Broncos fare well in 500-Yard Freestyle

Swimmers have finished qualifying in the 500-yard freestyle at the Mountain West Championships in San Antonio.  Taylor Padington, Emri Moore and Felicity Cann made it into the "A" Final.  Balogh, Blake and Megan Myers will be placed into the "B" Final, while Rachel Heaney will be in the "C".    "Emily Blasko did not qualify.



Event 6 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims       
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=== Preliminaries ===

  1 Miller, Genevieve      FR AFA              4:47.43    4:45.13 
                 26.15        54.20 (28.05)
        1:22.73 (28.53)     1:51.59 (28.86)
        2:20.46 (28.87)     2:49.38 (28.92)
        3:18.46 (29.08)     3:47.67 (29.21)
        4:16.82 (29.15)     4:45.13 (28.31)
  2 Padington, Taylor B    SO BSU              4:52.20    4:47.80 
                 26.30        54.74 (28.44)
        1:23.78 (29.04)     1:53.24 (29.46)
        2:22.70 (29.46)     2:52.26 (29.56)
        3:22.09 (29.83)     3:51.74 (29.65)
        4:20.81 (29.07)     4:47.80 (26.99)
  3 Cann, Felicity         FR BSU              4:51.35    4:48.34 
                 26.46        55.47 (29.01)
        1:24.00 (28.53)     1:53.11 (29.11)
        2:22.39 (29.28)     2:52.32 (29.93)
        3:21.67 (29.35)     3:51.21 (29.54)
        4:20.30 (29.09)     4:48.34 (28.04)
  4 Menke, Sara E          SO AFA              4:55.05    4:49.08 
                 26.34        54.65 (28.31)
        1:23.47 (28.82)     1:52.47 (29.00)
        2:21.51 (29.04)     2:51.29 (29.78)
        3:20.81 (29.52)     3:50.13 (29.32)
        4:19.86 (29.73)     4:49.08 (29.22)
  5 Heim, Jessica L        SR UNLV             4:55.97    4:49.18 
                 26.68        55.73 (29.05)
        1:24.57 (28.84)     1:53.61 (29.04)
        2:22.71 (29.10)     2:52.18 (29.47)
        3:21.56 (29.38)     3:51.03 (29.47)
        4:20.51 (29.48)     4:49.18 (28.67)
  6 Moore, Emri D          SO BSU              4:52.13    4:50.91 
                 26.59        55.19 (28.60)
        1:24.12 (28.93)     1:53.41 (29.29)
        2:22.56 (29.15)     2:52.01 (29.45)
        3:21.46 (29.45)     3:51.58 (30.12)
        4:21.66 (30.08)     4:50.91 (29.25)
  7 Dudley, Monica T       SR UNM              5:02.68    4:51.01 
                 25.93        54.31 (28.38)
        1:23.60 (29.29)     1:53.07 (29.47)
        2:22.70 (29.63)     2:52.59 (29.89)
        3:22.37 (29.78)     3:52.17 (29.80)
        4:22.13 (29.96)     4:51.01 (28.88)
  8 Denny, Jordan L        JR WYO              5:09.14    4:51.06 
                 26.40        55.10 (28.70)
        1:24.09 (28.99)     1:53.46 (29.37)
        2:22.37 (28.91)     2:51.49 (29.12)
        3:20.78 (29.29)     3:50.76 (29.98)
        4:20.97 (30.21)     4:51.06 (30.09)
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  9 Balogh, Blake L        SO BSU              4:51.46    4:51.35 
                 26.73        55.59 (28.86)
        1:24.66 (29.07)     1:53.41 (28.75)
        2:22.51 (29.10)     2:51.68 (29.17)
        3:21.20 (29.52)     3:51.13 (29.93)
        4:21.57 (30.44)     4:51.35 (29.78)
10 Spitser, Riley E       SO SJSU             4:50.25    4:53.15 
                 26.15        54.68 (28.53)
        1:24.44 (29.76)     1:54.12 (29.68)
        2:24.07 (29.95)     2:53.72 (29.65)
        3:23.68 (29.96)     3:53.75 (30.07)
        4:23.94 (30.19)     4:53.15 (29.21)
11 Forman, Michelle       JR NEV              5:06.31    4:53.86 
                 26.46        55.43 (28.97)
        1:25.15 (29.72)     1:54.99 (29.84)
        2:25.12 (30.13)     2:54.82 (29.70)
        3:24.75 (29.93)     3:54.74 (29.99)
        4:24.92 (30.18)     4:53.86 (28.94)
