Indoor Update - 12/23

Darts -
I hope that you are all enjoying your break so far. It is a little tricky to stay active and to fit workouts in with everything going on, but I hope you will do your best to fit in some type of exercise throughout these 2 weeks. We had a very solid group prior to the break, and I want to see you continue to move forward together after the break. If any of you weren't able to start with us in December, the Monday we come back to school is also a great time to get going. Remember that all the work we do in indoor track is to benefit us as we prepare to compete in outdoor track.

We will be meeting at the school on Monday (December 29) and Tuesday (December 30) at 9:00am for some workouts. You will be able to sprint, hurdle, and throw indoors, and the weight room will be open. Distance runners should still plan on working out outside (dress warm). If you are in town, you should come to the workouts.

Hurdle Clinic - Friday, January 2: We will meet at the school at 3:00pm and go up to Morgan to their indoor facility. The clinic will go from 3:30-6:30 and we will stop for dinner on the way home. Bring $10 for dinner; the clinic is free. We will be working with our hurdle coaches and with Coach Jamie West. It is always a fun clinic and a great opportunity to get to know the other hurdlers. If you are brand new to hurdling, or have never hurdled before, but would like to try, this clinic is definitely a great opportunity for you.

Utah State Indoor Invitational - Saturday, January 10th - will be our first indoor track meet. We will meet at the school early and take up a bus or caravan up to Logan. I will get you more details about time, etc. This first meet is just a chance to get some starting marks. No one is ever completely ready for the first meet, so don't be afraid. All of you should plan on participating :)

Indoor Fee - If you did not get a chance to pay the $25 fee for indoor before the break, please do so the first week we are back in school. Thanks!!!

Suggested Workouts for the next 2 weeks (sorry this is coming a few days late) -
Tuesday, Dec 23
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - 1 to 3 mile run; sprint drills; core work
Distance - 40-60 min. distance run; core work
Throwers - Lifting; Core Work

Wednesday, Dec 24
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - 12-16 x :20 on a hill; stretching/yoga; core work
Distance - 3-8 mile "power run" (faster pace or hard run)
Throwers - Lifting; Core Work; 20 x :10 on a hill

Thursday, Dec 25
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - Merry Christmas!! (Day Off)
Distance - Merry Christmas!! 30-45 min distance run
Throwers - Merry Christmas!! (Day Off)

Friday, Dec 26
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - Warm up, 8 x :60 fast; Core Work
Distance - 30-60 min distance run with 10 x 1:00 hard during the run
Throwers - Lifting; Core Work; Foot Work (practice throwing without throwing)

Saturday, Dec 27
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - 2-3 mile run (or 30-40 min bike); core work; stretching/yoga
Distance - 45-70 min run; core work
Throwers - Foot Work; Core Work; 12 x :10 second sprints
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Monday, Dec 29 (Meet at Davis @ 9:00am)
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - 8 x 200m; lifting; hurdle drills
Distance - TBA - possibly FARTLEK or TEMPO run; lifting
Throwers - Throwing; Lifting

Tuesday, Dec 30 (Meet at Davis @ 9:00am)
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - Cardio Circuit; Plyos; Core Work
Distance - 40-60 min distance run with 8 x 100m strides; Core
Throwers - Throwing; Lifting

Wednesday, Dec 31
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - 2 mile run; Weights; Core Work
Distance - 35-45 min run; Core Work
Throwers - Practice Foot Work on your own; Core Work

Thursday, Jan 1
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - 8-16 x :20 on a hill; core work
Distance - 40-60 min distance run + core work
Throwers - Lifting/Core Work

Friday, Jan 2
Hurdle Clinic - Meet at Davis at 3:00pm
Sprinters/Jumpers - 2 mile run + core work
Distance - 30-50 min run with 20 min tempo in the middle (3-3.5 miles)

Saturday, Jan 3
Sprinters/Jumpers/Hurdlers - Day off or Weights
Distance - 40-80 minute run
Throwers - Weights

I hope all of you and your families have a great Christmas and New Year. 2015 is going to be an incredible year for Davis Track & Field,
Thanks!!
Coach Talley


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Davis Indoor Track Update - Simplot Games

Darts - 

It seems that I always come home from the Simplot Games satisfied with what I have seen from our TEAM. Something about the final meet of the indoor season seems to elevate your performances, and I was very proud of the way that our athletes fought and our TEAM became more unified. I really thought that this was going to be more of a rebuilding year for us during the indoor season, and while we are a young TEAM with a lot of new athletes, new leaders, and new coaches, it ended up being a very successful Simplot Games and indoor season. We actually came home with a record number of medals (for finishing in the top 6 in finals). We broke last year's record of 26 medals by earning a combined total of 32 medals, with many additional finalists medals as well. We also scored the 2nd most TEAM points that we have ever scored (scoring individuals and relays who finish in the top 8). I think my favorite part of the entire meet was our relays. We had 12 relay teams run in the finals on Saturday (our 2nd most ever), and we had 2 more relay teams that missed by less than a second. It was fun to see everyone working together and running so fast together. I was also very impressed with how many of you responded to running 2 or even 3 events on Saturday. I think we are tougher than I originally thought we were - and that is definitely a nice surprise. 

There were so many great performances and highlights of this past weekend. It was awesome to see so many of you step up and run faster and compete harder than you thought possible. Once again, it is impossible to mention all the great performances. I am going to list some, but you can also see the updated indoor performance lists on the blog (www.davisindoortrack.blogspot.com). And you can see full Simplot results at http://simplotgames.com/results/ 

Thursday night's distance races had a few big PRs - Tanner Horrocks joined the sub 5:00 club, giving us a record 24 boys under 5:00 in the mile this indoor season (with 3 more boys right at 5:00). Madi Bledsoe and Sydney Zaugg both ran very tough to go under 6:00 in the mile for the first time this season. We had 7 distance girls and 3 distance boys make finals - Kenzie Weir and Ashley Tyndall in the 3200; Skylar Williams, Stokton Smith, and Josh Ward in the boys 1600m; and Hannah Albrechtsen, Aubrey Argyle, Miah Weaver, Chelsey Johnson, and Josey Hedquist in the girls 1600m. 

