Thursday, February 23, 2012

Boise State & Fullerton Tied

Bottom of the second.  Very late start.

Boise State Tops Northridge

The teams got off to a late start today because of a long first game, but Boise State has beaten Cal State Northridge 5-3.  Northridge came into the game winless in 10 games.  The Broncos are now 8-3.


Red-hot Tara Glover was 3-4 for the Lady Broncos today and Devon Bridges hit a two-run homer.  Allie Crump allowed just five hits in another complete game victory.

Boise State Swimmers Should Regain Lead Tomorrow

There are six finals tomorrow in the Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The Broncos are strong in all six and should regain the lead from San Diego State.


Currently, the Aztecs lead with 299 points to 295 for Boise State.  The six finals are in the 200 freestyle relay (Boise State is the #2 seed), the 200-yard freestyle, the 400 IM, the 100-yard butterfly, the 100 breaststroke and the 100 backstroke.  San Diego State is still projected at this point to take the team title, but here is why Boise State should grab the lead tomorrow:


In the relay, Boise State is projected second to fourth for San Diego State.  Boise State should score heavily in the 100-yard breaststroke with 47 points to 24 for San Diego State.  Boise State should also get 40 in the 100 backstroke to 27 for the Aztecs.  Three events in particular will be key to both teams' title hopes and watch them closely:


100 butterfly--both teams are strong with Boise State projected to get 42 points and SD State 37.
400 IM--both teams are strong here--the Broncos are slated to get 42 points to 35 for SD State.
The 200 free is indeed a free-for-all between these two teams.  Boise State is projected to get 55 points while San Diego State is projected to get 50.


Any substantial gain or loss from the above will be huge in the team race.  Boise State has made up 69 points of the projected 61-point deficit in two days of the competition, meaning that if everything goes as scheduled, the Broncos will win by eight points.  I have a feeling that given those head-to-head matchups listed above, we will know a lot tomorrow if Boise State can get its first-ever Mountain West Championship in any sport.


With today's results and tomorrow's projections, here are what should be the standings Friday night if both teams do as expected:


1.  Boise State 555
2.  San Diego State 502

Analysis of Second Day of 2012 MWC Swimming & Diving Championships

Today was expected to be a good day for San Diego State and it was.  But Boise State had a great day as well, winning the 400 medley relay, Sydney Johansen coming up big in the 200 IM, and the Broncos powering through the 50-yard freestyle.  Here was the score yesterday with projected scores shown:


1.  Boise State 108 points    (96 projected)  + 12
2.  San Diego State 101  (104 projected)  -3
3.  UNLV 78 points   (75 projected )  +3


In today's five finals, San Diego State scored 198 points, but Boise State scored 187 points.  Coming in, it shouldn't have been close, but the fact that the Broncos nearly matched the Aztecs point for point is very important.  SD State swam in their best event, the 500-free, but came away with 73 points instead of 77.  The Broncos added 14 points to projected total in the 50-free and also got the upset win in the medley relay.  Boise State also scored 13 more points than expected in the 200 IM and picked up 9 points in the three-meter diving.


Here are the results from Day 2:


1.  San Diego State 198 (219 projected points) -21
2.  Boise State 187 (154 projected points)  +33
3.  UNLV  132 (130 projected)  +2




So the Team Scores after two days are as follows:


1.  San Diego State 299 points (275 projected)  -24
2.  Boise State 295 (250 projected)  +45
3.  UNLV 210
4.  New Mexico 185
5.  Wyoming 176
6.  Colorado State 121
7.  TCU 118
8.  Air Force 79


If everything goes as projected, Boise State will now win the MWC by 8 points.  Obviously, it's too close to call at this point.

3-Meter Diving Finals

Tana Loan got the best Bronco finish of 7th place.  This wasn't expected to be one of Boise State's best events and it wasn't.  They did, however, score 29 points, 9 more than expected.  SD State was projected to get 49 and they got 48.  So, a 10 point plus for the Broncos in projected scores.


Event 8  Women 3 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
     All-Time: # 360.15  1/28/2006 Kelly Seely, TCU
 Championship: ! 359.50  2/25/2010 Tawni Jones, BYU
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Erickson, Gabby     New Mexico         264.55     326.35         20  
  2 Meier, Kristen      San Diego State    325.00     322.10         17  
  3 Harper, Megan       New Mexico         261.55     287.70         16  
  4 Skeen, Mariah       Unlv (W)           274.15     285.25         15  
  5 Steiner, Anna       San Diego State    269.85     279.35         14  
  6 Timm, Michole       New Mexico         300.50     260.60         13  
  7 Loan, Tana          Boise St           257.70     259.85         12  
  8 Suarez, Rafaell     San Diego State    262.45     254.20         11  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Burnett, Amanda     Boise St           257.05     306.15          9  
 10 Cortney, Ciera      Boise St           236.40     287.60          7  
 11 Eill, Aina          San Diego State    245.60     278.95          6  
 12 Solomon, Shayna     Colorado St.       232.05     272.40          5  
 13 Lybbert, Katie      TCU                256.20     259.05          4  
 14 Wallace, Caroly     Wyoming (W)        229.20     247.95          3  
 15 Mikulecky, Laur     TCU                237.85     245.20          2  
 16 Pfeiffer, Lexi      Boise St           232.60     241.65          1  
 

Boucher, North Go 1-2 in 50-Yard Freestyle

Amber Boucher and Stephanie North have done it--gone 1-2 in the 50-yard freestyle.  Both had NCAA "B" qualifying times.  Boucher's time of 22.31 broke the existing Mountain West Conference record she broke earlier in the day.    Stevie Hughey clocked in for fifth, giving Boise State a whopping 51 points in the event.  They were projected to get 37.  San Diego State scored 14 because they didn't qualify anyone for finals--that's 11 less than projected, meaning a net gain in this event for Bosie State of 25.



