The Boise State Victory Flag

I wanted to share with you the latest project that I have been working on. As you know, I think it vitally important to honor tradition and past achievements at Boise State. We have been working with the Boise State R.O.T.C. to begin a tradition of honoring past conference champions, postseason tournament and bowl winners and national champions.

The great R.O.T.C. people at Boise State have agreed to carry the Boise State flag for all Bronco football games. It will follow the American flag and the state of Idaho flag to midfield for the presentation of colors prior to the playing and singing of the National Anthem. The flag will also include 36" banners saluting all national champions (both team and individual), postseason tournament and bowl winners and conference champions from all sports in the history of the school. The banners each have a grommet, from which they can be attached to the top of the flag. While not in use, the flag will be available for public display on campus.

The flag will make its premiere at Homecoming this fall. We will also kick off an annual Homecoming tradition prior to the football game, in which each sport that earns a banner from the previous year will be on hand to pin its banner to the flag. For this year, the men's tennis team will pin their banners for regular season Mountain West championship and postseason tournament championship, and the swimming & diving team will pin their banner for the Mountain West championship to the Victory Flag.

I can share the above information because it has been approved by the Boise State R.O.T.C. and has been paid for. Below are the Inaugural Banners for the Victory Flag.

Blue Banner with Orange Print:

1947 Football ICAC Champions

1948 Football ICAC Champions

1949 Football ICAC Champions

1950 Football ICAC Champions

1951 Baseball ICAC Champions

1951 Football ICAC Champions

1952 Football ICAC Champions

1953 Football ICAC Champions

1953 Skiing ICAC Champions

1954 Baseball ICAC Champions

1954 Football ICAC Champions

1955 Football ICAC Champions

1956 Football ICAC Champions

1956-1957 Men’s Basketball ICAC Champions

1957 Football ICAC Champions

1957 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1958 Football ICAC Champions

1959 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1960 Baseball ICAC Champions

1960 Football ICAC Champions

1960 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1961 Baseball ICAC Champions

1961 Football ICAC Champions

1961 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1962 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1962 Wrestling ICAC Champions

1963 Wrestling ICAC Champions

1964 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1965 Football ICAC Champions

1965 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1966 Football ICAC Champions

1966-1967 Men’s Basketball ICAC Champions

1967 Men’s Track ICAC Champions

1967-1968 Men’s Basketball ICAC Champions

1968 Men’s Tennis ICAC Champions

1973 Football Big Sky Champions

1973 Men’s Cross Country Big Sky Co-Champions

1974 Football Big Sky Champions

1974 Men’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1974 Skiing Big Sky Champions

1974 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1975 Football Big Sky Champions

1975 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1975-1976 Men’s Basketball Big Sky Champions

1976 Men’s Cross Country Big Sky Champions

1976 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1977 Football Big Sky Champions

1977 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1978 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1979 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1980 Football Big Sky Champions

1980 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1981 Volleyball Interstate League Champions

1982 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1983 Gymnastics Mountain West Athletic Conference Champions

1983 Men’s Track Big Sky Indoor Champions

1984 Women’s Track Mountain West Athletic Conference Outdoor

1985 Women’s Track Mountain West Athletic Conference Outdoor

1985 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1986 Gymnastics Mountain West Athletic Conference Champions

1986 Women’s Track Mountain West Athletic Conference Outdoor

1986 Wrestling Big Sky Champions

1987 Gymnastics Mountain West Athletic Conference Champions

1987-1988 Men’s Basketball Big Sky Champions

1988 Volleyball Big Sky Champions

1988 Women’s Track Mountain West Athletic Conference Outdoor

1988-1989 Men’s Basketball Big Sky Champions

1989 Men’s Track Big Sky Outdoor Champions

1991-1992 Women’s Basketball Big Sky Champions

1993 Men’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1993-1994 Women’s Basketball Big Sky Co-Champions

1994 Women’s Golf Big Sky Champions

1994 Football Big Sky Champions

1994 Men’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1994 Men’s Track Big Sky Indoor Champions

1994 Women’s Track Big Sky Indoor Champions

1994 Women’s Track Big Sky Outdoor Champions

1995 Men’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1995 Women’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1995 Women’s Track Big Sky Indoor Champions