Friday was all about the relays. Our boys and girls 4 x 200m relays both narrowly missed finals, but we came back strong and made finals with boys and girls in the 4 x 400. We also put 4 medley teams in the finals for the first time ever. The girls and boys both had A Teams and B Teams qualify by finishing in the top 12. The Boys Medley C Team of Caleb Gipson, Todd Froisland, Derrek Parry, and Kent Thompson made a valiant effort - but just missed finals by .5 seconds. In the individual events on Friday, Andrew Tyndall qualified for finals in the pole vault, Taylor Cox ran the fastest trials time of the day in the 800m, Trevor Leavitt had the fastest time in the 400m, Logan MacKay qualified for finals in the 800m, and Carson Hunt made it through to finals in the 60m dash. We also had solid PRs and season bests by Erika Stephenson and Eliza Jackson in the 60 Hurdles, Brittney Rounkles in the 200m dash, Kendall Sargent and Anna Ferrell in the 800m, Palmer Flood and Derrek Parry in the 60 Hurdles, Rylee Chilcote in the 400m, and Kent Thompson and Brandon Peters in the 800m. 

The finals on Saturday were some of the most exciting I have ever seen. We truly had some of the gutsiest and most inspiring performances on the track. Here are our results from the finals:

Girls 800m: Taylor Cox - 2:13.74 (2nd place) - Davis #2 All-time; Utah #5 All-time

Girls 1600m: Hannah Albrechtsen - 5:12.05 (12th) - Davis #7 All-time; Aubrey Argyle - 5:18.69 (17th) - Top 9th grader in the race; Chelsey Johnson - 5:19.84 (22nd); Miah Weaver - 5:20.67 (23rd) - #2 9th grader in the race; Josey Hedquist - 5:28.78 (31st)

Girls 3200m: Kenzie Weir - 11:15 (2nd); Davis #5 All-time; Ashley Tyndall - 11:23 (6th) - Davis #6 All-time

Girls 4 x 800m: A Team (Josey, Tatum, Aubrey, Hannah) - 9:53 (4th)

B Team (Tiahna, Chelsey, Ally, Miah) - 9:59 (6th) - the first time we have ever had 2 teams under 10:00

C Team (Sam Hedquist, Aimee, Grace, and Kendall) - 10:11 (10th)

Girls Medley Relay: A Team (Rachel, Elise, Liz, Hannah) - 4:19 (3rd) - anchored by a great 2:22 split in Hannah's 3rd race of the day; B Team (Elly, Olivia, Brittney, Miah) - 4:28 (9th) - anchored by a great 2:27 split in Miah's 3rd race of the day. 

Girls 4 x 400 Relay: (BriAnna, Rachel, Josey, Taylor) - 4:05 (5th) - anchored by an awesome 58.2 split from Taylor.

Boys Pole Vault: Andrew Tyndall - one of only 14 vaulters to make the finals by clearing 13'06.

Boys 60m Dash: Carson Hunt - 7.14 (14th) - Davis #3 All-Time, Top Utah Finisher

Boys 400m Dash: Trevor Leavitt - 49.69 (6th) - Best finish by a Davis athlete in over 10 years

Boys 800m - Logan MacKay - 2:03 (14th) - in his 4th race of the weekend; top sophomore in the race

Boys 1600m - Skylar Williams - 4:26 (10th) - first Davis athlete to make finals 4 straight years in the 1600m; Stokton Smith - 4:32 (21st); Josh Ward - made finals - but I pulled him out after he ran 2 killer 800m relay legs within 2 hours before the finals (coach's decision - and a great TEAM sacrifice by Josh).

Boys 4 x 800m - A Team (Josh, Colter, Stokton, Logan) - 8:06 (1st) Davis #3 All Time; all 4 underclassmen; 8 straight years with a team on the podium; B Team (Kimball, Ethan, Frasier, Kent) - 8:25 (6th); C Team (Adam, Daniel, Jason Lang, Solomon) - 8:39 (8th)

Boys Medley Relay - A Team (Palmer, Ty, Colton, Josh) - 3:37 (3rd) - Davis #2 All Time; Nearly pulled off the victory with a gutsy 1:58 anchor leg by Josh; B Team (Rylee, Griffin, Jordan, Colter) - 3:46 (10th) - ran faster in the finals despite dropping the baton and going down

Boys 4 x 400m Relay - A Team (Gabe, Skylar, Palmer, Trevor) - 3:28 (7th) - Davis #4 All Time

Thanks to each of you who came to Simplot and competed so hard for the TEAM. As a coaching staff, we were very pleased with how you behaved and with the amount of excitement you showed for your TEAMmates. Thanks to the coaches who helped prepare you, and who sacrificed their time this past weekend. And a HUGE thanks to your parents for their support and trust and help with all of the traveling and other arrangements. We are lucky to have great parents as part of our program. 

Coming Up:

This Week - We will only have practice during track class. Distance runners will also meet for a run after school on Wednesday. 

Thursday (2/20) - Senior Meeting in my classroom during track class. We will be discussing the track apparel for the season. Meet in the gym like normal, and then we will go up to my classroom. 

Tuesday (2/25) - Official Outdoor Track Meeting and first day of practice. We will be handing out paperwork, going over some important information and having a brief workout after the meeting. Please help us spread the word by inviting any friends you have who are interested in outdoor track. 

