Saturday, March 26, 2016

3/26 update

Braves,

We had an incredibly busy week. We were at the super meet on Tuesday and Wednesday then up at Box Elder on Thursday. There were many highlights, making it impossible to recount them all but I will mention a few that come to mind.

Marsaylis in the high jump, Noah in the Javelin, and Rachel in the 100 hurdles all broke into the all-time list at Bountiful High with some impressive marks. To see kids make the all time list in March is awesome, and bodes well for rest of the season. Jazmin was someone who stood out this week. We asked her to run a 400 on Thursday even though she had never done it. What was awesome was the way she resonded, simply by saying, "if it's going to help me get better, then I'll do it." That is exactly the attitude we need from everyone on the team. She went out and ran pretty well in the 400 and I have no doubt she'll continue to improve. Blake ran the mile and the medley 800 on Wednesday and improved nearly ten seconds from last week's meet, in both events. That's not easy to do, but he was determined to improve after feeling that last week wasn't his best performance. The way he finished both those races shows he is capable of shaving a few more seconds off right away. As coaches, all we want is for each of you to improve. 

We had several state qualifying marks on both the girls and boys side. We want to qualify as many people as we can for state, obviously, so I encourage you to go on our website and find out what the marks are so that you can work to reach them. For some the marks are a long way off from where you currently find yourself - that's OK. The point isn't to qualify or it's a waste, the point is to improve yourself as an athlete, as a student, and a person. By working toward a goal, no matter how far off, it helps you improve. Each of us needs to set smaller goals on the way to a larger goal to help us on the path of improvement. I encourage each of you during this spring break to spend a few minutes setting some goals, small and large, about where you want to be by the end of the season. I've seen many individuals, including myself, who didn't go to state as a sophomore or a junior, but made it there later on in large part because of setting and working towards goals. 

It bears repeating that your contribution to this team IS NOT how many titles you win or points you score in a meet. Your contribution to this team is what you bring day in and day out in practice, at the meets, in the classroom, and in your life. If you come each day with an attitude and determination that you're going to work hard and improve, then you are adding something  hugely important to this team. In everything we do we all need to exemplify the attitude that Jazmin said and showed - if it makes me better, then I'll do it. If we all work with that in mind, then this season and team will be a success no matter how many points you score. 

Moving forward, I hope you all have an awesome spring break, and are able to recharge your mental batteries for the remainder of the school year. On the track side, we have 8 weeks left in the season. We have the Davis District Championships on Tuesday and Wednesday after spring break. That's our first two day meet with trials and finals, and will be a huge test of our fitness, and will give us an idea of what kind of team we have going forward. In order to be prepared for that meet it is extremely important that you stay active this week. 

Those of you who are in town, or will be in town one or more days this coming week, I will be at the track every morning at 10 AM to get a work out in for all who can come. I urge each of you to come if you are in town. Those of you who are out of town, I recommend finding a place where you can workout. Whether it is a treadmill, the streets, or a pool. (Obviously be safe in your choices, I'm not telling you to go run off in Anaheim by yourself if you're headed to Disney Land). All I'm saying is, each day you need to do something that improves your speed and strength so we can be ready for the district championships. If you need specific workout ideas, send me an email and I will send you a few ideas. 

We appreciate all you're doing to help our team be successful. We know it is a time commitment, but we also know that it is worth it. The next 8 weeks are going to be so much fun, but there will be ups and downs as we journey through the season together. In the end I hope we resolve to be determined and committed to doing what it takes. If it makes us better, we'll do it.

See you Monday to those of you who are in town. Have an excellent break, Braves.

Monday, March 21, 2016

3/20 update

Braves,

As a whole we worked hard this week even with a couple of days of bad weather. In general I was very impressed with the effort that was given during the meet on Thursday. We appreciate all the help that was given to make it run smoothly. With our small track it can be difficult to be efficient but you helped it go well, so thank you. This meet was not about times and performances but about how hard we worked in our races. There were a large number of kids who did a bunch of events, and continued to get after it no matter the circumstances. Our Friday practice was small in numbers but we had fun mixing up the workouts to get some cardio while playing some games. Between the dance this weekend and it being a Friday there were many people who missed without having let me or other coaches know. I encourage those of you who did not do very many events or missed on Friday, and could have done more, to rededicate yourselves this coming week. The early weeks of the season are where we can improve our fitness and speed, and it is so important to get after it in these small meets.

This upcoming week is very busy. We the super meet on Tuesday and Wednesday at Davis High, then a meet at Box Elder on Thursday. We will not practice next Friday given that there is no school. The meet on Tuesday is girls only and Wednesday boys only and they are by invitation only. We can only take a few athletes of each event on T/W, but Thrusday we can take all who are eligible. Each meet this week is going to be a great opportunity for us to improve and see where we are now headed into spring break. We will let those athletes know who is going to the Davis super meet by Monday evening (I know it is not a lot of notice but that is the earliest we can finalize the entries).

Attached to this email is a form for  a clothing order. The clothing option is explained on the form. Feel free to select all, some, or none of the products. Any athlete (or parent) who wants something needs to return the form to me by Wednesday 3/22. They will also need to pay for this in the office and bring the receipt to me. Let me know if you have any questions about the items.