1995 Women’s Track Big Sky Outdoor Champions

1996 Men’s Cross Country Big West Champions

1996 Men’s Golf Big Sky Champions

1996 Men’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1996 Women’s Tennis Big Sky Champions

1997 Gymnastics Big West Champions

1997 Men’s Tennis Big West Champions

1997 Women’s Cross Country Big West Champions

1997 Women’s Tennis Big West Champions

1998 Women’s Tennis Big West Champions

1999 Football Big West Champions

1999 Gymnastics Big West Champions

1999 Men’s Tennis Big West Champions

2000 Football Big West Champions

2000 Gymnastics Big West Champions

2000 Men’s Tennis Big West Champions

2000 Wrestling Pac-10 Champions

2001 Women’s Tennis Big West Champions

2002 Football WAC Champions

2002 Wrestling Pac-10 Champions

2003 Football WAC Champions

2003 Gymnastics Western Gymnastics Conference Champions

2003 Men’s Tennis WAC Champions

2004 Football WAC Champions

2004 Gymnastics Western Gymnastics Conference Champions

2004 Men’s Track WAC Indoor Champions

2004 Wrestling Pac-10 Champions

2005 Football WAC Co-Champions

2005 Men’s Tennis WAC Champions

2006 Football WAC Champions

2006 Men’s Tennis WAC Champions

2006 Men’s Track WAC Indoor Champions

2006 Men’s Track WAC Outdoor Champions

2006-2007 Women’s Basketball WAC Champions

2007 Men’s Tennis WAC Champions

2007 Men’s Track WAC Indoor Champions

2007-2008 Men’s Basketball WAC Champions

2007-2008 Women’s Basketball WAC Champions

2008 Football WAC Champions

2008 Gymnastics WAC Champions

2008 Men’s Track WAC Outdoor Champions

2009 Gymnastics WAC Champions

2008 Wrestling Pac-10 Champions

2009 Football WAC Champions

2009 Men’s Tennis WAC Champions

2009 Wrestling Pac-10 Champions

2010 Football WAC Co-Champions

2010 Men’s Cross Country WAC Champions

2010 Swimming & Diving WAC Champions

2010 Women’s Tennis WAC Champions

2011 Gymnastics WAC Champions

2011 Men’s Track WAC Indoor Champions

2011 Swimming & Diving WAC Champions

2011 Wrestling Pac-10 Champions

2012 Men’s Tennis Mountain West Champions

2012 Swimming & Diving Mountain West Champions

(136)

Orange Banner with Blue Print:

1949 Football Potato Bowl Champions

1951 Football Potato Bowl Champions

1971 Football Camellia Bowl Champions

1988 Men’s Basketball Big Sky Tournament Champions

1993 Men’s Basketball Big Sky Tournament Champions

1994 Men’s Basketball Big Sky Tournament Champions

1999 Football Humanitarian Bowl Champions

2000 Football Humanitarian Bowl Champions

2002 Football Humanitarian Bowl Champions

2003 Football Fort Worth Bowl Champions

2006 Football Fiesta Bowl Champions

2007 Women’s Basketball WAC Tournament Champions

2008 Men’s Basketball WAC Tournament Champions

2009 Football Fiesta Bowl Champions

2009 Soccer WAC Tournament Champions

2010 Football Las Vegas Bowl Champions

2011 Football Last Vegas Bowl Champions

2012 Men’s Tennis Mountain West Tournament Champions

(18)

White Banner with Blue Print:

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

1994  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

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Boise State's 80th Season

This fall, the Blue & Orange will take to the gridiron for their 80th season.  


Bronco fans have seen some incredible football, being the passengers on one of the most high-energy, fasten your seatbelt rides of the last 100 years.  Beginning with Lyle Smith, all the team has done is win.  The BJC Broncos were 199-61-9 with a junior college national championship in 1958.  The Four Horsemen of Boise State won the national title in Division I-AA in 1980.  Since Boise State became a four-year school in 1968, it's been a climb to the upper echelon of college football, with the Broncos going 378-144-2 during that time.


