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.
Monday, July 20, 2015
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
A huge congrats to our girls who took 2nd at the Top of Zion Relay!
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)
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.
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.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
DHills 2 Miler
Friday, November 7th, PV and DH met out in the desert at the edge of Little Valley and ran a duel to stay sharp for the upcoming Nike SW and FootLocker West meets. The course was a very fast two looper on a hard-packed dirt road with some mild up and down hills. The PV ladies placed 8 of the top 10 spots led by 6th grader Sarah Snow (12:01), who ran to the wire with Region champ Laynee Wells of DH. The guys had probably their best run of the year against DH placing all 5 scorers in the top 11 led by Nick Hill (9:57) who placed 2nd overall.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
State 2014
It was a solid day for Pine View XC at the 2014 3A State Championships held at Sugar House Park in SLC. The girls capped of an amazing season with a close 2nd place finish and our 2nd fastest team time ever at the State Course. As usual, our strength was our tight pack and depth. Senior caption Nicole Heinrich ran an inspired race leading our team with a 14th place finish - 2nd Team All-State - in a time of 19:43. Following in just a 28 second spread were Freshman Caroline Clements (who set a new PV Freshman record!), Josie Bushar (both 3rd Team All-State), Meskerem Stucki, and Alli Peterson. Our two other freshmen, Jacey Finch and Ellie Bushar finished very well also placing just behind Alli. Taking a look at the merged scoring, saw PV place 11th in the whole state and having our 7 runners in before every team in the Utah except national top 15 teams American Fork and Davis. What a great end to a fantastic season. We are super proud and grateful of all of the 19 girls who finished the season with our team - but especially Nicole Heinrich, Sarah Deuel, and Moani Andresen… thank you for all you have meant to our team over the years!
| 2. Pine View HS 86 |
| Place | Bib | Name | Time | Score | Behind Winner | Spread | |
| 14. | 777 | Nicole Heinrich | 19:43.3 | 11. | 01:49.3 |  | 00:28.8 |
| 17. | 775 | Caroline Clements | 19:46.8 | 14. | 01:52.8 | ||
| 21. | 774 | Josie Bushar | 19:59.9 | 18. | 02:05.9 | ||
| 24. | 779 | Meskerem Stucki | 20:07.7 | 20. | 02:13.7 | ||
| 27. | 778 | Alli Peterson | 20:12.1 | 23. | 02:18.1 | ||
| 29. | 776 | Jacey Finch | 20:13.6 | (25.) | 02:19.6 | ||
| 31. | 773 | Ellie Bushar | 20:20.1 | (27.) | 02:26.1 | ||
| 2. | (Total time for scoring runners: 1:39:49.8) | ||||||
In the boy's race, our team had another strong finish at State - ending up 4th. Despite it not being our best race, and our team being a bit off our best, we still ran hard and were in the mix for a podium finish for much of the race. Strong performances by Jake Taylor and Jason Hall placed them into the 3rd Team All-State category. Nick Hill once again led our team with his 11th place finish, and Alex Hill ran the 5th fastest Freshman time of the day. He was followed closely by Paul Gaona and then Senior captain Cam Brown to round out our finishing order.
| 4. Pine View HS 107 |
| Place | Bib | Name | Time | Score | Behind Winner | Spread | |
| 11. | 771 | Nick Hill | 16:15.2 | 11. | 00:35.2 | | 00:52.9 |
| 18. | 772 | Jake Taylor | 16:38.7 | 18. | 00:58.7 | ||
| 21. | 769 | Jason Hall | 16:42.0 | 20. | 01:02.0 | ||
| 25. | 768 | Dallen Gillespie | 16:52.8 | 24. | 01:12.8 | ||
| 36. | 770 | Alex Hill | 17:08.1 | 34. | 01:28.1 | ||
| 38. | 767 | Paul Gaona | 17:10.3 | (36.) | 01:30.3 | ||
| 46. | 766 | Cameron Brown | 17:21.4 | (44.) | 01:41.4 | ||
| 4. | (Total time for scoring runners: 1:23:36.8) | 107 | |||||
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Kaylee at Pre-Nats
Although many of our alumni are out on missions, we do have one former Panther running in college this year. Kaylee Able (Boyer) placed 7th and just seconds off of 5th for the T-Birds at Pre-Nationals in Terra Haute, In. today. Great job Kaylee - way to get it going this year!
