Propelled by two conference championships today, Boise State shot to the front in the race for the Western Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup. The Cup rewards the conference school with the best overall sports program. Boise State tied Utah State for the men's track championship this afternoon in Nampa and the Bronco swimming and diving team defended their title in San Antonio. Louisiana Tech once again won the women's track title, edging Utah State.
Boise State won the Cup last year for the second time and is trying to make its final year in the WAC its best. Basketball is the next sport to be decided early in March and gymnastics will be the last of the winter sports to wrap up. That would leave just men's and women's golf, tennis and outdoor track, softball and baseball.
The best way to view the Cup competition is comparing the schools with how they did last year to find gains and losses. The standings below show the difference from this year compared to last year.
Here are the standings after the competition today:
1. Boise State 48.25 (+2.75)
2. Utah State 42.00 (+1.75)
3. New Mexico State 31.25 (-9.00)
4. Hawai'i 30.50 (+3.50)
4. Idaho 30.50 (-1.25)
6. Fresno State 29.75 (-1.25)
7. Nevada 28.00 (-8.00)
8. Louisiana Tech 23.50 (+5.50)
9. San Jose State 20.25 (-1.00)
The year-to-year difference shows the schools doing the best and the worst from last year's Cup race. Boise State, Nevada and Fresno State always have the best spring sports and will gain the most from here.
If you add the year-to-year difference to last year's Cup Standings, you would have:
1. Boise State 95.00
2. Fresno State 82.50
3. Utah State 75.75
4. Hawai'i 72.00
5. New Mexico State 71.75
6. Nevada 68.50
7. Idaho 66.75
8. Louisiana Tech 63.00
9. San Jose State 50.75
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Two Championships in a Day
Boise State captured two Western Athletic Conference titles today, news of both reached you first on this blog. The Bronco men came from behind to tie Utah State for the WAC men's track title at Jackson's Track in Nampa while Coach Kristin Hill's swimming and diving team took first at those championships in San Antonio.
Boise State goes for an unprecedented third conference title of the weekend when Coach Greg Randall's Bronco wrestling team goes after the Pac-10 Conference championship in Corvallis tomorrow.
Boise State goes for an unprecedented third conference title of the weekend when Coach Greg Randall's Bronco wrestling team goes after the Pac-10 Conference championship in Corvallis tomorrow.
Boise State Defends WAC Swimming Title
As of 10:20 Mountain time, this blog was the only news source that told you that Boise State won the WAC Swimming Championship. We believe they deserve major kudos and gladly give them the coverage they deserve.
Boise State finished with 835 points to win the title. Hawai'i turned out to be their closest challenger with 577, followed by NAU (535), San Jose State (499), New Mexico State (405), Nevada (326), Fresno State (276) and Idaho (213).
Here is how they did it.
(From earlier tonight) Only a flurry of upsets will stop Boise State from repeating as WAC Champions and getting the Broncos' second conference championship of the day.
Jennifer Cahill did well in the 1650-yard freestyle, placing third.
Boise State finished with 835 points to win the title. Hawai'i turned out to be their closest challenger with 577, followed by NAU (535), San Jose State (499), New Mexico State (405), Nevada (326), Fresno State (276) and Idaho (213).
Here is how they did it.
(From earlier tonight) Only a flurry of upsets will stop Boise State from repeating as WAC Champions and getting the Broncos' second conference championship of the day.
Jennifer Cahill did well in the 1650-yard freestyle, placing third.
Event 15 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Mi, Mengjiao SO Nevada 10:14.73 16:35.57
2 Lowther, Emma FR NAU 10:21.97 16:39.56
3 Cahill, Jennifer SO Boise St 10:20.83 16:51.62
4 Maier, Krista JR NAU 10:27.24 16:54.72
5 Myers, Melissa FR Hawaii 10:21.90 17:02.90
6 Gray, Madison JR Boise St 10:23.76 17:08.25
7 Friedhoff, Amy SO SJSU 10:22.45 17:10.20
8 Landeck, Vivian SR NAU 10:34.41 17:13.91
We knew Boise State would do well in the200-yard backstroke with fourentries in the final. Senior Denise Green touched in 1:58.74 to take
second while Lily Donohue was fourth for Coach Hill. Both Fi Connell
of Northern Arizona and Green swam NCAA provisional times.
1 Connell, Fi SO NAU 1:59.20 1:57.05
2 Green, Denise SR Boise St 1:59.30 1:58.74
3 Kiss, Tricia FR NM State 2:00.81 2:00.05
4 Donohue, Lily SO Boise St 2:00.76 2:00.27
5 Gjoen, Heidi JR Fresno St 2:02.52 2:00.35
6 Diener, Kelsy JR Boise St 1:59.84 2:00.91
7 Palmer, Rachel FR NAU 2:02.22 2:01.48 8 McLain, Morgan JR Boise St 2:02.70 2:02.79
A 1-2 finish for Boise State in the 100-yard freestyle. Amber Boucher and Stephanie North getting it done and the Broncos are almost home.
Boucher set a pool record (48.33) and North also earned an NCAA provisional mark with her performance.