12 Myers, Megan M         JR BSU              4:56.37    4:53.96 
                 27.22        56.53 (29.31)
        1:26.16 (29.63)     1:55.64 (29.48)
        2:24.76 (29.12)     2:54.60 (29.84)
        3:24.55 (29.95)     3:54.54 (29.99)
        4:24.40 (29.86)     4:53.96 (29.56)
13 Titchin, Lucy          JR FS               4:58.86    4:54.57 
                 26.40        55.81 (29.41)
        1:25.40 (29.59)     1:55.14 (29.74)
        2:24.83 (29.69)     2:54.87 (30.04)
        3:24.86 (29.99)     3:54.89 (30.03)
        4:25.08 (30.19)     4:54.57 (29.49)
14 Hlavacek, Nicole L     SO WYO              5:02.74    4:55.11 
                 26.97        55.89 (28.92)
        1:25.12 (29.23)     1:54.86 (29.74)
        2:24.72 (29.86)     2:54.78 (30.06)
        3:24.98 (30.20)     3:55.29 (30.31)
        4:25.67 (30.38)     4:55.11 (29.44)
15 Balogh, Brooke D       SR BSU              4:57.41    4:55.49 
                 27.08        56.30 (29.22)
        1:25.72 (29.42)     1:55.41 (29.69)
        2:24.95 (29.54)     2:54.67 (29.72)
        3:24.63 (29.96)     3:54.90 (30.27)
        4:25.43 (30.53)     4:55.49 (30.06)
16 Heaney, Rachel L       SR BSU              4:54.00    4:55.75 
                 27.10        56.56 (29.46)
        1:26.34 (29.78)     1:56.35 (30.01)
        2:26.30 (29.95)     2:56.18 (29.88)
        3:26.11 (29.93)     3:56.08 (29.97)
        4:26.26 (30.18)     4:55.75 (29.49)
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17 Dow, Emma K            SO WYO              5:01.83    4:56.39 
                 26.39        55.07 (28.68)
        1:24.22 (29.15)     1:53.98 (29.76)
        2:24.04 (30.06)     2:54.42 (30.38)
        3:24.90 (30.48)     3:55.58 (30.68)
        4:26.28 (30.70)     4:56.39 (30.11)
18 Chang, Keara M         SO WYO              5:01.38    4:56.81 
                 27.07        56.37 (29.30)
        1:26.08 (29.71)     1:55.88 (29.80)
        2:25.79 (29.91)     2:55.84 (30.05)
        3:25.94 (30.10)     3:56.20 (30.26)
        4:26.64 (30.44)     4:56.81 (30.17)
19 Michaels, Dana M       JR SDSU             4:56.60    4:57.09 
                 27.14        55.89 (28.75)
        1:25.44 (29.55)     1:55.46 (30.02)
        2:25.59 (30.13)     2:55.85 (30.26)
        3:26.30 (30.45)     3:56.80 (30.50)
        4:27.26 (30.46)     4:57.09 (29.83)
20 Hilbrandt, Riley P     FR NEV              5:06.25    4:57.27 
                 27.73        57.09 (29.36)
        1:26.68 (29.59)     1:56.86 (30.18)
        2:27.08 (30.22)     2:57.69 (30.61)
        3:28.06 (30.37)     3:58.28 (30.22)
        4:28.05 (29.77)     4:57.27 (29.22)
21 Lengyel, Anna          FR UNM              5:10.43    4:57.42 
                 26.96        56.19 (29.23)
        1:26.04 (29.85)     1:56.14 (30.10)
        2:26.06 (29.92)     2:55.56 (29.50)
        3:25.49 (29.93)     3:56.19 (30.70)
        4:27.52 (31.33)     4:57.42 (29.90)
22 Simmons, Kelly N       SO FS               5:02.93    4:57.87 
                 27.35        56.90 (29.55)
        1:26.67 (29.77)     1:56.52 (29.85)
        2:26.31 (29.79)     2:56.47 (30.16)
        3:26.73 (30.26)     3:57.39 (30.66)
        4:27.93 (30.54)     4:57.87 (29.94)
23 Arnold, Allison F      FR CSU              5:04.88    4:58.67 
                 26.87        55.89 (29.02)
        1:25.58 (29.69)     1:55.67 (30.09)
        2:25.87 (30.20)     2:56.26 (30.39)
        3:26.87 (30.61)     3:57.87 (31.00)
        4:28.49 (30.62)     4:58.67 (30.18)
24 Morris, Chelsea L      SR UNLV             5:01.77    4:59.29 
                 26.86        55.64 (28.78)
        1:25.21 (29.57)     1:55.06 (29.85)
        2:25.54 (30.48)     2:56.01 (30.47)
        3:26.75 (30.74)     3:57.54 (30.79)