Thanks for a great indoor season. I hope that you are all looking forward to some great things in the outdoor season.

Coach Talley

Davis Indoor Track Update - Utah Indoor Champions

Darts - 

We had a great week of practice, capped off by a very successful Utah Indoor Championships Meet. I am really looking forward to the Simplot Games this weekend and the upcoming outdoor track season. Here is your update for the week. . . 

Utah Indoor Championships - Both the boys and the girls indoor teams came away with victories at the Indoor Championships at the Olympic Oval this past weekend. Both TEAMs showed a lot of toughness and competitiveness. It is nice to see our TEAM coming together. We lost a ton of great seniors last year, but this TEAM is finding its identity and showing a lot of character. We will need to continue to work really hard and continue to have leadership and unity if we are going to be in a position to win at the outdoor championships. I wish I had time to go over all of the highlights, but I only have time to cover the athletes who placed in the top 6 in their events. You can see the full results at http://www.runnercard.com/runner/data/4534/5157/Result/Results.htm (hopefully that works). I will also post the updated TEAM performance lists on the blog - www.davisindoortrack.blogspot.com 

For the girls - Taylor Cox finished 1st in the 800m, 2nd in the 400m, and 5th in the 1600m - all 3 were season best performances. She also anchored our winning 4 x 400m relay team. Taylor's time of 2:16 in the 800m is currently among the top 25 times in the country. Aubrey Argyle finished 4th in the 3200m with an incredible time of 11:06 - it is currently the 5th fastest freshman time in the U.S. It is also the 2nd fastest time on our all-time list.  BriAnna Gipson finished 6th in the 400m with a very strong time of 61.65. Kenzie Weir finished 6th in the 3200m with an indoor PR of 11:19. Liz Jones and Gentry Keaton finished 5-6 in the pole vault. And all 3 relay teams had solid performances. The girls 4 x 200 (Elise Berning, Hailee Carattini, Liz Jones, and Rachel Anderson) finished 2nd. The girls 4 x 800 (Tiahna Cipriano, Miah Weaver, Josey Hedquist, and Hannah Albrechtsen) finished 2nd. And the girls 4 x 400 team (BriAnna Gipson, Elly Ferguson, Rachel Anderson, and Taylor Cox) finished 1st. 

Girls Team Scores

1. Davis 80.5

2. Herriman 60

3. Syracuse 56.5

4. Morgan 27

For the boys - Trevor Leavitt finished 4th in the 400m and 1st in the 200m (tying the school record at 22.38). Skylar Williams finished 2nd in the 1600 and 3rd in the 800m - both indoor PRs (4:23/1:58). Josh Ward finished 2nd in the 3200 and 6th in the 1600 with big PRs in both events (9:44/4:27). Carson Hunt was 3rd in the 60m dash with the Davis #4 all-time mark of 7.16. Andrew Tyndall finished 2nd in the pole vault and 3rd in the triple jump. Logan MacKay finished 2nd in the 800m and broke his own Davis sophomore record with 1:58.26. Kimball Potter finished 4th in the 3200m with 9:54. Jaron Erickson was 5th in the high jump. Nate Butterfield was 4th in the triple jump. And all 3 of our relay teams finished 2nd - 4 x 200 (Jordan Goldsberry, Griffin Hill, Palmer Flood, and Trevor Leavitt); 4 x 800 (Colter Blanchard, Stokton Smith, Kent Thompson, and Josh Ward); and 4 x 400 (Logan MacKay, Skylar Williams, Josh Ward, and Trevor Leavitt). 

Boys Team Scores

1. Davis 109.5

2. Riverton 52

3. Syracuse 42

4. Herriman 39

5. Woods Cross 37

There were many other great individual performances and PRs. It is definitely going to be a very competitive outdoor season. It will be very important for us to continue to work on unity and focus. We can accomplish some incredible things this season if we will work hard and work as a TEAM. 

Discount Card Fundraiser - The fundraiser deadline is Tuesday, February 11th. For those of you who have given an effort and sold your cards - thank you so much!! For those of you who have not, I would ask that you give it one last try tomorrow afternoon. Please turn in your money to the office by Tuesday and bring your cards to track class or after school practice on Tuesday. Thanks.

Simplot Games - The Simplot Games are this upcoming weekend in Pocatallo, ID. For those of you who are going with the team, there is a mandatory meeting on Tuesday at 3:00 in my classroom (2512). We will be going over rules, rides, rooms, schedule, and other valuable information. I will also be sending out an email to all athletes and parents involved with the schedule and other information. Please watch for that email tomorrow. It is going to be an extremely fun trip and I hope that each of you are excited to perform well and have fun with the TEAM.

Outdoor track practices officially start on Tuesday, February 25th. Be ready!

You can find the 2014 Outdoor Track meet schedule here - http://www.darttrack.blogspot.com/p/2014-schedule.html 

Thanks.

Coach Talley

 

Davis Indoor Track Update

Darts - 

I just wanted to quickly tell you all great job on the first few weeks with the track class. Those of you who have been participating in indoor track have been doing an awesome job working hard and competing with heart. And those of you who are in the track class are starting to show some guts and toughness that will be essential for our success in outdoor track. Although we didn't have any indoor meets this past weekend, we have a busy 2 weeks in front of us. Please read through the information and let me know if you or your parents have any questions.

Fundraiser - I would like to thank each of you who are taking the fundraiser seriously. We will definitely make good use of the proceeds. Hopefully each of you will see the immediate benefit as we get outdoors and have the equipment we need - and as Coach Parrish mentioned - it is also something that you can participate in that will "pay it forward" to the future Davis athletes. 

