Boise State Wrestlers Seeded Third in Pac-12 Championships

(note:  these are not the official seedings for the tournament...they are the rankings by Wrestling Report...)


Boise State will host the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Wrestling Championships Sunday in Taco Bell Arena.  The Broncos, most definitely in a rebuilding year, are seeded third behind Oregon State and Arizona State.


Session One begins Sunday morning at 11, Session Two begins at 4 p.m. with the Championship Finals getting underay at 5:30.  The team awards will be presented at 7:30 p.m.  


All-Session tickets are $30 with children, students and senior citizens admitted for $20.  Individual sessions are $20 with children, students and seniors admitted for $15. 

George Ivanov (157 pounds) and Jake Swartz (184 pounds) are ranked #1 in the conference by Wrestling Report.  Michael Cuthbertson is seeded second at165 pounds for the Broncos but realistically, the Broncos don't have enough other strong contenders to take the team championship.  


125:
1) Pat Rollins (OSU)
2) Tyler Iwamura (CSB)
3) David Prado (ASU)
4) Britain Longmire (CP)
5) Matt Sencenbaugh (Stan)
6) Isac Romero (BSU)

133:
1) Ryan Mango (Stan)
2) Frank Lomas(CSB)
3) Shane McGough (ASU)
4) Garrett Drucker (OSU)
5) Shawn Jones (BSU)
6) Jake Tannenbaum (CP)

141:
1) Boris Navochkov (CP)
2) Michael Mangrum (OSU)
3) Nathan Hoffer (ASU)
4) Josh Strait (BSU)
5) Dalton Kelly (CSB)
6) Donovan Halpin (Stan)

149:
1) Scott Sakaguchi (OSU)
2) Joel Smith (ASU)
3) Kyle Chene (CP)
4) Steve Hernandez (BSU)
5) Erik Martinez (CSB)
6) Timmy Boone (Stan)

157:
1) George Ivanov (BSU)
2) Roger Pena (OSU)
3) Victor Dejesus (ASU)
4) Garrett Schaner (Stan)
5) Travis Rasmussen (CP)
6) Anthony Box (CSB)

165:
1) Adam Fierro (CSB)
2) Michael Cuthbertson (BSU)
3) Cody Weishoff (OSU)
4) Bret Baumbach (Stan)
5) Hans Rassmussen (ASU)
6) Paul Woodman (CP)

174:
1) Nick Amuchastegui (Stan)
2) Ryan DesRoches (CP)
3) Eric Starks (ASU)
4) Ty Vinson (OSU)
5) Scotty Bacon (BSU)
6) Brady Garner (CSB)

184:
1) Jake Swartz (BSU)
2) Kevin Radford(ASU)
3) John Tuck (OSU)
4) Spence Patrick (Stan)
5) Sean Dougherty (CP)
6) Ruben Franklin (CSB)

197:
1) Taylor Meeks (OSU)
2) Tommy Burriel (ASU)
3) Ryan Smith (CP)
4) Brent Chriswell (BSU)
5) Jesus Ambriz (CSB)
6) Alan Yen (Stan)

285:
1) Clayton Jack (OSU)
2) Levi Cooper (ASU)
3) Dan Scherer (Stan)
4) Atticus Disney (CP)
5) JT Felix (BSU)
6) Steven Wood (CSB)

Boise State Women Projected to Finish Sixth at MWC Indoor Track Championships

TCU, UNLV and New Mexico are the favorites to compete for the Mountain West Indoor Women's Track Championship, which gets underway this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


TCU is projected to finish with 128 points to 98 for New Mexico and 96 for UNLV.  San Diego State is fourth with 77.5 points followed by Colorado State (69.5), Boise State (62.5), Air Force (53.5) and Wyoming (37).


New Mexico is projected to score 30 points in the mile alone.  TCU's main strength is in the sprints, but they are consistent up and down the lineup.  UNLV should do well in most of the track events.


Boise State's Alexi Morton, who scored 3,565 points in the BSU Team Challenge two weeks ago, is the pre-meet favorite in the pentathlon.  

