Today's the Day for Bronco Track Stars

Now is the time for the 14 Bronco track and field stars who qualified for the NCAA Regionals.  Today's meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas is their chance to shine, to come up with a 12th place or better finish that will earn them a ticket to the National Championships.  Here is the schedule for the Broncos:

Women:

Emma Bates

May 29 (Thurs) - 10,000m - 9:40 p.m. (Ranked #1)
May 31 (Sat) - 5,000m - 8:45 p.m. (Ranked #4)

 

Hayli Bozarth

May 29 (Thurs) - Shot Put - 6:30 p.m. (Ranked #18)
May 31 (Sat) - Hammer - 10:00 a.m. (Ranked #5)

 

 

Marisa Howard
May 30 (Fri) - 3,000m Steeplechase - 9:30 p.m. (Ranked #4)

 

 

Jasmyn Jewett
May 30 (Fri) - Triple Jump - 5 p.m. (Ranked #24)

 

 

Tessa Murray
May 31 (Sat) - 5,000m - 8:05 p.m. (Ranked #37)

 

 

Jordan Ward
May 31 (Sat) - High Jump - 6 p.m. (Ranked #31)

 

 

 

Men:

 

David Elliott
May 31 (Sat) - 5,000m - 8:05 p.m. (Ranked #27)

 

 

Austin Hamilton
May 29 (Thurs) - Javelin - 5:30 p.m. (Ranked #19)

 

Jeff Howard

May 29 (Thurs) - 10,000m - 9 p.m. (Ranked #40)

 

Fernando Martinez
May 29 (Thurs) - 400m hurdles (preliminary) - 4:30 p.m. (Ranked #8)
*May 30 (Fri) - 400m hurdles (final) - 7:30 p.m. (if qualified)

 

Matt Post

May 30 (Fri) - Hammer - 10 a.m. (Ranked #10)

 

Allan Schroeder
May 30 (Fri) - 3,000m Steeplechase - 8:50 p.m. (Ranked #7)

 

Rex Stanley

May 29 (Thurs) - 400m hurdles (preliminary) - 4:30 p.m. (Ranked #48)
*May 30 (Fri) - 400m hurdles (final) - 7:30 p.m. (if qualified)

 

Zach Wiles

May 30 (Fri) - 3,000m Steeplechase - 8:50 p.m. (Ranked #5)

Fourteen Broncos Will Compete In 16 Events at the NCAA Regional Track & Field Championships

They say strength comes in numbers.

If that's true, Boise State should make send a strong showing to the NCAA National Championships.  No less than seven Broncos have Top-12 marks in their respective events; a finish in the Top 12 next weekend is required to advance to Nationals.

There are 48 competitors in each event at both the Eastern and Western Regionals, meaning 24 will earn the right to punch their ticket to the National Championships.

Junior Emma Bates is ranked #1 in the 10,000 and #4 in the 5,000, and she'll be hoping to earn her third straight berth to the NCAA Championships.  Bates earned All-America honors in both events last year.

Marisa Howard has been coming on strong and figures to be another qualifier.  Howard is ranked fourth in the steeplechase with a school record 10:00.80.

Hayli Bozarth has a solid shot to advance in the hammer (ranked fifth), and she might sneak in for the shot put as well.  Bozarth set school records in both, and is ranked 18th in the Region in the shot.

Zach Wiles and Allan Schroeder both qualified in the men's steeple, where Wiles is ranked fifth in the region (8:45.95) and Schroeder is seventh (8:47.56).  Teammates can help each other out immensely in elite events such as this.

Fernando Martinez won the Mountain West Conference title in the 400-meter hurdles, and he ranks #8 in the Region, while Rex Stanley is 48th in the event.

Back-to-back men's hammer champ Matt Post will compete next weekend as the #10 seed.  Post finished 18th at the National Championships last year.

Austin Hamilton will test the competition in the javelin as the #19 thrower after finishing second at the MW Championships last weekend.