1 Boucher, Amber JR Boise St 48.48 48.33
2 North, Stephanie JR Boise St 49.30 48.82
3 Barrett, Maura JR Hawaii 49.97 49.96
4 Yoho, Dani SO Fresno St 50.20 50.33
5 DeWames, Marisa SO SJSU 50.25 50.42
6 Hughey, Stevie SO Boise St 50.64 50.50
7 Prior, Christa JR Hawaii 50.70 50.58
8 Foster, Kiley SO SJSU 50.38 50.83
Chelsea Miller took second for Boise State in the 200-yard breaststroke. The big news is that San Jose State is hardly scoring. It appears Hawai'i
will be Boise State's biggest challenger down the stretch. Taylor Ritenberg
of Hawai'i and Miller both had NCAA provisional times.
1 Ritenberg, Taylor SO Hawaii 2:12.40 2:11.27
2 Miller, Chelsea FR Boise St 2:13.64 2:14.26
3 Branning, Jaclyn SO NAU 2:18.62 2:18.05
4 Burnes, Jordan FR NAU 2:20.13 2:18.58
5 Anderson, Darcie FR SJSU 2:19.12 2:19.70
6 Pagett, Valerie SO Hawaii 2:18.96 2:19.79
7 Lawrence, Alannah SR NM State 2:19.09 2:20.69
-- Spies, Maria JR NM State 2:18.04 DQ
Boise State's Rachel Heaney took first in the 200-yard freestyle with teammate Christine Raininger third.
1 Heaney, Rachel FR Boise St 1:58.70 1:58.59
2 Guieb, Gabby SO Nevada 2:00.96 2:00.42
3 Raininger, Christine SO Boise St 2:02.29 2:01.20
4 Denman, Heather JR SJSU 2:00.63 2:01.39
5 Craddock, Julia SO SJSU 2:02.59 2:01.42
6 Lowther, Emma FR NAU 2:01.99 2:02.87
7 Balogh, Brooke FR Boise St 2:05.40 2:04.42
-- Cate, Beth SO NM State 2:02.63 DQ
and the Boise State relay team indeed punctuated the evening with another win for the Broncos, as the team won its second
consecutive WAC crown going away.
1 Boise St 'A' 3:21.45 3:18.25
1) North, Stephanie JR 2) Hughey, Stevie SO
3) Diener, Kelsy JR 4) Boucher, Amber JR
2 Hawaii 'A' 3:24.38 3:21.02
1) Prior, Christa JR 2) Barrett, Maura JR
3) Accornero, Annathea FR 4) Ritenberg, Taylor SO
3 SJSU 'A' 3:26.43 3:22.29
1) DeWames, Marisa SO 2) Denman, Heather JR
3) Faria, Elana SO 4) Foster, Kiley SO
4 Idaho 'A' 3:31.63 3:24.08
1) Stratton, Staci SR 2) Lim, Shana FR
3) Venlos, Megan FR 4) O'Brien, Alyson SR
5 Fresno St 'A' 3:28.80 3:25.68
1) Gjoen, Heidi JR 2) Vietti, Kat SO
3) Hatayama, Stephanie SR 4) Yoho, Dani SO
6 NAU 'A' 3:33.03 3:26.38
1) Ferro, Claire SR 2) Dirks-Ryan, Chalene JR
3) Landeck, Vivian SR 4) Maier, Krista JR
7 Nevada 'A' 3:31.64 3:26.43
1) Ploussard, Alysse SO 2) Gandionco, Marichi SR
3) Kostecki, Andrea FR 4) Mi, Mengjiao SO
8 NM State 'A' 3:31.85 3:26.45
1) Conrad, Kelly SR 2) Seaver, Terrin FR
3) Konicke, Kelsey SO 4) Fenton, Alex SO Boise State Tops Wisconsin, Falls Short in Point Total
Boise State defeated Wisconsin last night 195-125 to 181.325 in Taco Bell Arena.
While the win is nice, the team fell short in the requirement to score the 196 points necessary to move into the top 10.
Hannah Redmon and Amy Glass each won three titles while Kelsey Lang shared one as well. Redmon won on floor (9.875) and vault (9.875) and shared the bars title with Glass (each with 9.8's) while Amy won the all-around title and shared the beam title with Lang (with 9.825's).
The Broncos host WAC foe Utah State Sunday afternoon at 2.
BREAKING--Boise State and Utah State Tie for WAC Championship
Boise State came from 18 points behind in the final three events to tie Utah State for the 2011 WAC Indoor Track Championship in a dramatic finish today at Jackson's Track in Nampa.
The Broncos were two points behind headed into the 4 x 400-meter relay. Louisiana Tech was favored in the event, Boise State was projected to finish second and Utah State third. That result would have ended in a tie, but instead, both title contenders stepped up and finished 1-2, leaving the two teams tied with 177 points. Boise State's winning time of 3:12.13 is a WAC meet record.
Congrats to the Broncos and Aggies--Co-WAC Champions!
This is another story brought to you first in the Boise Valley by Blue Through and Through. No other media or internet web site has this story yet. (3:27 p.m. Mountain Time, Saturday, Feb. 26) Neither KTVB, KBOI, KTIK, KBCI, KIVI, KTRV or the Idaho Statesman had reported the news that Boise State had won the WAC Championships before this blog. In fact, none of them, including Boise State's official website and the WAC web site had posted it yet as of 5:11 p.m......
This is Boise State's third conference championship this school year. The Broncos were the co-champions in football and won the cross country championship as well.
The Broncos were two points behind headed into the 4 x 400-meter relay. Louisiana Tech was favored in the event, Boise State was projected to finish second and Utah State third. That result would have ended in a tie, but instead, both title contenders stepped up and finished 1-2, leaving the two teams tied with 177 points. Boise State's winning time of 3:12.13 is a WAC meet record.
