Boise State Has Withdrawn from Mountain West

Boise State has officially withdrawn from the Mountain West Conference, according to UNLV president Neal Smatresk.  The letter arrived ahead of the midnight deadline that the school had to notify the conference it was leaving.


Had Boise State not done this, it would have had to pay an additional $5 million penalty, plus forfeit its share of bowl revenue.

Boise State to Stay in Mountain West?

The deadline for notifying the Mountain West that Boise State is leaving is midnight tonight and as of yet, they have not done so.


My hunch is that the Broncos will keep all their sports in the Mountain West unless the Big East can come up with a better offer than it has to this point.


Western Division of the Big East--please!

Another Week, Another Recruit

Boise State has received word that Mat Boesen, a tight end from Torrance, California, has committed to play football for the Broncos.  The word we are getting is that Boesen was recruited as a linebacker.  With 6-4, 220 size, he should work out there very nicely.


Boesen had 50 tackles last season and caught 31 passes for 419 yards and three touchdowns on offense.  As a defensive end, Mat reads, shreds, and attacks the ball carrier.  He has a great motor and good instincts.  Boise State's defense is becoming known for swarming to the ball and Boesen is right up that alley.

Rome Earns Spot on U.S. Olympic Team

Former Boise State All-American Jarred Rome is going to London!

Rome placed second in the discus at the United States Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, no less, to qualify for the U.S. team this summer.  Rome threw the discus 207-10 to earn his second trip to the Olympics, having competed in 2004 in the discus.

Rome was a six-time All-American at Boise State and will compete August 6-7 in London.  Jarred joins Boise State senior Kurt Felix as this year will mark a new first--the first time two Bronco athletes will compete in the same Olympic Games.  Felix will represent his native country of Grenada in the decathlon.

McFarland Will Join Boise State Gymnasts

Molly McFarland, who finished 13th at the 2012 Junior Olympic National Championships, has signed a letter of intent to join perennial national contender Boise State.

McFarland, from Costa Mesa, California, competed as a Level 10 gymnast for Team OC Gymnastics.  She finished sixth at the 2012 regional and fourth in the 2012 SoCal State Championships in the all-around.  

In addition to being a top gymnast, McFarland is an Honor Roll member, the winner of the 2007 Norman Stillwell Award, the 2011 Daughters of the American Revolution Award winner and the U.S. Marine Distinguished Athlete Award winner.  

"Molly will bring great character and work ethic, as well as many high level skills to our team," said Boise State co-head coach Neil Resnick. 

McFarland joins Krystine Jacobsen and Maddie Krentz, who signed NLI's in the fall of 2011, as freshmen on the Boise State gymnastics 2012-13 roster.  

Mountain West Conference Denied Automatic BCS Berth

Despite the fact that one of its teams (Hint:  they play on a blue field) has been one of the most successful BCS teams since its existence, the BCS denied the Mountain West Conference an automatic berth in one of its four major bowls.  


Let's see:  Play in a conference that doesn't get an automatic berth in the next two years or play in a conference that does get an automatic berth the next two years.  Hmmm.

Boise State Student-Athletes Excel in Classroom

The Mountain West Conference announced that 70 Boise State student-athletes received the 2011-2012 Scholar-Athlete Award.  The 70 Broncos represented 83 total awards.  Boise State was second to New Mexico's 106 awards in the conference, while TCU was third with 65, not too far behind the level of Boise State.

Erin Kohlbeck (swimming and diving) and Will Lohman (track and field) are on top of the Mountain West list with 4.00 grade point averages.  

Below are the honorees from Boise State, listed by sport (*-indicates a dual sport award winner): 

Men's Basketball (1) 
Joe Hanstad, Freshman, 3.84, Business

Women's Basketball (3)
Kati Isham, Senior, 3.51, Health Science Studies
Lauren Lenhardt, Junior, 3.51, Human Resource Management
Kinzi Poteet, Junior, 3.71, Communication

Men's Cross Country (3)
*David Elliott, Freshman, 3.79, Undeclared
Jared Lehning, Freshman, 3.69, Undeclared
Kyle Merritt, Freshman, 3.51, Exercise Science Biomechanics

Women's Cross Country (14)
Sarah Bisterfeldt, Senior, 3.70, Health Science Studies
Alyssa Boucher, Sophomore, 3.94, Health Science Studies
*Mackenzie Flannigan, Sophomore, 3.74, Mass Communication Journalism
*Hayley Gregoire, Freshman, 3.75, Undeclared
*Kate Jette, Sophomore, 3.98, Health Science Studies
*Megan Kelley, Freshman, 3.60, Undeclared
*Jamie Knapp, Junior, 3.50, Health Science Studies
*Lauren Lucas, Sophomore, 3.87, Elementary Education
*Erin McLaughlin, Sophomore, 3.69, Communication
*Rici Morrill, Sophomore, 3.91, Mechanical Engineering
*Tessa Murray, Sophomore, 3.94, Marketing
*Anna Preciado, Freshman, 3.80, Undeclared
*Cara Strodel, Freshman, 3.65, Undeclared
*Marisa VanderMalle, Sophomore, 3.71, Health Science Studies