Event 7  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     All-Time: # 22.43  2/23/2012 Amber Boucher, Boise St
 Championship: ! 22.45  2/25/2010 Cassie Stelow, Wyoming
                 21.93  * NCAA A Qualifying
                 22.99  ** NCAA B Qualifying
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Boucher, Amber   SR Boise St            22.43      22.31#**      20  
  2 North, Stephani  SR Boise St            22.44      22.33#**      17  
  3 Rasch, Sabine    JR TCU                 22.54      22.58 **      16  
  4 Dixon, Rachel    SO Unlv (W)            22.60      22.64 **      15  
  5 Hughey, Stevie   JR Boise St            23.04      22.93 **      14  
  6 Conci, Kelsey    SR Wyoming (W)         23.13      22.96 **      13  
  7 Ego, Hilary      JR Unlv (W)            23.31      23.16         12  
  8 Schemahorn, Kim  SR Colorado St.        22.93      23.25         11  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Bailey, Chelsea  FR San Diego State     23.35      23.21          9  
 10 Hobson, Jorgi    SO New Mexico          23.61      23.25          7  
 11 Campbell, Maris  JR New Mexico          23.53      23.36          6  
 12 Koch, Stephanie  JR San Diego State     23.60      23.39          5  
 13 Bull, Shelby     SR Wyoming (W)         23.51      23.52          4  
 14 Szel, Friderika  SR Unlv (W)            23.61      23.53          3  
 15 Hewson, Makenzi  SR Wyoming (W)         23.66      23.59          2  
 16 Simpson, Tess    FR Colorado St.        23.68      23.75          1  
 

MWC Swimming Team Scores After 6 Events

I'll get a comparison of projected points to actual points soon.


Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 6                 
 
  1. San Diego State University        237   2. Boise State University            215
  3. University of Nevada, Las Vega    165   4. University of Wyoming (W)         154
  5. New Mexico, University of         123   6. Colorado State University         104
  7. Texas Christian University (W)     96   8. U.S. Air Force Academy (W)         79

No score yet on Boise State-Northridge

The Cathedral City Classic is a great tournament but their live results are horrible.  No score yet on Boise State's game with Northridge.

Johansen Gets Upset Win in 200 IM

Freshman Sydney Johansen has come up big, for herself and for her Boise State team, shocking the Mountain West by winning the 200-yard IM tonight in Oklahoma City at the MWC Swimming & Diving Championships.


Johansen swam the distance, which includes one leg each of the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly in 2:02.47, an NCAA qualifying time.  Christine Raininger took fifth and Jessica Bottleberghe won the "B" final as well.  Good event for Boise State!


Boise State was projected to get 30 points and they got 43 thanks to these three Broncos.  SD State was projected to get 36 and they got 33, so the Lady Broncos totally turned this event around.  That's a net plus 16 for Boise State in this event.  Still way behind SD State but they're making a dent in that huge lead.


Event 6  Women 200 Yard IM
=========================================================================
     All-Time: # 1:58.47  2/26/2009 Zsuzanna Jakabos, UNLV
 Championship: ! 1:58.47  2/26/2009 Zsuzanna Jakabos, UNLV
                 1:56.13  * NCAA A Qualifying
                 2:01.79  ** NCAA B Qualifying
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Johansen, Sydne  FR Boise St          2:02.47    1:59.93 **      20  
                 26.95        57.63 (30.68)
        1:31.78 (34.15)     1:59.93 (28.15)
  2 Jennings, Leona  JR San Diego State   2:02.90    2:00.23 **      17  
                 26.75        57.37 (30.62)
        1:32.93 (35.56)     2:00.23 (27.30)
  3 Macklin, Mikael  SO San Diego State   2:02.55    2:00.62 **      16  
                 27.00        58.70 (31.70)
        1:32.60 (33.90)     2:00.62 (28.02)
  4 Prothero, Marle  SR Unlv (W)          2:01.27    2:01.77 **      15  
                 27.28        59.28 (32.00)
        1:32.87 (33.59)     2:01.77 (28.90)
  5 Raininger, Chri  JR Boise St          2:02.98    2:02.21         14  
                 26.84        57.90 (31.06)
        1:33.09 (35.19)     2:02.21 (29.12)
  6 Thicke-Rattray,  FR TCU               2:02.37    2:02.38         13  
                 27.87        58.41 (30.54)
        1:33.90 (35.49)     2:02.38 (28.48)
  7 Hartigan, Morga  SO Wyoming (W)       2:03.02    2:02.43         12  
                 26.75        57.43 (30.68)
        1:32.58 (35.15)     2:02.43 (29.85)
  8 Davis, Kim       FR Air Force (W)     2:02.45    2:02.74         11  
                 27.23        58.99 (31.76)
        1:33.75 (34.76)     2:02.74 (28.99)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Bottelberghe, J  FR Boise St          2:04.31    2:01.94          9  
                 26.90        56.85 (29.95)
        1:33.07 (36.22)     2:01.94 (28.87)
 10 Carlson, Claudi  FR Wyoming (W)       2:03.88    2:02.98          7  
                 26.36        57.75 (31.39)
        1:34.50 (36.75)     2:02.98 (28.48)
 11 Ozar, Brittany   JR Unlv (W)          2:03.20    2:03.23          6  
                 26.13        56.81 (30.68)
        1:34.15 (37.34)     2:03.23 (29.08)
 12 Johnson, Krista  JR Unlv (W)          2:04.01    2:03.27          5  
                 26.74        56.59 (29.85)
        1:33.77 (37.18)     2:03.27 (29.50)
 13 Wells, Caroline  SR Wyoming (W)       2:03.61    2:03.53          4  
                 26.91        58.45 (31.54)
        1:34.48 (36.03)     2:03.53 (29.05)
 14 Crawford, Anja   SR Unlv (W)          2:04.67    2:04.44          3  
                 27.05        56.92 (29.87)
        1:34.67 (37.75)     2:04.44 (29.77)
 15 Badaracco, Jess  JR Wyoming (W)       2:03.95    2:04.89          2  
                 27.15        59.13 (31.98)
        1:35.52 (36.39)     2:04.89 (29.37)
 16 Brennan, Dannic  JR Unlv (W)          2:04.52    2:05.94          1  
                 26.83        57.75 (30.92)
        1:35.13 (37.38)     2:05.94 (30.81)
 

2012 Mountain West Swimming & Diving Team Scores




Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 5                 
 
  1. San Diego State University        204   2. Boise State University            172
  3. University of Nevada, Las Vega    135   4. University of Wyoming (W)         129
  5. New Mexico, University of         123   6. Colorado State University         104
  7. Texas Christian University (W)     83   8. U.S. Air Force Academy (W)         68

Cahill Takes 4th in 500-Free

SD State was projected to get 77 points here and they nearly did, earning 73.  The Broncos netted 33, nine less than projected.