That adds up to a sparkling record of 577-205-11, just 23 wins shy of 600 after only 79 years, and 22 wins shy of 400 wins as a four-year school after just 44 years.

Which Perennial Top 10 Team Right Now Is Left Out of "The Top Four Conferences"

"We're not getting the piece of the pie we used to be getting, so we're taking our ball and playing our own game."

That's what the SEC, Big 12, Big 10 and Pac-12 have decided.  Tired of being beaten by Boise State, Utah, TCU, Fresno State and others, those four conferences are trying to form their own division at the exclusion of the other D-1 conferences.

With all the upheaval, here is the pertinent question.  Understand that, and you understand everything.

Which perennial Top 10 team is left out?  

Well, they already snapped up Utah and TCU, the other legitimate contenders for postseason play that weren't in the major conferences.  But there's one left, that in fact has been more successful than either of those two.  Yep, it's Boise State.  The Broncos have made a home in the Top 10, or at least the Top 15, for the last decade.  There's no other successful team that the big boys have to deal with.  


So will the top four conferences include Boise State or leave them as "the glaring example" of a highly successful team that was kicked from the table?

But this isn't over.  This kind of thing ultimately may come down to the courts and/or Congress.  Then again, they too might look the other way.

NCAA West Regional Track & Field Championships

Boise State may have 17 qualifiers for next week's NCAA Outdoor Track & Field West Regional Championship, but unlike in years past, there are no Broncos expected to finish in the Top 5 in their respective events.  


Mele Vaisima perhaps has the best chance to advance to the National Championships.  Mele is ranked 12th in the West in the hammer.  Teammate Alyssa Osai also qualified for the hammer and is ranked 26th.  Emma Bates is running well and hopes to advance in the 5,000 after winning the Mountain West Championship.  Bates is ranked #22 in the West in that event and #28 in the 10,000.  On the men's side, Chase Sexton will be making his third trip to the Regional and is seeded 28th in the discus.


Other men competing next weekend are Allan Schroeder and Sawyer Bosch (20th and 23rd, respectively, in the steeplechase), Rolando Trammel (#25 in the West in the 400-meter hurdles and #30 in the 110-meter hurdles), Justin Malnes (33rd in the 110 hurdles), Drew O'donoghue-McDonald (#36 in the 1,500 meters), senior Trevor Kraychir (#39 in the hammer), Charlie Petrie (#44 in the 1,500), Eetu Viitala (#42 in the West in the long jump), Scott Foley (44th in the 10,000), Will Lohman (#47 in the shot put and #48 in the hammer)


Deb Johnson is ranked 33rd in the triple jump, Racquel Jones makes her second trip to Regionals in the long jump, where she is seeded 43rd, while Sasa Kampic is seeded 48th in the javelin.


The West Regional begins Thursday, May 24 in Austin, Texas.  The top 12 qualify for the National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, June 6-9.  Kurt Felix has already punched his ticket to the NCAA's in the decathlon, where he is ranked #4 in the country.  The decathlon is not contested at Regionals.

Boise State's Greg Patton Named Mountain Region Men's Tennis Coach of the Year

Legendary Boise State tennis coach was named the Mountain Region Men's Tennis Coach of the Year after rebuilding the Broncos into a national power again.  Patton also won Regional Coach of the Year in 1994, 1997 and 2004.

Patton, in his 16th year leading the Bronco program, led Boise State to the 2012 Mountain West regular season and tournament championships and a berth in the NCAA Championships, their 15th overall.  After a razor-thin defeat to favored Florida State in the tournament, the Broncos ended the season 26-7, but with high hopes for next season.

Glover, Bridges, Caplan and Zell Named to All-Mountain West Team

Centerfielder Tara Glover of the Boise State softball team was named co-Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, while teammates Devon Bridges, Kellie Caplan and Aubray Zell joined her on the all-conference team.


Glover, a transfer from the University of Utah, sizzled in her debut year in Boise, sparking the Bronco offense to new heights.  Her .622 batting average, .638 on-base percentage and 1,067 slugging percentage all rank second in the history of the Mountain West for conference games.  Glover led the conference in hits, batting average and stolen bases (six) while ranking second in runs (17), doubles (six) and slugging percentage.  Glover shares Player of the Year honors with Hayley Miles of San Diego State.


