Titan Indoor Track Update Jan 25, 2015

REMINDER:  Don't forget to send in your Training/Workout log.  If you haven't been sending them in, start now.  If you missed sending one in, send it.  You will still be eligible for the $$$.  And, I'm convinced, you will also increase your chances of reaching your potential as an athlete.  That should be the real incentive.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Start where your are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Arthur Ashe
No matter what your time / distance / height PR may be, all of you have countless resources available to help you improve. Use them. Do what you can. Do EVERYTHING that you can!

WSU- ANOTHER GREAT MEET
The Titan Indoor Records took another beating at the Weber State Indoor meet Saturday. Two Indoor Records fell and nine marks made the All-Time Top Five list. Cidnee Davies set her 4^th indoor record of the season as she won the 55m hurdles in 8.83. She also climbed into the #3 spot in the 55m dash running 7.77 to place 5^th. Her 16'00 leap in the long jump was good enough to place 5^th. Jentry Skidmore ran her first "real" hurdle race and finished 5^th in 9.23, the #3 all-time mark. She also placed 3^rd in the 55m dash in 7.64, the #2 all-time mark. Her 15'09 in the long jump was good enough for 5^th, and she finished off her great meet by placing 3^rd in the 200m dash running 27.69, the fastest time ever by a Lady Titan on a 200m indoor track. Isabella Williams took off her basketball shoes and ran 5:12.72 to finish 2^nd (by .1 seconds) in the 1600m run. This missed her sisters’ indoor record by .2 seconds. Brenn Flint had a huge series of big throws in winning the shot put with a toss of 38'06. That was not only an indoor record, but better than her outdoor PR. That is a great mark for this early in the season, and using a new technique. It certainly impressed the WSU coaches. Emily Smith cleared 5'00 in the high jump to finish 4^th in her initial indoor competition. That was good enough for the #2 all-time mark. Liz Wood tied her PR of 7'00 in the pole vault to place 5^th and move into the #4 spot on the all-time list. There were many other outstanding performances that just missed placing in the top-8 or just missing the all-time list. Rachel Griffin ran 5:53.1, placing 9^th and just missing the list. Many distance Girls had big indoor PR’s, including a couple by close to 20-seconds in the 1600. The hard work is starting to show as the season progresses.
The Boys also had some good performances, even if the record assault wasn’t quite as obvious. Jacob Wakefield won the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.49. That is the #4 all-time mark. He was closely followed by Tanner Kutterer who ran 8.57 to place 2^nd. Broderic Hall’s 6.89 placed 4^th in the 55m dash, and puts him into the #4 all-time position. Hunter Woodhall ran 55.58 to place 4^th in the 400m dash, and 25.53 to just miss scoring in the 200m dash. Carson Andreasen’s 2:07.1 was good enough to place 4^th in the 800m run. Ammon Riley threw 41'06 to place 5^th in the shot put. He had a big throw of around 46' that would have been near the winning mark, but just fouled. Still a great start in his first meet using the spin technique. Jordan Howes cleared 5'02 to place 8^th in the high jump, and Avin Checketts jumped 9'00 to finish 6^th in the pole vault. Ben Lantz’s 56.75 was fast enough to place 8^th in the 400m dash. And Bryant Edgerton’s 4:49.1 in the 1600m run put him in 8^th place.
As with the Girls’, there were many good efforts on the Boys’ side that didn’t score or make the all-time lists. As long as you keep working hard, the PR’s will continue to drop.

ALUMNI ACTION
The only alumni result I could find was Cory Serfoss’ 50.05 in the 400m dash. He is running for Villanova University.

UHSTCA CHAMPIONSHIPS
This meet is considered the Utah Indoor State Championships. It will be a good meet to see how we stack up against the rest of the state. All good programs in the state will be there. I’ve attached the meet information and Olympic Oval Waiver. It is very important that you read and follow the directions very carefully. I need to make the meet entries online by Wednesday evening. To avoid a very expensive late entry fee, you need to bring $10, the signed waiver and a list of the events you want to compete in by Wednesday’s workout.

SIMPLOT GAMES
Initial information for Simplot will be handed out this week at practice. The cost will be about $100 plus $20 for a USATF membership. Start planning accordingly if you think you may qualify for the meet.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan 30/31 - UHSTCA Indoor Championships
*Feb 6/7 - New Balance Inv @ Boise
Feb 13 - Utah Distance Challenge (400-3200)
Feb 19-21 - Simplot Games

Titan Indoor Track Update Jan 18, 2015

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Somewhere in the world someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win."– Tom Fleming’s Boston Marathon training sign on his wall.


GREAT WEEK OF WORKOUTS!!
With no meet on the schedule, we were able to get in some quality workouts. For those who are consistently showing up and working hard, keep it up. As I mentioned Friday, the workouts follow a progression based on sound training principles. The key to getting the most benefit from the workouts is consistency. While you may get better prepared to compete with some hit-and-miss training, you will never be able to reach your potential unless you are consistent.