 Event 5  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     All-Time: # 4:42.57  12/5/2008 Whitney Lopus, Utah
 Championship: ! 4:44.57  2/23/2011 Kelly Marquenie, San Diego State
                 4:38.46  * NCAA A Qualifying
                 4:47.79  ** NCAA B Qualifying
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Heim, Jessica    SO Unlv (W)          4:50.10    4:46.67 **      20  
                 26.48        55.28 (28.80)
        1:24.33 (29.05)     1:53.38 (29.05)
        2:22.43 (29.05)     2:51.53 (29.10)
        3:20.61 (29.08)     3:49.75 (29.14)
        4:18.72 (28.97)     4:46.67 (27.95)
  2 Garibaldi, Mela  JR San Diego State   4:52.01    4:47.56 **      17  
                 26.71        55.33 (28.62)
        1:24.30 (28.97)     1:53.78 (29.48)
        2:23.05 (29.27)     2:52.37 (29.32)
        3:21.63 (29.26)     3:50.77 (29.14)
        4:19.41 (28.64)     4:47.56 (28.15)
  3 Marquenie, Kell  SO San Diego State   4:53.85    4:47.74 **      16  
                 26.51        55.26 (28.75)
        1:24.32 (29.06)     1:53.87 (29.55)
        2:23.62 (29.75)     2:53.01 (29.39)
        3:22.33 (29.32)     3:51.50 (29.17)
        4:19.94 (28.44)     4:47.74 (27.80)
  4 Cahill, Jennife  JR Boise St          4:50.34    4:49.81         15  
                 26.61        55.18 (28.57)
        1:24.37 (29.19)     1:53.70 (29.33)
        2:22.83 (29.13)     2:52.05 (29.22)
        3:21.46 (29.41)     3:50.96 (29.50)
        4:20.64 (29.68)     4:49.81 (29.17)
  5 Denny, Jordan    FR Wyoming (W)       4:54.34    4:50.09         14  
                 25.87        54.47 (28.60)
        1:23.63 (29.16)     1:52.99 (29.36)
        2:22.26 (29.27)     2:51.65 (29.39)
        3:21.25 (29.60)     3:51.13 (29.88)
        4:20.63 (29.50)     4:50.09 (29.46)
  6 Barrett, Amanda  FR San Diego State   4:54.51    4:52.55         13  
                 26.69        55.37 (28.68)
        1:24.72 (29.35)     1:54.27 (29.55)
        2:23.81 (29.54)     2:53.45 (29.64)
        3:22.82 (29.37)     3:52.70 (29.88)
        4:22.83 (30.13)     4:52.55 (29.72)
  7 Lamb, Jennifer   SR Colorado St.      4:52.96    4:53.71         12  
                 26.39        54.91 (28.52)
        1:24.25 (29.34)     1:53.93 (29.68)
        2:23.66 (29.73)     2:53.58 (29.92)
        3:23.60 (30.02)     3:53.59 (29.99)
        4:23.99 (30.40)     4:53.71 (29.72)
  8 Crider, Jessica  JR San Diego State   4:52.77    4:56.91         11  
                 26.98        56.12 (29.14)
        1:25.58 (29.46)     1:55.17 (29.59)
        2:24.89 (29.72)     2:54.84 (29.95)
        3:25.18 (30.34)     3:55.92 (30.74)
        4:26.70 (30.78)     4:56.91 (30.21)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Michaels, Dana   FR San Diego State   4:57.95    4:52.47          9  
                 26.60        55.02 (28.42)
        1:23.74 (28.72)     1:53.09 (29.35)
        2:22.55 (29.46)     2:52.18 (29.63)
        3:22.12 (29.94)     3:52.40 (30.28)
        4:22.78 (30.38)     4:52.47 (29.69)
 10 Zimmer, Meghan   JR San Diego State   4:57.91    4:53.05          7  
                 27.03        56.24 (29.21)
        1:25.78 (29.54)     1:55.30 (29.52)
        2:24.87 (29.57)     2:54.17 (29.30)
        3:23.81 (29.64)     3:53.72 (29.91)
        4:23.55 (29.83)     4:53.05 (29.50)
 11 Mikulski, Aliya  FR Wyoming (W)       4:58.19    4:53.63          6  
                 27.51        56.59 (29.08)
        1:26.16 (29.57)     1:56.02 (29.86)
        2:25.94 (29.92)     2:55.75 (29.81)
        3:25.39 (29.64)     3:55.03 (29.64)
        4:24.63 (29.60)     4:53.63 (29.00)
 12 Blasko, Emily    FR Boise St          4:56.57    4:56.28          5  
                 26.77        55.53 (28.76)
        1:24.97 (29.44)     1:55.05 (30.08)
        2:25.29 (30.24)     2:55.43 (30.14)
        3:25.66 (30.23)     3:55.80 (30.14)
        4:26.09 (30.29)     4:56.28 (30.19)
 13 Heaney, Rachel   SO Boise St          4:57.46    4:58.19          4  
                 26.59        55.32 (28.73)
        1:24.78 (29.46)     1:54.54 (29.76)
        2:24.52 (29.98)     2:54.69 (30.17)
        3:25.15 (30.46)     3:56.00 (30.85)
        4:27.25 (31.25)     4:58.19 (30.94)
 14 Marsh, Jessica   FR Unlv (W)          4:59.02    4:58.46          3  
                 27.26        56.66 (29.40)
        1:26.72 (30.06)     1:57.00 (30.28)
        2:27.30 (30.30)     2:57.82 (30.52)
        3:28.41 (30.59)     3:58.79 (30.38)
        4:29.11 (30.32)     4:58.46 (29.35)
 15 Schuler, Macken  FR TCU               4:59.04    4:58.67          2  
                 27.09        56.48 (29.39)
        1:26.24 (29.76)     1:56.43 (30.19)
        2:26.57 (30.14)     2:56.97 (30.40)
        3:27.31 (30.34)     3:57.89 (30.58)
        4:28.70 (30.81)     4:58.67 (29.97)
 16 Robinson, Kasey  SO Wyoming (W)       4:58.69    5:02.04          1  
                 26.67        55.64 (28.97)
        1:25.49 (29.85)     1:56.31 (30.82)
        2:26.81 (30.50)     2:57.83 (31.02)
        3:28.71 (30.88)     3:59.92 (31.21)
        4:31.30 (31.38)     5:02.04 (30.74)

Broncos Win 400 Medley Relay

Boise State has won the 400-yard medley relay in a bit of an upset (UNLV was favored) and took the gold at the MWC Swimming Championships.  SDSU was slated to take third and they were fourth, so that is 8 more points gained for Boise State from the projected numbers.


