Season Wrap

 Braves,

What an end to the year. There is a lot I would like to say on the matter, including a recap of the great things that you did this year, but I will save that for our team party this next week.

Some of our athletes are planning the get together - here is the information: Our end of year party will be Tuesday, 6 PM at Rocket Park (Tolman Park). We will be doing a potluck. Sign up for what you want to bring (so we don't end up with 10 people bringing watermelon) and come hang out with the team! We will be giving out some dundies and having a good time. Click here for the putlock sign up. We will have some end of season recognition at the party as well - I hope you all can make it.

The last few things that need to be addressed are the track class, uniforms, and upcoming cross country. 

Class will still be held next Tuesday and Thursday (and the next Tuesday), but we will not be running. We will meet in my classroom at 12:50 (except the last week of school) and go from there. You do not need to change from your regular clothes. 

Uniform tops can be purchased for $15. If you do not want to buy them you need to return them to me by class time on Tuesday. I need all the shorts returned. If you decide to buy the top, please pay in the office (track account) and bring me the receipt so I can mark you as having "returned" your uniform. I have to enter fines (today actually but I'm stalling) so please get them to me pronto.

All of you not involved in a summer/fall sport are encouraged and welcome to join us for summer XC and then the official season of XC in the fall. We are gearing up for a great season, with some great kids on the team and coaches helping, so I'm really looking forward to it. The time and place of our first meeting is still TBD, but I'm thinking next Friday around 1 PM. More info to come.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

5/16 update

 Braves,

The state championships are on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Spectators will need to buy tickets in advance at this site (athletes will not need a ticket).

As of now we do not have a bus going to state, but that might change so I will keep you posted. The schedule of events can be found here but be sure to scroll down to page 3.

Thursday we will be headed up to JV region at Box Elder. Everyone who did not compete at state will be eligible to race there. I know that many of you have an orchestra conflict that evening, so transportation is an issue. The directive from the district is that you can ride home with your parent/guardian, but not with anyone else, so if you can only be there for the beginning and need to leave early, you'll need to arrange with a parent to make that happen. I know it is a long drive for a parent to make, there and back, for a race that is as short as 12 seconds, or as long as 8 minutes, but those are the rules as given to me. Obviously I'm hoping you all can make it, including those who run at state, to come and support, as it will be the last meet of the year- and for you seniors, the last high school meet ever.

We will be practicing as usual today for the last time this year. Be there to sharpen up before your events.

If you missed covid testing last week talk to me about times/places to go make it up.

Let me know if you have questions.

Coach Jacobson

5/9 update

 Braves,

The region championships are on Wednesday and Thursday of this week at Farmington High. For lane events they will do a trials on Wednesday with the top 8 advancing to finals on Thursday. For distance events it will be a timed finals, meaning the top 8 score. Field events will be as usual, with the trials going first, and then the top 9 advance to finals immediately following the trials.

The top 4 of each final will qualify for the state championships next week (Tuesday/Wednesday at Davis High School - I didn't update that on the calendar until today but we have talked about it at length at practice. The state meet will begin at 2 PM each day - the state schedule can be found here but be sure to scroll down to the 5A-6A schedule).

We will be taking a bus to region, and all are encouraged to attend both days, whether racing or not, to support the team. An excuse time and bus departure time will be sent out tomorrow.

This meet is going to be a great opportunity for many of our athletes to qualify for state, so let's be ready to compete hard, and cheer on your teammates in their races. Because of entry limitations we will not be able to get everyone into the meet, but there is a JV region meet on Thursday of next week, the day after state. All who do not qualify for state will be eligible to race there.

Wednesday, May 12th 

 

3:30 Field Events: 

Girls Shot Put 

Boys Discus  

Girls Javelin 

Boys High Jump 

Girls Long Jump 

 

3:30 Track Events: 

Girls 100 Hurdles Trials

Boys 110 Hurdles Trials

100 Meter Dash Trials

1600 Meter Run Final

400 Meter Dash Trials

300 Meter Hurdles Trials

200 Meter Dash Trials

4 x 800 Meter Relay Final

4 x 200 Meter Relay Final

 

Thursday, May 9th 

 

3:30 Field Events: 

Boys Shot Put 

Girls Discus 

Boys Javelin 

Girls High Jump 

Boys Long Jump 

 

3:30 Track Events: 

