Johnasen Takes Second in Attempt to Bring Boise State Back

Sydney Johansen did her part, placing second in the 100-yard breaststroke tonight in San Antonio.  Boise State is now 154 points behind San Diego State with 10 events remaining.

Event 13  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
     MW Champ: # 1:00.65  2/26/2010 Katelyn Weddle, San Diego State
  MW All-Time: @ 1:00.29  11/18/2010Katelyn Weddle, San Diego State
         Pool:   1:00.25  2006      T Kirk, UNATT
                   59.51  A Div I Cut
                 1:02.49  B Div I Cut
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Weddle, Katelyn  SR San Diego State   1:01.65    1:00.67 B       20  
                 28.43      1:00.67 (32.24)
  2 Johansen, Sydne  SO Boise State       1:00.90    1:00.92 B       17  
                 28.71      1:00.92 (32.21)
  3 Hartigan, Morga  JR Wyoming           1:01.73    1:01.49 B       16  
                 28.87      1:01.49 (32.62)
  4 Campbell, Emily  SO Boise State       1:02.29    1:02.04 B       15  
                 29.40      1:02.04 (32.64)
  5 Stock, Erica     FR Colorado State    1:02.86    1:02.75         14  
                 29.55      1:02.75 (33.20)
  6 Harper, Heather  SO Boise State       1:02.98    1:02.88         13  
                 29.52      1:02.88 (33.36)
  7 Coonce, Molly    FR Wyoming           1:02.44    1:03.18         12  
                 29.80      1:03.18 (33.38)
  8 Young, Stephani  JR Wyoming           1:02.64    1:03.43         11  
                 29.69      1:03.43 (33.74)

Hughey Finishes 4th in 100 Butterfly

Stevie Hughey finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly tonight, but Boise State is getting blown out of the water.  The Broncos are second as a team, but trail San Diego State by a whopping 143 points.  I remember last year, a Bronco fan (no doubt a father of a student-athlete) got upset when I hinted that San Diego State would be close.  And now here they are dominating.

  1. San Diego State University      404.5  

 2. Boise State University          261.5
  3. University of Wyoming             257  

 4. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas        244
  5. University of Nevada              242   

6. Fresno State University           183
  7. University of New Mexico          175  

 8. U.S. Air Force Academy            141

400 Meters Kind to Bronco Men

Five Broncos qualified for the finals in the 400-meters, enabling Boise State to pile up points in this event.  If they are able to win the conference, you can look back at this qualifying today.



Top 9 athletes advance by time

Advance 4 fastest from Prelims to Heat 2 of 2-section Final;

 Advance 5th - 9th fastest to Heat 1 of 2-section Final.
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims  H#
===================================================================
Preliminaries
  1 Jordin Andrade            SO Boise State              47.78q  1
  2 Manoah Wesson             SR Boise State              48.68q  2
  3 Derek Montoya             SR New Mexico               48.94q  1
  4 Bret Scheve               SO Boise State              49.06q  2
  5 Charles Lewis             JR New Mexico               49.15q  3
  6 Jeff Daw                  SR Boise State              49.26q  2
  7 Paul Robertson            SR Boise State              49.48q  3 49.471
  8 David Ptacek              JR Air Force                49.48q  1 49.477
  9 Tyler June                SR Boise State              50.02   2
 10 Robert Wasinger           JR Colorado St.             50.09   1
 11 Jason Roascio             SO Wyoming                  50.34   3
 -- Chris Kline               FR New Mexico                  DQ   3 Lane violation

Bronco Softball Team Runs Over Weber State

Boise State got on the winning track again with a 10-1 victory over Weber State in five innings. 

Trammel and Malnes Both Move On

Rolando Trammel of Boise State turned in the second-fastest qualifying time in the 60-meter hurdles this afternoon.  He'll move on to the finals, along with teammate Justin Malnes.  Best news:  Air Force does not have anyone in the final.

Preliminaries
  1 Trevor Brown              JR Colorado St.              7.84Q  2
  2 Rolando Trammel           SR Boise State               7.95Q  1
  3 Brandon Douglass          SR Wyoming                   7.90q  2
  4 Justin Malnes             JR Boise State               8.01q  2 8.006
  5 Kelby Dias                SR Colorado St.              8.01q  1 8.007
  6 De'Vron Walker            SR New Mexico                8.07q  1
  7 Aaron Praska              JR Wyoming                   8.17q  2
  8 Michael Tasker            SR Wyoming                   8.18q  1
  9 Jacob Edwards             SR Wyoming                   8.24   1
 10 Joey Wilkin               FR Air Force                 8.25   1
 11 Colin Herold              SO Wyoming                   8.26   2
 12 Bret Scheve               SO Boise State               8.35   2

Kate Holman and Tajanee Simmons Do Not Qualify For 60-Meter Hurdle Final

Holman and Simmons both came up short on their home track in the 60-meter hurdles preliminary.