Jasmyn Jewett is ranked 24th in the women's triple jump, David Elliott is ranked 29th in the men's 5,000 meters and Jordan Ward comes in 30th in the women's high jump.  Tessa Murray is ranked 37th in the women's 5,000, and hopefully she can keep up with teammate Bates.  Senior Jeff Howard is 40th in the men's 10,000.

Bronco Men Next to Last at Mountain West Track Championships

       Men - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored            
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    1) New Mexico                 185        2) Colorado St.              156
    3) Utah State                 127        4) Air Force                 126
    5) Wyoming                    110        6) Boise State                67
    7) Fresno State                45             

Boise State Women Fifth in Mountain West

Unfortunately, it was some great individual performances this week for Boise State, with most finishing well back in their events.

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                        Women - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored            
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    1) San Diego St.              144        2) New Mexico                124
    3) Colorado St.                94.50     4) Wyoming                    94
    5) Boise State                 90.50     6) Utah State                 78
    7) UNLV                        59        8) Fresno State               56
    9) Nevada                      47       10) Air Force                  31

Bates, Howard Go 1-2 in the 5,000

Event 27  Women 5000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points        
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Finals                                                                         
  1 Emma Bates                JR Boise State           17:37.68   10           
  2 Marisa Howard             JR Boise State           17:41.85    8           
  3 Charlotte Arter           SR New Mexico            17:47.36    6           
  4 Calli Thackery            SO New Mexico            17:48.63    5           
  5 Holly Keeper              SR Colorado St.          17:48.94    4           
  6 Sammy Silva               JR New Mexico            17:53.28    3           
  7 Heleena Tambet            FR New Mexico            17:54.13    2           
  8 Holly Page                JR Wyoming               18:00.63    1           
  9 Kaitlin Hanenburg         SR Colorado St.          18:09.02                
10 Tessa Murray              JR Boise State           18:10.01                
11 Erin McLaughlin           SR Boise State           18:12.70                
12 Chloe Phillips            SR Colorado St.          18:14.20                
13 Sophia Torres             JR New Mexico            18:24.73                
14 Kirsten Follett           SO New Mexico            18:26.12                
15 Brittany Bushman          SR Utah State            18:29.19                
16 Audra DeStefano           FR Wyoming               18:30.07                
17 Amber Zimmerman           JR New Mexico            18:31.34                
18 Alex Litzsinger           SR Utah State            18:32.86                
19 Lindy Long                FR Air Force             18:38.70                
20 Nicole Roberts            JR New Mexico            18:44.59                
21 Karlee Schwartzkopf       FR Colorado St.          18:49.87                
22 Melanie Fujuwara          FR San Jose St.          18:59.41                
23 Devon England             JR Wyoming               19:03.85                
24 Nicola Hood               JR New Mexico            19:09.65                
25 Shannon Susbauer          FR Boise State           19:29.95                
26 Kirsten Linnartz          FR Air Force             19:59.48                
-- Hannah Everson            SO Air Force                  DNF                
-- Tamara Armoush            JR New Mexico                 DNF                
-- Emily Myers               SO Nevada                     DNF                
-- Suzie Boast               JR New Mexico                 DNF                
-- Karlee Deeter             JR Utah State    

Martinez Wins 400-Meter Hurdles

Event 10  Men 400 Meter Hurdles
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points     
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Finals                                                                      
  1 Fernando Martinez         SO Boise State              50.83   10        
  2 Sam Little                SO Colorado St.             51.22    8        
  3 Charles Lewis             JR New Mexico               51.64    6        
  4 Rex Stanley               SO Boise State              52.06    5        
  5 Daniel Mosman             JR Utah State               52.14    4        
  6 Kamara Biawogi            FR Fresno State             52.79    3        
  7 Keane Bland               SO Fresno State             54.25    2        
  8 Trevor Brown              SR Colorado St.           1:04.12    1   

