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:

Place	Women's Team	Score
1	Oregon	43.0
2	Texas A&M	33.0
3	Texas	29.0
4	Georgia	25.0
5	Florida	23.0
6	Akron	20.0
7	Boise State	18.0
7	Kentucky	18.0
9	Arkansas	14.50
10	LSU	13.0
11	Colorado	12.0
12	Stanford	11.0
13	Michigan State	10.0
13	Princeton	10.0
13	Alabama	10.0
16	Penn State	9.0
17	Indiana	8.50
18	Oklahoma	8.0
18	San Diego St.	8.0
18	Nebraska	8.0
18	Notre Dame	8.0
18	Virginia Tech	8.0
18	Kent State	8.0
18	UAB	8.0
25	Baylor	7.0
26	Duke	6.0
26	Miami (Ohio)	6.0
26	Bowling Green	6.0
26	Iowa State	6.0
26	UCLA	6.0
31	Cornell	5.0
31	Arizona	5.0
31	Kansas	5.0
31	Northern Iowa	5.0
31	TCU	5.0
36	Dartmouth	4.0
36	Eastern Michigan	4.0
36	William and Mary	4.0
36	Florida State	4.0
36	Kansas State	4.0
41	Michigan	3.0
41	Missouri	3.0
43	Colorado St.	2.0
43	Montana	2.0
43	Syracuse	2.0
43	Miami	2.0
43	USC	2.0
48	Iowa	1.0
48	San Francisco	1.0
48	VCU	1.0
48	Texas Tech	1.0
48	North Carolina	1.0
48	Tennessee	1.0

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

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/Fl	Position	Bib	Name		Affiliation
1	1	113	Rachel Johnson	JR	BAY
1	2	683	Alexa Aragon	SR	ND
1	3	186	Shalaya Kipp	SR	COLO
1	4	568	Leah O'Connor	JR	MIST
1	5	72	Jessica Kamilos	SO	ARK
1	6	1089	Sarah Martinelli	SR	WV
1	7	135	Marisa Howard	JR	BOIS
1	8	830	Tova Magnusson	FR	SMU
1	9	1075	Liberty Miller	JR	WASH
1	10	209	Rachel Sorna	SR	CORN
1	11	412	Maya Rehberg	FR	IONA
1	12	71	Grace Heymsfield	SR	ARK

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]

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

Interview with National Champion Bates

Video Of Thrilling Last 300 Yards for Bates