Congrats to the Broncos and Aggies--Co-WAC Champions!
This is another story brought to you first in the Boise Valley by Blue Through and Through. No other media or internet web site has this story yet. (3:27 p.m. Mountain Time, Saturday, Feb. 26) Neither KTVB, KBOI, KTIK, KBCI, KIVI, KTRV or the Idaho Statesman had reported the news that Boise State had won the WAC Championships before this blog. In fact, none of them, including Boise State's official website and the WAC web site had posted it yet as of 5:11 p.m......
This is Boise State's third conference championship this school year. The Broncos were the co-champions in football and won the cross country championship as well.
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Men - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
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1) Utah State 177 1) Boise State 177
3) Louisiana Tech 94 4) Idaho 69
Boise State Men Score 24 in Triple Jump
Boise State is now 2 points behind. They scored 6 points more than expected with Butler really stepping up. Jonathan Keys (50-4) was projected to win but the three Broncos really took care of business.
If the relay goes as expected (Boise State 2nd and Utah State 3rd), Boise State and Utah State will tie for the title. If Boise State can somehow win the relay, they have a great shot at the title outright. However, what Coach Hardy no doubt is telling his foursome right now is that the exchanges have to be clean. A dropped baton means Boise State doesn't get to even share the title. A shared title is better than second place.
Going into today, Louisiana Tech had the best relay time of 3:14.65 but have to run this one in altitude (something we found out in swimming makes a huge difference). Boise State's best is 3:14.98 while Utah State's best is 3:16.57. Boise State can be careful with the baton and still beat Utah State, then try to overtake Louisiana Tech at the finish line for the win.
Doesn't get any closer than that.
Event 32 Men Triple Jump
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WAC Meet: ! 16.45m 1985 Norbert Elliott, UTEP
Venue: 16.63m 2/7/2004 Lejuan Simon, L S U
NCAA Auto: A 16.15m
Provisional: p 15.45m
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Felix, Kurt JR Boise State 15.26m 50-00.75 10
15.09m 15.07m 15.26m 15.21m 14.85m PASS
2 Trammel, Rolando SO Boise State 14.55m 47-09.00 8
14.26m PASS PASS 14.55m PASS PASS
3 Butler, Joshua FR Boise State 14.46m 47-05.25 6
FOUL 14.40m 14.18m FOUL FOUL 14.46m
4 Keys, Jonathan JR Louisiana Tech 14.39m 47-02.50 4
13.61m FOUL 14.11m 13.89m 14.06m 14.39m
5 Briggs, Colin SO Idaho 14.21m 46-07.50 2
13.08m 13.34m 13.97m 13.54m 14.01m 14.21m
6 Szade, Damian JR Utah State 13.83m 45-04.50 1
12.99m 13.63m 13.09m 13.39m 13.83m PASS
7 Jones, Rendel JR Idaho 13.70m 44-11.50
FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 13.70m
8 Jones, Dravius FR Louisiana Tech 13.69m 44-11.00
FOUL FOUL FOUL 13.18m 13.33m 13.69m
9 Hamlett, Kenneth SO Utah State 13.27m 43-06.50
FOUL FOUL FOUL 13.06m 13.24m 13.27m
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Men - Team Rankings - 16 Events Scored
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1) Utah State 169 2) Boise State 167
3) Louisiana Tech 88 4) Idaho 65
Bronco Women Finish Fourth at WAC Track Championships
Blue Through and Through is once again first with the news that Boise State finished fourth at the WAC Track & Field Championships in Nampa. The Bronco women got great individual performances to score more than expected to top New Mexico State. Meanwhile, Louisiana Tech got the win and with Boise State beating Utah State by 18/100th's of a second, Tech comes from three points down to win the WAC. Had USU finished second, the Aggie women would have won the title.
USU's phenomenal coach has put the women in position to take the crown away from Louisiana Tech. They have opened up a three-point lead. Tech is favored in the relay and USU is projected to finish second. If it turns out that way, the Aggies are champions. If third-seed Boise State can beat Utah State, Tech is the champions and the Broncos are fourth.
Here is how it unfolded earlier.....
Boise State's Mackenzie Flanagan shocked Louisiana Tech by slipping in for second place. Her finish gives the Bronco women a shot at fourth:
Finals
1 Louisiana Tech 3:43.64 10
1) Bailey, Aldresha FR 2) Hanneman, Stacia JR
3) Hayes, Chelsea SR 4) Wright, Monique JR
2 Boise State 3:44.64 8
1) Flannigan, Mackenzie FR 2) Pierce, Cyntrail SO
3) Bennett, Yvonne FR 4) Campos, Taryn SO
3 Utah State 3:44.82 6
1) Bosworth, Hollie SO 2) Haymore, Aubrie SO
3) Hirschi, Kylie FR 4) Jensen, Katelyn JR
4 New Mexico St. 3:47.78 5
1) Meade, Zoe FR 2) Cleveland, Jndia JR
3) Aldredge, LaSasha SO 4) Clay, Melanie JR
5 Nevada 3:50.72 4
1) Smith, Christina FR 2) Earls, Angelica SO
3) Hearns, Baylee FR 4) Pettigrue, Deirdra SR
6 Idaho 3:52.39 3
1) Goode, Emma FR 2) Hall, Keli SO
3) Cooper, Allee FR 4) Velvere, Liga SO
7 Fresno State 3:55.42 2
1) Hilliard, Tiera SR 2) DeLaRosa, Alyson FR
3) Thompson, Breeauna SO 4) Jordan, Latrisha JR
8 Hawaii 4:05.91 1
1) Jimenez, Ashlee SO 2) Monasi, Mariana SR
3) Nakashima, Tiare FR 4) Satterwhite, Ashley FR
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Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
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1) Louisiana Tech 133 2) Utah State 132
3) Nevada 88 4) Boise State 80
5) New Mexico St. 68.50 6) Fresno State 67
7) Hawaii 48.50 8) Idaho 44USU's phenomenal coach has put the women in position to take the crown away from Louisiana Tech. They have opened up a three-point lead. Tech is favored in the relay and USU is projected to finish second. If it turns out that way, the Aggies are champions. If third-seed Boise State can beat Utah State, Tech is the champions and the Broncos are fourth.