Football (8)
Tyler Jackson, Senior, 3.59, Business
Chandler Koch, Senior, 3.67, Mechanical Engineering
Matt Miller, Sophomore, 3.60, Business
Kirby Moore, Junior, 3.75, Communication
Matt Paradis, Junior, 3.57, Finance
J.C. Percy, Senior, 3.67, Finance
Joe Southwick, Junior, 3.6,6 Business
Jamar Taylor, Senior, 3.50, Communication

Women's Golf (3)
Lori Harper, Junior 3.69 Political Science / General Business
Jennifer Henningsson, Junior 3.61 Communication
Jenna Leurquin, Sophomore 3.84 Finance / International Business

Women's Soccer (8)
Megan Blanchard, Junior, 3.50, Marketing
Jenna Griggs, Freshman, 3.56, Marketing
Janelle Jin, Junior, 3.55, Health Science Studies
Serena Montoya, Senior, 3.58, Health Science Studies
Mandy Nader, Junior, 3.59, Health Science Studies
Kallie Neimann, Sophomore, 3.89, Health Science Studies
Avery Salisbury, Freshman, 3.63, General Business
Rebe Wolverton, Sophomore, 3.79, Health Science Studies

Softball (4)
Katie Engelbrecht, Freshman, 3.95, Marketing
Jordan Kreiger, Freshman, 3.84, Health Science Studies
Mackenzie Whyte, Sophomore, 3.65, Biology
Lela Work, Junior, 3.55, Environmental Studies

Swimming and Diving (11)
Brooke Balogh, Sophomore, 3.74, Mechanical Engineering
Amber Boucher, Senior, 3.57, Visual Art
Amanda Burnett, Senior, 3.91, Master's of Business Administration
Emily Campbell, Freshman, 3.70, Undeclared
Nikki Cannon, Freshman, 3.89, Undeclared
Ciera Cortney, Sophomore, 3.87, Health Science Studies
Heather Harper, Freshman, 3.53, Undeclared
Emily Irvin, Senior, 3.59, Business Management
Erin Kohlbeck, Freshman, 4.00, Undeclared
Tana Loan, Senior, 3.67, Nursing
Megan Myers, Freshman, 3.59, Undeclared

Men's Tennis (2)
Garrett Patton, Freshman, 3.53, Communication
Aidan Reid, Sophomore, 3.77, Biology

Women's Tennis (4)
Morgan Basil, Sophomore, 3.51, Political Science
Kaitlyn Brown, Freshman, 3.91, Health Science Studies
Fiona Mok, Junior, 3.69, Biology
Manuela Pietzuch, Junior, 3.54, Psychology

Men's Track and Field (4)
*David Elliott, Freshman, 3.79, Undeclared
Quinten Hennekam, Senior, 3.79, Communication Journalism
Dusty Klein, Senior, 3.78, Marketing
Will Lohman, Sophomore, 4.00, Criminal Justice
Tyler Rackleff, Sophomore, 3.68, Political Science-International Relations

Women's Track and Field (16)
Jenna Carlson, Sophomore, 3.67, Undeclared
*Mackenzie Flannigan, Sophomore, 3.74, Mass Communication Journalism
Carly Gerard, Senior, 3.91, Exercise Science Biology
*Hayley Gregoire, Freshman, 3.75, Undeclared
*Kate Jette, Sophomore, 3.98, Health Science Studies
*Megan Kelley, Freshman, 3.60, Undeclared
*Jamie Knapp, Junior, 3.50, Health Science Studies
*Lauren Lucas, Sophomore, 3.87, Elementary Education
*Erin McLaughlin, Sophomore, 3.69, Communication
*Rici Morrill, Sophomore, 3.91, Mechanical Engineering
*Tessa Murray, Sophomore, 3.94, Marketing
Paige Orcutt, Senior, 3.65, Elementary Education
*Anna Preciado, Freshman, 3.80, Undeclared
*Cara Strodel, Freshman, 3.65, Undeclared
*Marisa VanderMalle, Sophomore, 3.71, Health Science Studies
Danielle Zehrung, Sophomore, 3.65, Nursing

Women Volleyball (1)
Breann Nesselhuf, Senior, 3.65, Psychology

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Vote for the 2011-2012 Bronco Men's Athlete of the Year

The final poll to determine the 2011-2012 Bronco Men's Athlete of the Year is underway.  Review the accomplishments of these outstanding nominees and then vote in the poll at the top left-hand side of the web site!

