The Western Athletic Conference Gymnastics Championship last night gave Boise State its sixth conference championship of the year, setting a new school record. Boise State is second in the nation in conference championships; the Cardinal have seven. Stanford was a solid contender for the Pac-10 title in wrestling, but Boise State was in the conference and Stanford could not win that one.
The Broncos had humble beginnings in the WAC with just one conference title in their initial year (football). From there, Boise State's progress has been steady. The Broncos won two WAC championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004, then a record five in 2005. Boise State won four in 2006, two in 2007, four each in 2008 and 2009 and now a record-tying five this year. Boise State also won the Pac10 Wrestling Championship in the only sport that the Pac-10 allows Boise State to compete.
In fact, that was Boise State's third Pac-10 wrestling title in the last four years, as the Broncos have dominated in much the same way that the football team has. It was Boise State's sixth overall Pac-10 Championship since 2000.
Conference championships won by Boise State since 2001 (32 WAC, 5 Pac-10):
2001-2002: 2 (WAC--Football; Pac-10--Wrestling)
2002-2003: 2 (Football, Men's Tennis)
2003-2004: 3 (WAC--Football, Indoor Men's Track; Pac-10--Wrestling)
2004-2005: 2 (Football, Men's Tennis)
2005-2006: 5 (Football, Gymnastics, Men's Indoor Track, Men's Outdoor Track, Men's Tennis)
2006-2007: 4 (Football, Women's Basketball, Men's Indoor Track, Men's Tennis)
2007-2008: 4 (WAC--Football, Gymnastics, Men's Outdoor Track; Pac-10--Wrestling)
2008-2009: 5 (WAC--Football, Gymnastics, Men's Indoor Track, Men's Tennis; Pac-10--Wrestling)
2009-2010: 4 (Football, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis)
2010-2011: 6 (WAC--Football, Men's Cross Country, Men's Indoor Track, Women's Swimming & Diving, Gymnastics; Pac-10--Wrestling)
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