TUESDAY WORKOUT
All events will work out Tuesday at 3:00. Meet in room 2118.

WEBER STATE MEET
Everyone should plan on competing at this meet. All field events will be contested Friday evening and all running events Saturday. The meet information is attached to this email.

ALUMNI / COACH ACTION
At Northern Arizona, Mayra Franco ran 7.70 in the 60m dash. That is the #3 mark in SUU history. Sharlie Dimick ran 5:41 in the mile at the same meet. She’s run much faster, but not at 7000 feet in elevation. At Idaho State, Ali Morris won the pole vault clearing 11'00. That is the #4 mark in WSU history. Mallory Ashby made her indoor debut running 11:26 in the 3000m run. Suzy Robertson’s 9.52 was good enough for 5^th in the 60m hurdles at the same meet. Coach Wilcox ran 1:32.30 to finish 6^th in his age group and 62^nd overall in the St. George half-marathon. And, our honorary Titan, Jared Ward, finished 2^nd in the USA Half-Marathon Championships in Houston finishing in 1:01.42. That netted him a cool $11,000 for his efforts. How fast did he run for the 13.1 miles? That’s a 4:42 mile pace. Try running 144 laps around the indoor track at a 25.7 second pace.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan 23/24 - WSU Indoor Meet
Jan 30/31 - UHSTCA Indoor Championships
*Feb 6/7 - New Balance Inv @ Boise
Feb 13 - Utah Distance Challenge (400-3200)
Feb 19-21 - Simplot Games

Indoor Track Update Jan 11, 2015

Quote of the Week:  "If you are content with the best you have done, you will never become the best you can be."  Unknown

RECORDS FALL AT USU

The 2015 Track and Field indoor season got off to a great start as three school records fell and several all-time marks were established at the USU meet.

The Girls’ indoor records took a beating with three new Titan best marks. Kayla Rees won the 60m dash with a record time of 7.89. This is also the #14 mark in Utah history. Jentry Skidmore’s 8.05 was good enough to place 3^rd and is also the #3 mark on the Titan all-time list. Jentry and Cidnee Davies both jumped 16'08.50 in the long jump to tie for 2^nd and set a new indoor record. Cidnee continued the record assault in winning the 60m hurdles in 9.41, an indoor record and the #19 mark in Utah history. She also cleared 8'00 (#2 all-time) to place 3^rd in the pole vault. Liz Wood’s 6'00 clearance places her at #4 on the all-time list. Anne Petersen ran 8.29 (#4 all-time) to place 6^th in the 60m dash and jumped 15'03 (#5 all-time) to finish 8^th in the long jump. Brenn Flint threw 32'09 (#2 all-time) to win the weight throw and 36'03.50 to finish 2^nd in the shot put. Isabella Williams’ 5:16.90 was fast enough to finish 2^nd in the 1600m run. This is the fastest time ever for a Lady Titan at the USU meet- not the easiest place to PR in distance races.

While there were no indoor records set by the Boys, there were still some very strong performances. Colten Yardley won the 60m hurdles in 8.69, the #4 mark on the all-time list. Tanner Kutterer’s 9.35 was fast enough for 5^th place. That is the fastest time ever for a Titan sophomore. Broderic Hall placed 5^th in the 60m dash. His 7.33 time is the #5 all-time mark. Mason Leishman cleared 6'00 to place 2^nd in the high jump and tie his #2 all-time mark. Zach Daines’ 10'06 jump in the pole vault moved him into the #5 all-time spot. Ammon Riley threw 42'08 to place 6^th in the shot put. That is the #5 all-time mark. Bryant Edgerton ran 2:08.35 to place 4^th in the 800m run.

The meet was a very good one for "rookies", as everyone who competed now has a mark to improve on as the season progresses.


NEXT MEET- WEBER STATE
We will have a weekend off this week, then compete at Weber State January 23^rd and 24^th. The field events will all be contested on Friday, running events on Saturday. This is a great meet- a much better track surface to run on than USU’s.


ALUMNI ACTION
Suzy Robertson ran 9.67 in finish 10^th in the 60m hurdles at the BYU Indoor meet. She also placed 3^rd in the 500m run with a time of 1:23.96. Ali Morris cleared 10'08 to place 5^th in the pole vault at the same meet. Several other former Titans will begin their indoor seasons at meets this weekend.


CONGRATS HUNTER WOODHALL
Hunter just received notification that he has been selected as a member of the 2015 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Team. This is a great honor and will give him the opportunity to compete in many national events as well and international competitions. Quite an honor!!!


LINKS
Utah Indoor All-Time Lists (not updated) - http://uhstca.blogspot.com/

Kevin Hansen’s Pictures (coming soon) http://kevinhansen.smugmug.com/


UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan 23/24 - WSU Indoor Meet

Jan 30/31 - UHSTCA Indoor Championships

*Feb 6/7 - New Balance Inv @ Boise

Feb 13 - Utah Distance Challenge (400-3200)

Feb 19-21 - Simplot Games