Kurt Felix

Felix began the year winning the Jackson's Open long jump with a mark of 23-feet, 6.25 inches and took the high jump at the Blue and Orange Opener with a leap of 6-10.25.

Kurt won the high jump (6-10.25) and the long jump (24-6.50) at the Bronco Classic.  At the final tune-up before the Mountain West Indoor Championships, the Boise State Team Challenge, Felix won the heptathlon with 5,771 points, more than 300 better than his nearest challenger.

Felix won the heptathlon at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with 5,703 points, 295 more than the second-place finisher.  Felix was first among heptathletes in the 60-meter dash, the shot put, the long jump and the high jump and was second in the 60-meter hurdles.  

Kurt finished second in the long jump with a mark of 24-7.25 and was third in the high jump (6-10.25) and the triple jump (49-9.75).  Felix was named the Mountain West Outstanding Performer and the Top Point Performer after scoring 30 team points for the Broncos.


Kurt qualified for the National Indoor Track & Field Championships in Nampa, Idaho in the heptathlon, and was fourth in the nation with two events remaining--the pole vault and the 1,000 meters.  Felix's hopes were dashed when did not clear a height in the pole vault.  He did finish ninth in the long jump with a seasonal best of 24-feet, 10 inches.


Felix and the Broncos moved outdoors, and Kurt proved he was going to be a factor in the decathlon from the beginning.  In the first meet, the Texas Relays, Felix finished fourth in the event with 7,921 points.  Felix improved that score with 7,952 points to win the decathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays.  


Felix won the decathlon at the Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships with 7,757 points winning the long jump, the high jump, the shot put, the 400-meters and the javelin portions of the competition.   Felix also won the javelin throw with a mark of 207-feet, 3-inches, finished fifth in the high jump (6-6.75) and ninth in the long jump with a mark of 22-10.


Felix automatically qualified for the NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the decathlon.  In third place with two events to go, Felix threw the javelin 227-feet, 6-inches to earn 880 points and take the lead by 147 points over Florida State's Gonzalo Barroilhet.  Felix had 7,400 points after nine events to 7,253 for Barroilhet and 7,233 for Romaine Martin of Texas-Arlington.  The final event was the grueling 1,500-meter run.  Felix crossed the finish line with a superb time of 4:42, seven seconds shy of his personal best.


That gave Felix a school record 8,062 points and he captured the national championship.  Kurt will represent his native country of Grenada in the Summer Olympics in London.

Damian Hume

Hume competed in four tournaments during the fall, going 13-4 in singles.  He was 4-1 in singles play at the All-American Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, advancing to the round of 32.  Damian won the ITA Mountain Regional Championship in Las Vegas in October, going 7-0.  Hume defeated Jadon Phillips of New Mexico 6-1, 6-3 in the championship game.  Damian advanced to the ITA National Indoor Tennis Championship at New York City, where he was 0-2.  Hume lost to #20 Alex Musialek of Kentucky, 6-0, 6-7, 6-3 and #16 Daniel Nguyen of USC 6-3, 6-4. 

Hume and the Broncos moved to the Spring, and Damian did his part in the Blue-Gray tournament against #21 Tennessee.  He defeated Tennessee's Brandon Fickey 6-2, 6-1 but unfortunately none of his Bronco teammates followed suit and Boise State lost 4-1.

In a match with Arizona of the PAC-12, Hume and his doubles partner Scott Sears won 7-6 (7-2) and Damian defeated Giacomo Miccini of Arizona in singles, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (10-4), as the Broncos had no trouble in a 7-0 victory.  Hume helped Boise State win the Spring Break Classic 6-1 over UAB.  Hume & Sears won their doubles match 8-6 to secure the doubles point for the Broncos, then defeated David Zimmerman in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.  

Hume was selected as the Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week after going 3-1.  He defeated J.T. Sundling of TCU 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 after teaming with Sears to win the doubles match 9-8 (7-3).  Hume also defeated Ben Dunbar of New Mexico 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Hume and Sears fell in their doubles match in the Mountain West semifinals 8-3 and Hume's singles match was unfinished when Boise State clinched the team victory 4-0.  In the conference championship game, Hume and Sears lost 8-6 to Nick Chappell and Will Stein of TCU and Damian's singles match was unfinished with Damian leading 7-5, 5-3 when the Broncos clinched the championship 4-0.

