Boise State Dominates All-Idaho Cup

Boise State's track team did what it had to do yesterday--dominate the All-Idaho Cup.  The Broncos won 12 events in Bronco Stadium, adding to the six they had won Friday.  Unfortunately, the marks posted by Boise State fell far shy of what the rest of the teams in the Western Athletic Conference are posting.

Rolando Trammel ran a career-best 14.34 in the 110-meter hurdles, adding to his win in the 400-hurdles Friday.  Speed is beginning to permeate the Bronco roster, as Eric Capelle led a 1-2-3-4 sweep of the 100.  Capelle crossed the tape in 11.06 with Karrie Butler second at 11:09, followed by Edidiong Essien (11.10) and Justin Maines (11.11).


Coach J.W. Hardy has high hopes for his team's prospects in the 400 this year, and Jeff Daw (49.57), Manoah Wesson (49.65) and Dusty Klein (49.91) finished 1-2-3 yesterday.  Austin Edwards won the 800 (1:57.44) with teammate Quinten Hennekam second in 1:47.58.  Trevor Kraychir has his eyes on reaching the NCAA National Championships in the hammer, and he began that quest with a throw of 198-5.  Boise State's Alex Nelson was second (188-5).


Sawyer Bosch and his mates weren't able to top Utah State at the WAC Indoor Championships, but he was able to easily beat the top runners in Idaho in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.  Bosch completed the distance in 9:27.6.  Boise State also won both relays with a time of 43.10 in the 4 x 100 and a mark of 3:25.87 in the 4 x 400.


The Bronco women also dominated the 100 by earning the top six places.  Destiny Gammage captured first in 12.09.  Heidi Dorling won the pole vault, clearing 11-5.75, Alexi Morton took the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.34 and the Bronco 4 x 100 relay team broke the tape in 47.57.



Gammage takes first place


Of the Bronco marks, only those posted by Eetu Viitala in the long jump (25 feet, giving him the top mark in the WAC), Wesson's 200 time of 21.69 Friday, Trammel's time. of 14.34 and 52.47 in the two hurdles, Daniel Thompson (15-5) in the pole vault and the Bronco men's 1600-meter relay team rank in the top three in the WAC.


The competition level goes up considerably next weekend when Boise State goes to the Sun Angel Classic at Arizona State in Tempe.  Some Bronco team members will compete at the Mesa Classic at Mesa Community College instead.