Bridges and Zell each earned their second all-conference awards, having been named All-WAC in 2011.  Bridges hit .361 in Mountain West play and was second in the conference with 16 RBI's.  Caplan batted .310 with eight runs and four stolen bases in conference play.  Caplan had a .982 fielding percentage at second base.  Zell had a 4-3 record with one save and a 3.94 ERA, striking out 24 and walking just nine.  Zell was second in the conference with four complete games and third in both wins and innings pitched.

Bronco Team of the Year

It's a tradition!  Time to pay tribute to the Broncos of the Year in our annual poll.  The first asks you to vote for Team of the Year.  Review the information below and then vote in the poll at the top left-hand side on the web site.

Football

The Bronco football team finished 7th in the BCS Standings, 6th in the Coaches' Poll and 8th in the AP Poll after finishing the season 12-1.  Boise State was 8-1 in the Mountain West Conference, finishing second.

Gymnastics

The Bronco gymnasts did not participate in a conference, but they were invited to the NCAA Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where they finished third.  Boise State finished the season ranked #14 in the nation.

Softball

The Boise State softball team finished the year 34-20 overall and two games behind San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference.

Swimming & Diving

The Boise State swimming and diving team captured its third consecutive conference title and became the first sport in school history to win a Mountain West title.  Down by one point entering the final event, the Bronco relay team set a new conference record in winning the event and securing the team championship for Boise State.  The Broncos finished with 747 points to 742 for San Diego State in the closest meet in league history.  Boise State advanced a record number of swimmers to the NCAA Championships, where they finished 47th.

Men's Tennis 

The Bronco men's tennis team finished the season 26-7, having won both the regular season and postseason tournament in the Mountain West Conference.  Boise State traveled to the NCAA Regional in Athens, Georgia, where they lost 4-3 in the first round to Florida State.  The Broncos finished the season ranked #37 in the country.

Boise State Left Out of 2012 NCAA Softball Tournament

The bracket is out for the 2012 NCAA Softball Tournament and it does not include Boise State.

The Broncos probably deserved a spot, but as we told you in the last few weeks, Boise State needed to either sweep San Diego State or win two of three with #9 Texas A&M.  They weren't able to close the door, and were thus left out of the field.


Something for the team to take note of for next year.

Official Results of Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships

 Men - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored             
=============================================================================
    1) Air Force                  189.50     2) Boise State               159
    3) New Mexico                 140        4) TCU                       127
    5) Colorado St.               100.50     6) Wyoming                    96

Bronco Women Finish Fifth at Mountain West Outdoor Track Championships

         Women - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored                
================================================================================
    1) TCU                        147        2) Colorado St.              135   
    3) UNLV                       130        4) San Diego St.             103.50
    5) Boise State                 83        6) Air Force                  79   
    7) New Mexico                  76.50     8) Wyoming                    63  

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Standings

    Women - Team Rankings - 20 Events Scored                      
======================================================================================
    1) TCU                        139        2) Colorado St.              133         
    3) UNLV                       120        4) San Diego St.              98.50      
    5) Boise State                 80        6) Air Force                  78         
    7) New Mexico                  72.50     8) Wyoming                    57 

Air Force Officially Clinches Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championship

Congratulations to Air Force, winner of not only the Indoor title but now the Outdoor Mountain West Championship as well. Way to go, Falcons!