Event 4  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
     All-Time: # 3:38.33  2/23/2011 Utah, Utah
 Championship: ! 3:38.33  2/23/2011 Utah, Utah
                 3:32.56  * NCAA A Qualifying
                 3:43.18  ** NCAA B Qualifying
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Boise St  'A'                 3:41.33    3:35.59#**      40  
     1) Bottelberghe, Jessica FR      2) Johansen, Sydney FR          
     3) Boucher, Amber SR             4) North, Stephanie SR          
                 26.55        55.18 (55.18)
        1:23.25 (28.07)   1:55.54 (1:00.36)
        2:19.38 (23.84)     2:47.36 (51.82)
        3:10.46 (23.10)     3:35.59 (48.23)
  2 Unlv (W)  'A'                 3:41.02    3:38.40 **      34  
     1) Robb, Carmen JR               2) Prothero, Marley SR          
     3) Herrington, Katelyne SO       4) Dixon, Rachel SO             
                 26.26        54.90 (54.90)
        1:23.43 (28.53)   1:55.98 (1:01.08)
        2:20.36 (24.38)     2:49.18 (53.20)
        3:12.00 (22.82)     3:38.40 (49.22)
  3 Wyoming (W)  'A'              3:44.63    3:38.88 **      32  
     1) Conci, Kelsey SR              2) Hartigan, Morgan SO          
     3) Badaracco, Jessica JR         4) Bull, Shelby SR              
                 25.36        52.47 (52.47)
        1:21.02 (28.55)   1:54.25 (1:01.78)
        2:19.53 (25.28)     2:49.11 (54.86)
        3:12.48 (23.37)     3:38.88 (49.77)
  4 San Diego State  'A'          3:43.10    3:39.24 **      30  
     1) Jennings, Leona JR            2) Weddle, Katelyn JR           
     3) Johnson, Gemma JR             4) Koch, Stephanie JR           
                 26.67        54.71 (54.71)
        1:12.70 (17.99)   1:54.91 (1:00.20)
        2:20.01 (25.10)     2:49.88 (54.97)
        3:13.10 (23.22)     3:39.24 (49.36)
  5 Colorado St.  'A'             3:46.65    3:42.46 **      28  
     1) Garvey, Yana SO               2) Mathews, Kelly JR            
     3) Mathias, Frances SR           4) Schemahorn, Kimberly SR      
                 26.68        55.51 (55.51)
        1:24.66 (29.15)   1:58.11 (1:02.60)
        2:22.99 (24.88)     2:52.40 (54.29)
        3:16.19 (23.79)     3:42.46 (50.06)
  6 TCU  'A'                      3:48.55    3:46.02         26  
     1) Oster, Elizabeth FR           2) Korac, Gabrijela SO          
     3) Vincent, Amanda SO            4) Rasch, Sabine JR             
                 28.24        58.25 (58.25)
        1:27.26 (29.01)   2:01.01 (1:02.76)
        2:26.28 (25.27)     2:55.81 (54.80)
        3:19.66 (23.85)     3:46.02 (50.21)
  7 New Mexico  'A'               3:50.19    3:48.25         24  
     1) Flores, Stelicia SO           2) Blanchette, Ashley SO        
     3) Hobson, Jorgi SO              4) Campbell, Marissa JR         
                 27.65        57.69 (57.69)
        1:27.56 (29.87)   2:03.27 (1:05.58)
        2:28.25 (24.98)     2:57.57 (54.30)
        3:21.27 (23.70)     3:48.25 (50.68)
  8 Air Force (W)  'A'            3:56.87    3:49.21         22  
     1) Laughlin, Samantha SO         2) Davis, Kim FR                
     3) Holcombe, Haley JR            4) Fletcher, Cassie SR          
                 27.33        56.48 (56.48)
        1:27.35 (30.87)   2:01.65 (1:05.17)
        2:27.85 (26.20)     2:57.84 (56.19)
        3:22.05 (24.21)     3:49.21 (51.37)
 

Morton Finishes 2nd in Pentathlon

Boise State's Alexi Morton finished second in the pentathlon , scoring 8 points for Boise State.


        Women Indoor Pentathlon                            
                            Points      60H       HJ       SP       LJ      800
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 Allison Reaser                     8.39    1.59m   11.89m    5.66m  2:29.66
    San Diego St.                             5-02.5 39-00.25    18-07         
    SO Team Points: 10        3863   (1041)    (724)    (654)    (747)    (697)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  2 Alexi Morton                       8.96    1.68m   10.64m    5.72m  2:34.10
    Boise State                                 5-06    34-11 18-09.25         
    SO Team Points: 8         3726    (918)    (830)    (571)    (765)    (642)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  3 Samantha Bowe                      9.05    1.59m   10.45m    5.61m  2:40.54
    New Mexico                                5-02.5  34-03.5    18-05         
    FR Team Points: 6         3482    (900)    (724)    (559)    (732)    (567)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  4 Cate Brus                          9.16    1.71m    9.47m    4.84m  2:33.28
    Colorado St.                             5-07.25    31-01  15-10.5         
    JR Team Points: 5         3407    (877)    (867)    (495)    (516)    (652)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  5 Lesly Torres                       9.18    1.68m    9.57m    5.06m  2:43.11
    Air Force                                   5-06 31-04.75 16-07.25         
    JR Team Points: 4         3318    (873)    (830)    (501)    (576)    (538)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  6 Julian Alarcio                     9.61    1.56m    9.82m    5.75m  2:45.07
    San Diego St.                            5-01.25 32-02.75  18-10.5         
    SR Team Points: 3         3284    (787)    (689)    (518)    (774)    (516)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  7 Taylar Mills                       9.12    1.53m   10.79m    4.97m  2:37.08
    UNLV                                     5-00.25    35-05 16-03.75         
    SO Team Points: 2         3279    (885)    (655)    (581)    (551)    (607)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  8 Samantha Collins                   9.15    1.53m   10.52m    5.63m  2:54.81
    TCU                                      5-00.25 34-06.25 18-05.75         
    SO Team Points: 1         3251    (879)    (655)    (564)    (738)    (415)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  9 Phaelen French                    10.16    1.53m    9.82m    5.03m  2:22.18
    Air Force                                5-00.25 32-02.75    16-06         
    SR                        3216    (682)    (655)    (518)    (567)    (794)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 10 Kimberly Miller                    9.67    1.47m    9.33m    5.52m  2:39.16
    Boise State                              4-09.75  30-07.5  18-01.5         
    SO                        3138    (775)    (588)    (486)    (706)    (583)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 11 Rita Rudell                        9.69    1.56m   11.26m    4.64m  2:38.83
    UNLV                                     5-01.25  36-11.5 15-02.75         
    FR                        3122    (771)    (689)    (612)    (464)    (586)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 12 Amy Medina                         9.59    1.59m    9.21m    4.98m  2:52.86
    Colorado St.                              5-02.5 30-02.75 16-04.25         
    SO                        2981    (791)    (724)    (478)    (554)    (434)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 13 Sarah Haydock                     10.00    1.50m    8.65m    4.81m  2:44.79
    San Diego St.                               4-11  28-04.5  15-09.5         
    FR                        2801    (712)    (621)    (441)    (508)    (519)
                              -------------------------------------------------