You have until Tuesday, February 11th to finish selling the cards. The money should be turned in to the office. Whatever cards you don't sell should be turned back in to me (Coach Talley). I want you to know that I realize that it is not always easy to sell things to neighbors, and that the community is saturated with similar causes. I am just asking that you do your best. If you have any donations that are made without selling the cards, please let the secretaries in the office know when you turn in the money. 

All of the fines (in the system) from the cards will be removed within a week after the money or the cards are turned in.

Utah Indoor State Championships - Are this weekend at the Olympic Oval. The information is attached to this email. The field events, 1600m, 400m, and 4 x 800m relay are on Friday afternoon/evening. The rest of the running events are on Saturday. I need to know what events you would like to compete in by Wednesday night. Please turn in the attached paper with the events filled out (I will also have the paper at practice the next 2 days). ANYONE can compete at the meet - even if it would be your first indoor meet. I would love to see some of you in the track class have the courage to go down and try a few events. You are supposed to pay at the meet when you check in ($4 for your first event and $3 for each additional event). The event is officially called the UHSTCA Indoor Invitational (Utah High School Track Coaches Association).

Simplot Games - Each of you going to Simplot (February 13-15) need to turn in your paper work and your money by Thursday (February 6th). Please bring it directly to me (not in the office). Just a reminder that the Simplot trip is not run through the school - that is why it is so important for each of you to also register for the USATF. The instructions for registering for the USATF is with the paperwork I handed out and emailed out last week (let me know if you need it again). We are also looking for a few more parents to drive up to Pocatello on Thursday night to drop kids off. We have enough vehicles to shuttle the athletes from the hotel to the arena and back. By Monday next week, I should have a schedule with the events that each of you will be participating in. I would like all of you who are competing at Simplot to also compete in the meet at the Oval this week. We will have a mandatory meeting on Tuesday (February 11th) at 3:00pm in my classroom. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Andrew Tyndall competed in the Pole Vault this past weekend at Idaho State University. Andrew had a huge PR with a vault of 14 feet 5.5 inches. His hard work and determination continue to pay off. Congrats, Andrew.

Alumni Update - Our Davis T&F graduates continue to make us proud. We had former athletes competing in Pocatello, Seattle, and Albuquerque this past weekend. At the Mountain States Games in Pocatello, Bailey Carling (UVU) ran a pr of 8.08 in the finals of the 60m dash, Seth Fortin (WSU) ran 6.88 in the 60m and 21.82 in the 200m and finished 2nd in each, Kyler Sprague (UVU) finished with 8.66 in the 60m Hurdles, Seth Gutzwiller (UVU) ran 15:44 in the 5000m, Ellie Child (WSU) finished 6th in the invited mile, Shaelee Sweatfield (UVU) placed 6th in the open mile, and Jessica Wilding (UVU) placed 6th in the 3000m. In Washington, Jared Ward (BYU) finished 3rd in the fastest section of the the 3000m with 7:59 (equivalent of 8:32 in the 3200), and Shea Martinez (BYU) ran the 800m on the winning distance medley relay team and finished 6th in her invited section of the 800m. In New Mexico, Bryce Hall (USU) finished 7th in the shot put and 5th in the weight throw.

Current Boys Indoor Performance List

Current Girls Indoor Performance List

Coach Talley

Davis Track & Field

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Indoor Track Update - Distance Challenge & Weber State Invite

Darts - 

It was a busy weekend with two indoor track meets in two days. It has been a great indoor season so far, and I am very pleased with the progress and the hard work that is getting us ready for the outdoor season to begin. It is hard to believe that we will officially start our outdoor practices only 4 weeks from today. The time will go by very quickly. 

Utah Distance Challenge - We had some very strong performances on Friday night at the Olympic Oval. I really appreciate all of the help from parents, current athletes, and former athletes (Caleb, Spencer, and Abby) - we could not have put on such a successful meet without the help we received. One of the things I was most impressed with from the meet was the improvements we are seeing. Amber Berry improved her 1600m time by :17, Jessica Swim ran a season best in the 400m by :24, Josh Robinson improved his 800m by :08, and in the boys mile Dallin Larsen improved by :22, Branson Petty improved by :21, and Mitch Perry improved by :20. We now have 20 boys who have run under 5:00 for the indoor season - our record is 22 (I would love to see that go down). We also have 11 boys under 11:00 for the 3200 - the record is 13. We now have 7 girls under 12:00 in the 3200 which is a new record. Some of the top Davis performances included Taylor Cox - 5:03 in the 1600 (3rd) and 2:19 in the 800m (2nd), Hannah Albrechtsen 5:13 in the 1600 (8th), Aubrey Argyle 5:15 in the 1600 (9th) and 2:27 in the 800 (7th), Josey Hedquist :62 in the 400m (4th), Kenzie Weir 11:31 in the 3200 (6th), Logan MacKay 4:26 in the 1600 (3rd), Trevor Leavitt with another SCHOOL RECORD of 49.53 in the 400m (2nd), Gabe Alfaro also ran a very strong :53 in the 400m dash, Skylar Williams with a PR of 9:39 in the 3200 barely missing the win, and 3 other boys dipping under 10:00 for the 3200 - Josh Ward, Kimball Potter, and Colton Rimann. 

