Boise State may have 17 qualifiers for next week's NCAA Outdoor Track & Field West Regional Championship, but unlike in years past, there are no Broncos expected to finish in the Top 5 in their respective events.
Mele Vaisima perhaps has the best chance to advance to the National Championships. Mele is ranked 12th in the West in the hammer. Teammate Alyssa Osai also qualified for the hammer and is ranked 26th. Emma Bates is running well and hopes to advance in the 5,000 after winning the Mountain West Championship. Bates is ranked #22 in the West in that event and #28 in the 10,000. On the men's side, Chase Sexton will be making his third trip to the Regional and is seeded 28th in the discus.
Other men competing next weekend are Allan Schroeder and Sawyer Bosch (20th and 23rd, respectively, in the steeplechase), Rolando Trammel (#25 in the West in the 400-meter hurdles and #30 in the 110-meter hurdles), Justin Malnes (33rd in the 110 hurdles), Drew O'donoghue-McDonald (#36 in the 1,500 meters), senior Trevor Kraychir (#39 in the hammer), Charlie Petrie (#44 in the 1,500), Eetu Viitala (#42 in the West in the long jump), Scott Foley (44th in the 10,000), Will Lohman (#47 in the shot put and #48 in the hammer)
Deb Johnson is ranked 33rd in the triple jump, Racquel Jones makes her second trip to Regionals in the long jump, where she is seeded 43rd, while Sasa Kampic is seeded 48th in the javelin.
The West Regional begins Thursday, May 24 in Austin, Texas. The top 12 qualify for the National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, June 6-9. Kurt Felix has already punched his ticket to the NCAA's in the decathlon, where he is ranked #4 in the country. The decathlon is not contested at Regionals.
Mele Vaisima perhaps has the best chance to advance to the National Championships. Mele is ranked 12th in the West in the hammer. Teammate Alyssa Osai also qualified for the hammer and is ranked 26th. Emma Bates is running well and hopes to advance in the 5,000 after winning the Mountain West Championship. Bates is ranked #22 in the West in that event and #28 in the 10,000. On the men's side, Chase Sexton will be making his third trip to the Regional and is seeded 28th in the discus.
Other men competing next weekend are Allan Schroeder and Sawyer Bosch (20th and 23rd, respectively, in the steeplechase), Rolando Trammel (#25 in the West in the 400-meter hurdles and #30 in the 110-meter hurdles), Justin Malnes (33rd in the 110 hurdles), Drew O'donoghue-McDonald (#36 in the 1,500 meters), senior Trevor Kraychir (#39 in the hammer), Charlie Petrie (#44 in the 1,500), Eetu Viitala (#42 in the West in the long jump), Scott Foley (44th in the 10,000), Will Lohman (#47 in the shot put and #48 in the hammer)
Deb Johnson is ranked 33rd in the triple jump, Racquel Jones makes her second trip to Regionals in the long jump, where she is seeded 43rd, while Sasa Kampic is seeded 48th in the javelin.
The West Regional begins Thursday, May 24 in Austin, Texas. The top 12 qualify for the National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, June 6-9. Kurt Felix has already punched his ticket to the NCAA's in the decathlon, where he is ranked #4 in the country. The decathlon is not contested at Regionals.
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