Bates Wins Mountain West Title in 1,500

Event 25  Women 1500 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points        
=======================================================================        
Finals                                                                         
  1 Emma Bates                JR Boise State            4:40.06   10           
  2 Charlotte Arter           SR New Mexico             4:40.95    8           
  3 Suzie Boast               JR New Mexico             4:41.31    6           
  4 Sammy Silva               JR New Mexico             4:41.61    5           
  5 Annette Eichenberger      SR Air Force              4:41.97    4           
  6 Chloe Anderson            SR New Mexico             4:42.02    3           
  7 Calli Thackery            SO New Mexico             4:42.68    2           
  8 Tamara Armoush            JR New Mexico             4:42.69    1           
  9 Chloe Phillips            SR Colorado St.           4:43.10                
10 Caitlin Devitt-Payne      SO Nevada                 4:43.53                
11 Amber Zimmerman           JR New Mexico             4:45.11                
12 McKenna Spillar           FR Colorado St.           4:55.47     

Bozarth Gets Second in the Shot

To go with her title in the hammer--well done Hayli!

Finals                                                                          
  1 Aaliyah Pete              FR Colorado St.            16.07m   52-08.75  10  
      FOUL  15.34m  14.84m  15.87m  FOUL  16.07m                                
  2 Hayli Bozarth             SR Boise State             16.00m   52-06.00   8  
      14.96m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  15.02m  16.00m                                  
  3 Jasmine Burrell           JR San Diego St.           15.26m   50-00.75   6  
      15.12m  15.26m  14.91m  FOUL  14.83m  15.08m                              
  4 Jessica Sharbono          SR Colorado St.            14.96m   49-01.00   5  
      14.44m  14.51m  14.96m  FOUL  FOUL  14.52m                                
  5 Kerri Simmons             SR Nevada                  14.95m   49-00.75   4  
      14.95m  14.82m  14.90m  FOUL  14.94m  14.80m                              
  6 Meagan McKee              SR Fresno State            14.93m   48-11.75   3  
      13.91m  FOUL  14.19m  14.30m  14.93m  FOUL                                
  7 Danielle Tabb             JR Air Force               14.62m   47-11.75   2  
      14.62m  14.08m  FOUL  FOUL  14.48m  FOUL                                  
  8 Kiah Hicks                JR Colorado St.            14.02m   46-00.00   1  
      13.70m  FOUL  14.02m  13.86m  FOUL  FOUL                                  
  9 Katelyn Holland           SO Air Force               13.82m   45-04.25      
      11.83m  13.70m  13.82m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                  
10 Shreese Daniels           JR Wyoming                 13.74m   45-01.00      
      13.22m  13.12m  13.74m                                                    
11 Nicole Oudenaarden        SO San Diego St.           13.34m   43-09.25      
      13.34m  12.73m  13.08m                                                    
12 Melanie Heslop            JR Utah State              13.25m   43-05.75      
      12.54m  13.25m  FOUL                                                      
13 Lacie Rasley              SO Boise State             12.64m   41-05.75      
      FOUL  FOUL  12.64m                                                        
14 Monet Jackson             JR Colorado St.            12.59m   41-03.75      
      12.59m  12.04m  12.33m                                                    
15 Rachel Alesi              FR San Diego St.           12.41m   40-08.75      
      12.41m  FOUL  11.98m                                                      
16 Vanessa Sierra            FR UNLV                    12.33m   40-05.50      
      FOUL  11.98m  12.33m                         

Austin Hamilton Gets Second in the Javelin

A lot of rich Boise State history in this event.  Congrats, Austin!