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Panther Harriers Earn SW Honors
The PVXC boys have received votes in the Milesplit SouthWest Regional Rankings - Great job men! Let's go earn that Elite Race spot at Nike SW.
Region 9 Championships
An amazing day of Region 9 XC running at the Region 9 South Course at Bloomington Hills Park.
The day started with the JV girls placing the highest they have in recent memory with a 3rd place showing - just 10 points off of 1st. Carli Kimzey ran an amazing and gusty race taking 2nd. She was followed in the top ten by Brianna Loya, 4th, and Megan Finch, 8th. Although this is a very tough, hilly, windy course and it was a warm day for mid-October, many girls ran their best races of the year - some even hitting near PR times.
The JV boys took 2nd placing all 5 scores in the top 10. Paul Gaona led much of the race and finished 2nd. He was followed very closely by Mitch Price - running his best race of the year and taking 4th overall. Then the trio of Skylar Abel, Logan Hirschi and Zach Crowell rounded out our scoring. It was a very close race with the DH and the boys ran with guts.
The Varsity girls came into the race with a real shot at a Region title after defeating Cedar at their invite and they took full opportunity! The girls got out strong and used their excellent packing to move up throughout the race finishing with a 24 second spread and with all 5 scorers in before Cedar's 2nd and Snow Canyon's 3rd girls! Leading our team were the Bushar sisters - with Josie finishing 7th and Ellie right behind her in 8th. Caroline Clements rounded out the Region medalist and took 10th. She was followed closely by Alli Peterson and Nicole Heinrich who secured the title and 2nd-Team All-Region honors with their finishes. As we have all year, our 6th and 7th runners also contributed by finishing before all teams 5th runners and knocking their scorers down. Congrats ladies on the Region Title!
The boys came into the race with nationally ranked DH looking to improve on last week's race and get some momentum heading into State. The boys ran very well and were in great position throughout the race. Nick Hill raced with the lead group and ended up 3rd (in a time that would have been a new Region record). Also finishing in the top ten were Jake Taylor 7th and Dallen Gillespie 8th. Rounding out our scoring and securing the dominate 2nd place finish were Alex Hill and Cam Brown.
We are all so proud of everyone of you who pushed so hard this season and made another amazing season of Pine View X-Country. We are the greatest program ever!
The day started with the JV girls placing the highest they have in recent memory with a 3rd place showing - just 10 points off of 1st. Carli Kimzey ran an amazing and gusty race taking 2nd. She was followed in the top ten by Brianna Loya, 4th, and Megan Finch, 8th. Although this is a very tough, hilly, windy course and it was a warm day for mid-October, many girls ran their best races of the year - some even hitting near PR times.
The JV boys took 2nd placing all 5 scores in the top 10. Paul Gaona led much of the race and finished 2nd. He was followed very closely by Mitch Price - running his best race of the year and taking 4th overall. Then the trio of Skylar Abel, Logan Hirschi and Zach Crowell rounded out our scoring. It was a very close race with the DH and the boys ran with guts.
The Varsity girls came into the race with a real shot at a Region title after defeating Cedar at their invite and they took full opportunity! The girls got out strong and used their excellent packing to move up throughout the race finishing with a 24 second spread and with all 5 scorers in before Cedar's 2nd and Snow Canyon's 3rd girls! Leading our team were the Bushar sisters - with Josie finishing 7th and Ellie right behind her in 8th. Caroline Clements rounded out the Region medalist and took 10th. She was followed closely by Alli Peterson and Nicole Heinrich who secured the title and 2nd-Team All-Region honors with their finishes. As we have all year, our 6th and 7th runners also contributed by finishing before all teams 5th runners and knocking their scorers down. Congrats ladies on the Region Title!
Snow Canyon and Youngster Time Trial
Great racing by our JV harriers at the Snow Canyon Invite. Many continue to set PR's and run their best races of the year. It is a testament to hard work and dedication that all of you are seeing such great improvements!
Also great racing by our Youngsters in their last race of the year. Since the Youngsters weren't allowed to run at Snow Canyon and Region this year, we adjusted the schedule and had a "skills development race" for our 6th-8th graders on the Time Trial course at PV. Scottie Bushar became the 2nd Youngster to break 6:00 on the course, and he was followed closely by Mikey Albegreen and Alex Klein. The race of the day was Addi Baker. She set a new girl's record come in just under the old record with a 5:54. Many PR's for the boys and girls today... great job!