Here is how it unfolded earlier.....
Boise State's Mackenzie Flanagan shocked Louisiana Tech by slipping in for second place. Her finish gives the Bronco women a shot at fourth:
Finals
1 Hayes, Chelsea SR Louisiana Tech 23.93 10
2 Flannigan, Mackenzie FR Boise State 24.41 8
3 Hanneman, Stacia JR Louisiana Tech 24.42 6
4 Benton, Leah SR New Mexico St. 24.51 5
5 Wright, Monique JR Louisiana Tech 24.69 4
6 Pierce, Cyntrail SO Boise State 24.99 3
7 Jones, Jesseka JR Louisiana Tech 25.01 2
8 Thompson, Breeauna SO Fresno State 27.22 1
In the 3,000, huge blow for New Mexico State which was supposed to score heavily. One runner did not finish. They would have likely passed Boise State for fourth, but now if the Bronco relay team can come through, they'll finish fourth.
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Women - Team Rankings - 16 Events Scored
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1) Utah State 126 2) Louisiana Tech 123
3) Nevada 84 4) Boise State 72
5) Fresno State 65 6) New Mexico St. 63.50
7) Hawaii 47.50 8) Idaho 41
Utah State Scores Heavily in 200 as Expected
Finals
1 Lewis, Armahd SR Utah State 21.46 10
2 Hadnot, Trey FR Louisiana Tech 21.53 8
3 Trammel, Rolando SO Boise State 21.73 6
4 Bluth, Parker FR Utah State 21.91 4
5 Stewart, Kevin SR Louisiana Tech 21.99 2
6 Goree, Josh SO Louisiana Tech 22.06 1
7 Richardson, Dennis FR Louisiana Tech 22.09
8 Robertson, Paul SO Boise State 22.11
USU did well in the 3,000 as expected but was supposed to get 19 and only scored 14. Boise State was slated to get 8 points and scored 7. So the Broncos made up a little ground. Still a slight chance for the Broncos but they almost have to win the relay.
Last Completed Event
Event 20 Men 3000 Meter Run
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WAC Meet: ! 8:04.67 1981 Doug Padilla, BYU
Venue: 8:12.21 2/21/2003 Louis Luchini, Stanford
NCAA Auto: A 7:54.50
Provisional: p 8:05.00
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Howell, Daniel JR Utah State 8:26.54 10
2 Geiger, Markus JR Idaho 8:27.25 8
3 Pierre, Brian JR Boise State 8:30.94 6
4 McKenna, Kyle FR Utah State 8:32.30 4
5 Dube, Jeremiah JR Idaho 8:32.97 2
6 O'Donoghue McDonald, Dre FR Boise State 8:33.40 1
7 McKenna, Brian JR Utah State 8:33.43
8 Howard, Jeff SO Boise State 8:46.11
9 Atkinson, Steve JR Utah State 8:48.25
10 Larson, Eric SR Utah State 8:49.80
11 Lopez, Chio SR Utah State 8:53.51
12 Schroeder, Allan FR Boise State 8:53.73
13 Nelson, Hunter SR Utah State 9:01.20
14 Lang, Devin SO Utah State 9:07.12
-- Clements, Aaron JR Utah State DNF
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Men - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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1) Utah State 168 2) Boise State 143
3) Louisiana Tech 84 4) Idaho 63
Boise State is projected to finished second in the 4 x 400 relay and Utah State third. That gains two points on Utah State and cuts the deficit to 23. However, they are only projected to get 18 in the triple jump to zero for Utah State, leaving them five points shy. That is why a win in the 4 x 400 relay would really give the team a shot.Bronco Men Ahead of Pace
With four events to go at the WAC Track & Field Championships in Nampa, Boise State is ahead of schedule in projected points. At this point in the meet, Boise State should be 14 points behind Utah State, 108-94. Instead, USU leads 136-134, meaning both teams have stolen points from Louisiana Tech and Idaho. The Aggies excel in both the 200 and 3,000 while the Bronco men are supposed to do better in the relay and triple jump.
If you add in projected points for those four events to the current total, the final will be:
Utah State 179
Boise State 170
It is truly a toss-up right now.
If you add in projected points for those four events to the current total, the final will be:
Utah State 179
Boise State 170
It is truly a toss-up right now.