Hume and Sears were named All-Mountain West in doubles as the duo had an 8-4 record.  Hume was an amazing 17-2 in duals this season, including a perfect 5-0 conference season.  Hume finished the year as the highest-ranked Bronco player at #69.

Boise State automatically qualified for the NCAA National Tennis Championships and the Broncos were sent all the way to Atlanta, Georgia for the opening round.  Boise State won the doubles point and Hume helped the Broncos get off to a 3-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Florida State's Blake Davis in singles.  However, FSU won the remaining three singles matches to eliminate Boise State 4-3.

Doug Martin

Martin started 12 games for Boise State at halfback and played in all 13 games for the Bronco football team.

Martin had 1,299 rushing yards last fall, fourth-most in Boise State history.  His 263 carries rank third in the single-season list and Martin's 16 rushing touchdowns also rank third all-time.  Doug averaged 99.92 rushing yards per game, second in the Mountain West and 23rd nationally.  His scoring average of 8.77 points per game was also second in the MW and 23rd in the country.

Doug had seven 100-yard rushing games and rushed 20 times for a career-high 200 yards against Colorado State.  Martin was chosen as Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for his effort against the Rams.  Martin's 36 carries against San Diego State are tied for second-most in school history.  

Martin also had 28 receptions for 255 yards and two touchdowns.    Doug had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl, as Martin had a school-record 301 all-purpose yards (151 rushing, 26 receiving and 124 on kickoff returns) against the PAC-12 team.  

Martin had 10 kickoff returns last fall for 338 yards and the touchdown, an average of 33.8 per return.  Doug had 145.54 all-purpose yards per game to rank 20th in the nation.

Martin was named to the All-Mountain West football team.

Shea McClellin

McClellin started in all 13 games for Boise State and had 50 tackles, third-most on the Broncos.  Shea led the team with seven sacks and was second with 12.5 tackles for loss.  McClellin also intercepted two passes, deflected two passes, forced a fumble and blocked a kick.  He was sixth in the Mountain West in both sacks and tackles for loss.  McClellin was named to the All-Mountain West team.

Kellen Moore

Moore started all 13 games for Boise State, completing 326-439 passes for 3,800 yards and 43 touchdowns against just nine interceptions.  Moore led the nation in passing percentage (74.3%) and was third in passing efficiency (175.19) with the 16th-best mark in NCAA history.  Kellen set school records for single-season completions and touchdown passes.  He was second in the nation in TD passes and also established a Mountain West record.  

Kellen was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week four times.  He had multiple touchdown passes in 26 consecutive games, finishing the season with the longest active streak in the nation.  Moore's games against  and Colorado State (26-30, .867), New Mexico (28-33, .849) and Georgia (28-34, .824) rank fourth, sixth and ninth, respectively, on Boise State's all-time single-game completion percentage list.  Moore's games against Colorado State and New Mexico are the two highest single-game performances of any Bronco quarterback with over 30 attempts.  

Moore was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Mountain West and honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press.  The Touchdown Club of Columbus named him as the nation's best quarterback for the second straight year, and announced that the award would now be called "The Kellen Moore Award".

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Moore broke Texas quarterback Colt McCoy's record of 45 and finished as the all-time winningest quarterback with a record of 50-3 (.943).  Moore finished his career with 142 touchdown passes, second in NCAA history, and his 14,667 career passing yards ranks fifth all-time.  Moore is the first player in college football history to record four seasons with both 3,000 yards of total offense and 3,000 yards passing.  Moore's 16 300-yard career passing games set a new Boise State record.  He posted his third career 400-yard passing game, second-most in school history.    

Nate Potter

Nate started all 13 games at left tackle, extending his streak of consecutive starts to 34.  He led an offensive line that helped the Broncos finish first in sacks allowed (.62 per game).  Boise State was fifth in the nation in scoring (44.23), ninth in total offense (481.31), 11th in passing (309.38) and 40th in rushing (171.92).  

Nate was named to the Capital One Academic All-America team, the first Boise State football player to earn first-team academic honors since 1978.  He became Boise State's second consensus All-American (after Ryan Clady), as Nate was selected to All-America teams by The Sporting News, the Football Writers' Association of America, CBSSports.com and Yahoo Sports.  Potter was second team Walter Camp All-America.  He was one of two unanimous first-team All-Mountain West selections.  

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Tara Glover is the 2011-2012 Bronco Female Athlete of the Year

Tara Glover received the most votes in a poll of Bronco fans and is the 2011-2012 Bronco Female Athlete of the Year.


Glover, a sophomore sparkplug for the Boise State softball team, received 31% of the vote to edge senior gymnast Amy Glass, who garnered 23%.  Outfielder Devon Bridges was third with 13% followed by swimmer Amber Boucher at 10%.