Also great racing by our Youngsters in their last race of the year. Since the Youngsters weren't allowed to run at Snow Canyon and Region this year, we adjusted the schedule and had a "skills development race" for our 6th-8th graders on the Time Trial course at PV. Scottie Bushar became the 2nd Youngster to break 6:00 on the course, and he was followed closely by Mikey Albegreen and Alex Klein. The race of the day was Addi Baker. She set a new girl's record come in just under the old record with a 5:54. Many PR's for the boys and girls today... great job!
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Youngsters and FootLocker
Important changes have been set in motion for out Youngsters program. The district has become concerned with the involvement of 6th-8th graders in cross country and has called for an end to our season. Fortunately, our program has only a few minor changes to implement and we will be in compliance. So what does this mean for us? We will continue to hold Youngster practices through the PVXC Club and with Coach Martha Baker at the regularly schedule times. We will not, however, be able to have our final two meets of the season - at Snow Canyon and Region. Instead, PVXC will be hosting a skills development race (Time Trial) at PV this coming week, most likely on Friday. Those who are planning on racing at FootLocker, will need to follow the guidelines discussed below. While the rest of our Youngsters will receive more information about winter and spring training within the next week. At PV, we continue to have the largest and most successful Youngsters program in the area. We are so thankful to Martha. She is a great coach who loves working with each of these developing Panther harriers. We appreciate the hard work of parents who get their kids to races and practice and want to see their kids learn the values taught through distance running. And we, of course, are so proud to have the Youngsters with us on our club team. They are amazing runners and have so much energy. Keep up the great work and keep coming around… our program will always be here running and we want everyone who wants to, to be a part of it too!
Another bit of info for FootLocker. All athletes planning on attending the FootLocker/California trip with the PVXC Club need to have the entire $165 payment taken care of by October 6th. We have a few seats left and we need them sold for $ sake and we want them sold for the coolness of having more of our teammates coming. If no high schooler's claim them (or those who haven't finished their payments don't pay in full), we will sell the seats off to other runners - possibly from other schools. Please remember that everyone who goes to Cali (except "manager of the year - Chandler") needs to sign up for and run one of the races. You can find the link to sign up by going to FootLocker West Region and following the links. Athletes who plan on attending this trip, must continue to be committed to the team and practice up through the trip. Those who can't meet these requirements are asked to not attend.
Another bit of info for FootLocker. All athletes planning on attending the FootLocker/California trip with the PVXC Club need to have the entire $165 payment taken care of by October 6th. We have a few seats left and we need them sold for $ sake and we want them sold for the coolness of having more of our teammates coming. If no high schooler's claim them (or those who haven't finished their payments don't pay in full), we will sell the seats off to other runners - possibly from other schools. Please remember that everyone who goes to Cali (except "manager of the year - Chandler") needs to sign up for and run one of the races. You can find the link to sign up by going to FootLocker West Region and following the links. Athletes who plan on attending this trip, must continue to be committed to the team and practice up through the trip. Those who can't meet these requirements are asked to not attend.
Cedar Invite
Cedar Invite is always a key race for our team. Not only does it finalize our Varsity rosters for Region and enter us into the championship season, the race is a great comparison to one of our first races of the season on this same course.
Many of our Youngsters had great races. Our girls took places 2-5. And we saw great races from Sarah Snow (2nd), Jessica Hill, Pyper Holt and many others. The boys also ran very well. Leading the team were Alex Klein and Scottie Bushar.
The JV Girls may have seen some of the best Season Records and improvements of the day. The JV girls took 4th - just 10 points off of Cedar. Carli Kimzey ran an outstanding race and placed 7th overall. Other great races included Macey Widdison, Annelise Burr and Irene Salinas.
The JV Boys were locked in a great team race with DHells. After Hellians took 2 and 3rd, Skylar Abel outsprinted Logan Hirschi to the line for a 4 and 5 for PV. We then placed 7 (Zach Crowell), 8 (Mitch Price) and 12 (Macen Walker) to come up 2nd in the race by a score of 33-36. Many of our JV Boys ran great races and showed great improvement from the first of the year.
The Varsity Girls ran the race of the day. Using our team depth, we were able to break up Cedar's scorers much better than last week at Nebo. The girls ran with confidence and determination and placed 7, 11, 14, 17, 19, 29, 32 (Josie, Nicole, Caroline, Alli, Ellie, Meskerem, Jacey). Winning the title by a score of 67 to 74. The long-term consequences of this race are going to be huge to our team. This race shows us what it takes to win Region and State Titles. Congrats to all the girls who ran so well and accomplished times that may have seemed unrealistic at the beginning of the season. But in doing so… they not only won the meet title, but they set the PV team record for the Cedar course - 54 seconds faster than our 2011 team which took 2nd in State and ran our fastest team time at State by over 4 minutes!