Boise State Women Trying to Place in Upper Half
Here are the women's standings after 13 events:
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Women - Team Rankings - 13 Events Scored
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1) Utah State 98 2) Louisiana Tech 92
3) Nevada 77 4) Boise State 61
5) New Mexico St. 55.50 6) Fresno State 53
7) Hawaii 41.50 8) Idaho 28
Boise State appears to be headed for a repeat at the WAC Swimming Championships. Pre-meet favorite San Jose State is nowhere to be found. The Broncos just have to perform tonight in the finals and the trophy is theirs.
Here are the qualifiers in the 200-yard backstroke:
Here are the qualifiers in the 200-yard backstroke:
1 Connell, Fi SO NAU 2:03.73 1:59.20
2 Green, Denise SR Boise St 2:02.33 1:59.30
3 Diener, Kelsy JR Boise St 2:01.44 1:59.84
4 Donohue, Lily SO Boise St 2:03.00 2:00.76
5 Kiss, Tricia FR NM State 2:03.65 2:00.81
6 Palmer, Rachel FR NAU 2:05.91 2:02.22
7 Gjoen, Heidi JR Fresno St 2:03.11 2:02.52
8 McLain, Morgan JR Boise St 2:02.63 2:02.70
the 100-yard freestyle:
1 Boucher, Amber JR Boise St 49.59 48.48
2 North, Stephanie JR Boise St 49.79 49.30
3 Barrett, Maura JR Hawaii 50.08 49.97
4 Yoho, Dani SO Fresno St 51.94 50.20
5 DeWames, Marisa SO SJSU 49.64 50.25
6 Foster, Kiley SO SJSU 51.16 50.38
7 Hughey, Stevie SO Boise St 52.19 50.64
8 Prior, Christa JR Hawaii 51.34 50.70
the 200-yard breaststroke:
1 Ritenberg, Taylor SO Hawaii 2:15.64 2:12.40
2 Miller, Chelsea FR Boise St 2:16.24 2:13.64
3 Spies, Maria JR NM State 2:21.58 2:18.04
4 Branning, Jaclyn SO NAU 2:25.30 2:18.62
5 Pagett, Valerie SO Hawaii 2:22.22 2:18.96
6 Lawrence, Alannah SR NM State 2:21.91 2:19.09
7 Anderson, Darcie FR SJSU 2:16.06 2:19.12
8 Burnes, Jordan FR NAU 2:25.44 2:20.13
and the 200-yard butterfly:
1 Heaney, Rachel FR Boise St 2:01.13 1:58.70
2 Denman, Heather JR SJSU 2:02.76 2:00.63
3 Guieb, Gabby SO Nevada 2:06.13 2:00.96
4 Lowther, Emma FR NAU 2:06.07 2:01.99
5 Raininger, Christine SO Boise St 2:01.41 2:02.29
6 Craddock, Julia SO SJSU 2:03.58 2:02.59
7 Cate, Beth SO NM State 2:03.53 2:02.63
8 Balogh, Brooke FR Boise St 2:06.04 2:05.40 Bronco Men Battle for WAC Title
Utah State's Philip Noble did not do well, opening the way for freshman Joshua Butler and sophomore Rolando Trammel to score points in the high jump. Kurt Felx gave favorite Silcock a battle but settled for second.
1 Silcock, Clint SR Utah State 2.19m 7-02.25 10
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.94 1.99 2.04 2.09 2.14 2.19 2.25
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP O XO XXO O XXX
2 Felix, Kurt JR Boise State 2.14m 7-00.25 8
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.94 1.99 2.04 2.09 2.14 2.19
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP O XO XO XXX
3 Follet, Eric SO Utah State 2.09m 6-10.25 6
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.94 1.99 2.04 2.09 2.14
PPP PPP PPP PPP O XO O XO XXX
4 Butler, Joshua FR Boise State 1.99m 6-06.25 4
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.94 1.99 2.04
PPP PPP PPP PPP O O XXX
5 Trammel, Rolando SO Boise State J1.99m 6-06.25 2
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.94 1.99 2.04
PPP PPP PPP XXO O XO XXX
6 Hamlett, Kenneth SO Utah State 1.89m 6-02.25 1
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89 1.94
O O XXO XO XXX
7 Bennett, Tyler FR Idaho 1.84m 6-00.50
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89
PPP O O XXX
8 Briggs, Colin SO Idaho J1.84m 6-00.50
1.74 1.79 1.84 1.89
O XO XXO XXX
9 Noble, Philip SR Utah State 1.79m 5-10.50
1.74 1.79 1.84
XO XXO XXX
The Broncos did well in the weight throw as well, as Trevor Kraychir and Alex Nelson went 1-2 to score 18 team points.Finals
1 Kraychir, Trevor JR Boise State 20.34m 66-08.75 10
19.11m 20.34m 20.12m 20.17m 20.08m 19.90m
2 Nelson, Alex JR Boise State 18.27m 59-11.25 8
17.80m 17.90m 18.14m 18.27m 18.10m 18.20m
3 Jones, Larry SR Louisiana Tech 17.81m 58-05.25 6
17.06m FOUL 16.23m 17.73m 17.81m FOUL
4 Hall, Spencer JR Utah State 17.51m 57-05.50 4
16.85m 16.65m 16.70m 16.54m 17.03m 17.51m
5 Rothwell, Kyle FR Idaho 15.83m 51-11.25 2
FOUL 15.83m 15.21m FOUL FOUL 15.66m
6 Cunningham, Donavon SO Idaho 15.27m 50-01.25 1
15.20m 14.62m FOUL FOUL 15.27m 14.86m
7 Mannucci, Eugenio SR Idaho 15.02m 49-03.50
FOUL FOUL 13.35m 14.23m FOUL 15.02m
8 Levkiv, Andrey FR Idaho 14.48m 47-06.25
FOUL 13.16m 12.03m 12.88m FOUL 14.48m
9 Sexton, Chase SO Boise State 14.38m 47-02.25
The cross country runners who performed so marvelously in winning the WAC Championship for Boise State are not getting it done on the track, as Utah State's long-distance men have come back with a vengeance. USU thoroughly dominated Boise State in the mile:Event 4 Men 1 Mile Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Larson, Eric SR Utah State 4:09.32 10
2 Wolfe, Matt SO Louisiana Tech 4:11.58 8
3 Pierre, Brian JR Boise State 4:12.04 6
4 Nelson, Hunter SR Utah State 4:14.46 4
5 Clements, Aaron JR Utah State 4:14.59 2
6 Lopez, Chio SR Utah State 4:16.17 1
7 Lang, Devin SO Utah State 4:17.04
8 Higgs, Kevin SR Boise State 4:24.51
9 Foley, Scott JR Boise State 4:28.70
10 Osborn, Jeff SO Idaho 4:35.78
Boise State came right back in the 60-meter hurdles however, placing second and third.