You can see the full results at www.utahdistancechallenge.blogspot.com 

Weber State Invitational - The Weber State results have not yet been published - but here is what I can recall. The field events were on Friday night, and we had 2 Davis athletes come away with 1st place finishes. Sophomore Jaron Erickson was the high jump champion with 5'10, and Andrew Tyndall was the pole vault champ with his indoor PR of 13'09. We also had strong performances from Kylee Edwards and Dallin Baires in the shot put. On the track on Saturday, Logan MacKay started the day off with a very impressive 9:55 in the first 3200m of his career - good enough for 3rd place (also #2 all-time for a Davis sophomore). Olivia Richards finished in the top 6 in the 55m hurdles. Carson Hunt made our all-time list in the 55m dash with 6.77. Skylar Williams was top 6 in the 400m. BriAnna Gipson finished well in the girls 400m. Logan MacKay finished a stellar triple with a 1st place finish in the 800m, and was followed closely by teammates Josh Ward and Colter Blanchard. Taylor Cox and Tatum Beard both finished in the top 5 in the girls 800m. Chelsey Johnson and Ashley Tyndall finished 2nd and 3rd in the 1600m.  

You can eventually see the full results on the Weber State Athletic Site.

Up to date Boys Performance List - http://www.davisindoortrack.blogspot.com/p/2014-boys-performances.html 

Up to date Girls Performance List - http://www.davisindoortrack.blogspot.com/p/2014-girls-performances.html 

Simplot Games - I previously sent out an email with the Simplot Games information. Please let me know if you have any questions. If you are on the invite list, please let me know if you can or cannot attend by tomorrow (Tuesday). It is shaping up to be a very good group going up to Pocatello.  

UHSTCA Meet - Will be on February 7-8 at the Olympic Oval in Kearns. I will hand out (and email out) the information early next week. We will need to pre-register all the athletes by Thursday (February 6). More information to come.

Track Class - Just a reminder that we will be dressing in workout clothes every day for track class. If you are not planning on being on the track TEAM, please make sure to get your schedule changed. Please talk to me or email me if you have any questions. 

I just want to encourage all of you (whether you have been competing in indoor or are just beginning to work out with the track class) to work hard, to commit to giving your best, and to take care of your bodies. You should all be trying to get 8 hours of sleep per night. You should all be trying to drink more water (shoot for 80 ounces per day). You should all be eating healthy and eating enough calories to keep you fueled. You should all be making sure you are properly warmed up for workouts and races, and you should all be stretching after workouts and races. You should all be working to strengthen your core. One of our TEAM challenges is to see if we can get all of you strong enough to hole a plank for 3:00 (I know a few of you are already capable of this). If we are going to have a strong track season, we still have some serious work in front of us. 

Coach Talley 

Davis Track & Field

Indoor Track Update - BYU Invite

Darts - 

I think the only track meet longer than the BYU Indoor Invitational is the BYU Outdoor Invitational in May. Although it was a very long 2 days, we had some outstanding performances - and I hope that most of you feel it was worth the time. I was very impressed with the patience of both our athletes and especially your parents. I felt bad that it took the entire Saturday for many of you, but I was really proud of your ability to compete after waiting a really long time. Overall we saw a lot of improvement and PRs for the indoor season. I know that many of you are still not satisfied with where you are, and I hope you are determined to keep working hard to getting to where you would like to be. 

BYU Invite - We started Friday night with some solid field performances - Davis Owen finished 2nd in the long jump for the second week in a row, Sydney Larsen made the finals in the girls long jump, Dallin Baires missed finals by one place in the shot put with his 43' throw, and Jacob Moffett set a personal best in the high jump with 5'08. On Saturday, we started strong with the girls mile. 18 out of 18 girls who ran both at USU and at BYU had improvements in their times. We also set a team record with 11 girls under 5:40 (for the 1600m). Hannah Albrechtsen led the way with a 5:22 and a 3rd place finish, and Kenzie Weir, Chelsey Johnson, and Aubrey Argyle also finished in the top 10. The boys were nearly as impressive with 19 out of 23 running faster than they did at Utah State. Skylar Williams led the way with a 3rd place finish (the top runner from Utah) in a time of 4:28.70. Josh Ward also made the podium with a 4:34. We continued to show strength in the hurdles with 3 girls making the finals (Hailee Carattini, Olivia Richards, and Phebe Krutsch). Todd Froisland made the finals in the hurdles for the boys with 4 other boys just missing the finals. Carson Hunt improved his mark in the 60m Dash from last week with a 7.22 - putting him #6 on the Davis All-Time list. One of our top performances of the day was from Trevor Leavitt in the boys 400m Dash. Trevor ran 49.92 to place 2nd and break his own school record from last year. Trevor also came back strong in the 200m Dash to finish 2nd with 23.11 - a very fast time for the BYU track. Our sprinters finished the meet strong with the 4 x 1 lap relay - the girls were 3rd and the boys were 2nd - both teams running fast enough to make our all-time list. We are seeing some good things from our young (sophomore) sprinters and hurdlers as well - Emma Thatcher, Erika Stephenson, Elly Ferguson, Sydney Larsen, Griffin Hill, Jaron Erickson, Spencer Wright, Jacob Moffett, Kallin Fisher, Jason Barker, Taylor Southwick, McGyver Clark, and others are really working hard and showing some future potential to carry on our tradition. We had quite a few podium finishes from the remaining distance races. Josey Hedquist ran an indoor PR of 2:26 to place 2nd in the girls 800, and Hannah Albrechtsen earned her 2nd t-shirt of the day with 6th place finish. Logan MacKay and Colter Blanchard finished 2nd and 4th in the boys 800m - both are only sophomores - and Logan set the Davis all-time sophomore record for the indoor 800m. Our most dominant event of the day was the girls 2 mile. We had 5 girls in the race and all five girls finished in the top 7. Aubrey Argyle led the way with 2nd place in a Davis freshman record of 11:34, Kenzie Weir was 3rd, Chelsey Johnson was 5th, Ashley Tyndall was 6th, and Miah Weaver (also a freshman) finished 7th. Our freshman girls are tearing up the Davis freshman record book - Aubrey and Miah are now in our freshman top 6 for the 800, 1600, and 3200; and Ally Geisler is in the top 6 in both the 800 and 1600. The boys 2 mile was another strong event for us with 8 boys running under 11:00. Josh Ward finished 2nd in 10:08, Colton Rimann was 6th in 10:17, Kimball Potter was 7th in 10:18, and then 3 freshman (Frasier Williamson, Camren Todd, and Matt Ward) all made our freshman all-time list and all 3 ran under 10:50 in their first 2 miles. If we can continue to work for it, the future is looking good. And finally, Coach T, Caleb Ward, and I competed in the coaches mile - I just wanted to thank all of you for taking the opportunity to yell things to me that I usually enjoy yelling to you during races. It was fun to put the spikes on and get competitive. 