Bates, Lucas Qualify for Mile Final

Boise State's Emma Bates and Lauren Lucas both qualified for the final in the mile at Jackson's Track in Nampa.  Morgan Mosby of Air Force (5:00.52) owned the top time as the Falcons also had two qualifiers while New Mexico qualified three distance runners.

First Final in Nampa

Roderick Townsend and Adam Ruggiero combined for eight team points in the first event of the weekend at the 2013 Mountain West Conference Championships.  Townsend finished third in the heptathlon while Ruggiero was seventh.  That ties the Broncos with Air Force for second, while Richard York put New Mexico in first with 10 points.  Boise State and Air Force are once again expected to battle for the team title.

                   MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
                           2013 Indoor Track & Field Championships

Jacksons Indoor track, Boise, ID - 2/21/2013 to 2/23/2013

                                        Men Heptathlon
                      Points     60       LJ       SP       HJ Day1      60H       PV     1000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1 Richard York               7.06    6.93m   13.52m    2.00m          8.70    4.70m  2:46.88
    New Mexico                         22-09 44-04.25  6-06.75                  15-05
    SR Team Points: 10  5590  (861)    (797)    (699)    (803) 3160    (813)    (819)    (798)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  2 Evan McDowell              7.33    6.74m   11.03m    1.94m          8.53    4.10m  2:43.90
    Air Force                        22-01.5 36-02.25  6-04.25               13-05.25
    SO Team Points: 8   5148  (769)    (753)    (548)    (749) 2819    (853)    (645)    (831)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  3 Roderick Townsend          7.27    6.60m   11.48m    2.03m          8.52    3.80m  2:56.75
    Boise State                        21-08    37-08     6-08                12-05.5
    SO Team Points: 6   5028  (789)    (720)    (575)    (831) 2915    (855)    (562)    (696)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  4 Kyle Sullivan              7.29    6.51m   13.01m    1.85m          8.26    3.60m  2:51.71
    Wyoming                         21-04.25 42-08.25  6-00.75               11-09.75
    SO Team Points: 5   4994  (782)    (700)    (668)    (670) 2820    (917)    (509)    (748)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  5 Josh McMillin              7.30    6.29m   12.60m    1.82m          8.76    4.40m  2:57.65
    Colorado St.                    20-07.75 41-04.25   5-11.5               14-05.25
    SR Team Points: 4   4934  (779)    (650)    (643)    (644) 2716    (800)    (731)    (687)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  6 Josh Cogdill               7.40    6.19m   11.71m    1.94m          8.50    3.30m  2:53.30
    Colorado St.                    20-03.75    38-05  6-04.25                  10-10
    FR Team Points: 3   4733  (745)    (628)    (589)    (749) 2711    (860)    (431)    (731)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  7 Adam Ruggiero              7.24    6.47m    9.65m    1.85m          8.73    3.40m  2:51.98
    Boise State                     21-02.75    31-08  6-00.75               11-01.75
    FR Team Points: 2   4633  (799)    (691)    (465)    (670) 2625    (806)    (457)    (745)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  8 Justin Green               7.44    6.70m   10.30m    1.91m          8.31       NH      DNF
    Colorado St.                    21-11.75  33-09.5  6-03.25
    SO Team Points: 1   3607  (732)    (743)    (504)    (723) 2702    (905)      (0)      (0)
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Ruggiero, Townsend, 4th and 6th in Heptathlon 1,000

             MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
                2013 Indoor Track & Field Championships
      Jacksons Indoor track, Boise, ID  - 2/21/2013 to 2/23/2013
 
Event 33  Heptathlon: #7 Men 1000 Meter Run Heptathlon
=======================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
=======================================================================
Finals
  1 Evan McDowell             SO Air Force              2:43.90     831
       29.683 (29.683)       1:01.381 (31.699)       1:34.200 (32.819)
     2:09.357 (35.157)
  2 Richard York              SR New Mexico             2:46.88     798
       31.853 (31.853)       1:05.144 (33.292)       1:39.906 (34.763)
     2:15.302 (35.396)
  3 Kyle Sullivan             SO Wyoming                2:51.71     748
       31.244 (31.244)       1:05.098 (33.855)       1:41.581 (36.484)
     2:19.085 (37.504)
  4 Adam Ruggiero             FR Boise State            2:51.98     745
       31.664 (31.664)       1:05.432 (33.768)       1:41.290 (35.859)
     2:18.573 (37.284)
  5 Josh Cogdill              FR Colorado St.           2:53.30     731
       30.745 (30.745)       1:04.219 (33.475)       1:40.539 (36.320)
     2:19.722 (39.184)
  6 Roderick Townsend         SO Boise State            2:56.75     696
       31.741 (31.741)       1:06.209 (34.468)       1:42.236 (36.028)
     2:20.586 (38.351)
  7 Josh McMillin             SR Colorado St.           2:57.65     687
       32.361 (32.361)       1:06.945 (34.584)       1:44.767 (37.823)
     2:23.941 (39.175)
 -- Justin Green              SO Colorado St.               DNF