Boise State, Air Force Men to Battle for MWC Indoor Track Title

Air Force and Boise State are the favorites to take the title this week at the 2012 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  


In projected scoring applied to the top conference seeds in each event, Air Force has 149 points followed closely by Boise State with 141.5.  It appears to be a two-team race unless one or both falter.  New Mexico has a projected 106.5 points, followed by TCU with 92.5, Colorado State with 84 and Wyoming with 70.5  


TCU is strongest in the sprints, while Air Force has a solid team overall, boosted by its pole vaulters who are projected to score 28 points.  Boise State too is pretty solid overall.  


Kurt Felix is the favorite in the heptathlon with 5,771 points scored at the BSU Team Challenge.  Felix is the only one in the field who has qualified for the upcoming NCAA National Championships in Nampa, Idaho.  Felix also has the top conference long jump at 25-feet, 1.75-inches and the high jump (7' 0.25").  Trevor Kraychir is the top seed in the weight throw (66' 10.75") but he'll have to be at his best to defeat Wyoming's Joe Plant, who has a seasonal best of 66-1.  Manoah Wesson (48.11) is the conference favorite in the 400 meters.


To win the conference title, the Broncos may need to score well in the mile.  Boise State has five milers within four seconds of scoring points (Drew O'donoghue-McDonald, Jeff Howard, Scott Foley, Sawyer Bosch and Vince Hamilton).  

What Boise State Needs to Do to Win MWC Swimming Title

When you're looking at making up points, the easiest way to do that is to see what the favorite does best and try to cut into that margin.


As mentioned in a previous article, San Diego State is the pre-meet favorite heading into this week's Mountain West Conference Championships, which get underway Wednesday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  San Diego State excels in the freestyle distances, namely the 500-yard, the 1,000 and the 1,650.  The Aztec women are projected to score a whopping 77 in the 500, 67 in the 1,000 and 59 in the 1,650.  That's 203 points out of their projected 852.  If the Broncos can cut into some of that strength and increase their own point totals in those three events, the team scoring will be much closer than the projected 125-point difference for San Diego State.


Seniors Amber Boucher and Stephanie North must come through in their respective events and lead their relay teams to titles.  Boise State is favored in three of the five relays and they are seeded second in the other two.  Anything less than that will make it tough for the Broncos to capture the hardware.


Jenn Cahill is the only Bronco in the top 16 in the 1,000-yard freestyle event, seeded 14th.  Cahill must get some friends with her to score points.  Instead of three points, the Broncos probably need a minimum of 10 here, and preferable ahead of some SDSU swimmers.  In the 1,650, freshmen Megan Myers and Emily Blasko are slated to get nine points between them.  Since San Diego State is projected to get 59, the two frosh must do better.  To win the team title, Myers and Blasko probably need a minimum of 15 points between them.


Freshman Jessica Bottelberghe is another key.  In the 500 freestyle, she is seeded 11th, with three San Diego State swimmers within range.  In the 200-yard individual medley, Jessica is seeded fifth, and needs to beat at least one of the SDSU swimmers (who are seeded first and third).  Bottelberghe is the fourth seed in the 200-yard backstroke and can pick up valuable points there with a breakthrough performance.  She is within a second of the top seed and would gain more for her team if she can top Leona Jennings of the Aztecs, the #2 seed.  Bottelberghe is seeded ninth in the 100 butterfly, with two San Diego State swimmers directly in front of her.  She can pick up more points for Boise State here.


Christine Raininger is another key swimmer for the Broncos, seeded 10th in the 200 butterfly.  She is 1.5 seconds out of seventh place.  That's three more points for Boise State.  Raininger is seeded a close second in the 400 individual medley behind San Diego State's Melanie Garibaldi.  Head-to-head performance is the easiest way to make up the team point difference and in this event alone, Raininger can pick up six points for Boise State if she can win the IM.  Raininger is also within a second of scoring six points in the 100-yard breaststroke.


It's going to take more than this to wrest the title away from the Aztecs, as the events outlined above only account for an additional 52 points.  The Broncos would still be 73 points behind in second place.  Sidney Johansen in the 50-yard freestyle is 2/10th's of a second away from scoring four points.  Freshmen have amazing capacity for improvement, especially later in the year.  Blasko is within a second of scoring three points in the 200-yard free.  Myers, Blasko and sophomore Brooke Balogh are all within four seconds of scoring four points in the 500-free.  If two of the trio can knock two seeded San Diego State swimmers out of the point total, it would be a huge benefit to Boise State.  