Event 7  Men 5000 Meter Run
=======================================================================      
MWC All-Time: C 13:25.53  2007        Josh Rohatinsky, BYU                   
    MWC Meet: M 14:09.70  2007        Josh Rohatinsky, BYU                   
     Stadium: S 14:25.30  1979        Herb Lindsay, Nat Sports Festival      
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points      
=======================================================================      
Finals                                                                       
  1 Jim Walmsley              SR Air Force             14:52.15   10         
  2 Greg Miller               SR Wyoming               14:59.68    8         
  3 Allan Schroeder           SO Boise State           15:01.98    6         
  4 Sean Stam                 SO New Mexico            15:05.68    5         
  5 Nick Ekel                 SR Wyoming               15:06.59    4         
  6 Nicholas Kipruto          SR New Mexico            15:09.75    3         
  7 Taylor Kelting            SR Wyoming               15:10.81    2         
  8 Garrett Zans              SO Wyoming               15:15.41    1         
  9 Isaiah Bragg              SO Air Force             15:19.70              
 10 Christian Meyer           SO Colorado St.          15:22.04              
 11 Patrick Ortiz             SR New Mexico            15:24.22              
 12 Lance Wolfsmith           SO Air Force             15:29.50              
 13 Sawyer Bosch              SR Boise State           15:30.66              
 14 Andrew Quallio            JR Air Force             15:33.57              
 15 Daniel Wallis             SR Colorado St.          15:38.35              
 16 Scott Foley               SR Boise State           15:42.36              
 17 Petrus Malherbe           FR New Mexico            15:50.38              
 18 Jeremy Drenckhahn         JR Air Force             15:51.18              
 19 Matt Everett              SR New Mexico            16:24.04              
 -- Charlie Petrie            JR Boise State                DNF              
 -- Logan Rosenberg           JR New Mexico                 DNF    

Bates Wins 5,000 Meter Championship By Over Eight Seconds

Congrats to Emma, Champion of the Mountain West!

                              Last Completed Event                              
 
Event 27  Women 5000 Meter Run
=======================================================================         
MWC All-Time: C 15:37.49  4/29/2012   Sarah Waldron, UNM                        
    MWC Meet: M 16:00.16  2007        Whitney McDonald, BYU                     
     Stadium: S 17:15.76  1995        Katrina Price, US Olympic Festiva         
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points         
=======================================================================         
Finals                                                                          
  1 Emma Bates                SO Boise State           17:08.36S  10            
  2 Sarah Waldron             SR New Mexico            17:16.93    8            
  3 Nicole Peters             SR Colorado St.          17:24.32    6            
  4 Ruth Senior               SR New Mexico            17:39.68    5            
  5 Hannah Pensack-Rinehart   JR Colorado St.          17:46.02    4            
  6 Kelly Dawson              SR TCU                   17:53.60    3            
  7 Holly Page                FR Wyoming               17:57.42    2            
  8 Sophia Torres             FR New Mexico            18:04.96    1            
  9 Lacey Oeding              JR New Mexico            18:04.97                 
 10 Kendra Gerk               SR Colorado St.          18:12.07                 
 11 Lauren Petersen           JR UNLV                  18:14.11                 
 12 Marissa VanderMalle       FR Boise State           18:16.76                 
 13 Shea Hanson               SR Boise State           18:17.05                 
 14 Kaitlin Hanenburg         SO Colorado St.          18:20.24                 
 15 Erin McLaughlin           SO Boise State           18:24.43                 
 16 Jen Bremser               JR Air Force             18:30.69                 
 17 Emily Briggs              FR Colorado St.          18:42.63                 
 18 Sarah Heuer               JR Colorado St.          18:48.80                 
 19 Janna Mitsos              JR New Mexico            18:50.41                 
 20 Kirsten Follett           FR New Mexico            18:58.21                 
 21 Abi Bever                 JR Wyoming               19:08.93                 
 22 Heather Connick           FR Air Force             19:26.29                 
 23 Patricia Terry            JR TCU                   19:29.85                 
 24 Larissa Davis             SR UNLV                  19:41.16                 
 25 Katie Dalton              JR TCU                   19:51.88    

Boise State temporarily in fifth:

    Women - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored                
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    1) TCU                        139        2) Colorado St.              126   
    3) UNLV                       118        4) San Diego St.              83.50
    5) Boise State                 74        6) New Mexico                 71.50
    7) Air Force                   70        8) Wyoming                    57  

Air Force Opens Up 22.5 Point Lead on Boise State

   Men - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored                 
=================================================================================
    1) Air Force                  169.50     2) Boise State               147    
    3) New Mexico                 127        4) TCU                       119    
    5) Colorado St.                96.50     6) Wyoming                    78  

Lohman Takes 2nd in Shot Put

Will Lohman came through in the shot, but disappointing to see senior Chase Sexton go out this way after hoping to win this event.  That's a net loss of five points for Boise State and a net gain of two for Air Force.  Air Force has now essentially clinched the team title.