Cortney Third in 3-Meter Diving Preliminaries

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  1 Huang, En-tien         SR NEV                  367.20     310.68
  2 Prigge, Hannah         SR FS                   335.40     306.96
  3 Cortney, Ciera         SR BSU                  342.98     306.06
  4 Hansen, Stephanie      SR NEV                  336.60     290.82
  5 Harper, Megan          SR UNM                  308.40     286.38
  6 Fay, Amanda            SR WYO                  306.45     286.05
  7 Kohlbeck, Erin         JR BSU                  307.00     272.49
  8 Palmer, Krysta         SO NEV                  311.65     271.71
  9 Milone, Ariana         SO CSU                  304.58     270.03
10 Meadows, Savanna       FR AFA                  310.05     267.90
11 Campbell, Kari         SO WYO                  281.70     262.50
12 Long, Lainie           JR AFA                  273.15     255.72

Mountain West Football Schedule Set

How great is this?  Only one non-Saturday game!

Thursday, August 28 vs. Mississippi in Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, Sept. 6 vs.  Colorado State
Saturday, September 13 at Connecticut
Saturday, September 20 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Saturday, September 27 at Air Force
Saturday, October 4 at Nevada
Saturday, October 18 vs. Fresno State
Saturday, October 25 vs BYU
Saturday, November 8 at New Mexico
Saturday, November 15 vs. San Diego State
Saturday, November 22 at Wyoming
Saturday, November 29 vs. Utah State

Boise State Swimmers in Second Place at Mountain West Championships

It was a good but not great day for Boise State in the opening of the Mountain West Swimming and Diving Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

Boise State sits second with 88 points, trailing Nevada with 107.  San Diego State is right behind the Broncos with 80 points, while New Mexico and Wyoming have 65 each.

Boise State set a school record in the 200 medley relay, finishing second to San Diego State.  The foursome then swam a time trial, and were clocked in 1:37.75, which qualifies for the NCAA Championships.

Ciera Cortney, who has dominated diving this season, finished the one-meter final today in second place with a score of 299.79.
 

Bronco Collapse Leads to Ram 71-51 Win

Oops.

Halftime: CSU 26, Boise State 17

Broncos fell apart in the last half of the first half.  They let the Rams go on a 22-4 run to close out the half.

I Don't Claim to Have Been Right in That Last Post But...

Colorado State is now up on the Bronco women, 21-17 with 2:17 remaining in the first half.

Boise State Runs Out to 13-4 Lead

Don't know if Colorado State has the Lady Broncos right where they want them, but early, it's all Boise State.  Eleven minutes remaining in the half at Taco Bell Arena.