Boise State Softball Team Set to Get Going

First pitch of Boise State-Cal State Northridge is in 18 minutes.

Morton 2nd in Long Jump, 2nd overall


Women Indoor Pentathlon
                            Points      60H       HJ       SP       LJ      800
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 Allison Reaser                     8.39    1.59m   11.89m    5.66m
    San Diego St.                             5-02.5 39-00.25    18-07
    SO                        3166   (1041)    (724)    (654)    (747)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  2 Alexi Morton                       8.96    1.68m   10.64m    5.72m
    Boise State                                 5-06    34-11 18-09.25
    SO                        3084    (918)    (830)    (571)    (765)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  3 Samantha Bowe                      9.05    1.59m   10.45m    5.61m
    New Mexico                                5-02.5  34-03.5    18-05
    FR                        2915    (900)    (724)    (559)    (732)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  4 Samantha Collins                   9.15    1.53m   10.52m    5.63m
    TCU                                      5-00.25 34-06.25 18-05.75
    SO                        2836    (879)    (655)    (564)    (738)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  5 Lesly Torres                       9.18    1.68m    9.57m    5.06m
    Air Force                                   5-06 31-04.75 16-07.25
    JR                        2780    (873)    (830)    (501)    (576)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  6 Julian Alarcio                     9.61    1.56m    9.82m    5.75m
    San Diego St.                            5-01.25 32-02.75  18-10.5
    SR                        2768    (787)    (689)    (518)    (774)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  7 Cate Brus                          9.16    1.71m    9.47m    4.84m
    Colorado St.                             5-07.25    31-01  15-10.5
    JR                        2755    (877)    (867)    (495)    (516)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  8 Taylar Mills                       9.12    1.53m   10.79m    4.97m
    UNLV                                     5-00.25    35-05 16-03.75
    SO                        2672    (885)    (655)    (581)    (551)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  9 Kimberly Miller                    9.67    1.47m    9.33m    5.52m
    Boise State                              4-09.75  30-07.5  18-01.5
    SO                        2555    (775)    (588)    (486)    (706)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 10 Amy Medina                         9.59    1.59m    9.21m    4.98m
    Colorado St.                              5-02.5 30-02.75 16-04.25
    SO                        2547    (791)    (724)    (478)    (554)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 11 Rita Rudell                        9.69    1.56m   11.26m    4.64m
    UNLV                                     5-01.25  36-11.5 15-02.75
    FR                        2536    (771)    (689)    (612)    (464)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 12 Phaelen French                    10.16    1.53m    9.82m    5.03m
    Air Force                                5-00.25 32-02.75    16-06
    SR                        2422    (682)    (655)    (518)    (567)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 13 Sarah Haydock                     10.00    1.50m    8.65m    4.81m
    San Diego St.                               4-11  28-04.5  15-09.5
    FR                        2282    (712)    (621)    (441)    (508)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------

Boise State's Kurt Felix Completes a 4-4 Day

Incredibly, Kurt Felix of Boise State has won the fourth out of four events today, competing against the best athletes in the Mountain West.  Unfortunately, teammate Anthony Belcher is in last.


Men Heptathlon
                      Points     60       LJ       SP       HJ Day1      60H       PV     1000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 Kurt Felix                 7.04    7.54m   12.81m    2.11m
    Boise State                        24-09  42-00.5     6-11
    SR                  3375  (868)    (945)    (656)    (906) 3375      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  2 Michael Tibbs              7.09    6.89m   11.72m    1.93m
    Air Force                       22-07.25  38-05.5     6-04
    JR                  2968  (851)    (788)    (589)    (740) 2968      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  3 Richard York               7.08    6.61m   12.38m    1.90m
    New Mexico                      21-08.25  40-07.5  6-02.75
    JR                  2920  (854)    (723)    (629)    (714) 2920      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  4 Brandon Douglass           7.06    6.78m   10.71m    1.84m
    Wyoming                            22-03 35-01.75   6-00.5
    JR                  2812  (861)    (762)    (528)    (661) 2812      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  5 Kyle Sullivan              7.40    6.26m   12.30m    1.90m
    Wyoming                          20-06.5 40-04.25  6-02.75
    FR                  2728  (745)    (644)    (625)    (714) 2728      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  6 Evan McDowell              7.45    6.20m   11.47m    1.99m
    Air Force                       20-04.25 37-07.75  6-06.25
    FR                  2727  (729)    (630)    (574)    (794) 2727      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  7 Sam Potter                 7.23    6.64m   10.68m    1.84m
    New Mexico                       21-09.5  35-00.5   6-00.5
    JR                  2719  (802)    (729)    (527)    (661) 2719      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  8 Josh McMillin              7.30    6.17m   12.15m    1.87m
    Colorado St.                       20-03  39-10.5   6-01.5
    JR                  2706  (779)    (624)    (616)    (687) 2706      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Robert Wasinger            7.05    6.13m   10.85m    1.87m
    Colorado St.                     20-01.5 35-07.25   6-01.5
    SO                  2704  (865)    (615)    (537)    (687) 2704      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 10 Justin Green               7.40    6.28m   10.31m    1.93m
    Colorado St.                    20-07.25    33-10     6-04
    FR                  2637  (745)    (648)    (504)    (740) 2637      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 11 Anthony Belcher            7.10    6.12m    9.65m    1.69m
    Boise State                        20-01    31-08   5-06.5
    SR                  2461  (847)    (613)    (465)    (536) 2461      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Morton 4th in Pentathlon Shot Put

Not a great event for Alexi, she got fourth here, but now is 100 points behind overall.