 
Event 17  Men Shot Put
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MWC All-Time: C    65-11  2000        Jim Roberts, BYU                           
    MWC Meet: M 65-03.25  2000        Jim Roberts, BYU                           
     Stadium: S 69-01.50  1983        Michael Carter, Nat Sports Festival        
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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Finals                                                                           
  1 Sean Tabor                JR TCU                     17.79m   58-04.50  10   
      16.50m  17.42m  17.77m  17.79m  17.32m  FOUL                               
  2 Will Lohman               FR Boise State             16.91m   55-05.75   8   
      16.55m  16.44m  FOUL  FOUL  16.08m  16.91m                                 
  3 Paul Osunwa               SO TCU                     16.86m   55-03.75   6   
      16.46m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  16.86m                                     
  4 James Cole                SR Air Force               16.53m   54-02.75   5   
      FOUL  FOUL  15.88m  15.74m  FOUL  16.53m                                   
  5 Alec Pott                 SO Colorado St.            16.49m   54-01.25   4   
      ND  13.94m  16.49m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                       
  6 Tyler Sergent             FR TCU                     16.33m   53-07.00   3   
      16.33m  FOUL  16.12m  15.70m  16.25m  FOUL                                 
  7 Ken Harriman              SO Colorado St.            16.31m   53-06.25   2   
      FOUL  15.45m  16.31m  15.33m  16.01m  FOUL                                 
  8 Chase Sexton              SR Boise State             16.30m   53-05.75   1   
      15.76m  15.97m  16.30m  13.86m  FOUL  15.76m                               
  9 Sean Herbison             SR Air Force               16.01m   52-06.50       
      16.01m  15.84m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                     
 10 Jake Schneeberger         FR Colorado St.            14.84m   48-08.25       
      14.84m  FOUL  14.42m                                                       
 11 Heath Skelton             SO TCU                     13.80m   45-03.50       
      13.35m  13.80m  FOUL                                                       
 -- Carson Rowley             JR Colorado St.              FOUL                  
      FOUL  FOUL  FOUL            

Air Force Skies to Big Lead

Unfortunately, our projections are turning out to be right and unless, the Broncos can score heavily in the 5,000, Air Force will sweep the Indoor & Outdoor Championships.


In fact, Boise State will have to outscore Air Force by about 29.5 points in the 5,000.

=================================================================================
                          Men - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored                 
=================================================================================
    1) Air Force                  164.50     2) Boise State               138    
    3) New Mexico                 127        4) TCU                       100    
    5) Colorado St.                90.50     6) Wyoming                    78   

Air Force Elevates to Fly By Boise State

Air Force scored 26.5 points in the pole vault, 6.5 points ahead of projection.  Chris Manuel of Boise State snuck in for 3.50 points, but it's still a net gain of three for Air Force.  The Falcons just about have the team title wrapped up.

Event 14  Men Pole Vault
=================================================================================
MWC All-Time: C 18-04.50  2005        Robinson Pratt, BYU                        
    MWC Meet: M    18-01  2008        Robert Caldwell, New Mexico                
     Stadium: S 18-07.25  1983        Jeff Buckhingham, Nat Sports Festival      
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals                                                                           
  1 Cale Simmons              JR Air Force                5.53m   18-01.75  10   
     5.22 5.28 5.34 5.40 5.45 5.53 5.60                                          
        O    P    P    P   XO  XXO  XXX                                          
  2 Logan Pflibsen            SO New Mexico               5.10m   16-08.75   8   
     5.00 5.10 5.16                                                              
        O    O  XXX                                                              
  3 Cort Rogers               SO Air Force                5.10m   16-08.75   6   
     4.65 4.80 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.16                                               
       XO   XO   XO    O    O  XXX                                               
  4 Chase Cooper              JR Air Force                5.10m   16-08.75   5   
     4.80 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.16                                                    
        O    O    O  XXO  XXX                                                    
  5 Chris Manuele             SO Boise State              4.90m   16-00.75   3.50
     4.65 4.80 4.90 5.00                                                         
        O    O  XXO  XXX                                                         
  5 Elliott Beski             SO Air Force                4.90m   16-00.75   3.50
     4.65 4.80 4.90 5.00                                                         
        O    O  XXO  XXX                                                         
  7 Joey Uhle                 FR Air Force                4.80m   15-09.00   2   
     4.80 4.90 5.00                                                              
        O    P  XXX                                                              
  8 Tyler Jackson             FR New Mexico               4.80m   15-09.00   1   
     4.50 4.65 4.80 4.90                                                         
       XO    O    O  XXX                                                         
  9 Andrew Schall             JR Colorado St.             4.65m   15-03.00       
     4.65 4.80                                                                   
        O  XXX                                                                   
  9 Chris Dodds               JR New Mexico               4.65m   15-03.00       
     4.50 4.65 4.80                                                              
        O    O  XXX                                                              
 11 Sam Potter                JR New Mexico               4.50m   14-09.00       
     4.50 4.65                                                                   
       XO  XXX                                                                   
 -- Robert Warensjo           JR New Mexico                  NH                  
     4.65                                                                        
      XXX                                                                        
 -- Josh McMillin             JR Colorado St.                NH                  
     4.50                                                                        
      XXX                                                                        
 -- Michael Tibbs             JR Air Force                   NH                  
     4.50                                                                        
      XXX                                                 