The meet ended with our Varsity Boys taking 3rd place to strong DHells and Page teams. Nick Hill was our leading runner, once again, placing 9th in 15:32.
Many of our Youngsters had great races. Our girls took places 2-5. And we saw great races from Sarah Snow (2nd), Jessica Hill, Pyper Holt and many others. The boys also ran very well. Leading the team were Alex Klein and Scottie Bushar.
The JV Girls may have seen some of the best Season Records and improvements of the day. The JV girls took 4th - just 10 points off of Cedar. Carli Kimzey ran an outstanding race and placed 7th overall. Other great races included Macey Widdison, Annelise Burr and Irene Salinas.
The JV Boys were locked in a great team race with DHells. After Hellians took 2 and 3rd, Skylar Abel outsprinted Logan Hirschi to the line for a 4 and 5 for PV. We then placed 7 (Zach Crowell), 8 (Mitch Price) and 12 (Macen Walker) to come up 2nd in the race by a score of 33-36. Many of our JV Boys ran great races and showed great improvement from the first of the year.
The Varsity Girls ran the race of the day. Using our team depth, we were able to break up Cedar's scorers much better than last week at Nebo. The girls ran with confidence and determination and placed 7, 11, 14, 17, 19, 29, 32 (Josie, Nicole, Caroline, Alli, Ellie, Meskerem, Jacey). Winning the title by a score of 67 to 74. The long-term consequences of this race are going to be huge to our team. This race shows us what it takes to win Region and State Titles. Congrats to all the girls who ran so well and accomplished times that may have seemed unrealistic at the beginning of the season. But in doing so… they not only won the meet title, but they set the PV team record for the Cedar course - 54 seconds faster than our 2011 team which took 2nd in State and ran our fastest team time at State by over 4 minutes!
The meet ended with our Varsity Boys taking 3rd place to strong DHells and Page teams. Nick Hill was our leading runner, once again, placing 9th in 15:32.
Nebo/Wahsatch
We had a rainy, chilly and great trip to northern Utah for our team overnighter. Our racing started with our 7-10 boys running the JV race at Nebo. The all ran well, working together to push themselves to great times and help determine who our Varsity will be in our final few races as we head into championship season. The Varsity ladies then ran as a strong pack. Although it wasn't our best race, it was a great team effort and we place all 7 runners in front of our main rival's - Cedar - 5th girl. That teamwork pushed us to a 4th place finish in this large invite. The Varsity boys then ran and had strong performances from Nick Hill, Paul Gaona and Dallen Gillespie.
The following day, the Varsity practiced at the State course and then got down to the Cottonwood Complex just in time to watch the JV girls at the Wahsatch Rendevzous. For our team, this course and the Region South course are most like the experience of running at State with the rolling hills and all grass courses. The JV girls ran excellent and placed 3rd in the team scoring led by Megan Finch (7th), Brianna Loya (8th) and Carli Kimzey (12th). The JV boys also ran very well and 2nd - just a few points off 5A Herriman. The boys were led by Mitch Price with a 4th place finish; followed by Macen Walker (7th), Skylar Abel (11th) and Zach Crowell (14th). It was a great meet and brought our weekend to a very good end.
The following day, the Varsity practiced at the State course and then got down to the Cottonwood Complex just in time to watch the JV girls at the Wahsatch Rendevzous. For our team, this course and the Region South course are most like the experience of running at State with the rolling hills and all grass courses. The JV girls ran excellent and placed 3rd in the team scoring led by Megan Finch (7th), Brianna Loya (8th) and Carli Kimzey (12th). The JV boys also ran very well and 2nd - just a few points off 5A Herriman. The boys were led by Mitch Price with a 4th place finish; followed by Macen Walker (7th), Skylar Abel (11th) and Zach Crowell (14th). It was a great meet and brought our weekend to a very good end.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
SUU and PV Time Trial #2
If you started at the bottom of these race reports and worked your way up, you can probably tell I am getting tired of writing these (as they get shorter and less detailed - maybe that's why you should keep up on journaling!). So anyway, I am going to finish these last two (or really some of the first two) races and be caught up.