Nikki Cannon is with 3/10th's of a second in scoring four points in the 100 backstroke.  Freshman Emily Campbell is within two seconds of scoring points in the 200 breaststroke.  Sophomore Chelsea Miller is within a second of scoring five points in the 200-yard individual medley.  


With Boucher and North both swimming for Boise State in the 200 freestyle relay, Boise State has to win that event.  They are 23/100th's of a point away from top seed UNLV, which would give Boise State six more points over projection.  They are just 31/100th's of a point away from the Rebels in the 400 medley relay, a chance to pick up six additional points.  


Then we have the diving events.  Burnett has shown she has the form to win, as evidenced by her top seed in the platform event.  Burnett & Ciera Cortney are projected to score 16 in the one-meter event and are certainly within range to score another five over projection.


That's a lot of ifs, but championship athletes come through in championship events.  Boise State experienced the joy the last two years in winning the WAC title.  In the tougher Mountain West, it's going to take that same great effort.  

Seeds for 2012 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships

These are the top times and seeds heading into the Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The points associated with the placings are also shown.


Because of the point allotment, the key positions are first place, eighth place and ninth place.


50 Freestyle 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 22.56 Conci, Kelsey SR Wyoming (W) B 11/17/2011 (20)
2 22.57 Dixon, Rachel SO UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (17)
3 22.78 North, Stephanie SR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (16)
4 22.80 Boucher, Amber SR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (15)
5 22.84 Rasch, Sabine JR TX Christian (W) B 12/01/2011 (14)
6 23.27 Bailey, Chelsea FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (13)
7 23.29 Koch, Stephanie JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 23.32 Ego, Hilary JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 23.44 Schoppa, Parris JR TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (9)
10 23.58 Herrington, Katelyne SO UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 23.59 Hughey, Stevie JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 23.68 Schemahorn, Kim SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 23.74 Hobson, Jorgi SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (4)
14 23.76 Ferrer, Haley FR UNLV (W) NS 02/04/2012 (3)
15 23.85 Hartigan, Morgan SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/11/2011 (2)
16 23.86 Robb, Carmen JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (1)

100 Freestyle 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 49.01 Boucher, Amber SR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 49.24 North, Stephanie SR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (17)
3 49.59 Rasch, Sabine JR TX Christian (W) B 12/01/2011 (16)
4 49.85 Conci, Kelsey SR Wyoming (W) B 11/17/2011 (15)
5 50.27 Herrington, Katelyne SO UNLV (W) NS 12/03/2011 (14)
6 50.70 Koch, Stephanie JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (13)
7 50.75 Dixon, Rachel SO UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (12)
8 50.82 Macklin, Mikaela SO San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (11)
9 50.98 Schemahorn, Kim SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (9)
10 51.04 Ego, Hilary JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 51.16 Schoppa, Parris JR TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 51.19 Hughey, Stevie JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (5)
13 51.32 Bailey, Chelsea FR San Diego St NS 01/28/2012 (4)
14 51.34 Robb, Carmen JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (3)
15 51.54 Szel, Friderika SR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (2)
16 51.68 Cesare, Hannah SO Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (1)

200 Freestyle SCY
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 1:47.61 North, Stephanie SR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 1:48.26 Zimmer, Meghan JR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (17)
3 1:48.60 Boucher, Amber SR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (16)
4 1:49.48 Rasch, Sabine JR TX Christian (W) NS 12/02/2011 (15)
5 1:49.80 Heim, Jessica SO UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (14)
6 1:50.11 Crider, Jessica JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (13)
7 1:50.65 Irvin, Emily SR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (12)
8 1:50.68 Michaels, Dana FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (11)
9 1:50.71 Marquenie, Kelly SO San Diego St NS 10/21/2011 (9)
10 1:50.87 Marsh, Jessica FR UNLV (W) NS 10/08/2011 (7)
11 1:51.45 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 1:51.59 Cesare, Hannah SO Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 1:51.61 Szel, Friderika SR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (4)
14 1:51.75 Scarsella, Katie JR TX Christian (W) NS 01/25/2012 (3)
15 1:51.88 Lamb, Jennifer SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 1:51.96 Cahill, Jenn JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (1)

