Boise State heads into the 2012 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships with a legitimate chance to bring the school's first MWC trophy back to Boise.
Senior Stephanie North of Boise State
Defending champion San Diego State is the favorite this year but because most of their meets were held at sea level, while Boise State's meets were held at higher altitudes, the Broncos have a shot. In scoring allocated from the MWC Championship seeds (see separate article), San Diego State has 852 points to 727 for Boise State. UNLV is third with 619, followed by Wyoming with 386, TCU with 361, Colorado State with 338, New Mexico with 329 and Air Force with 184.
San Diego State is slated to dominate the freestyle distances, with 77 projected points in the 500, 67 in the 1,000 and another 59 in the 1,650-yard free. For the Lady Broncos to win, they can't allow that domination. As stated, the vast difference in altitudes will close the gap, and Boise State's depth shows that even in the face of the altitude difference during the season, the Broncos have three of the best times in the five relay events. Relays are an important indicator of the team title, though not the be-all, end-all.
Amber Boucher goes for gold for Boise State.
Still, that depth shown in the relays for Coach Kristin Hill's Boise State team should manifest in better individual performances than what the seedings show.
Seniors Amber Boucher and Stephanie North, the first two Broncos to ever qualify for the NCAA Championships, will want to go out strong. Boucher is favored in the 100-freestyle (an all-time MWC record) while North is the #1 seed in the 200 with the third-fastest conference time in history.
Amanda Burnett posted a 257.45 score and has the top seed heading into the championships as well.
San Diego State is led by reigning MWC Swimmer of the Year Kelly Marquenine and Diver of the Year in Kristen Meier. Meier won both springboard events last year and is ranked in all three diving events.
The Championships begin Wednesday and go through Saturday in Oklahoma City.
Senior Stephanie North of Boise State
Defending champion San Diego State is the favorite this year but because most of their meets were held at sea level, while Boise State's meets were held at higher altitudes, the Broncos have a shot. In scoring allocated from the MWC Championship seeds (see separate article), San Diego State has 852 points to 727 for Boise State. UNLV is third with 619, followed by Wyoming with 386, TCU with 361, Colorado State with 338, New Mexico with 329 and Air Force with 184.
San Diego State is slated to dominate the freestyle distances, with 77 projected points in the 500, 67 in the 1,000 and another 59 in the 1,650-yard free. For the Lady Broncos to win, they can't allow that domination. As stated, the vast difference in altitudes will close the gap, and Boise State's depth shows that even in the face of the altitude difference during the season, the Broncos have three of the best times in the five relay events. Relays are an important indicator of the team title, though not the be-all, end-all.
Amber Boucher goes for gold for Boise State.
Still, that depth shown in the relays for Coach Kristin Hill's Boise State team should manifest in better individual performances than what the seedings show.
Seniors Amber Boucher and Stephanie North, the first two Broncos to ever qualify for the NCAA Championships, will want to go out strong. Boucher is favored in the 100-freestyle (an all-time MWC record) while North is the #1 seed in the 200 with the third-fastest conference time in history.
Amanda Burnett posted a 257.45 score and has the top seed heading into the championships as well.
San Diego State is led by reigning MWC Swimmer of the Year Kelly Marquenine and Diver of the Year in Kristen Meier. Meier won both springboard events last year and is ranked in all three diving events.
The Championships begin Wednesday and go through Saturday in Oklahoma City.
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