Girls 100 Hurdles Finals

Boys 110 Hurdles Finals

100 Meter Dash Finals

3200 Meter Run Final

4 x 100 Meter Relay Final

400 Meter Dash Final

*Unseeded Boys 1600 

300 Meter Hurdles Final

800 Meter Run Final

200 Meter Dash Final

*Unseeded Girls 1600 

4 x 400 Meter Relay Final

5/1 update

 Braves, 

I love this time of year because it is when the hard work from the winter and early spring begins to pay off. I updated the performance lists after the JV meet and most of the season's best marks came from that day. It will be similar when I complete the update after yesterday's meet. Shout out to Sarah for going under 8 in the mile; Andrew, Trevor, and Sam in the 800 for qualifying for BYU, and the first two turning around and running an awesome 4x400; Ethan for going under 2 minutes in the 800; Sebring for two PRs in the hurdles to qualify for BYU; Kali'i with the 4 ft pr in the shot; Draper for going under 11s in the 100m; Alyssa and Jaelyn for big PRs in the sprints on Thursday. And many more.

Again, PRs are fun, but they aren't the mark of success. The mark of success is doing the small things everyday to get better. If you consistently work hard and give your best effort physically and mentally then you will be successful no matter the outcomes. Are you doing the best you know how? If so, then you won't have any regrets.

The season is rapidly coming to a close, so please enjoy each practice and savor every opportunity to race. 

This week we have a meet at Bonneville on Thursday, and then the BYU invitational on Friday/Saturday. Those going to BYU will not compete at Bonneville, and vice versa. The info for BYU can be found here. There are qualifying standards there so anyone who has qualified can go. For distance runners, in most cases, I don't recommend in competing in more than 1 event since we are turning around and racing at region the following week, so please talk to me about which event(s) you would like to run in. For sprinters and field events, I probably don't recommend 4 events, but 2-3 events is probably ok, depending on the event. 

Registration is due on TUESDAY at 8 AM so I need to know by Monday if you would like to go. The ideal would be you reply to this email and let me know.

We have this week, region next week, and state/JV region the following week, and then the season is over. I can't believe how fast it has gone - thank you for making this an enjoyable year. Now let's make the most of the last 3 weeks.

Coach Jacobson

4/25 update

 Braves,

The season is ramping up and we are only a few weeks away from the state meet. We have some exciting things ahead, and tough choices to make about entries and races over the next two weeks, so you need to be thinking about what events you'd like to do, and I can assure you that your coaches are doing the same.

This week we will be travelling with the JV group to Box Elder on Thursday, and then we have a meet at WX on Friday. Those who do not get in to WX will go to Box Elder, and those who get in to WX will not be going to Box Elder, unless you want to go to get a workout in.

We are limited by times and entry numbers for WX, so most of you will not be competing there. If you cannot run on one of those days, please let me know ASAP so I don't enter you, and I can put someone else in your place if possible.

I will send out an excuse time for the bus on Thursday once that is finalized. Both meets start at 3:30.

We might be getting covid tested on Thursday, more info to come. 

Box Elder order of events: 

3200 M (May be Combined)

4 x 200 M Relay

100/110 Hurdles

100 M

1600 M

4 x 100 M Relay

400 M

300 IM Hurdles

800 M

200 M

4 x 400 M Relay

Woods Cross order of events:

Girls 100 Hurdles

Boys 110 Hurdles

100 Meter Dash

1600 Meter Run

4 x 100 Meter Relay

400 Meter Dash

300 Meter Hurdles

4 x 200 Meter Relay

800 Meter Run

200 Meter Dash

3200 Meter Run

4 x 400 Meter Relay

4 x 800 Meter Relay

4/18 update

 Braves,

Thank you for your help at the meet on Thursday. If you were there and helping, competing or not, it made the meet more enjoyable and go smoothly, so I thank you for your help.

We had some great marks on both Thursday and Saturday, and in truth I'm kind of sad that the Davis invite is over because it is such an enjoyable meet. Meet results from this week.

That being said, we have another fun one this week at Woods Cross on Thursday. Thursday will be the "Region 5 Relays" (schedule at the bottom). Not everyone will be able to compete, in fact we are very limited, but we still want everyone to come down and support. I have really appreciated the many of you who have come to support even without competing, and I know your teammates appreciate it too. 

If you cannot be at the meet please let me know so we don't enter you into a relay or open event. That way we can put someone else in your place.

You can see that we have some different relays for this meet, which will make them a lot of fun. 

This will be the only meet of the week, with nothing on the weekend.

If you have any further questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

2021 Region 5 Relays

Meet Schedule – Number of entries allowed per gender in parentheses.

Track Events – State Qualifying Potential in Bold.