500 Freestyle 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 4:46.72 Zimmer, Meghan JR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (20)
2 4:51.63 Crider, Jessica JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (17)
3 4:52.86 Garibaldi, Melanie JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (16)
4 4:52.88 Lamb, Jennifer SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (15)
5 4:53.47 Irvin, Emily SR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (14)
6 4:53.94 Cahill, Jenn JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (13)
7 4:54.38 Dudley, Monica SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 4:54.76 Marquenie, Kelly SO San Diego St NS 01/06/2012 (11)
9 4:55.09 Michaels, Dana FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (9)
10 4:56.06 Heim, Jessica SO UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 4:58.30 Heaney, Rachel SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 4:58.87 Foster, Mary JR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 4:59.27 Marsh, Jessica FR UNLV (W) NS 10/08/2011 (4)
14 4:59.52 Barrett, Amanda FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (3)
15 5:00.16 Fischer, Paige JR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 5:00.70 Lakey, Taylor FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (1)



1650 Freestyle 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 16:45.30 Garibaldi, Melanie JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (20)
2 16:46.51 Lamb, Jennifer SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (17)
3 16:47.44 Cahill, Jenn JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (16)
4 16:49.93 Dudley, Monica SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (15)
5 16:51.73 Marquenie, Kelly SO San Diego St NS 10/22/2011 (14)
6 16:53.52 Michaels, Dana FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (13)
7 16:55.83 Crider, Jessica JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 16:58.66 Heim, Jessica SO UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 17:07.24 Foster, Mary JR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (9)
10 17:10.70 Robinson, Kasey Jo SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (7)
11 17:20.28 Myers, Megan FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 17:20.73 Dudley, Maria SR New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 17:22.58 Landolt, Shawnee SR UNLV (W) NS 12/17/2011 (4)
14 17:22.80 Blasko, Emily FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (3)
15 17:26.22 Creighton, Emily SO TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (2)
16 17:31.90 Heffernan, Clara FR Air Force (W) NS 01/27/2012 (1)

100 Backstroke 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 52.67 Conci, Kelsey SR Wyoming (W) B 11/17/2011 (20)
2 54.43 Jennings, Leona JR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (17)
3 54.75 Robb, Carmen JR UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (16)
4 55.36 North, Stephanie SR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (15)
5 55.51 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (14)
6 56.03 Ozar, Brittany JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (13)
7 56.47 Garvey, Yana SO Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 56.62 Johansen, Sydney FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 56.64 Bailey, Chelsea FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (9)
10 56.72 Laughlin, Samantha SO Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (7)
11 56.84 Crawford, Anja SR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 56.90 Flores, Stelicia SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 57.23 Atoe, Jehan JR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (4)
14 57.24 Denny, Jordan FR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (3)
15 57.26 Wells, Caroline SR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 57.29 Macklin, Mikaela SO San Diego St NS 12/03/2011 (1)

200 Backstroke 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 1:59.00 Brennan, Dannica JR UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 1:59.17 Jennings, Leona JR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (17)
3 1:59.32 Ozar, Brittany JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (16)
4 1:59.65 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (15)
5 2:00.21 Johnson, Krista JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (14)
6 2:00.59 Denny, Jordan FR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (13)
7 2:00.89 Zimmer, Meghan JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 2:01.42 Garvey, Yana SO Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (11)
9 2:01.66 Crawford, Anja SR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (9)
10 2:01.80 Laughlin, Samantha SO Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (7)
11 2:02.61 Wells, Caroline SR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (6)
12 2:02.78 Oster, Lizzy FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (5)
13 2:02.90 Johansen, Sydney FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (4)
14 2:02.99 Oster, Jenny SR TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (3)
15 2:0.28 Thicke-Rattray, Victoria FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (2)
16 2:04.59 Flores, Stelicia SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (1)

