Bottom of the second. Very late start.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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.
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
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.
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
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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
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=== 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
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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
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=== 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.
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
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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
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=== 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
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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
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=== 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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.
FHT
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)
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2 Alexi Morton 8.96 1.68m 10.64m
Boise State 5-06 34-11
SO 2319 (918) (830) (571) (0) (0)
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3 Cate Brus 9.16 1.71m 9.47m
Colorado St. 5-07.25 31-01
JR 2239 (877) (867) (495) (0) (0)
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4 Lesly Torres 9.18 1.68m 9.57m
Air Force 5-06 31-04.75
JR 2204 (873) (830) (501) (0) (0)
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5 Samantha Bowe 9.05 1.59m 10.45m
New Mexico 5-02.5 34-03.5
FR 2183 (900) (724) (559) (0) (0)
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6 Taylar Mills 9.12 1.53m 10.79m
UNLV 5-00.25 35-05
SO 2121 (885) (655) (581) (0) (0)
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7 Samantha Collins 9.15 1.53m 10.52m
TCU 5-00.25 34-06.25
SO 2098 (879) (655) (564) (0) (0)
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8 Rita Rudell 9.69 1.56m 11.26m
UNLV 5-01.25 36-11.5
FR 2072 (771) (689) (612) (0) (0)
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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)
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10 Amy Medina 9.59 1.59m 9.21m
Colorado St. 5-02.5 30-02.75
SO 1993 (791) (724) (478) (0) (0)
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11 Phaelen French 10.16 1.53m 9.82m
Air Force 5-00.25 32-02.75
SR 1855 (682) (655) (518) (0) (0)
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12 Kimberly Miller 9.67 1.47m 9.33m
Boise State 4-09.75 30-07.5
SO 1849 (775) (588) (486) (0) (0)
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13 Sarah Haydock 10.00 1.50m 8.65m
San Diego St. 4-11 28-04.5
FR 1774 (712) (621) (441) (0) (0)
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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
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
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
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All-Time: # 360.15 1/28/2006 Kelly Seely, TCU
Championship: ! 359.50 2/25/2010 Tawni Jones, BYU
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== 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
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Name Year School Finals Points
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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
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1 Allison Reaser 8.39 1.59m
San Diego St. 5-02.5
SO 1765 (1041) (724) (0) (0) (0)
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2 Alexi Morton 8.96 1.68m
Boise State 5-06
SO 1748 (918) (830) (0) (0) (0)
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3 Cate Brus 9.16 1.71m
Colorado St. 5-07.25
JR 1744 (877) (867) (0) (0) (0)
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4 Lesly Torres 9.18 1.68m
Air Force 5-06
JR 1703 (873) (830) (0) (0) (0)
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5 Samantha Bowe 9.05 1.59m
New Mexico 5-02.5
FR 1624 (900) (724) (0) (0) (0)
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6 Taylar Mills 9.12 1.53m
UNLV 5-00.25
SO 1540 (885) (655) (0) (0) (0)
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7 Samantha Collins 9.15 1.53m
TCU 5-00.25
SO 1534 (879) (655) (0) (0) (0)
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8 Amy Medina 9.59 1.59m
Colorado St. 5-02.5
SO 1515 (791) (724) (0) (0) (0)
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9 Julian Alarcio 9.61 1.56m
San Diego St. 5-01.25
SR 1476 (787) (689) (0) (0) (0)
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10 Rita Rudell 9.69 1.56m
UNLV 5-01.25
FR 1460 (771) (689) (0) (0) (0)
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11 Kimberly Miller 9.67 1.47m
Boise State 4-09.75
SO 1363 (775) (588) (0) (0) (0)
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12 Phaelen French 10.16 1.53m
Air Force 5-00.25
SR 1337 (682) (655) (0) (0) (0)
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13 Sarah Haydock 10.00 1.50m
San Diego St. 4-11
FR 1333 (712) (621) (0) (0) (0)
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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.
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:
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)
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2 Michael Tibbs 7.09 6.89m
Air Force 22-07.25
JR 1639 (851) (788) (0) (0) 1639 (0) (0) (0)
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3 Brandon Douglass 7.06 6.78m
Wyoming 22-03
JR 1623 (861) (762) (0) (0) 1623 (0) (0) (0)
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4 Richard York 7.08 6.61m
New Mexico 21-08.25
JR 1577 (854) (723) (0) (0) 1577 (0) (0) (0)
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5 Sam Potter 7.23 6.64m
New Mexico 21-09.5
JR 1531 (802) (729) (0) (0) 1531 (0) (0) (0)
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6 Robert Wasinger 7.05 6.13m
Colorado St. 20-01.5
SO 1480 (865) (615) (0) (0) 1480 (0) (0) (0)
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7 Anthony Belcher 7.10 6.12m
Boise State 20-01
SR 1460 (847) (613) (0) (0) 1460 (0) (0) (0)
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8 Josh McMillin 7.30 6.17m
Colorado St. 20-03
JR 1403 (779) (624) (0) (0) 1403 (0) (0) (0)
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9 Justin Green 7.40 6.28m
Colorado St. 20-07.25
FR 1393 (745) (648) (0) (0) 1393 (0) (0) (0)
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10 Kyle Sullivan 7.40 6.26m
Wyoming 20-06.5
FR 1389 (745) (644) (0) (0) 1389 (0) (0) (0)
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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.
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.
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.
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