Event 20  Men Javelin Throw
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals                                                                          
  1 Richard York              SR New Mexico              65.05m     213-05  10  
      63.35m  65.05m  63.36m  63.30m  65.00m  64.99m                            
  2 Austin Hamilton           JR Boise State             62.71m     205-09   8  
      49.98m  57.27m  53.68m  55.45m  57.50m  62.71m                            
  3 Garrett Griffin           SO Air Force               62.00m     203-05   6  
      56.69m  58.82m  61.17m  59.19m  62.00m  61.40m                            
  4 Taylor Hulslander         FR Air Force               61.70m     202-05   5  
      51.96m  53.37m  56.86m  FOUL  57.96m  61.70m                              
  5 Tim Urista                SR Air Force               61.57m     202-00   4  
      FOUL  FOUL  56.77m  54.63m  51.04m  61.57m                                
  6 Marcus Simon              JR New Mexico              58.55m     192-01   3  
      56.46m  58.55m  58.33m  FOUL  57.63m  58.31m                              
  7 Colton Grandbouche        SR Colorado St.            54.01m     177-02   2  
      54.01m  51.21m  52.42m  FOUL  54.01m  48.73m                              
  8 Paul Thomas               JR Wyoming                 52.17m     171-02   1  
      50.91m  51.20m  52.17m  52.09m  50.04m  50.75m                            
  9 Nik Aston                 FR New Mexico              50.31m     165-01      
      FOUL  49.90m  FOUL  FOUL  47.94m  50.31m                                  
10 Nolan Paranto             SO New Mexico              49.67m     162-11      
      FOUL  46.24m  49.67m                         

Jordan Ward Second in the High Jump

Event 33  Women High Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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Finals                                                                          
  1 Rachel Herald             SR Air Force                1.76m    5-09.25  10  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73 1.76 1.79                                         
        P    O    O    O    O    O  XXX                                         
  2 Jordan Ward               FR Boise State              1.76m    5-09.25   8  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73 1.76 1.79                                         
        P    O    O   XO   XO   XO  XXX                                         
  3 Leah Carter               FR Nevada                   1.73m    5-08.00   6  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73 1.76                                              
        P    O    O    O    O  XXX                                              
  4 Chari Hawkins             JR Utah State               1.73m    5-08.00   5  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73 1.76                                              
        P    O  XXO   XO    O  XXX                                              
  5 Kinsey Minter             SO Nevada                   1.73m    5-08.00   4  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73 1.76                                              
        P    O    O    O   XO  XXX                                              
  6 Rachel Orr                SR Utah State               1.73m    5-08.00   3  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73 1.76                                              
        P    O    O    O  XXO  XXX                                              
  7 Ashley Reid               SR Colorado St.             1.70m    5-07.00   2  
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.73                                                   
        P    O    O    O  XXX                                                   
  8 Nicole Oudenaarden        SO San Diego St.            1.65m    5-05.00   0.50
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        P    O    O  XXX                                                        
  8 Isobel Brown              FR Colorado St.             1.65m    5-05.00   0.50
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        P    O    O  XXX                                                        
10 Samantha Bowe             JR New Mexico               1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O   XO    O  XXX                                                        
11 Madison Johonnot          FR UNLV                     1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O    O   XO  XXX                                                        
11 Alison Forrester          SR Colorado St.             1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        P    O   XO  XXX                                                        
11 Sabina Sandberg           SO Wyoming                  1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O    O   XO  XXX                                                        
11 Jessica Green             SO Colorado St.             1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O    O   XO  XXX                                                        
15 Katelyn Zabriskie         FR Utah State               1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O   XO  XXO  XXX                                                        
15 Monica Franco             SO Colorado St.             1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O   XO  XXO  XXX                                                        
17 Amy Medina                SR Colorado St.             1.65m    5-05.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70                                                        
        O  XXO  XXO  XXX                                                        
18 Bethani Talbot            FR Utah State               1.60m    5-03.00      
     1.55 1.60 1.65                                                             
        O  XXO  XXX                                                             
-- Regan Rogers              SR Air Force                   NH                 
     1.55                                                                       
      XXX                                       

Boise State Men In Fifth Place at MWC Track Championships

The Bronco men had an individual title from Matt Post in the hammer, but only 18 other points, and now sit in fifth place at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Laramie, Wyoming. 