100 Breaststroke 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 1:01.61 Prothero, Marley SR UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 1:02.96 Weddle, Katelyn JR San Diego St B 01/06/2012 (17)
3 1:03.21 Johansen, Sydney FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (16)
4 1:03.22 Mathews, Kelly JR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (15)
5 1:03.26 Harper, Heather FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (14)
6 1:03.29 Chan, Nakayla JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (13)
7 1:03.30 Hewson, Lauren SR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 1:03.59 Irvin, Emily SR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 1:03.61 Hartigan, Morgan SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (9)
10 1:03.97 Korac, Gabrijela SO TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 1:04.11 Hughey, Stevie JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 1:04.17 Macklin, Mikaela SO San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 1:04.50 Warren, Elise SR UNLV (W) NS 12/17/2011 (4)
14 1:04.53 Blanchette, Ashley SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (3)
15 1:04.60 Meltzer, Natalie SO San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 1:04.79 Martin, Hayley JR New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (1)

200 Breaststroke 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 2:12.67 Prothero, Marley SR UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 2:16.68 Korac, Gabrijela SO TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (17)
3 2:16.74 Chan, Nakayla JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (16)
4 2:16.89 Macklin, Mikaela SO San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (15)
5 2:16.91 Hewson, Lauren SR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (14)
6 2:17.26 Hartigan, Morgan SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (13)
7 2:17.33 Weddle, Katelyn JR San Diego St NS 01/06/2012 (12)
8 2:18.19 Miller, Chelsea SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 2:18.23 Harper, Heather FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (9)
10 2:18.41 Fleming, Michelle SO TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (7)
11 2:18.78 Davis, Kim FR Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (6)
12 2:19.21 Swirzcki, Meghan JR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 2:19.60 Mathews, Kelly JR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (4)
14 2:19.83 Martin, Hayley JR New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (3)
15 2:20.99 Keill, Alyssa JR New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 2:21.03 (a) Morris, Lindsey JR New Mexico NS 10/08/2011 (1)

100 Butterfly 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 52.43 Herrington, Katelyne SO UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 54.22 Boucher, Amber SR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (17)
3 54.95 Vincent, Mandy SO TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (16)
4 54.97 Robb, Carmen JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (15)
5 55.31 Johnson, Gemma JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (14)
6 55.38 Hughey, Stevie JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (13)
7 55.46 Hobson, Jorgi SO New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 55.54 Whitfield, Loreen FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (11)
9 55.70 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (9)
10 55.89 Rasch, Sabine JR TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 56.07 Oscarson, Berklie SO San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (6)
12 56.15 Mathias, Fran SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 56.16 Jennings, Leona JR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (4)
14 56.23 Heaney, Rachel SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (3)
15 56.24 Lakey, Taylor FR San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 56.28 Bleasdell, Ali FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (1)

200 Butterfly 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 1:59.22 Vincent, Mandy SO TX Christian (W) B 12/01/2011 (20)
2 2:00.60 Lakey, Taylor FR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (17)
3 2:00.88 Bleasdell, Ali FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (16)
4 2:01.33 Heaney, Rachel SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (15)
5 2:03.48 Carlson, Claudia FR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (14)
6 2:04.02 Oscarson, Berklie SO San Diego St NS 01/06/2012 (13)
7 2:04.35 Badaracco, Jessy JR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 2:04.56 Mathias, Fran SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (11)
9 2:04.69 Finnesand, Nikki SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (9)
10 2:04.71 Raininger, Christine JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 2:04.83 Balogh, Brooke SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (6)
12 2:04.94 Heim, Jessica SO UNLV (W) NS 12/17/2011 (5)
13 2:05.03 Gustafsson, Emma JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (4)
14 2:05.20 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (3)
15 2:05.50 (a) Moss, Samantha FR New Mexico NS 10/29/2011 (2)
16 2:05.53 Ernst, Katharine SR Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (1)

200 Individual Medley 
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 1:59.87 Jennings, Leona JR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (20)
2 2:00.82 Prothero, Marley SR UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (17)
3 2:00.86 Macklin, Mikaela SO San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (16)
4 2:01.90 Hartigan, Morgan SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (15)
5 2:01.94 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (14)
6 2:02.40 Thicke-Rattray, Victoria FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (13)
7 2:03.21 Davis, Kim FR Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (12)
8 2:03.26 Ozar, Brittany JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 2:03.65 Johansen, Sydney FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (9)
10 2:03.73 Raininger, Christine JR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 2:04.57 Bleasdell, Ali FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (6)
12 2:04.73 Lujan, Arianne JR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (5)
13 2:04.85 Norlin, Mackenzie SO Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (4)
14 2:04.86 Wells, Caroline SR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (3)
15 2:04.95 Johnson, Krista JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (2)
16 2:05.16 Brennan, Dannica JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (1)

