Viitala Leads 1-2-4-5 Bronco Finish in Long Jump

The second final is in for the men at the WAC Track Championships.  Eetu Viitala jumped 7.65 meters to win the event and pull in 10 points for Boise State.  Kurt Felix, who just set a new school record earlier in the day in the grueling 7-event heptathlon, came back hours later to compete in the long jump.  He was second.  Rolando Trammel and Edidiong Essien finished the scoring for the Broncos.

Event 26  Men Long Jump
Heat 1 of 1
=================================================
    Name                 Year School       Finals
=================================================
  1 Viitala, Eetu          JR BOIS          7.65m             10 points
  2 Felix, Kurt            JR BOIS          7.35m               8 pts.
  3 Szade, Damian          JR UTST          7.01m          6 pts.
  4 Trammel, Rolando       SO BOIS          6.95m       4 pts.
  5 Essien, Edidiong       SO BOIS          6.73m          2 pts.
  6 Briggs, Colin          SO UID           6.70m             1 pt.
  7 Aronson, Jeff          SO UID           6.60m
  8 Lorentz, Jason         SO UID           6.54m
  9 Hamlett, Kenneth       SO UTST          6.52m
-- Capelle, Eric          JR BOIS           FOUL



The Broncos' team chances were severely affected when Boise State's 5,000-meter runners, many of whom were responsible for Boise State's WAC cross country championship, scored one point.  This enabled favorite Utah State to score 16 points in the event and Idaho 14.

And now, the Utah State distance medley team has won, giving the Aggies 10 points and the lead.

Boise State was able to come back and do well in the shot put, regaining the lead for now.

Finals                                                                           
  1 Mannucci, Eugenio         SR Idaho                   17.99m   59-00.25  10   
      17.03m  16.94m  17.83m  17.99m  FOUL  17.68m                               
  2 Jones, Larry              SR Louisiana Tech          16.74m   54-11.25   8   
      16.74m  16.39m  15.89m  15.93m  FOUL  16.66m                               
  3 Sexton, Chase             SO Boise State             16.67m   54-08.25   6   
      14.83m  15.64m  16.56m  FOUL  FOUL  16.67m                                 
  4 Levkiv, Andrey            FR Idaho                   15.41m   50-06.75   4   
      FOUL  15.41m  14.48m  14.68m  FOUL  FOUL                                   
  5 Hall, Spencer             JR Utah State              15.30m   50-02.50   2   
      13.04m  FOUL  14.62m  15.30m  FOUL  14.53m                                 
  6 Rothwell, Kyle            FR Idaho                   15.12m   49-07.25   1   
      14.53m  15.12m  14.50m  14.75m  FOUL  14.95m                               
  7 Nelson, Alex              JR Boise State             14.01m   45-11.75       
      12.61m  13.90m  14.01m  FOUL  13.28m  FOUL                                 
  8 Cunningham, Donavon       SO Idaho                   13.49m   44-03.25       

So now after four events, here are the scores:
1.  Boise State 54
2.  Utah State 50
3.  Idaho 36
4.  Louisiana Tech 8