Remaining Mountain West Basketball Schedule

San Diego State and New Mexico have now clinched first-round byes.  Of the remaining contenders:

UNLV (vs. New Mexico, at Boise State, vs. Colorado State, at Air Force, vs. San Diego State, at Nevada)

Wyoming (at Colorado State, vs. Air Force, vs. Boise State, at Utah State, vs. Colorado State)

Boise State (vs. UNLV, at Fresno State, at Wyoming, vs. Nevada, at Air Force)

Nevada (at Air Force, vs. New Mexico, at Boise State, vs. UNLV)

Fresno State (at Utah State, vs. Boise State, vs. San Diego State, at San Jose State)

Utah State (vs. Fresno State, at New Mexico, at San Jose State, vs. Wyoming)

Colorado State (vs. Wyoming, at UNLV, vs. San Jose State, at Wyoming)

Air Force (vs. Nevada, at Wyoming, vs. UNLV, at New Mexico, vs. Boise State)

Current Mountain West Men's Basketball Standings

1.   San Diego State 11-1 (pending game with Utah State tonight)
2.   New Mexico 10-2
3.   UNLV 8-4
4.   Wyoming 8-5
5.   Boise State 7-6
6.   Nevada 7-7
7.   Fresno State 6-8
8.   Utah State 5-8 (pending game with San Diego State tonight)
9.   Colorado State 5-9
10.  Air Force 4-9
11.  San Jose State 1-13

Boise State Now in Fifth Place

Boise State has passed Nevada for fifth place in the Mountain West.  The Wolf Pack lost to San Jose State tonight, 66-64.

Boise State Scores 84-72 Road Win At Colorado State

Thomas Bropleh came off the bench for 18 second half points as Boise State downed Colorado State 84-72 in Fort Collins tonight.

Boise State went ahead 27-25 on two Derrick Marks free throws 6 minutes and 37 seconds into the game, and Coach Leon Rice's team never looked back after that.  Anthony Drmic hit three three-pointers and had 12 points as the Broncos carried a 43-36 lead into halftime.

The homestanding Rams wouldn't go away, though, yet every time they crept closer, Bropleh would nail a three-ball or a key jumper to stave off the Rams.  Bropleh finished 7-9 from the field with four treys while Drmic finished with 19 points to lead the Broncos.  Ryan Watkins had 12 rebounds and 9 points in another stellar effort.  Jeff Elorriaga made his biggest contribution in weeks due to battling a back injury--he nailed three three-pointers for the Broncos.

Guard Daniel Bejarano poured in 23 points to lead CSU, while J.J. Avila had 13 while Carlton Hurst and Dwight Smith chipped in 11 each.

Boise State shot an excellent 54.7%, especially since they were 13-22 from three-point range.  The Rams stayed in the game with 16 offensive rebounds.

The Bronco win goes a long way in helping the team get to fifth place in the Mountain West.  The top five teams in conference play receive a bye in the upcoming tournament in Las Vegas.  Boise State is now 7-6 in the MWC and 17-9 overall, while CSU slipped to 5-9 and 14-13.

Wyoming defeated Fresno State tonight and is currently fourth place with an 8-5 league mark and 17-9 overall.  Fresno State dropped to 6-8 and 13-14.

Nevada is the other team with a good chance of finishing in the top five--they are currently 7-6 in the Mountain West pending their game tonight with San Jose State.

Drmic's seven field goals tonight moved him past former Bronco great John Coker for tenth place all-time in career field goals.  Drmic now has 441, just four behind Pat Hoke (1972-1976).

Boise State hosts UNLV in an "Orange Out" in Taco Bell Arena.  Fans are urged to wear Orange for the Saturday night game--tip is set for 6 p.m.

Boise State Wins 84-72

First win ever in Fort Collins, and one I said Boise State had to have to have a good chance of finishing fifth in the Mountain West.

Fresno State looks like they will lose to Wyoming--if so, the Broncos will have a 1 1/2 game lead over the Bulldogs for sixth place.  

With this win, if Boise State goes 2-2 down the stretch, I believe they get fifth.

Boise State Lead Down to 9

Broncos had built a 14-point second-half lead, but it's now 77-68 with less than three minutes left.

Boise State Going for 17th Win

Broncos up at Colorado State, 69-58 with ten minutes left.

It's Boise State's Turn To Win in the Final Seconds

It has been said that New Mexico creates matchup problems for the Boise State basketball team.

Well, Bronco coach Leon Rice figured out a way to beat the Lobos, as Boise State rallied to tip New Mexico, 71-70 last night in Taco Bell Arena.  Derrick Marks hit two free throws with 13 seconds left, and the Boise State defense held at the other end to preserve the last-second victory.  Boise State had seen more than their share of these type of games get away from them this season, so this one was extra sweet for the hard-working Broncos.