Glover batted .481 this season (2nd in the Mountain West) for the Broncos with a .515 on-base percentage (3rd in the conference) to help Boise State finish second in the Mountain West Conference.  She led the MWC with a school-record 88 hits and 18 stolen bases, Tara's slugging percentage of .708 was second in the league and her 54 runs ranked third.  Tara established a new Mountain West sophomore record in hits, breaking the record set by San Diego State's Kellie Nordhagen in 2000, and her total is fourth all-time in conference history.  Glover reached base in a school record 37 consecutive games, and she finished the season by reaching base in 49 of the Broncos' 51 games.  Glover also hit in a record-tying 13 consecutive games.


In conference play, Tara hit an unbelievable .622 with an on-base percentage of .638.  Both rank second in conference history and her 1.067 slugging percentage is third-best all-time in the Mountain West.  Glover's 28 hits against MW foes ranks seventh all-time, cracking the list with only 12 games when all other spots are occupied by players with at least 18 games.  Tara recorded a hit in 11 of the 12 games, including 10 multi-hit games.  In conference games, Glover led the league in hits, batting average and stolen bases (6), while ranking second in runs (17), doubles (six) and slugging percentage.  Tara also hit four homers and a triple.  

Glover was named Co-Mountain West Player of the Year and was also honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific Region Second Team.  One week later, Glover became the first softball All-American as she was named to the Third Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.   

Boise State #67 in Learfield Cup Standings

There is one more update to come in two weeks.  It involves other sports that Boise State does not sponsor, so #67 is the best that Boise State will finish in Athletic Director Mark Coyle's first year at the post.


New Mexico had a good year at #45, the highest rank for a Mountain West school.  Departing TCU and San Diego State at #64 rank just ahead of the Broncos at #56.


Boise State is ahead of Utah, the PAC-12's newest member, as well as Texas Tech, Oregon State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Washington State.  

Del Toro and Dewey Sign to Wrestle at Boise State

Boise State has been one of the premier wrestling spots in the nation for several years.  Last year did not work out so good, as the team found itself in a rebuilding phase.  Coach Greg Randall took steps to strengthen the program with the signing of two student-athletes to letters of intent.

Austin Dewey and Kadyn Del Toro will join the Broncos next season.  Dewey was the 2012 5A State Champion at 160 pounds from Centennial High School in Meridian.  He finished second at the 2011 FILA Nationals, which enabled him to qualify as an alternate for the United States World Team.  Del Toro is a three-time All-State wrestler at 171 pounds from Curtis High School (4A) in University Place, Washington.  

Del Toro works his opponent over...


 "We're excited to have Austin and Kadyn join our lineup next year," said Randall.  "Both are strong students and will add depth to our lineup in the future. These two have very strong work ethics and love to wrestle, which fits perfectly with our program."


Boise State returns 10 starters from last squad's team, including four who went to the NCAA Tournament.  All-American Jason Chamberlain also returns this year after redshirting as season.

Bronco Gymnastics Program Returns to WAC

Boise State has announced that its nationally-ranked gymnastics program will return to the Western Athletic Conference beginning this year.


The gymnasts did not have a conference last year, when they were ranked 13th in the nation.  The Broncos competed in the WAC for 10 years, winning two regular season championships and three postseason tournament.


"We are thrilled to be back in the WAC and look forward to some exciting competition in the 2012 season," said co-head coach Tina Bird.

The 2012-13 WAC gymnastics team members include: Boise State (affiliate), Sacramento State (affiliate), San Jose State, Southern Utah (affiliate), University of Denver and Utah State. The 2013 WAC Championship gymnastics meet will be hosted by Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.

The Nominees for the 2011-2012 Bronco Women's Athlete of the Year

The Bronco women may have only won one conference championship (swimming and diving), but there has never been a year with so many outstanding individual achievements.  The team hardware may not have come yet, but I believe this is the year that Boise State took the next step towards being a conference power in women's sports.  We salute the amazing accomplishments of these great Bronco student-athletes, the nominees for the 2011-2012 Bronco Women's Athlete of the Year.


Consider what each of these outstanding nominees has done, then please vote in our poll, which is located at the top left of the web page.

Emma Bates 

Bates ran in six meets for the Bronco cross country team, placing third at the Roger Curran 4K with a time of 15:04.29.  She was 11th in the 6k course at the Mountain West Conference cross country championships with a time of 21:33.1 to help Boise State finish third.  Bates was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team.  She qualified for the NCAA West Regional Championships and finished 52nd in the 6K with a time of 21:30.  


