They won't be able to hold it, but Boise State's women are currently in third place at the WAC Track Championships in Nampa. Utah State is in the lead with 60 points, and Nevada is in second with 50 points. Boise State is in third place with 49 points, followed by New Mexico State in fourth place with 31.50 points. Hawai'i has a hold of the fifth spot with 26.50 points, while Fresno State is in sixth place with 20 points. Louisiana Tech is in seventh with 19 points, while Idaho finishes the second day in eighth place with 16 points
Mele Vaisima finished second in the women's weight throw at the WAC Track & Field Championships at Jackson's Track in Nampa. The Bronco senior uncorked a throw of 57-feet, 07.00 inches.
Also a nice finish for the Boise State women in one of their top events. Senior BreAnna Craig vaulted 12-feet, 5.50 inches to take second to Utah State's Sonia Grabowska (13-11.25) in the pole vault. Danielle Valentine of Boise State was fourth with a height of 12-5.50.
Emma Bates finished eighth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:40.02 to earn Boise State a point. Louisiana Tech is expected to win the team title although Utah State is off to a great start.
Boise State's Alexi Morton, who already won gold in the pentathlon last night, has qualified for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles.
Preliminaries
1 Francis, Kim FR Louisiana Tech 8.55Q
2 Davis, Tiana SR Louisiana Tech 8.58Q
3 Hawkins, Chari FR Utah State 8.75q
4 Pate, April JR Nevada 8.79q
5 Peterson, Heidi JR Utah State 8.82q
6 Morton, Alexi FR Boise State 8.84q
7 Cleveland, Jndia JR New Mexico St. 8.84q
8 Morris, Erin FR Fresno State 8.87q
9 Jones, Jesseka JR Louisiana Tech 9.07
10 Simmons, Tajanee JR Boise State 9.15
11 Flores, Alyssa SR New Mexico St. 10.19
On the men's side...
Four Broncos qualify for 400-meter final. This is one of Boise State's strongest events.
Preliminaries
1 Terry, Justin SR Louisiana Tech 47.88q
2 Butler, Karrie FR Boise State 48.57q
3 Goree, Josh SO Louisiana Tech 48.73q
4 Hunt, Tanner FR Utah State 48.82q
5 Robertson, Paul SO Boise State 48.96q
6 Daw, Jeff SO Boise State 48.98q
7 Wesson, Manoah SO Boise State 49.03q
8 MaGaha, Wade SR Louisiana Tech 49.62q
9 Boully, AJ FR Utah State 53.24
Seven Bronco women were entered in the 400; none qualified for the final.....
Boise State qualified three for the men's 800 final while Utah State qualified four. Important for the three Broncos to beat the four Aggies in the final tonight.
Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Holt, Jason JR Utah State 1:55.05Q
2 Green, Alwayne SO Louisiana Tech 1:56.06Q
3 Edwards, Austin SO Boise State 1:56.09q
4 Peterson, Jacob FR Utah State 1:56.52q
5 Tylor, Kyle SO Idaho 1:57.23
6 Morris, Jermaine SO Louisiana Tech 1:57.59
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Allred, James SR Utah State 1:56.23Q
2 Klein, Dusty JR Boise State 1:56.37Q
3 Owen, Mercer SR Utah State 1:56.43q
4 Moyer, Matthew JR Boise State 1:56.57q
5 Killpack, Tyler JR Utah State 1:56.71
6 Boudreaux, Jeff SO Louisiana Tech 1:57.98
Paul Robertson and Rolando Trammel qualified in the 200 but Manoah Wesson, Karrie Butler and Jeff Daw did not.
Back to the women--Alexi Morton and Racquel Jones finished a surprising fourth and fifth, respectively, in the long jump, giving the Broncos 9 team points.
1 Hayes, Chelsea SR Louisiana Tech 6.34m 20-09.75 10
FOUL 5.88m PASS 6.16m 6.34m PASS
2 Davis, Tiana SR Louisiana Tech 6.16m 20-02.50 8
6.04m 6.16m 6.08m 6.03m FOUL FOUL
3 Amoah, Deborah SO Nevada 5.99m 19-08.00 6
5.79m 5.85m 5.62m 5.90m FOUL 5.99m
4 Morton, Alexi FR Boise State 5.71m 18-09.00 5
5.71m FOUL FOUL 5.67m 5.67m FOUL
5 Jones, Racquel JR Boise State 5.68m 18-07.75 4
5.37m 5.61m 5.56m 5.68m FOUL 5.55m
6 Avery, La Tijera JR Nevada 5.63m 18-05.75 2.50
5.46m 5.59m 5.29m 5.44m 5.63m 5.53m
6 Hawkins, Chari FR Utah State 5.63m 18-05.75 2.50
5.26m 5.50m 5.33m FOUL 5.34m 5.63m
8 Williams, Quatisha SR Louisiana Tech 5.54m 18-02.25 1
5.54m FOUL 5.40m FOUL FOUL 5.53m
9 Daye, Markeva SR Louisiana Tech 5.47m 17-11.50
5.47m 4.57m 4.90m 5.14m 5.27m 5.23m
10 Jones, Daphne FR Utah State 5.44m 17-10.25
5.15m 5.36m 5.44m
11 Jacobs, Shannon FR Boise State 5.42m 17-09.50
5.18m 5.42m FOUL
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