovers are not allowed.
Each athlete is responsible for getting $50 or more in donations for this event. Please see Coach for information packets - parents ask your athlete where his/hers is for more information.
If you would like to donate and have not been contacted by a member of the team, contact Coach at holt(at)pineview(dot)org and make arrangements.
Thanks a lot for you support of this important event.
Each athlete is responsible for getting $50 or more in donations for this event. Please see Coach for information packets - parents ask your athlete where his/hers is for more information.
If you would like to donate and have not been contacted by a member of the team, contact Coach at holt(at)pineview(dot)org and make arrangements.
Thanks a lot for you support of this important event.
PVXC Gear
We have finally organized our spirit packs for the year! We will have the following for sale:
long sleeve white tech t - $18
grey tech-t - $12
white t-shirt -$10
All have a snazzy little PVXC design on the front. If you would like to purchase any of these items please let Coach Holt know immediately.
Athletes/Families - your athlete should have an order form. These forms and payment are due back to Coach by Friday, October 10th.
Others - email Coach at holt(at)pineview(dot)org with your request and plan for payment.
long sleeve white tech t - $18
grey tech-t - $12
white t-shirt -$10
All have a snazzy little PVXC design on the front. If you would like to purchase any of these items please let Coach Holt know immediately.
Athletes/Families - your athlete should have an order form. These forms and payment are due back to Coach by Friday, October 10th.
Others - email Coach at holt(at)pineview(dot)org with your request and plan for payment.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Cassidy Ferris and Trevor Thompson
Our Pine View Cross-Country runners of the month for September are Cassidy Ferris and Trevor Thompson!
Cassidy is an 11th grader in her first year of x-country running. As a quality mid-sprint runner on the track team last year, Cassidy was convinced of the benefit of running long-distance to help her become better. She has since become so good, that maybe she won't ever go back to the sprints! Cassidy has consistenly been the 2nd runner for the Varsity squad throughout the year. She also leads the team in number of times throwing-up during this season! Cassidy's great work ethic and dedication compliment her positive attitude perfectly and have really brought a lot to the team this year. Her leading time this year is a 21:35 at last week's Cedar Invitational.
Trevor has distinguished himself as one of the top Sophmores in the state of Utah. His season highlights include a 7th place overall finish at the BYU Autumn Classic (17:34 - 3.3 miles), an 8th place overall finish at Murray (16:22 - 5K), and a overall #1 at Provo Bulldog Invite (17:05 - 3.2 miles). Trevor's amazing ability is going to play a crucial role on in the success of this top-notch boys' program for many years to come!
Congratulations Trevor and Cassidy - Keep up the good work!
Cassidy is an 11th grader in her first year of x-country running. As a quality mid-sprint runner on the track team last year, Cassidy was convinced of the benefit of running long-distance to help her become better. She has since become so good, that maybe she won't ever go back to the sprints! Cassidy has consistenly been the 2nd runner for the Varsity squad throughout the year. She also leads the team in number of times throwing-up during this season! Cassidy's great work ethic and dedication compliment her positive attitude perfectly and have really brought a lot to the team this year. Her leading time this year is a 21:35 at last week's Cedar Invitational.
Trevor has distinguished himself as one of the top Sophmores in the state of Utah. His season highlights include a 7th place overall finish at the BYU Autumn Classic (17:34 - 3.3 miles), an 8th place overall finish at Murray (16:22 - 5K), and a overall #1 at Provo Bulldog Invite (17:05 - 3.2 miles). Trevor's amazing ability is going to play a crucial role on in the success of this top-notch boys' program for many years to come!
Congratulations Trevor and Cassidy - Keep up the good work!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Athletes of the Week
Each Monday, one Athlete of the Week is chosen from the boys' and girls' teams based upon the previous weeks performance. This Year's Athletes of the Week:
WEEK - BOYS - GIRLS
10/5 Austin Manuele - Lisa Brueckner
9/29 Luke Peck - Liz Harrison
9/22 Danny Gillsepie - Sierra Worlton
9/15 Tyson Boyer - Ashley Greenwood
9/8 Trevor Thompson - Cassidy Ferris
Devin Gillespie - Rachel Heinrich
9/1 Austin Smith - Kareena Hudson
8/25 Aaron Montague - Micci Hafen
8/18 Corey Kimzey - Ashley Judd
Congratulations!
WEEK - BOYS - GIRLS
10/5 Austin Manuele - Lisa Brueckner
9/29 Luke Peck - Liz Harrison
9/22 Danny Gillsepie - Sierra Worlton
9/15 Tyson Boyer - Ashley Greenwood
9/8 Trevor Thompson - Cassidy Ferris
Devin Gillespie - Rachel Heinrich
9/1 Austin Smith - Kareena Hudson
8/25 Aaron Montague - Micci Hafen
8/18 Corey Kimzey - Ashley Judd
Congratulations!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Ashley Judd and Corey Kimzey
Ashley Judd has been selected as Girls X-Country Athlete of the Month by Pine View High School. We all want to congratulate Ashley on her hard work which made this achievement possible. Ashley is a Senior who is in her 3rd year of running for PVXC. During this time, Ashley has battled various injuries and issues to develop herself into one of (if not THE) top runners in Region 9. Ashley ended last track season with some awesome performances in the 1600 and 3200 at Region and has carried it right into X-Country. After a full summer of miles, she won the first meet of the season at Canyon View. As she has continued to get better and gain confidence, Ashley (our Girls' Team Captain) has defeated the highest ranked runner in Region 9 and earned top 20 honors at the Las Vegas Invite! Good job Ashley, you're setting an awesome example for everyone!