Last item: each day I am impressed by different athletes on our team and the work that they put in. Specifically, Friday’s practice was daunting for some coming back from Thursday tired and sore, yet there they were ready to work. The distance group in particular was on the track getting after it. I was impressed by how many came ready to work on a day where it would have been easy to justify in your mind to not work hard. Thursday I was impressed by the number of individuals who kept entering events and were out on the track at the end running a 4x400 as their 4th event of the day. Noah set a new PR in a 400 by nearly 4 seconds as his last event. Marsaylis was worried about a medley 400, but went out and improved on his time from minutes before in the open. He showed another level of fitness when he went and ran a solid 200 a few minutes later.  Rachel anchored our 4x400 team which was full of girls running their 4th event and afterwards looked like she wanted to race them all again. Amelia ran an 800 and then a 400 within an hour- that is one of the most difficult things to do. Some would call that crazy but it’s exactly the attitude and heart that we are trying to build on our team. There are many more examples, and we will see even more throughout the year. May we all give the kind of effort that we can be proud of at the end of each day and at the end of the season. We are building this team together; let’s keep it going.

Friday, March 18, 2016

BHS 3/17 Results

Results from meet at BHS on 3/17 - the times were hand timed and are therefore unofficial. For that reason they aren't in any particular order nor will these marks will not be included on the season performance list.

boys

100H
19.74
Austin Gerber
18.24
Jeremy Jones



300H


51.18
McKade Kerr

48.09
Jeremy Jones







100m
12.54
Hunter Munk

12.24
Houston Hanks

12.74
McKade Kerr

12.44
Caleb Hogan

12.74
Tyler Allen

11.14
Alan Kieatisinlapin

12.24
Noah Devenport

13.44
Luis Goodrich

11.84
Davis Stobbe

12.94
Teancum Stephens



200m
25.64
McKade Kerr

24.14
Marsaylis Patrick

26.24
Caleb Hoggan

24.64
Noah Devenport

26.44
Teancum Stephens




400m
52.64
Alan Kieatisinlapin

53.74
Marsaylis Patrick

800m
2:21.4
Marcus Wilkinson

2:22.1
Ian Briggs

2:37.2
Andrew Williams

2:40.3
Christopher Karper




1600m


4:59.6
Blake Nielson

5:19.0
Marcus Wilkinson

5:23.0
Ian Briggs

5:31.1
Cannon Burton
5:36.0
Ryan Giebel

5:39.6
Braden Kerr

6:08.5
David Miller




3200m


















LJ
15’6.25”
Tyler Allen

15’11’’
Marshall Davis

20’0.5’’
Alan Kieatisinlapin

17’2.75
Caleb Hoggan
15’7.5’’
Teancum Stephens

18’9.25
Hunter Munk

18’5’’
Davis Stobbe



















HJ
5’6
Blake Nielson

5’8’’
Marsaylis Patrick

Discus


103’2.25”
Nate Losee

104’11”
Tre Peterson

98’1’’
Garrison Lott

71’
Nainoa Medeiros

59’2.5”
Kekoa Montalbo

77’1”
Adam Amott

76’4”
Daxon Gale

68’11’’
Austin Hayes-Carter




Javelin


136’10
Davis Stobbe

108’
Garrison Lott

131’9’’
Noah Devenport

142’4’’
Alan Kieatisinlapin

114’8’’
Justin Hall

160’8’’
Max Tooley

95’11”
Nainoa Medeiros

95’8’’
Daxon Gale

92’6’’
Chase Taylor







Shot Put
38’8’’
Tre Peterson

39’9’’
Austin Hayes-Carter

43’10’’
Max Tooley

28’2”
Kekoa Montalbo



4x100
Medley


4:38.00
Justin Hall, Houston Hanks, Marsaylis Patrick, Blake Nielson












Girls
100H
15.74
Kristalynn Appiah

16.14
Rachel Whipple
21.54
Abby Holbrook

300H


48.50
Rachel Whipple

51.05
Kristalynn Appiah

52.06
Christy Brown

52.11
Julia Miller

1:03.71
Abby Holbrook

1:09.24
Ana Walker




100m
14.04
Amelia Tew

13.14
Jazmin Moss

13.94
Kamora Wayman

15.34
Ana Walker

15.34
Bailey Clifford

14.74
Shayla LeMay

16.44
Aino Vanhakartano

16.44
Olivia Frasier

18.14
Adaline Clarke

14.14
Elizabeth Tew



200m
28.04
Jazmin Moss

29.74
Kamora Wayman

34.44
Aino Vanhakartano

34.34
Shayla LeMay

30.94
Elizabeth Tew

37.54
Aurora Warner




400m
1:10.2
Elizabeth Tew

1:05.11
Victoria Jones

1:07.38
Amelia Tew

1:25.65
Olivia Frasier

1:28.00
Aurora Warner

1:31.76
Adaline Clarke

1:15.74
Abby Holbrook

1:15.82
Cicely Barker

1:20.66
Aino Vanhakartano

1:14.42
Bailey Clifford



800m
2:47.2
Amelia Tew

2:59.8
Emma Wyatt

3:07.8
Chantelle Adams




1600m


6:22.4
Alissia Nydegger

6:25.9
Sydney Southers

3200m
15:15.1
Ellie Evans




LJ
15’9.5”
Julia Miller

14’7.75”
Kristalynn Appiah

12’0.5”
Victoria Jones

11’10.75”
Bailey Clifford



HJ
5’1”
Rachel Whipple

5’0
Julia Miller




Shot Put
26’0”
Bailey Basinger




Discus





Javelin


66’4’’
Ellie Evans

56’2”
Bre Lonnecker



4x100
Medley


5:46.0
Kristalynn Appiah, Shayla LeMay, Elizabeth Tew, Ellie Evans

4x400
4:29.69
Julia Miller, Victoria Jones, Amelia Tew, Rachel Whipple