Outdoor Track & Field Starts Today!

This week will be a transition period between Indoor and Outdoor. Please meet in my room 5th period today to find out deatails! FYI- the second annual Soda Mile will be tomorrow. See you there with 4 12 oz. cans/bottles of your favorite soda. Be ready to run fast!

State Indoor 2/7-8 Gillette

We will be taking around 30 athletes to compete at the state indoor meet in Gillette. This is an awesome way to culminate our indoor season by tangling with the very best (all classes) that the state of Wyoming has to offer. We will be leaving Thursday morning on the 6th to make the long drive north east to Gillette. Depending on finish time on Saturday we will drive home, or if it is too late we will stay in Riverton and drive home early Sunday morning. Information on the meet can be found HERE.

UHSTCA @ OLYMPIC OVAL

Bus will leave at 10 a.m. on Friday morning headed to Kearns for the UHSTCA meet this weekend. Pack a lunch AND dinner. The meet ends late Friday night and there will NOT be an opportunity to go out and eat. We will take care of meals the second day. UHSTCA Invitational Championships February 7th and 8th @ the Olympic Ice Oval 5662 South 4800 West Cougar Lane DIRECTIONS: Take I-215 south to 4700 south. Go west on 4700 south to Bangerter Highway. Turn left on Bangerter and go south to 5300 south. Take a right on 5300 and go west to 4800 west. Take a left on 4800 west (Cougar Lane). The Olympic Ice Oval is on the west side of the road. You really can’t miss it. Friday, Feb. 7 FIELD EVENT TIME SCHEDULE 3:00 pm Check in all Field Events (Ice Oval) 4:00 pm- Boys’ Shot Put (Kearns Rec Center) 4:00 pm- Girls’ Long Jump (ice oval) 4:00 pm- Boys’ High Jump (Kearns Rec Center) 4:00 pm- Boys’/Girls’ Pole Vault (ice oval) 5:30 pm- Girls’ Shot Put (Kearns Rec Center) 5:30 pm- Girls’ High Jump (Kearns Rec Center) 5:30 pm- Boys’ Long Jump (ice oval) 6:30 pm- Boys’ Triple Jump 6:30 pm- Girls’ Triple Jump Friday, Feb. 7 3:00 Track open 4:00 1600 M Run 400 M Dash 4 X 800 M Relay Saturday, Feb. 8 8:00 am Start 9:00 am-60m HH Prelims 60m Dash Prelims 4 x 200 60m HH Finals 60m Dash Finals 800m Run 200m Dash 3200m Run 4 x 400 Relay

Weber State/Utah Distance Challenge

We will be attending several different meets this weekend. The distance athletes will be heading to the Olympic Oval for the Utah Distance Challenge. Information can be found HERE. After the meet they will travel to Ogden to join the rest of the team. The sprinters/field event athletes will travel to Ogden to compete. Schedule of events found HERE. Those who do not have events on Saturday will return home with Coach Henderson Friday night. The bus will be back at the HS around midnight. Those competing Saturday will stay overnight in Ogden then return home Saturday evening.

BYU Results/Performances of the Week

There were some outstanding performances this last weekend as the Star Valley Track & Field team participated at the BYU HS invitational in Provo. Sam Gertsch threw the weight 56 feet 10 inches to win the event and 50-4 in the shot. Sam was voted MVP male field event athlete for the entire meet. His weight throw DESTROYED the school record by nearly 12 feet. He will also receive the POW for the team. Other solid performances were provided by Hannah Demler, Cody Peck, Aspen Heward, and Faith Robbins. Aspen set a personal best in the 200 and 60h this weekend. She will receive the POW for this week. Complete results can be found HERE.

BYU Invitational

Our first meet of the year will be in Provo, Ut. @ the BYU Invitational on January 17-18th. All athletes who have their 9 practices in and are academically eligible to compete will attend. Complete information and a schedule of events can be found HERE. We will have a short parent meeting Tuesday, January 14th. We will be reviewing policies and procedures for this year. The bus will leave @ 11 a.m. on Friday and we will be home around 11 p.m. Saturday night.

Indoor Schedule 2014

Star Valley Indoor Track & Field 2014 Schedule: First Day of Practice 1/6/14 (athletes must have current physical to participate) 1/17-18 @ BYU 1/24- Utah Distance Challenge @ Olympic Oval 1/24-25 @ Weber State 2/7-8 UHSTCA Championships @ Olympic Oval 2/13-15 Simplot Games @ Idaho State* 2/22 Golden Sprint challenge @ Olympic Oval 3/7-8 State Indoor @ Gillette**