Our 2nd Time Trial was held under some pretty decent weather. We have been having a lot of rain this year - thus running in the school over and over and over... - but it cooled it off for this time trial. Thus leading to some good running. Rylee Holt set a new girls record for the Youngsters followed by Sylvia Brown, Addi Baker and Sarah Snow. Scottie Bushar led the boys. The HS girls set a new time trial record based on their depth at 1-7. The boys also showed strong depth and continue to work to push the pack more toward the front.
SUU was our first bigger Invite of the season and the girls really showed up! Using their depth - placing all 7 girls in between 7th and 21st - the lady Panthers won the meet 52-59 over Cedar.
The boys took 2nd in the meet to a very good DH team and showed there is a lot of work to do in the next 1 1/2 months until Region and State. Nick Hill took control of the pack with 600 to go and won by over 10 seconds.
Our 2nd Time Trial was held under some pretty decent weather. We have been having a lot of rain this year - thus running in the school over and over and over... - but it cooled it off for this time trial. Thus leading to some good running. Rylee Holt set a new girls record for the Youngsters followed by Sylvia Brown, Addi Baker and Sarah Snow. Scottie Bushar led the boys. The HS girls set a new time trial record based on their depth at 1-7. The boys also showed strong depth and continue to work to push the pack more toward the front.
SUU was our first bigger Invite of the season and the girls really showed up! Using their depth - placing all 7 girls in between 7th and 21st - the lady Panthers won the meet 52-59 over Cedar.
The boys took 2nd in the meet to a very good DH team and showed there is a lot of work to do in the next 1 1/2 months until Region and State. Nick Hill took control of the pack with 600 to go and won by over 10 seconds.
Dixie All-Comers
We took on the difficult Region 9 South Course at Bloomington Hills North Park at the annual Dixie all-Comers/PreRegion Meet. As has been the case this year, our youngsters ran very well and represented our program well. The girls team did an excellent job and got a good feel for the course. The boys had a little more riding on the race than usual as they were fighting for Varsity spots for the next few weeks; and they really stepped up, running solid times and really pushing each other.
Las Vegas Invite
PV hasn't travelled to the Larry Burgess Las Vegas Invite in a few years. But earlier this summer, our schedule opened up this weekend and with the new course held at the Site of the Nevada state championships, this looked like a good opportunity for our team to run against new competition. The day started with our top three Youngsters taking the top 3 places in the race - Rylee Holt, Sylvia Brown and Addi Baker. Then the 9/10 girls ran a very strong race led by Carli Kimzey 2nd and Brianna Loya in 7th. The 9/10 boys got our first win of the day with a 1/2 sweep by Dallen Gillespie and Alex Hill. Mitch Price took 4th, Macen Walker took 11th and Anwar Schone rounded out our scoring at 16th.
As the day warmed up the varsity races got under way. The girls ran very well and took 2nd to a strong Palo Verdes team from Vegas. Josie Bushar was our top finisher, just over 30 seconds behind a nationally ranked 10:30 3200 runner from Centennial. The boys - led by Cam Brown who finished 6th - used depth to take the team title by a score of 52 to 80 over Centennial.
The day was very warm by the time the JV/Open races came around. We didn't have enough girls to score our JV team (same with our 9/10 girls), but they ran strong led by Annelise Burr and Macey Widdison. The JV boys finished off the perfect sweep for the Panther boys in nearly perfect fashion - just missing a perfect score by 1 point. Andrew Nielsen had probably the best race of the day for the PV harriers running a 17:28 and winning by over 30 seconds in temps well over 90 degrees. This team win earned the boys the Grand Champion Trophy for top team at the meet.
As the day warmed up the varsity races got under way. The girls ran very well and took 2nd to a strong Palo Verdes team from Vegas. Josie Bushar was our top finisher, just over 30 seconds behind a nationally ranked 10:30 3200 runner from Centennial. The boys - led by Cam Brown who finished 6th - used depth to take the team title by a score of 52 to 80 over Centennial.
The day was very warm by the time the JV/Open races came around. We didn't have enough girls to score our JV team (same with our 9/10 girls), but they ran strong led by Annelise Burr and Macey Widdison. The JV boys finished off the perfect sweep for the Panther boys in nearly perfect fashion - just missing a perfect score by 1 point. Andrew Nielsen had probably the best race of the day for the PV harriers running a 17:28 and winning by over 30 seconds in temps well over 90 degrees. This team win earned the boys the Grand Champion Trophy for top team at the meet.
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