Bates won the 3,000-meters at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 10:12.44, then won the mile in 4:59.13 at the Bronco Classic two weeks later.  Up against stiff competition, Emma finished 32nd in the 5,000 at the prestigious Husky Invite with a time of 16:53.29.  Bates won the 3,000-meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, crossing the finish line with a time of 9:47.11, and placed fifth in the 5,000 in 17:11.34.


Emma and the Broncos then began the outdoor season with the Idaho Cup, where she won the 1,500-meters with a mark of 4:29.84. Bates repeated the feat at the Albertsons War 5 meet with a time of 4:29.99.  Bates won the 5,000 at the Mountain West Championships with a Stadium record of 17:08.36.  Bates finished 11th in the 5,000 at the NCAA Regionals, finishing with a career-best 16:16.74 to qualify for the NCAA National Championships with the 16th best time in the nation this season.  Emma also finished 15th in the 10,000 meters at the Regionals (34:48.55), just three places and 24 seconds shy of qualifying for the NCAA Championships.  


Bates finished 12th at the Championships with a time of 16:43.84 and attained All-America status.  She is the first woman in school history to be named an All-American in the 5,000 meters.  Bates rallied from 17th place with one lap to go and had the top time in the nation among freshmen.

Amber Boucher

Boucher won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.49 and helped the 200-yard medley relay team and the 400-yard freestyle relay team win with times of 1:45.51 and 3:33.08, respectively, against Idaho.  In a tri-meet with New Mexico and Seattle, Boucher won the 100-yard butterfly (56.24) and helped the 400-yard freestyle (3:31.46) and 400-yard medley relay teams win first.  Amber won the 100-yard butterfly (56.17) and helped both the Bronco 200 free relay team (1:36.18) and the 400 free relay team (3:28.39) win first at the prestigious Rice Invitational. 


Amber won the 50-yard freestyle (23.85), the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.37) and the 100-yard butterfly (55.53) and helped the Boise State 200-yard medley relay team beat Seattle with a time of 1:45.40.   At the acclaimed Missouri Invitational, Boucher set a new Mountain West Conference record in winning the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.01 and helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team take first place.  Boucher won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:49.68 and the 100-yard butterfly in 54.57 and helped the Bronco 200-yard free relay team (1:34.34) win against UCLA.  Amber led the Broncos to victory in the 400-yard (3:26.86) and 800-yard freestyle (7:32.66) relays at the San Diego Relays.   


Boucher won the 100-yard butterfly (55.59) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.28) and helped the 200-yard medley relay team (1:44.52) and the 400 freestyle relay team (3:28.57) defeat Oregon State.


With her team down by one point to San Diego State entering the final event, Boucher helped the Boise State 400-yard freestyle relay team set a Mountain West Conference record (3:17.55) to win the title.  Amber set a new Mountain West record in winning the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.31, won the 100-yard butterfly in 52.30 and was second in the conference in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.51.  She also helped the 400-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relay teams as they set new Mountain West records with times of 3:35.59 and 7:13.40, respectively and helped the Bronco 200 freestyle relay team to a title with a Championship record of 1:30.14. 


Boucher finished 22nd in the 100-yard butterfly, 23rd in the 100-yard freestyle and 39th in the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships.  Boucher helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team swim a 1:29.83, a top 15 time in the nation.

Devon Bridges

Bridges' seventh-inning homer helped the Broncos defeat Cal State Northridge 5-3.  She had a home run in each game as Boise State downed both Creighton and North Dakota State.  With her team down to its final two outs, Bridges blasted a game-tying home run in the seventh against Minnesota, enabling Boise State to down the Big Ten Conference team 2-1 in eight innings.  Bridges ripped the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, then gunned down a runner at the plate in the seventh to end the game in a 3-2 win over Portland State.  


With the Broncos needing a series sweep at perennial NCAA  team San Diego State, Bridges blasted two home runs in the opener in a 6-1 Boise State win.


Bridges proved her freshman season was no fluke.  Bridges batted .342 this season, 9th in the Mountain West, with 14 home runs (5th in the conference) and 40 runs batted in.  She was named to the All-Mountain West Conference team.

Amy Glass

Glass won the floor exercises (9.85) and the all-around (39.45) in a win over BYU.  Amy was third in the all-around (39.225) and second on vault (9.875) against highly-regarded UCLA, Missouri and Illinois as the Broncos took second place.  Amy won the balance beam with a brilliant 9.9, rung up another 9.9 on floor exercises and tied for first on vault (9.825) in a win over San Jose State.  Glass scored a 9.925 on uneven bars to help Boise State defeat Southern Utah.  Amy scored another 9.925 to win the bars in another Bronco victory over BYU.