3:30      Girls 100 Hurdles (3)

3:38      Boys 110 Hurdles (3)

3:45     100 Meter Dash (3)

3:55      4 x 800 Meter Relay (1)  (Note: If you can justify a second team that will run under 9:00 for boys or 11:20 for girls, please let us know.  This will be to try and avoid lapped athletes.

4:25      Sprint Medley.  100-100-200-400  (1)

4:35      4 x 100 Meter Relay (1)

4:45      Medley Relay.  200-200-400-800 (1)

5:00      1600 Meter Run.  (4)

5:30      4 x 200 Meter Relay (2)

5:50     Distance Medley Relay.  1200-400-800-1600  (1)

6:20      4 x 400 Meter Relay (2)

 

Field Events

3:15/4:45

Girls Shot Put/Boys Shot Put

Boys Discus/Girls Discus

Girls Javelin/Boys Javelin

Boys Long Jump/Girls Long Jump

Girls High Jump/Boys High Jump

Davis Invite final info

Braves,

Please go to this link to see the time schedule: Meet info and Schedule

Please go here to see the heat and lane assignments. PLEASE NOTE: the girls long jump has an error, flights 1 and 2 will not be in the meet.

If you have any questions please let me know. See you at practice at 1 PM today.

Coach

Davis Invite info

Braves,

 

The Davis invitational is a complicated meet with two sections: open and invited. The open session has a lot more allowed entries, and the invited section is the top 8-16 runners from the entire meet. The open is during the morning, and invited goes in the afternoon. That is what that means when you see your name under those sections. I will be talking to each of those who were accepted into the meet today at practice, to determine which events you will do. I have to declare all the events we pull out of so other runners can get in. Under the ALTERNATE section of each event is the list of names who will get in if someone drops from the invited or open sections.

 

Accepted entries

 

Scroll down to the last page of the meet information (Davis meet information) to see the meet schedule, which will move ahead whenever possible, but that is rare. The meet info mentions a lunch, but my understanding is that has been cancelled. Spectators will be charged $5 (not 3) but I haven’t heard anything on limitations. Masks will be required per the UHSAA.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

4/11 update

 Braves,

We had a great couple of days at the meets this week, with many personal bests. There were, of course, many who didn't have a PR this week. It is natural to feel disappointed when you don't hit your goals, if only due to the amount of time and effort you have put in to achieving those goals. Disappointment is a natural byproduct, but we cannot let that disappointment linger and affect us moving forward. Once again, the question is did you try as hard as you could this in the race/at the meet/during the week? If the answer is yes then you should feel proud of your accomplishments, and trust that the PRs will be coming, because they will if you continue to give your best. If the answer is no, well then let us find ways to work a little harder/better. It is the working to improve and reach goals that is valuable and determines success, not necessarily the goals themselves. Changing the definition of success to your effort rather than the outcome doesn't cheapen the experience or lesson accomplishments, in fact it is the opposite. The thrill of accomplishing a goal is only had because of the hard work. A goal reached without much effort is a cheap experience that isn't rewarding. On the other hand, reaching a goal for which you have worked hard is very rewarding precisely because of the work you put in. Ultimately the success, however, isn't reaching the goal, it's the process you took to reach that goal. I would rather work hard to reach a goal and fall short than not try at all and manage to reach a goal. Let us recognize the things we are doing well and the areas where we can improve.

The last bit on that, is to also find joy in your teammates' success. It is always easier to do when you are also doing well, but even when you're struggling, finding joy for your teammates will help you get back into your groove as well. 

This week we have another meet here, on Thursday. We honestly need all the help we can get. Hosting is very stressful for me, and the more help we have the easier it is. Again, thank you to all who stayed and helped last week. 

There is a meet on Saturday at Davis High. We will know what entries were accepted into the meet by tomorrow or Wednesday. Because it is so selective, most of you will not be racing on Saturday, but we encourage you to come support your teammates, like the many of you who came last Saturday, which was awesome.

We will be COVID tested on Thursday at 1 PM. 

Meet results from last week can be found on our website (2021 meet results).

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

4 Announcements

Braves,

1. For our home meet on Thursday, you will register for events at the meet. Talk to your event coach(es) about which events to sign up for.
2. We will NOT be getting tested on Thursday, but rather next week, 4/15.
3. The meet at Taylorsville High School on Saturday will not have a bus going to the meet or from the meet. Here are the entries as of now, but these could change slightly: Entries
4. Lastly, we will be taking the team picture on Friday during practice at 1 PM. Wear your uniform.

Thanks,

Coach