      Men - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored             
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    1) Colorado St.                58        2) Wyoming                    52
    3) New Mexico                  45        4) Air Force                  37
    5) Boise State                 28        6) Utah State                 27
    7) Fresno State                26                           

Boise State Women In Second After Three Days at Mountain West Track Championships

     Women - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored            
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    1) San Diego St.               68.50     2) Colorado St.               52
    3) Boise State                 32.50     4) New Mexico                 29
    5) Nevada                      22        6) Wyoming                    21
    7) Utah State                  20        8) Fresno State               15
    9) UNLV                        12       10) Air Force                   1

McLaughlin Takes Second in 10,000

Emma Bates didn't run in the 10,000, trying an event she usually doesn't run, the 1,500 meters.  But teammate Eric McLaughlin was second today.

Event 28  Women 10000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points     
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Finals                                                                      
  1 Rachael Rudel             FR Colorado St.          37:55.26   10        
  2 Erin McLaughlin           SR Boise State           38:02.56    8        
  3 Emily Myers               SO Nevada                38:15.03    6        
  4 Holly Page                JR Wyoming               38:19.86    5        
  5 Samantha Diaz             SR Nevada                38:29.15    4        
  6 Ashley Robison            SR Utah State            38:30.22    3        
  7 Julie Pedersen            SR Nevada                38:41.75    2        
  8 Marianne Hogan            SR San Diego St.         38:52.58    1        
  9 Marina Roberts            FR Colorado St.          39:11.18             
10 Devon England             JR Wyoming               39:15.76             
11 Jaqueline Winterton       SO Utah State            39:20.45             
12 Heleena Tambet            FR New Mexico            39:23.94             
13 Sophia Torres             JR New Mexico            39:24.53             
14 Kirsten Follett           SO New Mexico            39:59.56             
15 Aylin Mejia               JR San Jose St.          40:07.75             
16 Emily Swigart             SR Wyoming               40:54.41             
17 Megan Brunette            FR Wyoming               40:59.17             
18 Jessica Lemaster          JR Wyoming               41:27.88             
19 Laura Palacios            FR Nevada                41:54.52             
-- Julianne Jacques          SO Fresno State               DNF             
-- Alex Litzsinger           SR Utah State                 DNF             
-- Nicola Hood               JR New Mexico                 DNF    

Howard Wins Steeple

Maris Howard has won the steeplechase by over seven seconds at the Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Laramie, Wyoming.

Event 26  Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points     
=======================================================================     
Finals                                                                      
  1 Marisa Howard             JR Boise State           10:50.28   10        
  2 Audra DeStefano           FR Wyoming               10:57.51    8        
  3 Kaitlin Hanenburg         SR Colorado St.          11:04.81    6        
  4 Nicole Roberts            JR New Mexico            11:19.26    5        
  5 Demerey Kirsch            JR Nevada                11:23.48    4        
  6 Cierra Simmons            FR Utah State            11:30.93    3        
  7 Nicola Hood               JR New Mexico            11:44.87    2        
  8 Laura Affeld              SR UNLV                  11:48.51    1        
  9 Tori Parkinson            FR Utah State            12:18.79             
10 Lalida Maokhamphiou       FR San Jose St.          12:27.52             
11 Rebecca Garcia            SO San Jose St.          12:38.22             
12 Catherine Cloetta         SO Wyoming               12:45.26        

Bozarth Wins Women's Hammer

Boise State's Hayli Bozarth set a school record in the women's hammer at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Laramie, Wyoming.  Bozarth's toss of 212-feet, 7-inches is the third-best throw in conference history.

Congrats to Hayli!