Amy scored a sensational 9.950 to win the competition at the NCAA Regionals and she was third on the floor (9.90) and third in the uneven bars with a solid score of 9.85.  Against the best in the Region, Amy had a 39.450 all-around to place fourth.


Glass qualified for the NCAA Championships, and scored a 9.9 on the balance beam for sixth in the nation, 9.8 on vault to take 30th, a 9.825 on bars to place 20th and a 9.75 on floor for 34th place.  Her 39.275 all-around score placed her 15th.  Glover's balance beam score of 9.90 and her all-around score set school records for the best performances at the championship meet.


Glass was named the AAI Winner at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship banquet.  The award is essentially the sport's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in football.  It is given annually to the top senior student-athlete in the nation by a vote of the sport's head coaches from around the country.  Glass edged talented gymnasts such as Kat Ding of George, Megan Ferguson of Oklahoma, Leslie Mak of Oregon State, Jaime Pisani of Arkansas and Geralen Stack-Eaton of Alabama.

Tara Glover

Glover hit an early home run that helped propel the Broncos to a 5-4 win in the prestigious Wilson/DeMartini Invitational in Tempe, Arizona.  She was the spark plug that ignited the Bronco team and worried opposing pitchers across the country.  

Glover batted .481 this season (2nd in the Mountain West) for the Broncos with a .515 on-base percentage (3rd in the conference) to help Boise State finish second in the Mountain West Conference.  She led the MWC with a school-record 88 hits and 18 stolen bases, Tara's slugging percentage of .708 was second in the league and her 54 runs ranked third.  Tara established a new Mountain West sophomore record in hits, breaking the record set by San Diego State's Kellie Nordhagen in 2000, and her total is fourth all-time in conference history.  Glover reached base in a school record 37 consecutive games, and she finished the season by reaching base in 49 of the Broncos' 51 games.  Glover also hit in a record-tying 13 consecutive games.


In conference play, Tara hit an unbelievable .622 with an on-base percentage of .638.  Both rank second in conference history and her 1.067 slugging percentage is third-best all-time in the Mountain West.  Glover's 28 hits against MW foes ranks seventh all-time, cracking the list with only 12 games when all other spots are occupied by players with at least 18 games.  Tara recorded a hit in 11 of the 12 games, including 10 multi-hit games.  In conference games, Glover led the league in hits, batting average and stolen bases (6), while ranking second in runs (17), doubles (six) and slugging percentage.  Tara also hit four homers and a triple.  

Glover was named Co-Mountain West Player of the Year and was also honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific Region Second Team.  One week later, Glover became the first softball All-American as she was named to the Third Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.   

Lauren Lenhardt

Lenhardt had 14 points and six rebounds as the Broncos downed Pepperdine 68-57 and she posted 20 points and seven rebounds in the 68-58 win over UC-Riverside.  Lauren poured in 23 points and grabbed six rebounds in a  65-46 Mountain West Conference win over New Mexico.  Lenhardt ripped the nets for 29 points in an 81-75 win over Air Force, and had 16 points, including 12 consecutive Bronco points, and five rebounds as Gordy Presnell's team won an important road game at New Mexico, 68-64.  


Lenhardt had 18 points and seven rebounds as Boise State won its first-ever Mountain West Conference tournament game, 68-63 over Colorado State.  Lenhardt was 7-14 from the field including a three-pointer, and was 3-3 from the free-throw line to advance the Broncos to the semifinals.  Lenhardt had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the conference semifinal 51-50 loss to New Mexico.

Stephanie North

North began the season winning the 50-yard freestyle (23.71), the 100 (51.94) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.33) and helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:33.08) win against Idaho. In a tri-meet with New Mexico and Seattle, North won the 50-yard free (23.63) and helped the 400-yard freestyle (3:31.46) and 400-yard medley relay teams (3:48.07) capture first place. North won the 50-yard freestyle (23.83) and the 100 free (51.14) and helped both the Bronco 200 free relay team (1:36.18) and the 400 free relay team (3:28.39) win first at the prestigious Rice Invitational.

North won the 100-yard freestyle (52.10) and helped the Boise State 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay (3:36.19) teams beat Seattle with a time of 1:45.40.  At the acclaimed Missouri Invitational, North helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team take first place.  She helped the Bronco 200-yard free relay team (1:34.34) win against UCLA and anchored both the Bronco 400-yard (3:26.86) and 800-yard freestyle relay (7:32.66) teams  in their wins at the San Diego Relays.    Stephanie won the 50-yard freestyle (23.64) and the 100 free (51.48) and helped the 200-yard medley relay team (1:44.52) and the 400-yard free relay team (3:28.57) defeat Oregon State.


