Friday, June 13, 2014

Marisa Howard Interview


Video of Marisa's Amazing Finish


Boise State Women with a Shot at 10th

I did a quick projection on the remaining events tomorrow. Kentucky and Arkansas will finish ahead of the Broncos for sixth and seventh, but after that, it will be close.

I project the following:

8. LSU 27
9. Stanford 24
10. Akron 20
11. Boise State 20

Aisling Cuffe of Stanford, the woman Bates beat in the Regionals, will race tomorrow night. If Bates can get second, or finish ahead of Cuffe, Boise State can finish in the Top 10, and possibly as high as 9th.


Here Are The Current Women's Standings with one day to go:

PlaceWomen's TeamScore
1Oregon43.0
2Texas A&M33.0
3Texas29.0
4Georgia25.0
5Florida23.0
6Akron20.0
7Boise State18.0
7Kentucky18.0
9Arkansas14.50
10LSU13.0
11Colorado12.0
12Stanford11.0
13Michigan State10.0
13Princeton10.0
13Alabama10.0
16Penn State9.0
17Indiana8.50
18Oklahoma8.0
18San Diego St.8.0
18Nebraska8.0
18Notre Dame8.0
18Virginia Tech8.0
18Kent State8.0
18UAB8.0
25Baylor7.0
26Duke6.0
26Miami (Ohio)6.0
26Bowling Green6.0
26Iowa State6.0
26UCLA6.0
31Cornell5.0
31Arizona5.0
31Kansas5.0
31Northern Iowa5.0
31TCU5.0
36Dartmouth4.0
36Eastern Michigan4.0
36William and Mary4.0
36Florida State4.0
36Kansas State4.0
41Michigan3.0
41Missouri3.0
43Colorado St.2.0
43Montana2.0
43Syracuse2.0
43Miami2.0
43USC2.0
48Iowa1.0
48San Francisco1.0
48VCU1.0
48Texas Tech1.0
48North Carolina1.0
48Tennessee1.0

Howard Breaks Mountain West Conference Record

Howard now holds the MW all-time record in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:43.82). She broke the previous record that had held for fourteen years, and Howard's time was the 12th-fastest steeplechase time in NCAA history.

Howard Standing Tall in Awards Presentation

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BREAKING: Howard Finishes Second

Super finish!  Howard was sixth going into the last lap, and fifth with about 200 yards to go.  She was, with the exception of the winner,Leah O'Connor of Michigan State,  the fastest woman at the finish.  Howard out-sprinted #1-ranked Shalala Kipp of Colorado, caught Rachel Johnson of Baylor, and finished second in the nation.

Howard earns All-America status with her outstanding run--way to go, Marisa!
 

The Field for the Steeplechase Final

Start list: Women 3000 M Steeplechase
Ht/FlPositionBibNameAffiliation
11113Rachel JohnsonJRBAY
12683Alexa AragonSRND
13186Shalaya KippSRCOLO
14568Leah O'ConnorJRMIST
1572Jessica KamilosSOARK
161089Sarah MartinelliSRWV
17135Marisa HowardJRBOIS
18830Tova MagnussonFRSMU
191075Liberty MillerJRWASH
110209Rachel SornaSRCORN
111412Maya RehbergFRIONA
11271Grace HeymsfieldSRARK

Marisa Howard About To Race in National Steeplechase Final

Marisa Howard, the Boise State record holder in the steeplechase, is about to race in the event of her life, the final of the event at the NCAA National Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.  As we detailed earlier in the week, three of the Top 10 in this event failed to qualify on Wednesday.  Howard was #8 coming in to the meet.

She'll step to the finish line along with 11 other competitors at 6:35 MT tonight.

Bates Gives Boise State 12th National Championship

Here is the ever-growing list of 12 national titles, including six in the last eleven years.

Orange rain is pouring all the way from Eugene to Boise!



1958 Football NJCAA National Championship

1974 Bill Shaw, Men’s Slalom Skiing National Champion

1980 Football I-AA National Championship

1991 Eugene Green, Men’s Track Triple Jump National Champion

1984 Jake Jacoby, Men’s Track High Jump National Champion

1999 Kirk White, 165-Pound National Wrestling Champion

2004 Gabe Wallin, Men’s Track Javelin National Champion

2005 Gabe Wallin, Men’s Track Javelin National Champion

2006 Ben Cherrington, 157-Pound National Wrestling Champion

2009 Eleni Kafourou, Women’s Track Long Jump National Champion

2012 Kurt Felix, Men’s Track Decathlon National Champion

2014 Emma Bates, Women's Track 10,000 Meters National Champion

Boise State Women Currently in Second at NCAA Track Championships

It won't last, but Emma Bates singlehandedly has Boise State tied for second at the NCAA Track & Field Championships. 


NCAA Track & Field Championship Team Standings

Now, were Bates to do it again on Saturday, or Marisa Howard get some team points tonight, Boise State could finish in the Top 10.

The Progression in the World Record in the Women's 10,000-Meters



IAAF world records[edit]

TimeAthleteDatePlace
32:17.20 Yelena Sipatova (URS)1981-10-19Moscow, Russia[2]
31:35.3 Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)1982-07-16Eugene, USA[2]
31:35.01 Lyudmila Bragina (URS)1983-05-29Krasnodar, Russia[2]
31:27.58 Raisa Sadreydinova (URS)1983-09-07Odessa, Ukraine[2]
31:13.78 Olga Bondarenko (URS)1984-06-24Kiev, Ukraine[2]
30:59.42 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)1985-07-27Oslo, Norway[2]
30:13.74 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)1986-07-05Oslo, Norway[2]
29:31.78 Wang Junxia (CHN)1993-09-08Beijing, PR China[2]

Interview with National Champion Bates



Video Of Thrilling Last 300 Yards for Bates