400 Individual Medley
Rank Time Name Yr Team TS Meet Date

1 4:18.56 Garibaldi, Melanie JR San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (20)
2 4:18.89 Raininger, Christine JR Boise St B 12/01/2011 (17)
3 4:21.15 Thicke-Rattray, Victoria  FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (16)
4 4:21.83 Macklin, Mikaela SO San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (15)
5 4:22.79 Davis, Kim FR Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (14)
6 4:23.57 Brennan, Dannica JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (13)
7 4:23.65 Bleasdell, Ali FR TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (12)
8 4:24.36 Heaney, Rachel SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (11)
9 4:24.74 Bottelberghe, Jessica FR Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (9)
10 4:24.97 Ozar, Brittany JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (7)
11 4:26.18 Badaracco, Jessy JR Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (6)
12 4:26.32 Miller, Chelsea SO Boise St NS 12/01/2011 (5)
13 4:26.73 Creighton, Emily SO TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (4)
14 4:26.87 Lamb, Jennifer SR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (3)
15 4:26.89 Lujan, Arianne JR Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (2)
16 4:27.70 Johnson, Krista JR UNLV (W) NS 12/01/2011 (1)

200 F FR-R 
Rank Time Team TS Meet Date

1 1:31.95 UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (40)
Dixon, Rachel Ego, Hilary
Robb, Carmen Szel, Friderika
2 1:32.21 Boise St B 12/01/2011 (34)
Boucher, Amber Hughey, Stevie
Bottelberghe, Jessica North, Stephanie
3 1:32.89 TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (32)
Rasch, Sabine Scarsella, Katie
Kaufman, Lauren Schoppa, Parris
4 1:33.09 San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (30)
Bailey, Chelsea Koch, Stephanie
Jennings, Leona Macklin, Mikaela
5 1:33.19 Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (28)
Conci, Kelsey Hartigan, Morgan
Finnesand, Nikki Hewson, Makenzie
6 1:35.39 New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (26)
Maciejko, Tesse Zeiger, Heidi
Danckwardt-Lilliestrom, Anna Hobson, Jorgi
7 1:35.55 Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (24)
Perkins, Shelley Simpson, Tess
Garvey, Yana Schemahorn, Kim
8 1:36.64 Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (22)
Fletcher, Cassie Ireland, Heather
Laughlin, Samantha Ceranski, Alison


400 F FR-R 
Rank Time Team TS Meet Date

1 3:19.77 Boise St B 12/01/2011 (40)
Boucher, Amber Hughey, Stevie
Bottelberghe, Jessica North, Stephanie
2 3:21.69 UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (34)
Herrington, Katelyne Dixon, Rachel
Ego, Hilary Heim, Jessica
3 3:23.05 San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (32)
Macklin, Mikaela Koch, Stephanie
Zimmer, Meghan Bailey, Chelsea
4 3:23.94 Wyoming (W) B 11/17/2011 (30)
Conci, Kelsey Hartigan, Morgan
Wells, Caroline Finnesand, Nikki
5 3:24.98 TX Christian (W) NS 12/17/2011 (28)
Rasch, Sabine Scarsella, Katie
Hoang, Van-anh Schoppa, Parris
6 3:28.58 Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (26)
Simpson, Tess Lamb, Jennifer
Perkins, Shelley Schemahorn, Kim
7 3:28.96 Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (24)
Cesare, Hannah Ireland, Heather
Laughlin, Samantha Fletcher, Cassie
8 3:29.69 (a) New Mexico NS 02/04/2012 (22)
Maciejko, Tesse Zeiger, Heidi
Hobson, Jorgi Campbell, Marissa