Reaser is the defending MWC champion, and looking at her scores for the final two events, it appears she will repeat.



1 Allison Reaser                     8.39    1.59m   11.89m
    San Diego St.                             5-02.5 39-00.25
    SO                        2419   (1041)    (724)    (654)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  2 Alexi Morton                       8.96    1.68m   10.64m
    Boise State                                 5-06    34-11
    SO                        2319    (918)    (830)    (571)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  3 Cate Brus                          9.16    1.71m    9.47m
    Colorado St.                             5-07.25    31-01
    JR                        2239    (877)    (867)    (495)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  4 Lesly Torres                       9.18    1.68m    9.57m
    Air Force                                   5-06 31-04.75
    JR                        2204    (873)    (830)    (501)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  5 Samantha Bowe                      9.05    1.59m   10.45m
    New Mexico                                5-02.5  34-03.5
    FR                        2183    (900)    (724)    (559)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  6 Taylar Mills                       9.12    1.53m   10.79m
    UNLV                                     5-00.25    35-05
    SO                        2121    (885)    (655)    (581)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  7 Samantha Collins                   9.15    1.53m   10.52m
    TCU                                      5-00.25 34-06.25
    SO                        2098    (879)    (655)    (564)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  8 Rita Rudell                        9.69    1.56m   11.26m
    UNLV                                     5-01.25  36-11.5
    FR                        2072    (771)    (689)    (612)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  9 Julian Alarcio                     9.61    1.56m    9.82m
    San Diego St.                            5-01.25 32-02.75
    SR                        1994    (787)    (689)    (518)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 10 Amy Medina                         9.59    1.59m    9.21m
    Colorado St.                              5-02.5 30-02.75
    SO                        1993    (791)    (724)    (478)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 11 Phaelen French                    10.16    1.53m    9.82m
    Air Force                                5-00.25 32-02.75
    SR                        1855    (682)    (655)    (518)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 12 Kimberly Miller                    9.67    1.47m    9.33m
    Boise State                              4-09.75  30-07.5
    SO                        1849    (775)    (588)    (486)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 13 Sarah Haydock                     10.00    1.50m    8.65m
    San Diego St.                               4-11  28-04.5
    FR                        1774    (712)    (621)    (441)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------

FHT

Finals in 5 P.M. Session at Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships

There will be finals in the events that held preliminaries this afternoon:  the 50-yard freestyle, the 500-yard freestyle, the 200-yard IM and the 3-meter diving.  The 400-yard medley relay final is also on tap tonight--Boise State is the #2 seed there.


Here are the projected totals for Boise State and San Diego State for tonight's finals:


50-yard free:
Boise State 37
San Diego State 25


500-free:
San Diego State 77
Boise State 33


200-IM:
San Diego State 36
Boise State 30


Medley Relay:
Boise State 34
San Diego State 32


3-Meter Diving:
San Diego State 49
Boise State 20

Current Heptathlon Scores

Three of today's four events are in the books:


1.    Kurt Felix, Boise State 2,469 points
2.    Tibbs, Air Force 2,228
3.    York, New Mexico 2,206
4.    Douglass, Wyoming 2,151
5.   Potter, New Mexico 2,058
6.    McMillan, Colorado State 2,019
7.    Wasinger, Colorado State 2,017
8.    Sullivan, Wyoming 2,014
9.    McDowell, Air Force 1,933
10.  Belcher, Boise State 1,925
11.  Green, Colorado State 1,897    

Four Broncos Qualify for 3-Meter Diving Final

This is not one of Boise State's strongest diving events, but the Broncos need to score points.  You can see that SD State has four qualifiers as well, and they are high up, with three qualifying for the "A" final.  Boise State has just one diver in the "A" group (top eight).



 Event 8  Women 3 mtr Diving
==================================================================
     All-Time: # 360.15  1/28/2006 Kelly Seely, TCU
 Championship: ! 359.50  2/25/2010 Tawni Jones, BYU
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Meier, Kristen      San Diego State        NP     325.00 q      
  2 Timm, Michole       New Mexico             NP     300.50 q      
  3 Skeen, Mariah       Unlv (W)               NP     274.15 q      
  4 Steiner, Anna       San Diego State        NP     269.85 q      
  5 Erickson, Gabby     New Mexico             NP     264.55 q      
  6 Suarez, Rafaell     San Diego State        NP     262.45 q      
  7 Harper, Megan       New Mexico             NP     261.55 q      
  8 Loan, Tana          Boise St               NP     257.70 q      
  9 Burnett, Amanda     Boise St               NP     257.05 q      
 10 Lybbert, Katie      TCU                    NP     256.20 q      
 11 Eill, Aina          San Diego State        NP     245.60 q      
 12 Mikulecky, Laur     TCU                    NP     237.85 q      
 13 Cortney, Ciera      Boise St               NP     236.40 q      
 14 Pfeiffer, Lexi      Boise St               NP     232.60 q      
 15 Solomon, Shayna     Colorado St.           NP     232.05 q      
 16 Wallace, Caroly     Wyoming (W)            NP     229.20 q 