You can find the Davis athlete's results at the bottom of the email, and the full results are on www.runnercard.com

Monday and Tuesday - We will not have practice on Monday or Tuesday. Distance Runners should go out for a 60 minute run on Monday, and the distance runners who are able to will be meeting at the school at 1:00pm on Tuesday to go down and workout at the Olympic Oval (we will need drivers). All Sprinters, Jumpers, and Hurdlers should go out for a 2-3 mile run each day. You should also be stretching and doing core work. If our sprinters and hurdlers are serious about getting faster, you are going to need to put in a little more work to improve your fitness. Throwers should try to get to a weight room and really work arms, legs, and core. Enjoy the break from school, but use it as an opportunity to get stronger and faster. We WILL workout on Wednesday after school (not during the track class). 

Utah Distance Challenge - Friday (24th) at 5:00pm at the Olympic Oval. The events will start at 5:00 - and go in this order: 1600, 400, 800, 3200. The cost is $5.00. You are responsible for your own transportation down to the meet. I am in charge - so I will be heading down early. We would like most of our sprinters and hurdlers to come and race the 400m. You can find more information at www.utahdistancechallenge.blogspot.com 

Weber State Invitational - The Weber State Invite is on Friday and Saturday (24th and 25th). The field events are on Friday night. Coach Agnello, Coach Tony, and Coach Clayton will be at Weber State Friday night with the jumpers and throwers. We do not need to pre-register. Sprinters and hurdlers (and some distance runners) will be competing in the track events on Saturday. I will hand out more information at practice on Wednesday. 

Simplot (February 13-15) - I will be sending out a separate email about the Simplot Games in the next few days. I am finalizing the invite list. For those parents who would like to go to Simplot, we do not cover hotel rooms for parents. It is very difficult to find any hotel rooms in Pocatello, but if you want to make some phone calls, you can get on waiting lists, and there are often things that open up in the few weeks before the meet - you just have to keep calling and asking. The team will be staying at the Ameritel Inn. Once again, we will be able to take about 80 athletes and the cost will be $130. 

Alumni Update - Our graduates continue to make us proud. Many of them competed in the Snake River Open this weekend in Pocatello - Seth Fortin finished 3rd in the 60m Dash with 6.93 and 5th in the 200m, Kyler Sprague was 6th in the 60m Hurdles, Christine Van Brocklin was 3rd in the 60 Hurdles and 8th in the 400m, Ellie Child was 5th in mile, Shaelee Sweatfield was 8th in the 800m, and Seth Gutzwiller and Tessa Brown also competed in the open mile. A few others were in New Mexico for their season opener - Shea Martinez finished 1st in the 800m with 2:09 and Bryce Hall finished 2nd in the Weight Throw.  