Event 6 Men 60 Meter Hurdles
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WAC Meet: ! 7.47 2001 Reggie Harrell, TCU
Venue: 7.80 1/18/2003 Tim Bogdanof, CAL
NCAA Auto: A 7.70
Provisional: p 7.91
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Walker, Billy Ray SR Louisiana Tech 7.97 10
2 Trammel, Rolando SO Boise State 8.02 8
3 Malnes, Justin FR Boise State 8.19 6
4 Hayes, Kendall FR Louisiana Tech 8.22 4
5 Jones, Dravius FR Louisiana Tech 8.30 2
6 Peterson, Jacob FR Utah State 8.43 1
7 Boully, AJ FR Utah State 8.69
8 Belcher, Anthony JR Boise State 9.15
Boise State did not do as well as hoped for in the 400, taking positions 2 and 5.:
Event 8 Men 400 Meter Dash
Finals
1 Terry, Justin SR Louisiana Tech 47.69 10
2 Wesson, Manoah SO Boise State 47.82 8
3 Hunt, Tanner FR Utah State 47.99 6
4 Goree, Josh SO Louisiana Tech 48.03 4
5 Robertson, Paul SO Boise State 48.64 2
6 MaGaha, Wade SR Louisiana Tech 48.89 1
7 Daw, Jeff SO Boise State 52.42
8 Butler, Karrie FR Boise State 56.54
Daniel Thompson was able to place third in the pole vault:
Event 30 Men Pole Vault
=================================================================================
WAC Meet: ! 5.50m 1995 David Pike, Air Force
Venue: 5.71m 2/7/2004 Tommy Skipper, Oregon
NCAA Auto: A 5.50m
Provisional: p 5.20m
Name Year School Finals Points
=================================================================================
Finals
1 Klas, Jeremy JR Idaho 5.21mp 17-01.00 10
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61 4.76 4.91 5.06 5.21 5.36 5.51
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP O O PPP XXX
2 Johnson, John JR Utah State 4.91m 16-01.25 8
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61 4.76 4.91 5.06 5.21
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP XO XO PPP XXX
3 Thompson, Daniel SR Boise State 4.76m 15-07.25 6
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61 4.76 4.91
PPP PPP PPP PPP XXO O XXX
4 Watts, Dylan FR Idaho 4.61m 15-01.50 4
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61 4.76
PPP PPP PPP XO O XXX
5 Hansen, Max SR Utah State J4.61m 15-01.50 2
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61 4.76
PPP PPP PPP XXO XXO XXX
6 Noble, Philip SR Utah State 4.46m 14-07.50 1
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61
PPP PPP PPP O XXX
7 Balcirak, Nathan FR Boise State J4.46m 14-07.50
4.01 4.16 4.31 4.46 4.61
PPP XO XPP XO XXX
Utah State got a victory in the 60, but they were expected to score 20 and got 14 instead. Boise State picked up an extra point thanks to the move of Coach Hardy to insert Trammel into the 60.
Event 10 Men 60 Meter Dash
=======================================================================
WAC Meet: ! 6.45 1999 Leonard Myles-Mills, BYU
Venue: 6.68 2/1/2003 Samie Parker, Oregon
NCAA Auto: A 6.63
Provisional: p 6.71
Name Year School Finals Points
=======================================================================
Finals
1 Lewis, Armahd SR Utah State 6.77 10
2 Richardson, Dennis FR Louisiana Tech 6.79 8
3 Stewart, Kevin SR Louisiana Tech 6.93 6
4 Bluth, Parker FR Utah State 6.95 4
5 Trammel, Rolando SO Boise State 6.96 2
6 Essien, Edidiong SO Boise State 6.99 1
7 McCarty, Princeton JR Idaho 7.04
8 Pyrtle, Mike SR Utah State 7.76
Boise State was supposed to get just 2 points in the 800 but scored 9. Tremendous job by Austin Edwards coming out of nowhere to break up the USU domination.
This is now a battle between Utah State and the Broncos. Boise State has a realistic chance.