Corey Kimzey has been selected as Boys X-Country Athlete of the Month by Pine View High School. A Sophmore, Corey has a passion for the sport of distance running that is infectious to the rest of the team. He is a student of the sport and has been running and studying running for much of his life, but it wasn't until during and just after his Freshman year of X-Country that Corey realized this was his true passion and set all other sports aside to accomplish his goals. Corey started the season by winning the Canyon View Tri and has never looked back. He also has a top 30 finish at BYU, a top 15 finish at Murray, and a top 10 finish at Provo to help establish himself as one of the top Sopmores in all the state of Utah. Congratulations on your achievements Corey, we look forward to many more spectacular performances from you on the course and on the track!
Corey Kimzey has been selected as Boys X-Country Athlete of the Month by Pine View High School. A Sophmore, Corey has a passion for the sport of distance running that is infectious to the rest of the team. He is a student of the sport and has been running and studying running for much of his life, but it wasn't until during and just after his Freshman year of X-Country that Corey realized this was his true passion and set all other sports aside to accomplish his goals. Corey started the season by winning the Canyon View Tri and has never looked back. He also has a top 30 finish at BYU, a top 15 finish at Murray, and a top 10 finish at Provo to help establish himself as one of the top Sopmores in all the state of Utah. Congratulations on your achievements Corey, we look forward to many more spectacular performances from you on the course and on the track!
2008 Mid-Season Report
What a great start to the season! We have already had a number of memorable team and individual achievements. Girls - no group has shown more improvement throughout the first month of the season than the Varsity/JV Girls. Led by Senior harrier Ashley Judd; who won the Canyon View Tri, and placed high at Hurricane, SUU, Cedar, BYU (where she was the top Region 9 runner), and a top 20 placement at Vegas; the girls have really taken off in the last couple weeks. As the season has progressed, the girls have not only cut into Dixie's 2nd place ranking among Region 9 4A, they have now surpassed them thanks to the excellent running of 2nd and 3rd runners Rachel Heinrich and Cassidy Ferris. The girls have also gotten strong runs out of Senior Kareena Hudson and first year runner Micci Hafen (all 5 have earned Runner of the Week honors - congrats ladies). The girls look to continue to improve and challenge Snow Canyon for the top spot in Region and qualify for State.
The Pine View High School boys' cross country team has also done really great things this season. All three top Panther harriers have led the team at least once this season - Austin Smith (Jr.), Trevor Thompson (So.), and Corey Kimzey (So.) - and have place extremely well at even the largest of the state invitationals. Trevor Thompson (7th) led the Panthers to a 5th place at BYU where Austin Smith also place in the top 25. The Panthers also took 5th at Murray (Thompson 8th, Corey Kimzey 12th, Smith 26th). The day following Murray, PV took 2nd just two points behind American Fork at the Provo Bulldog Invite where Trevor took home a 1st overall, Austin placed 7th and Corey 9th. This same weekend, the JV boys went to the Las Vegas Invite with the girls and fielded a great effort out of our 2nd 7 taking 13th out of 24 Varsity teams in one of the largest invites in Nevada drawing schools from all over Nevada and Southern California. Pacing the Panthers was Devin Gillespie who also ran very well earlier in the year taking 2nd at the SUU Invite JV race and winning the Fresh/Soph race at BYU - closely followed by Sophmores Dyllen Cafferty and Ryan Nielsen - leading PV to a convincing victory.
We are also proud of all the newest members of our team. Since school started, we have had a large group of runners come join us, many who have never run before. Through hard work and dedication, many of these student-athletes are already showing great signs of improvement and really helping us look forward to the future.
The Pine View High School boys' cross country team has also done really great things this season. All three top Panther harriers have led the team at least once this season - Austin Smith (Jr.), Trevor Thompson (So.), and Corey Kimzey (So.) - and have place extremely well at even the largest of the state invitationals. Trevor Thompson (7th) led the Panthers to a 5th place at BYU where Austin Smith also place in the top 25. The Panthers also took 5th at Murray (Thompson 8th, Corey Kimzey 12th, Smith 26th). The day following Murray, PV took 2nd just two points behind American Fork at the Provo Bulldog Invite where Trevor took home a 1st overall, Austin placed 7th and Corey 9th. This same weekend, the JV boys went to the Las Vegas Invite with the girls and fielded a great effort out of our 2nd 7 taking 13th out of 24 Varsity teams in one of the largest invites in Nevada drawing schools from all over Nevada and Southern California. Pacing the Panthers was Devin Gillespie who also ran very well earlier in the year taking 2nd at the SUU Invite JV race and winning the Fresh/Soph race at BYU - closely followed by Sophmores Dyllen Cafferty and Ryan Nielsen - leading PV to a convincing victory.
We are also proud of all the newest members of our team. Since school started, we have had a large group of runners come join us, many who have never run before. Through hard work and dedication, many of these student-athletes are already showing great signs of improvement and really helping us look forward to the future.
We Made a Dye Stat TOP 20!
To my knowledge this is the first time ever a PVHS X-Country team has made a Dye Stat Top 20! What is Dye Stat? Well, it is a webpage dedicated to cross country and track and field. The site is a great resource for race results and rankings that are based upon actual results compiled by knowledgeable staff from around the country. Dye Stat is listed as one of our favorite links off to the right. In the past, Utah schools have done very well in cross country and have often been ranked nationally, but I don't think Pine View has ever cracked one of their top 20 lists. So write it down in your journals, as of Sept. 11 (the second ranking period of the season) PVXC Varisty Boys hit the 2nd ten (which are listed alphabetically, not in rankings) of the Dye Stat Southwest Region rankings! Great job guys; you have worked very hard for this - now let's keep moving it up!
Check out the link http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us-2008-NXN-Sept-11-Rankings
Check out the link http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us-2008-NXN-Sept-11-Rankings
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