800 F FR-R 
Rank Time Team TS Meet Date

1 7:21.33 Boise St B 12/01/2011 (40)
Boucher, Amber Irvin, Emily
Cahill, Jenn North, Stephanie
2 7:26.33 TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (34)
Rasch, Sabine Scarsella, Katie
Schuler, Mackenzie Dena, Kristi
3 7:26.93 San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (32)
Crider, Jessica Zimmer, Meghan
Michaels, Dana Garibaldi, Melanie
4 7:33.81 UNLV (W) NS 12/17/2011 (30)
Marsh, Jessica Morris, Chelsea
Herrington, Katelyne Landolt, Shawnee
5 7:34.90 Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (28)
Finnesand, Nikki Wells, Caroline
Robinson, Kasey Jo Denny, Jordan
6 7:37.12 Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (26)
Lamb, Jennifer Lujan, Arianne
Simpson, Tess Foster, Mary
7 7:39.89 Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (24)
Cesare, Hannah Davis, Kim
Heffernan, Clara Bleyl, Erin
8 7:41.06 New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (22)
Danckwardt-Lilliestrom, Anna Maciejko, Tesse
Zeiger, Heidi Dudley, Monica


200 F MED-R 
Rank Time Team TS Meet Date

1 1:41.80 Boise St B 12/01/2011 (40)
Bottelberghe, Jessica Harper, Heather
Boucher, Amber North, Stephanie
2 1:42.66 Wyoming (W) B 02/03/2012 (34)
Conci, Kelsey Hartigan, Morgan
Norlin, Mackenzie Bull, Shelby
3 1:43.01 San Diego St NS 11/17/2011 (32)
Jennings, Leona Meltzer, Natalie
Whitfield, Loreen Koch, Stephanie
4 1:43.50 UNLV (W) NS 02/04/2012 (30)
Robb, Carmen Prothero, Marley
Herrington, Katelyne Dixon, Rachel
5 1:45.00 New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (28)
Flores, Stelicia Blanchette, Ashley
Hobson, Jorgi Zeiger, Heidi
6 1:45.50 TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (26)
Oster, Jenny Korac, Zrinka
Vincent, Mandy Rasch, Sabine
7 1:46.22 Colorado St. NS 01/21/2012 (24)
Garvey, Yana Mathews, Kelly
Lujan, Arianne Schemahorn, Kim
8 1:46.65 Air Force (W) NS 10/21/2011 (22)
Brooks, Sara Niccum, Noel
Aranda, Gabby Ceranski, Alison


400 F MED-R 
Rank Time Team TS Meet Date

1 3:41.02 UNLV (W) B 12/01/2011 (40)
Robb, Carmen Prothero, Marley
Herrington, Katelyne Heim, Jessica
2 3:41.33 Boise St B 12/01/2011 (34)
Bottelberghe, Jessica Harper, Heather
Boucher, Amber North, Stephanie
3 3:43.10 San Diego St B 11/17/2011 (32)
Jennings, Leona Macklin, Mikaela
Johnson, Gemma Koch, Stephanie

4 3:44.63 Wyoming (W) NS 11/17/2011 (30)
Conci, Kelsey Hartigan, Morgan
Badaracco, Jessy Wells, Caroline
5 3:46.65 Colorado St. NS 11/17/2011 (28)
Garvey, Yana Mathews, Kelly
Mathias, Fran Schemahorn, Kim
6 3:48.55 TX Christian (W) NS 12/01/2011 (26)
Oster, Lizzy Hoang, Van-anh
Vincent, Mandy Rasch, Sabine
7 3:50.19 New Mexico NS 11/17/2011 (24)
Flores, Stelicia Morris, Lindsey
Hobson, Jorgi Danckwardt-Lilliestrom, Anna
8 3:56.87 Air Force (W) NS 11/17/2011 (22)
Bleyl, Erin Niccum, Noel
Ernst, Katharine Ireland, Heather

1-Meter Springboard Diving

1. 330.75 . . . Ashlee Erickson, New Mexico (Q)  . . . . . .Oct. 29, 2011 (20)
2. 311.48 . . . Kristen Meier, San Diego State (Q)  . . . . . Dec. 3, 2011 (17)
3. 305.40 . . . Megan Harper, New Mexico (Q) . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (16)
4. 299.90 . . . Mariah Skeen, UNLV (Q). . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 8, 2011 (15)
5. 287.48 . . . Michole Timm, New Mexico (Q) . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (14)
6. 285.38 . . . Shayna Solomon, Colorado State (Q)  . . . .Oct. 22, 2011 (13)
7. 280.40 . . . Anna Steiner, San Diego State (Q) . . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (12)
8. 278.35 . . . Rafaella Suarez, San Diego State (Q) . . . . .Jan. 6, 2012 (11)
9. 275.00 . . . Amanda Burnett, Boise State (Q). . . . . . . Dec. 2, 2011 (9)
10. 271.25 . . . Ciera Cortney, Boise State (Q) . . . . . . . . .Jan. 28, 2012 (7)
11. 264.60 . . . Katie Lybbert, TCU  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 4, 2011 (6)
12. 261.45 . . . Mary Kate Hardy, Colorado State . . . . . . Nov. 10, 2011 (5)
13. 259.43 . . . Madeline Mitchell, Colorado State . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (4)
14. 258.83 . . . Amanda Fay, Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 11, 2011 (3)
15. 258.75 . . . Chelea Kelly, Colorado State . . . . . . . . . Nov. 10, 2011 (2)