Girls Results

Mile

3. 5:22.99 Hannah Albrechtsen

5. 5:24.72 Kenzie Weir

6. 5:25.26 Chelsey Johnson

10. 5:29.42 Aubrey Argyle

11. 5:30.27 Miah Weaver

15. 5:33.02 Ashley Tyndall

16. 5:34.05 Tatum Beard

21. 5:35.69 Josey Hedquist

23. 5:38.15 Ally Geisler

24. 5:38.43 Sierra Graham

28. 5:41.37 Aimee Vance

5:52.94 Sam Hedquist

6:03.81 Ally Smith

6:06.72 Madison Bledsoe

6:11.38 Kaitlyn Datwyler

6:18.32 Sydney Rayl

6:21.30 Elise Anderson

6:21.64 Alex Tanner

6:25.07 Grace Neuenschwander

6:29.84 Emma Call

6:44.64 Madi Meyer

6:46.42 Amber Berry

7:56.32 Autumn Jenkins

60m Hurdles

9.84 Hailee Carattini

9.97 Olivia Richards (4th in finals)

10.05 Phebe Krutsch (7th in finals)

10.69 Liz Jones

10.89 Emma Thatcher

11.15 Eliza Jackson

11.33 Erika Stephenson

12.13 Baylee Reynolds

60m Dash

8.58 Liz Jones

8.61 Olivia Richards

8.71 Hailee Carattini

8.72 Phebe Krutsch

8.95 Emma Thatcher

8.95 Kendall Sargent

9.27 Erika Stephenson

9.44 Anna Ferrell

9.84 Baylee Reynolds

12.59 Jessica Swim

400m Dash

1:07.07 Elly Ferguson

1:08.59 Kendall Sargent

1:09.33 Sydney Larsen

1:10.05 Anna Ferrell

2:33.29 Jessica Swim

800m Run

2. 2:26.71 Josey Hedquist

6. 2:29.63 Hannah Albrechtsen

7. 2:31.91 Tatum Beard

9. 2:32.75 Sierra Graham

2:35.89 Tiahna Cipriano

2:37.31 Ally Geisler

2:48.58 Sydney Rayl

2:50.38 Elise Anderson

2:50.58 Ally Smith

2:51.45 Grace Neuenschwander

2:55.33 Janelle Daw

3:06.43 Baylee Reynolds

200m Dash

28.30 Rachel Anderson

28.43 Elise Berning

28.72 Sadie Wells

29.01 Liz Jones

29.46 Olivia Richards

29.68 Hailee Carattini

30.31 Natalie Dyer

30.39 Phebe Krutsch

31.08 Sydney Larsen

58.11 Jessica Swim

2 Mile Run

2. 11:34.49 Aubrey Argyle

3. 11:36.59 Kenzie Weir

5. 11:46.61 Chelsey Johnson

6. 11:47.54 Ashley Tyndall

7. 11:51.03 Miah Weaver

4 x 1 Lap Relay

3. 3:17.44 - Liz Jones, Elise Berning, Sadie Wells, Rachel Anderson

High Jump

4'08 Hailee Carattini

4'06 Eliza Jackson

Long Jump

14'01.75 Sydney Larsen

11'06.50 Alyssa Hemsley

Boys' Results

1 Mile Run

3. 4:28.70 Skylar Williams

6. 4:34.56 Josh Ward

11. 4:39.55 Stokton Smith

4:47.68 Kimball Potter

4:48.03 Colter Blanchard

4:50.68 Frasier Williamson

4:51.03 Colton Rimann

4:53.46 Matt Hawkins

4:55.80 Ethan Stuart

4:57.25 Camren Todd

4:57.79 Daniel Tumblin

4:58.26 Bryce Ferguson

4:59.51 Solomon Twitchell

5:02.50 Adam Aposhian

5:05.38 Britton Porter

5:10.69 Kent Thompson

5:11.50 Matt Ward

5:11.70 Kelton Johnson

5:11.74 Jackson Rayl

5:12.37 JR Oldham

5:13.30 Mitch Perry

5:13.41 Jason Lang

5:20.40 Spencer Rindlisbacher

5:22.00 Caleb Gipson

5:23.22 Josh Christiansen

5:24.19 Tanner Horrocks

5:25.87 Gavin Sundahl

5:26.18 Lance Ford

5:27.29 Jake Welling

5:23.35 Jace Callor

5:33.69 Nate Butterfield

5:36.03 Josh Wilkinson

5:37.03 Zach Moncur

5:38.29 Dallin Kitchen

5:52.39 Cody Argyle

5:56.74 Branson Petty

60m Hurdles

9.11 Todd Froisland (7th in finals)

9.29 Ben Godfrey

9.31 Palmer Flood

9.69 Derek Parry

9.71 Jaron Erickson

10.04 Taylor Southwick

10.16 Jason Barker

10.67 McGyver Clark

60m Dash

7.22 Carson Hunt (7th in finals)

7.39 Trevor Leavitt

7.41 Spencer Wright

7.44 Griffin Hill

7.58 Jordan Goldsberry

7.59 Jacob Moffett

7.64 Kallin Fisher

7.72 Dillon Atkinson

7.74 Palmer Flood

7.78 Derek Parry

7.79 Gabe Alfaro

7.85 Todd Froisland

7.98 Christian Kamalu

8.04 Jason Barker

8.10 McGyver Clark

400m Dash

2. 49.92 Trevor Leavitt - SCHOOL RECORD

56.88 Jordan Goldsberry

800m Run

2. 1:58.54 Logan MacKay (Davis Sophomore Record)