Felix Wins Third Straight Event at Mountain West Heptathlon Championship


Event 33  Heptathlon: #3 Men Shot Put Heptathlon
=================================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals
  1 Kurt Felix                SR Boise State             12.81m   42-00.50    656
      12.26m  12.28m  12.81m
  2 Richard York              JR New Mexico              12.38m   40-07.50    629
      FOUL  12.09m  12.38m
  3 Kyle Sullivan             FR Wyoming                 12.30m   40-04.25    625
      11.87m  11.84m  12.30m
  4 Josh McMillin             JR Colorado St.            12.15m   39-10.50    616
      FOUL  11.91m  12.15m
  5 Michael Tibbs             JR Air Force               11.72m   38-05.50    589
      11.63m  11.66m  11.72m
  6 Evan McDowell             FR Air Force               11.47m   37-07.75    574
      11.47m  FOUL  FOUL
  7 Robert Wasinger           SO Colorado St.            10.85m   35-07.25    537
      10.52m  9.64m  10.85m
  8 Brandon Douglass          JR Wyoming                 10.71m   35-01.75    528
      10.71m  10.41m  10.62m
  9 Sam Potter                JR New Mexico              10.68m   35-00.50    527
      9.76m  10.68m  10.51m
 10 Justin Green              FR Colorado St.            10.31m   33-10.00    504
      10.17m  9.73m  10.31m
 11 Anthony Belcher           SR Boise State              9.65m   31-08.00    465
      9.26m  9.14m  9.65m

Morton 2nd in Pentathlon High Jump, 2nd Overall After 2 Events


Last Completed Event
 
                            Women Indoor Pentathlon
                            Points      60H       HJ       SP       LJ      800
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 Allison Reaser                     8.39    1.59m
    San Diego St.                             5-02.5
    SO                        1765   (1041)    (724)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  2 Alexi Morton                       8.96    1.68m
    Boise State                                 5-06
    SO                        1748    (918)    (830)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  3 Cate Brus                          9.16    1.71m
    Colorado St.                             5-07.25
    JR                        1744    (877)    (867)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  4 Lesly Torres                       9.18    1.68m
    Air Force                                   5-06
    JR                        1703    (873)    (830)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  5 Samantha Bowe                      9.05    1.59m
    New Mexico                                5-02.5
    FR                        1624    (900)    (724)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  6 Taylar Mills                       9.12    1.53m
    UNLV                                     5-00.25
    SO                        1540    (885)    (655)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  7 Samantha Collins                   9.15    1.53m
    TCU                                      5-00.25
    SO                        1534    (879)    (655)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  8 Amy Medina                         9.59    1.59m
    Colorado St.                              5-02.5
    SO                        1515    (791)    (724)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
  9 Julian Alarcio                     9.61    1.56m
    San Diego St.                            5-01.25
    SR                        1476    (787)    (689)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 10 Rita Rudell                        9.69    1.56m
    UNLV                                     5-01.25
    FR                        1460    (771)    (689)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 11 Kimberly Miller                    9.67    1.47m
    Boise State                              4-09.75
    SO                        1363    (775)    (588)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 12 Phaelen French                    10.16    1.53m
    Air Force                                5-00.25
    SR                        1337    (682)    (655)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------
 13 Sarah Haydock                     10.00    1.50m
    San Diego St.                               4-11
    FR                        1333    (712)    (621)      (0)      (0)      (0)
                              -------------------------------------------------

Busy Bronco Times

Blue Through and Through is following a lot of things right now as our Boise State student-athletes compete against the best in the Mountain West and the best in the nation.


There are the Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships and the Indoor Track & Field Championships, both going on simultaneously.  The Bronco softball team has two games today, one Friday and then meets #1 Florida on Saturday.  The Boise State women's tennis team is going against Pepperdine and Arizona State this weekend, the men's team is in action at the annual Blue-Gray facing three SEC teams, the #16 Bronco gymnasts are at Oregon State Friday night and the Boise State wrestling team tests its mettle in the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships hosted by Boise State.


So a lot going on and the posts will be just as fast and furious as the action around us.  Blue Through and Through will do our best to keep you informed with up-to-the-minute results from across the nation as it happens.

Felix Wins Heptathlon Long Jump

Kurt Felix is 2/7 of the way to a title in the heptathlon.  Felix is charging through the competition with two wins in two events.  Felix won the long jump portion, after also finishing first in the 60-meter dash earlier this afternoon in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the 2012 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships.


Felix jumped 24-9 to score 945 points in the event and leads so far with 1,813 points.  Boise State's Anthony Belcher jumped 20' 1" and currently ranks seventh after two events:



1 Kurt Felix                 7.04    7.54m                                                  
    Boise State                        24-09                                                  
    SR                  1813  (868)    (945)      (0)      (0) 1813      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  2 Michael Tibbs              7.09    6.89m                                                  
    Air Force                       22-07.25                                                  
    JR                  1639  (851)    (788)      (0)      (0) 1639      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  3 Brandon Douglass           7.06    6.78m                                                  
    Wyoming                            22-03                                                  
    JR                  1623  (861)    (762)      (0)      (0) 1623      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  4 Richard York               7.08    6.61m                                                  
    New Mexico                      21-08.25                                                  
    JR                  1577  (854)    (723)      (0)      (0) 1577      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  5 Sam Potter                 7.23    6.64m                                                  
    New Mexico                       21-09.5                                                  
    JR                  1531  (802)    (729)      (0)      (0) 1531      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  6 Robert Wasinger            7.05    6.13m                                                  
    Colorado St.                     20-01.5                                                  
    SO                  1480  (865)    (615)      (0)      (0) 1480      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  7 Anthony Belcher            7.10    6.12m                                                  
    Boise State                        20-01                                                  
    SR                  1460  (847)    (613)      (0)      (0) 1460      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  8 Josh McMillin              7.30    6.17m                                                  
    Colorado St.                       20-03                                                  
    JR                  1403  (779)    (624)      (0)      (0) 1403      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Justin Green               7.40    6.28m                                                  
    Colorado St.                    20-07.25                                                  
    FR                  1393  (745)    (648)      (0)      (0) 1393      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 10 Kyle Sullivan              7.40    6.26m                                                  
    Wyoming                          20-06.5                                                  
    FR                  1389  (745)    (644)      (0)      (0) 1389      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 11 Evan McDowell              7.45    6.20m                                                  
    Air Force                       20-04.25                                                  
    FR                  1359  (729)    (630)      (0)      (0) 1359      (0)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Boise State's Kurt Felix Wins Heptathlon 60-Meter Dash