Kendall Williams paced New Mexico with 22 points, while Bairstow threw in 20.  The Lobos saw their six-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Broncos.

Williams drilled a three-pointer with 28 seconds to put his team up 70-69.  Marks then drove inside on Boise State's possession and was fouled; his free throws capped a comeback from 12 points down.

New Mexico, which has dominated Boise State in the past, appeared to be well in command of moving into a share of the Mountain West Conference lead, opening up a 42-30 lead late in the first half.  But the Broncos scored the final five points of the half, then came out in the final stanza and made a game of it.

Rice used his bench extensively and had an unexpected surprise for the Lobos' big men--Alex Kirk and Cameron Bairstow.  Rice inserted senior Thomas Bropleh into the lineup, with the daunting task of guarding someone six inches taller and 100 pounds heavier.    

Bropleh, whose play has found another level the last few weeks, performed admirably, giving his own big men much-needed rest.  Bropleh also hit four-three pointers, including a banker with the shot clock expiring that clearly affected the New Mexico team, and trimmed the Lobo lead to 60-59 with 8:10 remaining.  

Bropleh scored all 14 points in the second half, and during a stretch of 4:43, Bropleh scored 11 of those.  Anthony Drmic poured in 18 points for Boise State, while Ryan Watkins added 12 points and 11 rebounds and Marks finished with 11.

Watkins hit a jumper to give Boise State its first lead since the opening minutes of the game.  The contest then became a see-saw affair, with Watkins hitting two free throws with 41 seconds left to put Boise State up 69-67.

Marks drained all eight free-throw attempts to move him past former Bronco great Gerry Washington (1995-1999) into seventh place for career free throws at Boise State with 328.  Drmic's three three-pointers moved him out of a tie with Washington for sixth place in career treys (187).

Boise State evened its MWC record at 6-6 while moving to 16-9 overall.  A loss would have made it extremely difficult to earn a first-round bye in the upcoming conference tournament.  The impressive win over the Lobos may also be a factor in postseason tournament consideration for the Broncos.

Kirk had 13 points and nine rebounds for New Mexico (9-2 and 18-5), which lost for just the second time in 13 games.  The Lobos hit 51.2% of their shots, but were outrebounded by the shorter Broncos 35-23.  Led by Watkins, Boise State hauled in 12 offensive rebounds.

Boise State will travel to Colorado State next Tuesday night.

Boise State Gymnasts #16 in Today's Poll

The Broncos move up, but you have to average 196 to have a real shot of getting into Nationals.  Since Boise State does not, they will have to have a score exceeding 196 in the conference championships to move close to #12.

The top two teams at Regionals will get in, but judges will not give high scores to teams that haven't deserved them all year long.  Just the way it works...

Boise State Tennis Team Rallies for 4-3 Win Over BYU

The Broncos scored a big regional win on the road over BYU, coming from behind to take the victory in Provo.

Bronco Women Dominate Utah State 83-62

Miquelle Askew scored 34 as Boise State ran over Utah State today, 83-62.  The Bronco women are now in sole possession of second place in the Mountain West.

Broncos Lose, 76-70

The Boise State loss to Wyoming meant that the Mountain West would probably only have two teams in the NCAA's.  Now, with the Broncos losing to Utah State, the conference will probably only have one team in the NIT's.  What a difference a year makes.  The teams that are winning in conference lost badly in the non-conference games; the teams that did well out of conference (like Boise State) are losing in conference.  

Ouch.

NC State with Two-Run Homer

Broncos now down 6-1 in the seventh, NC State still batting.

Where the Bronco Basketball Team Stands

If Boise State can win in Logan, the Broncos would be tied with the loser of tonight's UNLV-Wyoming game for fifth place.  If they lose, they fall to a tie for sixth with Colorado State, which has already won today.

Broncos Down to Last Three Outs

North Carolina State continues to lead the Bronco softball team, 4-1, going to the top of the seventh.  Rebecca Patton has tossed a four-hitter at the Wolfpack, but she'll need to hold them down and hope her bats can come alive in the bottom of the seventh.