North won first in the 100-yard freestyle (48.34), the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.01), finished second in the 50-yard freestyle at the Mountain West Conference Championships with an NCAA qualifying time of 22.33 and also anchored the 400-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relay teams as they set new Mountain West records with times of 3:35.59 and 7:13.40, respectively, and anchored the 200-yard free relay team to a win with a time of 1:30.14.  Then, with her team down by one point to San Diego State entering the final event, North anchored the Boise State 400-yard freestyle relay team set a Mountain West Conference record (3:17.55) to win the title.


North finished 19th in the 100-yard freestyle (48.85), 40th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.38) and  47th in the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 22.81.  She also anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay team as they posted a mark of 1:29.83, a top 15 time in the nation.

Brittany Potvin-Green 

Potvin-Green scored a 9.825 on vault to finish second as the Broncos downed #16 Washington of the PAC-12.  Brittany won the vault (9.875) and the all-around (39.35) in a win over Sacramento State.  Brittany was fourth on the vault (9.85) against UCLA, Missouri and Illinois in the Chicago Style Invitational in which Boise State finished second.  She tied for first on vault (9.825) in the Broncos' win over San Jose State.  Potvin-Green won the all-around with a great score of 39.375, won the floor exercises with a 9.925 and earned a 9.9 on vault in a win over Utah State.  She then turned in a 39.275 to win the all-around in yet another win over a PAC-12 opponent, this time with California being the victim.


Brittany scored a 9.925 on vault and won the floor exercises with a 9.9 in a win over Southern Utah.  Her great all-around of 39.575 also was the best of the evening.  Potvin-Green turned in a sizzling 9.950 to win the floor and a 9.925 to win the vault in another win over BYU.  Brittany won the all-around against the Cougars with a 39.600


Brittany scored a 39.075 all-around to help Boise State place third at the NCAA Regionals, good for eighth place in the competition.

Mele Vaisima

Mele won the weight throw with a heave of 64-feet, 7-inches and placed fourth in the shot put 41-feet, 11.5 inches at the Jackson's Open to begin the indoor season.  Vaisima won the weight throw with a mark of 64-5 and was third in the shot put (43-3) at the Blue and Orange Opener.  She then won the weight throw (63-5) at the Bronco Invitational before winning the Jackson's Invitational (64-7), where she also threw the shot put 43-feet, .25-inches to place eighth.  Mele tossed season-bests of 65-3.5 to win the weight throw and 43-9.25 to finish fourth in the shot at the Bronco Classic.   She then captured the weight throw (65-feet, .50-inches) and was seventh in the shot put (42-6) at the Boise State Team Challenge.

Vaisima won the weight throw at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a toss of 69-feet, 8 and 1/4 inches, just three feet shy of the conference record.  Mele placed 15th in the shot put with a throw of 42-10.25.  Vaisima was sixth in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 65-10 1/4 to earn three team points and place Boise State 48th nationally.  

Vaisima opened the outdoor season with a bang, winning the hammer throw at the Idaho Cup with a superb mark of 183-feet, which gave her automatic qualification to the NCAA National Championships.  She was also fourth in the shot put (41-3).  Mele was fourth in the hammer at the BYU-USC-Boise State Triangular with a throw of 193-6 and was fourth in the shot with a throw of 44-feet, 6.25-inches.  Vaisima threw 60.62 in the hammer to finish second and she was fourth in the discus at the UTEP Invitational (46.19 meters).  Vaisima finished second in the hammer (201-06) and was fourth in the discus (150-3) at the prestigious Oregon Relays.

Vaisima finished ninth in the hammer at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a mark of 177-9.  Mele was 27th at the NCAA Regionals with a throw of 189-6.

Aubray Zell

Zell pitched a 3-0 shutout to beat Loyola Marymount on Opening day, then pitched a 3-0 shutout in a win over UC-Davis and a 4-0 shutout over San Diego.  Zell was on the mound as the Broncos scored a signature 3-1 win over Notre Dame at the Campbell Cartier Classic in San Diego.  Zell pitched a four-hitter in defeating Minnesota in eight innings with a brilliant 11-strikeout performance.


Aubray pitched another 4-0 shutout in a win over Portland State.  Zell pitched a complete game to down San Diego State 6-1.

Zell had a 20-11 record this season with a sterling 2.28 E.R.A. (2nd in the Mountain West).  Her .230 opposing batting average led the conference as Aubray had 170 strikeouts (2nd in the Mountain West) against only 39 walks.  She was the Mountain West's workhorse with 200.2 innings pitched and led the league with 20 wins.  She was named to the All-Mountain West Conference team.