Finals
  1 Kurt Felix                SR Boise State               7.04     868
  2 Robert Wasinger           SO Colorado St.              7.05     865
  3 Brandon Douglass          JR Wyoming                   7.06     861
  4 Richard York              JR New Mexico                7.08     854
  5 Michael Tibbs             JR Air Force                 7.09     851
  6 Anthony Belcher           SR Boise State               7.10     847
  7 Sam Potter                JR New Mexico                7.23     802
  8 Josh McMillin             JR Colorado St.              7.30     779
  9 Justin Green              FR Colorado St.              7.40     745
 10 Kyle Sullivan             FR Wyoming                   7.40     745
 11 Evan McDowell             FR Air Force                 7.45     729

Boise State's Alexi Morton Finishes 2nd in Pentathlon 60-Meter Hurdles


1 Allison Reaser            SO San Diego St.             8.39    1041
  2 Alexi Morton              SO Boise State               8.96     918
  3 Samantha Bowe             FR New Mexico                9.05     900
  4 Taylar Mills              SO UNLV                      9.12     885
  5 Samantha Collins          SO TCU                       9.15     879
  6 Cate Brus                 JR Colorado St.              9.16     877
  7 Lesly Torres              JR Air Force                 9.18     873
  8 Amy Medina                SO Colorado St.              9.59     791
  9 Julian Alarcio            SR San Diego St.             9.61     787
 10 Kimberly Miller           SO Boise State               9.67     775
 11 Rita Rudell               FR UNLV                      9.69     771
 12 Sarah Haydock             FR San Diego St.            10.00     712
 13 Phaelen French            SR Air Force                10.16     682

Boucher, North Lead 50-Yard Freestyle Qualifying


Seniors Amber Boucher and Stephanie North, two women who have propelled the Boise State swimming program from infancy into being a regional power, were 1-2 in qualifying for the 50-yard freestyle finals at the 2012 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.  


Boucher swam the distance in 22.43 seconds, a seasonal best and Mountain West record.  North was right behind her teammate, with a career-best of 22.44.  We can tell from the early races that the Boise State swimmers are indeed going to do well in the lower altitude.  One of the things that is difficult to tell about swimming and track and field, for examples, is how altitude affects performance.  Boise State of course performs most of its meets in higher altitudes than the California schools so even though the Bronco times might be slower, you can't always go on the times.


Stevie Hughey had the sixth-fastest time (23.04) this afternoon in Oklahoma City while junior Shanelle Choi qualified in 24.06.  The top 24 qualify for the finals but only the top 16 places get points.

Five Broncos Qualify in 500-Yard Freestyle

Five Boise State swimmers have qualified in the 500-yard freestyle for the next round:  Jennifer Cahill set a school record (4:50.34, the second-fastest qualifying time), Emily Blasko (with a career-best 4:56.57), Rachel Heaney (4:57.46), Emily Irvin (4:59.98) and Brooke Balough (5:01.63).  Six San Diego State swimmers qualified, including three of the fastest six.


Boise State needs to score well here because San Diego State is projected to get 77 points in this event, a large reason the Aztecs are favored to take the team title.  SD State will dominate with four in the "A" final compared to one for Boise State.

Four Broncos Move On in 200-Yard IM

Sydney Johansen led four Broncos who advanced to the next round in the 200-yard individual medley at the 2012 Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Johansen had the fourth-fastest qualifying time of 2:02.47, more than a second faster than her career best.  Junior Christine Raininger also beat her seasonal best with a qualifying time of 2:02.98 while Jessica Bottleberghe qualified in 2:04.31 and Chelsea Miller made it in 2:05.11.

Boise State Gymnasts Will Get a Chance to See How It's Done

For years, the Boise State gymnastics team has had the state goal of making it to Nationals.  Blue Through and Through has consistently said that for that to happen, the Broncos have to score a minimum of 196 points per meet.  Tomorrow, Boise State will face a team that does that week in and week out, the Oregon State Beavers.  And, by no coincidence, Oregon State is ranked #8 in the nation.  The Top 12 teams (three in each region) meet in the National Championships.


Boise State fell to #16 this week because they fell short of the 196-point total in their home meet against San Jose State.  Technically, what you do in the season doesn't matter except it gets you into the Regional Tournament.  But it is naive to think that national ranking doesn't matter as Boise State found out last year at Regionals.  Despite executing flawless routines, the Broncos fell short against #1 Florida, failing to top the Gators by as fraction of a point.  The simple truth is that the judges are influenced by what they see and hear and it is next to impossible to top the #1 team in the nation, even if you perform better.  Hopefully what Boise State learned is that if they want to get to Nationals, they'd better be ranked in the Top 12 when Regionals take place.


Action gets underway in Corvallis tomorrow night at 8.

Lady Broncos Face Two Top 25 Teams

The Boise State women's tennis team (5-1 on the season) takes on #30 Pepperdine Friday in Malibu, California.  The match gets underway at 2:30 p.m.  The Broncos will also face #21 Arizona State in Malibu--that match is slated for Saturday at 1 p.m.

Boise State Tennis Team Heads to Blue-Gray Classic

Coach Greg Patton's Boise State tennis team will take on three Top 25 teams this weekend in the annual Blue-Gray Classic in Montgomery, Alabama.  Boise State will face #14 Auburn at 9 a.m.  Friday, #15 Mississippi State at 11:30 Saturday morning and Tennessee on Sunday.  

It is a most unusual format this year.  Each SEC team faces a non-SEC team three times and vice versa.  After all matches are played (there are eight teams that were invited), the teams with the two best records will not play a regular match, but a single doubles match to determine the Blue-Gray (champion).

Boise State Softball Plays Two Top 10 Teams This Weekend


For the second straight week, Boise State will play two Top 10 teams.  The Lady Bronco softball team is in Cathedral City, California for the Cathedral City Classic, and will meet Cal State Northridge this afternoon at 4 before meeting Cal State Fullerton tonight.

Tomorrow (Friday), Boise State takes on #6 Oklahoma at 4:30 p.m.  The Broncos tied Oklahoma in 2010 in the fifth inning before losing 8-4.  The Broncos also face Cal Poly at 7 p.m.  Saturday, Boise State meets #1 Florida, the first time the program has gone against a #1 team.  That game is slated for 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

The Broncos enter the tough weekend 7-3 on the season.