Finals                                                                          
  1 Hayli Bozarth             SR Boise State             64.79m     212-07  10  
      61.18m  64.73m  FOUL  60.56m  64.49m  64.79m                              
  2 Kiah Hicks                JR Colorado St.            62.85m     206-02   8  
      59.55m  62.22m  62.24m  61.12m  62.29m  62.85m                            
  3 Keeley Eldredge           SR Utah State              60.00m     196-10   6  
      FOUL  60.00m  FOUL  FOUL  58.93m  FOUL                                    
  4 Cortney Miller            SO UNLV                    59.54m     195-04   5  
      59.54m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                      
  5 Meagan McKee              SR Fresno State            59.39m     194-10   4  
      57.56m  57.47m  59.39m  FOUL  58.11m  FOUL                                
  6 Monet Jackson             JR Colorado St.            58.78m     192-10   3  
      48.92m  53.31m  58.78m  56.15m  55.47m  55.49m                            
  7 Shreese Daniels           JR Wyoming                 58.07m     190-06   2  
      FOUL  FOUL  58.07m  FOUL  FOUL  56.75m                                    
  8 Caitlin Byrd              JR Fresno State            57.69m     189-03   1  
      56.68m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  57.69m                                    
  9 Melanie Heslop            JR Utah State              56.64m     185-10      
      50.46m  FOUL  56.64m  53.30m  55.16m  FOUL                                
10 Jessica Sharbono          SR Colorado St.            55.50m     182-01      
      55.25m  50.49m  55.50m                                                    
11 Jasmine Burrell           JR San Diego St.           55.01m     180-06      
      51.90m  FOUL  55.01m                                                      
12 Karyna Armstrong          FR Boise State             54.69m     179-05      
      FOUL  54.69m  52.54m                                                      
13 Tawnya Turton             SR Fresno State            54.18m     177-09      
      51.37m  54.18m  48.32m                                                    
14 Katie Higgins             JR Wyoming                 53.18m     174-06      
      53.18m  52.06m  51.97m                                                    
15 Kady Stafford             SR Boise State             50.89m     166-11      
      FOUL  50.89m  46.27m                                                      
16 Lacie Rasley              SO Boise State             50.55m     165-10      
      50.55m  48.15m  FOUL                                                      
-- Becca Bauman              SR Air Force                 FOUL                 
      FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                  

Post Wins Mountain West Title

Boise State's Matt Post has won a conference title!

Event 19  Men Hammer Throw
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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Finals                                                                          
  1 Matt Post                 SR Boise State             63.37m     207-11  10  
      61.51m  63.37m  61.86m  FOUL  FOUL  62.93m                                
  2 Roderick Dash             SR Fresno State            62.91m     206-05   8  
      59.52m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  62.91m                                    
  3 Jake Schneeberger         JR Colorado St.            62.26m     204-03   6  
      58.96m  61.74m  59.57m  59.22m  58.15m  62.26m                            
  4 Tyler Schultz             SO Colorado St.            60.96m     200-00   5  
      59.08m  FOUL  FOUL  59.48m  FOUL  60.96m                                  
  5 Alec Pott                 SR Colorado St.            60.65m     199-00   4  
      56.45m  54.35m  58.95m  60.04m  60.65m  59.65m                            
  6 Tyler Anderson            SO Wyoming                 59.38m     194-10   3  
      54.32m  FOUL  58.41m  FOUL  FOUL  59.38m                                  
  7 Bryce Hall                SR Utah State              56.96m     186-10   2  
      FOUL  56.96m  FOUL  56.91m  FOUL  FOUL                                    
  8 Devin Garcia              JR Wyoming                 54.99m     180-05   1  
      53.40m  FOUL  54.13m  54.99m  50.13m  52.13m                              
  9 Damon Unland              FR Wyoming                 53.57m     175-09      
      46.88m  FOUL  51.04m  51.27m  52.52m  53.57m                              
10 JT Van Veen               SO Colorado St.            48.13m     157-11      
      48.13m  FOUL  46.75m