3-Meter Springboard Diving
1. 355.60 . . . Kristen Meier, San Diego State (Q)  . . . . . .Jan. 6, 2012 (20)
2. 355.20 . . . Ashlee Erickson, New Mexico (Q)  . . . . . . .Oct. 8, 2011 (17)
3. 331.95 . . . Megan Harper, New Mexico (Q) . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (16)
4. 321.60 . . . Anna Steiner, San Diego State (Q) . . . . . .Jan. 28, 2012 (15)
5. 315.60 . . . Michole Timm, New Mexico (Q) . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (14)
6. 300.30 . . . Ciera Cortney, Boise State (Q) . . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (13)
7. 297.90 . . . Katie Lybbert, TCU (Q) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 5, 2011 (12)
8. 296.00 . . . Rafaella Suarez, San Diego State (Q) . . . .Jan. 28, 2012 (11)
9. 294.38 . . . Mariah Skeen, UNLV (Q). . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 4, 2011 (9)
10. 289.88 . . . Amanda Burnett, Boise State (Q). . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2012 (7)
11. 283.50 . . . Shayna Solomon, Colorado State (Q)  . . . .Oct. 22, 2011 (6)
12. 279.45 . . . Moranda Hern, Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (5)
13. 266.18 . . . Laura Lee Thomas, New Mexico  . . . . . . .Oct. 29, 2011 (4)
14. 264.60 . . . Aina Eill, San Diego State. . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 8, 2011 (3)
15. 263.93 . . . Chelea Kelly, Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 4, 2012 (2)
16. 263.10 . . . Roya Asin, Colorado State. . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 22, 2011 (1)

Platform Diving

1. 257.45 . . . Amanda Burnett, Boise State (Q). . . . . . . Dec. 3, 2011 (20)
2. 245.70 . . . Madeline Mitchell, Colorado State (Q)  . . .Jan. 13, 2012 (17)
3. 239.55 . . . Kristen Meier, San Diego State (Q)  . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (16)
4. 235.05 . . . Michole Timm, New Mexico (Q) . . . . . . . .Jan. 13, 2012 (15)
5. 229.55 . . . Rafaella Suarez, San Diego State (Q) . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (14)
6. 228.20 . . . Anna Steiner, San Diego State (Q) . . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (13)
7. 223.35 . . . Meagn Harper, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 13, 2012 (12)
8. 221.95 . . . Aina Eill, San Diego State. . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (11)
9. 205.50 . . . Carolyn Wallace, Wyoming  . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (9)
10. 205.28 . . . Mary Kate Hardy, Colorado State . . . . . . .Jan. 13, 2012 (7)
11. 204.65 . . . Tana Loan, Boise State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 3, 2011 (6)
12. 202.20 . . . Katie Lybbert, TCU  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 19, 2011 (5)
13. 202.05 . . . Erin Kohlbeck, Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 3, 2011 (4)
14. 200.50 . . . Mariah Skeen, UNLV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 20, 2011 (3)
15. 186.85 . . . Ciera Cortney, Boise State. . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 3, 2011 (2)
16. 186.15 . . . Rachelle Zuccaro, UNLV. . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 27, 2012 (1)

Bronco Swimmers Hope to Bring Home First Mountain West Championship to Boise State

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.

Boise State Gymnasts Drop to #16

Boise State fell short of the 196 point team total required for the elite college gymnastics teams last weekend, and as a result fell from #14 to 16 in this week's new rankings:

http://www.troester.com/gym/WRankings/2012/0220/wteam.htm