Howard Eighth, Elliott 11th in Mt. SAC 10,000 Elite

Jeff Howard and David Elliott took on some of the nation's finest runners in the invitation-only Elite 10,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC relays in Walnut, California.  Howard finished eighth with a time of 29:28.78, just 26 seconds behind the winner, Joseph Gray, while Elliott was 11th in 29:33.51.  Howard's and Elliott's times are the third and fourth best, respectively, in Boise State history.

Finals                                                         
  1 Joseph Gray                  SCOTT Sports/ADP      29:03.84
  2 Matthew Gillespie            Iona                  29:08.71
  3 John Mascari                 Indiana State         29:10.32
  4 Sean Davidson                Cal Poly              29:11.20
  5 Jannis Topfer                Illinois              29:13.07
  6 Kieran Clements              Iona                  29:17.22
  7 Andrew Larsen                Minnesota             29:28.30
  8 Jeff Howard                  Boise State           29:28.78
  9 Ernest Kibet                 Louisville            29:29.05
 10 Tyler Byrne                  Louisville            29:30.62
 11 David Elliott                Boise State           29:33.51
 12 Scott Dahlberg               BoulderRC/adidas      29:36.46
 13 Isaiah Bragg                 Air Force             29:37.25
 14 Thomas Gruenewald            BYU                   29:37.56
 15 Kevin Joerger                Loyola Marymount      29:40.85
 16 Chris Borg                   Unattached            29:40.89
 17 Andrew Kimpel                Washington St.        29:41.06
 18 Drew Jordan                  Washington St.        29:49.39
 19 Pablo Ramirez                Eastern Illinois      29:52.95
 20 Tim Freriks                  Northern Arizona      29:58.66
 21 Edwin Kibichiy               Louisville            29:59.12
 22 Mark Beams                   Michigan              29:59.65
 23 Tuomas Jokinen               Team Finland          30:17.79
 24 Evan Landes                  Kansas                30:18.93
 25 Robert Walgren               Gonzaga               30:26.90
 26 Reesey Byers                 Sac State Redshirt    30:35.60
 27 Phil Schneider               Colorado Mines        30:39.30
 -- Dayne Gradone                Chico State                DNF