4. 2:04.15 Colter Blanchard

10. 2:06.42 Stokton Smith

2:13.43 Kent Thompson

2:14.54 Jason Lang

2:17.37 Gabe Alfaro

2:18.20 Caleb Gipson

2:19.65 Bryce Ferguson

2:21.25 Kelton Johnson

2:21.36 Alex White

2:24.58 Josh Robinson

2:24.64 Britton Porter

2:26.23 Tanner Horrocks

2:32.66 Josh Wilkinson

200m Dash

2. 23.11 Trevor Leavitt

24.72 Griffin Hill

24.88 Palmer Flood

25.12 Jordan Goldsberry

27.28 McGyver Clark

2 Mile Run

2. 10:08.37 Josh Ward

6. 10:17.12 Colton Rimann

7. 10:18.63 Kimball Potter

10:29.57 Frasier Williamson

10:37.79 Camren Todd

10:48.02 Matt Ward

10:48.31 Daniel Tumblin

10:52.98 Adam Aposhian

11:23.25 Jackson Rayl

4 x 1 Lap Relay

2. 2:48.10 - Gabe Alfaro, Logan MacKay, Colton Chronister, Trevor Leavitt

Shot Put

10. 43'04.50 Dallin Baires

39'04.75 Gunner Francom

33'10.00 Luke Buttars

31'06 Connor Mehr

Weight Throw

6. 38'09.75 Gunner Francom

10. 33'10.75 Luke Buttars

High Jump

9. 5'08 Jacob Moffett

5'04 Logan Baird

5'02 Taylor Southwick

Long Jump

2. 19'09.75 Davis Owen

8. 18'04.50 Nate Butterfield

9. 18'03.25 Matt Calvin

18'01.00 Jacob Moffett

16'11.25 Taylor Southwick

16'06.75 Logan Baird

Pole Vault

7. 8'06 Kyle Porter 

Coaches Mile

1. 4:45.91 Coach Talley

6. 5:08.25 Coach Timothy

7. 5:19.59 Caleb Ward

Indoor Track Update - USU Invite

Darts - 

USU Invitational: It is always nice to get the first indoor track meet in the books. I was very pleased with the TEAM effort in Logan last Saturday. We had nearly 100 athletes competing at the meet (1/4 of the overall entries), and we saw some outstanding performances. I think we have a lot of potential this indoor and outdoor season - but it is going to take a lot of hard work and a ton of TEAM work. We had some very strong season opening performances - Andrew Tyndall won the pole vault with a 13'06 jump (the best Davis indoor vault since 2003 and Davis #10 All Time), Hannah Albrechtsen won the 800m in 2:25.00 (Davis #10 All-Time), Logan MacKay won the boys 800m in 2:00.00 (a very fast time for the USU track and Davis #11 All-Time), Skylar Williams was 2nd place in the 1600m with 4:31, Davis Owen was 2nd in the long jump with 20'04.50 (Davis #9 All-Time), Kylee Edwards was 3rd in the shot put with 34'03 (Davis #11 All Time), and our boy and girl hurdlers ran some very fast opening times - led by Palmer Flood (8.92 - Davis #7 All-Time) and Hailee Carrattini (9.78). Not only did we set some of the top opening marks in the state, we also saw some gutsy performances - I was impressed with the girls 4 x 200 - who ran very strong and nearly came back to win after the baton was knocked out of Hailee's hand in the opening leg. I loved Jessie Swim's effort in the 400m - to get up and run as hard as she could after falling. And I thought some of our new athletes showed a lot of fearlessness in trying some new events and doing their best. Overall, it was a very good start for us. I like the energy and excitement I saw from the TEAM on Saturday - I think we can bring even more of that in the next few meets. I also want to see some more TEAM enthusiasm and cheering over the next few meets. 

Going forward, I hope that you are excited to set some major PRs over the next few weeks. I want to see a lot of competitiveness, excitement, and passion as you compete at BYU this weekend. It is also important to have fun, make memories, and gain some close friends. Don't be afraid to be meet new people. I hope to see you posting pictures on Facebook and Instagram and also commenting about the awesome times at track meets on your Twitter accounts (follow us @davistrackandxc). Take full advantage of the opportunities you are given to compete and to have a fun experience with your TEAM. 

Keep in mind that if you didn't have the best meet, that it is very early. Stay patient with yourselves, put some heart and work into what you are doing, and you will definitely start to see progress.

I have attached the USU results to this email. They are kind of hard to read. If you would like to see just the Davis performances, here are the links:

2014 Girls Performance List

2014 Boys Performance List

BYU Invite Information - I have attached the BYU Invite information to this email as well. The field events are this Friday (17th) and the track events are on Saturday (18th). I have to register everyone online by Thursday night - so I need the attached paper filled out and turned in by Thursday if you are planning on competing. I will also have copies of the paper at practice on Monday-Thursday. You will need to pay at the BYU meet when we arrive on Friday or Saturday - it is $4 per event. The other information is listed on the attached paper. Let me know if you have any questions. We will be taking a bus on Saturday (6:am again - woohoo!). You are also welcome to come down just for your events with your own transportation.

Team Pictures - We will have the indoor TEAM Pictures on Tuesday (tomorrow) after the meeting in the cafeteria. 

Alumni Update - Our Davis Alumni made us proud at the opening college track meet at BYU this past weekend. In the mile, Joe White was 6th (4:29) and Logan Petty was 9th (4:34). Christine Van Brocklin finished 4th in the 60m hurdles and ran a lifetime best of 8.99. Kyler Sprague was 5th in the 60 hurdles and also ran a lifetime best with 8.66. Shaelee Sweatfield took 2nd in the 800m with 2:24. And Seth Gutzwiller was 12th in the 3000m with 9:10. 

Coming Up:

Jan 17-18: BYU Invitational

Jan 24: Utah Distance Challenge (Olympic Oval)

Jan 24-25: Weber State Invitational (field events Friday night)

I just want to end by reiterating how much I truly believe hard work pays off. Don't get discouraged - never give up. Commit yourself 100% to be your best in what you are doing and to making those around you be their best as well. Thanks. 

Coach Talley

2014 Indoor Schedule

2014 Outdoor Schedule 

Indoor Track Update - January 1

Darts - 

I hope that you have enjoyed the break. I am sure we can all agree that it is over too quickly. I also hope that you haven't let yourself get too out of shape. I am sure we all have some work to do as we start back to school and face the new year.  

It is a great day for a fresh start and an opportunity to really commit to being your best this entire year. You can already ask yourself "What did I do today to make me better? To make me stronger? What goals am I chasing this year and how am I going to get there?" I hope you approach this year with determination to be your best in school, to be a good family member and a good person, and to be your best as a track athlete. Approach each day and each workout with purpose and with a positive attitude. Use each day as an opportunity to learn and progress. Life is full of challenges and ups and downs, but with some hard work, positive thinking, and will power, there is greatness to be found in each of us. Find your greatness in 2014! 

*If there are any of you who wanted to do indoor track, but didn't come to anything before the winter break, IT IS NOT TOO LATE. Consider this an invitation to start with us this week or next week. The work and preparation you put in now will really benefit you when we get to the outdoor season. 

Join the Davis Track & Field group on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @davistrackandxc

Here are a few reminders about upcoming practices/meets:

Thursday (1/2) - Meet in the cafeteria at 2:45. 

Friday (1/3) - Meet in the cafeteria at 2:45.

Saturday (1/4) - Clinic/Practice in Morgan for any Hurdlers, High Jumpers, and Throwers. We will meet at the school at 7:30am. Bring a snack, a water bottle, and about $10 for lunch. We will be working out at the indoor facility in Morgan. This would be a great time for new hurdlers to really get some good work in with Ben and Coach West, and a good chance for the high jumpers to actually practice some jumping, and the throwers to get some measured throws. We should be home by about 1:00 pm. We will need a few drivers. Let me know if you have any questions. 

Saturday (1/11) - Utah State Invitational. Our first meet!! I will send out more information next week. We will be taking one bus. Approach this meet as an opportunity to see where you are to start the year and to get some practice competing indoors. 

I am really looking forward to this track season. Happy New Year to each of you. I wish you the best in 2014. 

Coach Talley