Air Force, New Mexico Make Big Gains on Boise State

Without a finalist in the 200, all Boise State could do was sit and watch.  What they saw was Air Force scoring nine points in the event, three over projection, and New Mexico 10, two over projection.  That enabled favored Air Force to pass Boise State in the standings.  Boise State's only hope is the 5,000, where they will need to make a net gain of about 21 to win the title.


The shot put and pole vault finals are not in yet.  Boise State is projected to score 14 in the shot while Air Force is projected to score 20 in the pole vault.


From this point on, Air Force is projected to score 61 points to 22 for Boise State.  

      Men - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored                
================================================================================
    1) Air Force                  138        2) Boise State               134.50
    3) New Mexico                 118        4) TCU                       100   
    5) Colorado St.                90.50     6) Wyoming                    78   

Boise State's Lead Down to 5.5 Points

Boise State doesn't have a finalist in either the 200 or the 5,000, where Air Force is projected to get 22 points and take a commanding lead.  At this point, Blue Through and Through's projections are turning out to be accurate.


Coach Hardy of Boise State does have one surprise, so we'll see how his strategy works.  He has entered Scott Foley, Drew O'donoghue McDonald, Allan Schroeder and Sawyer Bosch in the 5,000.  These four have not run this distance this year but are all cross country runners.  This is a good move but Boise State needs to get about 10 points in this event and hold Air Force to about 8 to have a chance for the team title.

    Men - Team Rankings - 16 Events Scored                
================================================================================
    1) Boise State                134.50     2) Air Force                 129   
    3) New Mexico                 108        4) Colorado St.               90.50
    5) TCU                         81        6) Wyoming                    78   

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles Results

Well, a mixed bag for Boise State.  Rolando Trammel obviously had a problem and finished eighth.  But Bret Scheve picked up the slack as the freshman scored four points.  Together, that is four points lower than expected for Boise State.  We hope Rolando is OK.  Air Force scored two points lower so a net gain of two points for Air Force.  New Mexico scored 5 points, one less than projected.  So Boise State still leads but the margin is shrinking with each event.

Event 10  Men 400 Meter Hurdles
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MWC All-Time: C 49.19  2006        Chris Carter, BYU                            
    MWC Meet: M 49.67  2006        Chris Carter, BYU                            
     Stadium: S 47.98  1983        Edwin Moses, Nat Sports Festival             
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points         
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Finals                                                                          
  1 Trevor Brown              SO Colorado St.             51.08   10            
  2 Bryce Bergman             SR Air Force                51.61    8            
  3 Lavon Collins             SO TCU                      52.66    6            
  4 Charles Lewis             SO New Mexico               52.91    5            
  5 Bret Scheve               FR Boise State              53.83    4            
  6 Sam Lynass                FR Colorado St.             54.64    3            
  7 Aaron Praska              JR Wyoming                  55.15    2            
  8 Rolando Trammel           JR Boise State            1:22.95    1