FHT

Townsend, Ruggiero Finish 4th, 6th in Heptathlon Pole Vault

Here are the Heptathlon standings with one event left:
1.  Richard York, New Mexico 5,605
2.  Roderick Townsend, Boise State 5,187
3.  Kyle Sullivan, Wyoming 5,163
4.  Josh McMillin, Colorado State 5,106
5.  Evan McDowell, Air Force 4,525
6.  Justin Green, Colorado State 4,512
7.  Josh Cogdill, Colorado State 4,862
8.  Adam Ruggiero, Boise State 4,694

                            MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
                     2013 Indoor Track & Field Championships
           Jacksons Indoor track, Boise, ID  - 2/21/2013 to 2/23/2013
 
Event 33  Heptathlon: #6 Men Pole Vault Heptathlon
=================================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals
  1 Richard York              SR New Mexico               4.70m   15-05.00    819
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP    O
  2 Josh McMillin             SR Colorado St.             4.60m   15-01.00    790
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP
  3 Evan McDowell             SO Air Force                4.10m   13-05.25    645
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP    O   XO  XXX
  4 Roderick Townsend         SO Boise State              3.80m   12-05.50    562
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP    O  PPP    O    O
  5 Kyle Sullivan             SO Wyoming                  3.60m   11-09.75    509
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.50 3.60
      PPP  PPP    O  PPP    O    O    O    O   XO
  6 Adam Ruggiero             FR Boise State              3.40m   11-01.75    457
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40
        O    O    O  PPP    O    O    O
  7 Josh Cogdill              FR Colorado St.             3.30m   10-10.00    431
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40
        O    O    O    O    O   XO  XXX
 -- Justin Green              SO Colorado St.                NH
     2.40 2.80 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00
      PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  XXX

Townsend Finishes 4th in Heptathlon 60-Meter Hurdles

Roderick Townsend of Boise State came into today second in the heptathlon after the opening day of competition in the 2013 Mountain West Conference Track & Field Championships in Nampa.

Townsend was fourth in the opening event of today, leaving two events remaining.

Current standings show:
1.  Richard York, New Mexico 4,786
2.  Kyle Sullivan, Wyoming 4,654
3.  Roderick Townsend, Boise State 4,625
4.  Evan McDowell, Air Force 4,525
5.  Justin Green, Colorado State 4,512
6.  Josh Cogdill, Colorado State 4,431
7.  Josh McMillin, Colorado State 4,316
8.  Adam Ruggiero, Boise State 4,237

     MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
                2013 Indoor Track & Field Championships
      Jacksons Indoor track, Boise, ID  - 2/21/2013 to 2/23/2013
 
Event 33  Heptathlon: #5 Men 60 Meter Hurdles Heptathlon
=======================================================================
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
=======================================================================
Finals
  1 Kyle Sullivan             SO Wyoming                   8.26     917
  2 Justin Green              SO Colorado St.              8.31     905
  3 Josh Cogdill              FR Colorado St.              8.50     860
  4 Roderick Townsend         SO Boise State               8.52     855
  5 Evan McDowell             SO Air Force                 8.53     853
  6 Richard York              SR New Mexico                8.70     813
  7 Adam Ruggiero             FR Boise State               8.73     806
  8 Josh McMillin             SR Colorado St.              8.76     800

Three Broncos Roar On To 100 Breast Final

This is the only event in which Boise State seems to have an edge so far.  Sydney Johansen, Emily Campbell and Heather Harper all qualified for the "A" final in the 100-yard breastroke.  The Broncos have a long ways to go to catch San Diego State, which is bidding for a giant upset of Boise State.

Three Aztecs in Final of 200 Free

 Jessica Bottelberghe the only Brono to move on to the final. 

Hughey Only Bronco in "A" Final of 100 Fly

San Diego State has two swimmers in the main portion of the 100-yard fly finals.

Four Broncos Qualify for 400IM Final

Boise State will need many more results like this if they are to climb out of a big hole at the MW Swimming & Diving Championships.

Rachel Heaney led four Broncos in qualifying for the final in the 400-IM.  Three San Diego State swimmers also qualified for the final.

Defending MW Champion Swimming Team In Trouble

After two days of competition at the 2013 Mountain West Swimming & Diving Championships, the highly-regarded Broncos are in fifth place.  That's the same position they were in yesterday, thanks to a disqualification in the 400-yard medley relay.