Section 1 Finals
1 Peterson, Jacob FR Utah State 1:56.52
2 Edwards, Austin SO Boise State 1:56.09
3 Green, Alwayne SO Louisiana Te 1:56.06
4 Holt, Jason JR Utah State 1:55.05
5 Allred, James SR Utah State 1:56.23
6 Klein, Dusty JR Boise State 1:56.37
7 Owen, Mercer SR Utah State 1:56.43
8 Moyer, Matthew JR Boise State 1:56.57
Here are the current standings:1. Utah State 136
2. Boise State 134
2. Boise State 134
3. Louisiana Tech 73
4. Idaho 53
Bronco Softball Team Outlasts UC Riverside
Boise State's softball team was finally able to break out of an early season slump by pounding out 18 hits in a 13-11 win over UC Riverside last night in Las Vegas. Allie Crump, Tazz Weatherly and Vanessa Alvarez all had three hits while Kelly Sweeney and Alvarez each drove in four runs. Megan Harvey hit her first homer of the year to give the Broncos a 5-2 lead. Boise State plated six in the top of the seventh inning to extend the lead to 13-4. The Highlanders came back with seven in the bottom of the inning and nearly stole the game. But after giving up a grand slam, Lela Work was able to strike out the side to preserve the win for Crump, who pitched six innings for the Broncos. Boise State takes on Cal State Northridge tomorrow afternoon at 3 Mountain time. |
Boise State Set to Recapture Pac-10 Championship
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1. Anthony Robles-Arizona State Oregon State
This season, Robles defeated Iwamura 19-3 and Lara 17-0.
2. Ryan Mango-Stanford (So) Mango was 26-15 in his freshman year and has vastly improved, going 19-3 this season. He defeated Iwamura this season 18-8. Mango is 45-18 over his career.
3. Tyler Iwamura-Cal-State Bakersfield (So) Iwamura has a 15-11 record this season. Iwamura defeated Lara (13-4). He lost to Mango (18-8), Bartelli of Boise State (14-10), Robles 19-3 but defeated Iwamura (13-4).
4. Jason Lara-Oregon State
4. Alan Bartelli-Boise State Oklahoma State Corvallis
133
1. Andrew Hochstrasser-Boise State Oklahoma State
2. Filip Novachkov-Cal Poly (Sr.) Novachkov was runner-up in the Pac-10 last season and third place in 2009. Novachkov is 11-6 this season. He lost to Hochstrasser 16-2 but defeated Drucker 6-4 and Mendoza 16-10. Filip is 88-39 in his career.
3. Garrett Drucker-Oregon State Mendoza
4. Justin Paulsen-Stanford (Sr.) Paulson finished sixth in the Pac-10 last season. He carries a 12-2 mark into the Championships and is 47-21 in his Cardinal career. Paulsen beat Drucker 8-4 but also lost to him 6-4.
5. Jose Mendoza-Cal-State Bakersfield (Fr) Mendoza has gone 16-12 in his initial collegiate season. He fell to Novachkov 17-2 early this season and also 16-10 less than a month ago and lost to Drucker 15-3.
141
1. Boris Novachkov-Cal Poly (Jr.) The younger Novachkov won the Pac-10 championship at 133 pounds and moves up a weight this year. Novachkov also finished third in 2009. He finished seventh in the nation last season. Boris is 24-1 this season and is 80-18 in his career. He shut out Gray of Stanford 8-0 early in the year and also defeated him 8-3 a couple of weeks ago. Boris edged Mangrum 3-2 and also got the better of Boise State Mendoza
2. Michael Mangrum-Oregon State Corvallis
3. Levi Jones-Boise State Mendoza Oregon State Boise State
4. Elijah Nacita-Cal-State Bakersfield (Sr.) Nacita too had a disappointing 2009 even though he finished fourth in the conference; he was the Pac-10 champion in 2009. Nacita is 19-7 this year and is 100-45 in his career. He shut out Gray 9-0 and lost to Jones 5-2 and Mangrum (9-4)
5. Jordan Gray-Stanford (Fr)
149
1. Jason Chamberlain-Boise State Oklahoma State Stillwater Cardenas
2. Scott Sakaguchi-Oregon State
3. Timmy Boone-Stanford (So) Boone was 7-9 in his freshman year. He lost to John Cardenas of Bakersfield
4. John Cardenas-Cal-State Bakersfield (Jr.) Cardenas is 9-9 this season and also an even 28-28 for his career. Cardenas Boise State
5. Nick Jordan-Cal-State Fullerton (Sr.) Jordan has had a nice 21-10 record this season and is 48-28 in his career. He lost to Cardenas
157
1. Adam Hall-Boise State
2. Bubba Jenkins-Arizona State Arizona State Tempe
3. Barrett Abel-Cal Poly (Sr.) Abel is the defending Pac-10 champion at 149 pounds and decided to move up a weight this year. Abel carries a 61-29 overall mark into the championships. He is 23-8 this season and has split with Jenkins (winning with a fall and losing 18-6) while defeating Meyer 8-6 and 14-6 and Elder 11-5 and losing to Hall 14-6.
4. Kyle Meyer-Stanford (Fr) Meyer defeated Alex Elder 4-2.
5. Alex Elder-Oregon State
165
1. Ryan DesRoches-Cal Poly (Jr.) DesRoches finished third in the Pac-10 last year. Ryan is 27-5 this year, advancing his career mark to 77-28. This year, he pined Edwards of Arizona State and defeated him two other times (8-6 and 14-6), beat Trevor Hall twice (5-2 and 5-3) and defeated Kurt Swartz 6-0 and Jon Brascetta 5-3.
2. Kurt Swartz-Boise State
3. Te Edwards-Arizona State (Jr.) Edwards finished third last season at the championships and has compiled a 15-12 record this year. He is 35-33 in his career. He lost by fall to DesRoches and two other times by decision (8-6 and 14-6), and fell to Brascetta 8-7 and defeated Trevor Hall 5-4.
4. Jon Brascetta-Oregon State
5. Trevor Hall-Cal-State Bakersfield (Sr.) Hall finished fifth at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships but hasn’t been in the money since. He is 18-14 this season with a career record of 47-37. Hall lost to DesRoches (5-2 and 5-3), Swartz (8-6), Brascetta (8-5) and Edwards (5-4).
174
1. Colby Covington-Oregon State Covington Iowa
2. Nick Amuchastegui-Stanford (Jr.) Amuchastegui was the Pac-10 runner-up in 2009 and won the championship last year at 165 pounds, advancing all the way to fourth place at Nationals. He has a sparkling 26-2 record this season and is 90-16 in his great career at Stanford. This season, Nick lost a close contest to Covington
3. Joey Granata-Cal-State Bakersfield (Sr.) Granata is 16-11 this year, losing to Covington
4. Jake Swartz-Boise State Covington
5. Eric Starks-Arizona State Covington
184
1. Jake Meredith-Arizona State (Jr.) Meredith enjoyed a good junior season, going 19-14 to move his career mark over .500 (42-39). Meredith split with Noel, with each taking 5-0 decisions. Meredith also defeated Brice Arand of Oregon State
2. Todd Noel-Cal-State Fullerton (Sr.) Noel is 18-9 this season and is 75-44 in his career. Noel defeated Goodban 10-1and 13-5 but lost 4-3; he also lost to Meredith 5-0 and defeated Arand (3-1).
3. Kirk Smith-Boise State (Sr.) Smith is the two-time defending Pac-10 Champion and finished runner-up in his sophomore season. He finished 8th pace in the NCAA’s in 2008 and was 2nd in the nation last year. Smith defeated Troy Goodban 9-2 and Brice Arand 6-2 and 9-0. Smith has been competing sparingly to recover from a previous injury and then had to be carried off the mat following a loss at Oklahoma State Boise State
4. Troy Goodban-Cal-State Bakersfield (Sr.) Goodban has lost to Kirk Smith (9-2), Jake Meredith (9-4) and won one of three against Noel (losing 10-1 and 13-5 with a 4-3 win). Goodban also defeated Arand 8-6.
5. Brice Arand-Oregon State (Sr.) Arand had a 43-33 record heading into this season. He is 19-11, making his career mark 62-44. Arand lost to Smith (6-2 and 9-0), Goodban (8-6) and Meredith (3-2 and 6-0).
197
1. Zack Geisen-Stanford (Sr.) Zack was the runner-up in 2007, improved to fourth in 2008, third last year, and would love to win the title this year. Geisen has wrestled to a 15-2 mark this season and he is now 102-37 in his fabulous Cardinal career. Orozco defeated the always-tough Riley Orozco 6-4 and 7-5 this season and he defeated Ryan Smith 11-2 but he did suffer a 3-2 setback at the hands of Chad Hanke of Oregon State and he lost to Casperson 4-3.
2. Riley Orozco-Cal-State Bakersfield (Sr.) Orozco finished fourth place in the Pac-10 in 2008, was runner up in 2009 and won the Pac-10 championship last season (at 197 pounds). Orozco is 22-9 this year and is 69-30 over the last three years. Orozco lost two close decisions to Geisen (6-4 and 7-5), has two wins over Chad Hanke (a pin and a 7-3 decision), lost to Casperson of Boise State (2-1) and he split with Ryan Smith (winning 9-5 before losing 9-7).
3. Matt Casperson-Boise State
4. Ryan Smith-Cal Poly (Jr.) Smith is 12-6 this year and 39-28 in his Mustang career. He lost to Orozco 9-5 and then defeated him 9-7. He also downed Hanke of Oregon State 5-3 and lost to Geisen 11-2 and Casperson 10-5.
5. Chad Hanke-Oregon State (Jr.) Hanke was fifth at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships and was fourth last season. Hanke is 19-9 this year and possesses a 71-34 career mark. Hanke defeated Geisen 3-2 and lost to Orozco twice (by fall and a 7-3 decision) and to Smith (5-3). Hanke split with Casperson, losing 10-5 and then coming back to take a 4-3 win.
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1. Levi Cooper-Arizona State
2. Clayton Jack-Oregon State
3. David Morgan-Cal-State Bakersfield (Sr.) Morgan is 17-8 this season and is 38-24 in his career. He has defeated Felix twice (2-1 and 7-3) and Disney 4-1 and lost to Jack and Cooper by 3-1 counts.
4. JT Felix-Boise State (Fr) Felix has fought his way to an 11-9 mark in his freshman campaign. Felix lost to Morgan twice (2-1 and 7-3), Jack twice (7-2 and 10-5) and to Cooper (7-2).
5. Atticus Disney-Cal Poly (So) Atticus is just under .500 this year with an 8-9 record. Disney lost to Cooper 9-4 and Morgan 4-1 and split with Jack (a 4-1 loss and a 12-6 win). The Minnesota
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