Boise State and Utah State

Tied at 33 at halftime.

Boise State Basketball Team Clinging to 2-Point Lead

Boise State has never won in Logan.  Broncos up 31-29.

Krieger Stranded on Third

Boise State's Jordan Krieger got to third base in the fourth with no one out.  What was needed was a ground ball to the infield or a fly to the outfield, and Boise State could get neither (pop-up to second and a strike out).  Still 3-1 in the top of the fifth.

Jordan Krieger Walks, Steals Second

Boise State with a bit of a threat in the fourth, trailing 3-1.

Bronco Softball Down to NC State

Boise State trails 3-1 in Tempe and will bat in the bottom of the fourth.  The Wolfpack are among those receiving votes in the latest collegiate softball poll.

Flanagan Takes First

Boise State's Mackenzie Flannigan won the 200 meters today at the Bronco Invitational Track meet.  Flannigan was timed at 24:47.

Bronco Gymnasts Come Through

Boise State came up with a nice road score in winning the Chicago Style Collegiate quadrangular gymnastics meet last night, giving the Broncos an 8-2 record.

Boise State finished first with a season-high 196.325 to beat out Bowling Green (194.325), North Carolina (192.075) and Illinois-Chicago (191.950).  The Broncos scored season-bests of 49.00 on beam and 49.175 on floor exercise, while also scoring 49.00 on vault and 49.150 on uneven bars.  Boise State will need to at least match those the rest of the season if they want to finally break through to the next level.

Kelsey Morris won the all-around title with a career-high 39.275.  Morris and Paige Urquhard each had 9.850 to share the balance title.  Perkins won on bars with a 9.875 and took the floor title with a 9.90.

Boise State will meet Oregon State, Utah State and Seattle Pacific next week on Corvallis.

Andrade Wins 400

Jordin Andrade of Boise State has just won the 400 meter run at Jackson's Track, a time of 48.12.

Drayden Takes Long Jump

Dominique Drayden of Boise State won the long jump at the Bronco Invitational Track Meet in Nampa, clearing 7.02 meters.

Post Wins Weight Throw

Boise State's Matt Post took first in the men's weight throw yesterday in the opening day of the Bronco Track Invitational at Jackson's Track in Nampa.  Post recorded a top throw of 18.42 meters.

Boise State Beats Utah Again, This Time in Tennis

The Bronco tennis team beat the Utes on the road, 5-2.

Bronco Softball Team Defeats Utah 6-1

Boise State opened the 2014 softball campaign with a 6-1 trouncing of the team the Pac-12 chose for expansion over the Broncos (Utah) at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona.  

Boise State will play North Carolina State tomorrow.

Boise State Dual with Oregon State Cancelled

Weather in Portland has forced Oregon State to cancel a wrestling dual with Boise State scheduled for tonight.  The Beavers were unable to fly out of Portland last night, and still could not get a plane out this morning.  Both teams will attempt to reschedule the match.

Boise State Gymnasts Slip to #18

Boise State was as high as #12 earlier in the year.  Hopefully, they can regain some of that magic:


http://www.troester.com/gym/WRankings/2014/0203/wteam.htm

Congrats to Freshman Allison Jeffries

The pole vaulter from Eagle became the first Bronco woman in history to clear four meters.  She set the school mark with a vault of 13-1.25 on her third attempt to win the event tonight at Jackson's Track.

Broncos Lose

Boise State's 11-point lead with four minutes left wasn't good enough, and they lose on the road.

UNLV Grabs Lead

Rebels with a 12-0 run to take a one-point lead, inside of two minutes.

Rebels Close to Four

Back and forth we go.  2:13 left and the Broncos up 67-63.  Boise State with the ball--must come up with points.

Boise State 62, UNLV 53

Six minutes left, Marks with 20, Watkins with his sixth straight double double.

Boise State with 11-Point Run of Their Own

Boise State leads UNLV 57-46 with eight minutes left.

Bronco Lead Down to Three

UNLV has exploded out of the gate and cut a 12-point Boise State lead to three in the second half.

Boise State Leads UNLV 37-27

Halftime score.

Hayli Bozarth Sets School Record

Hayli Bozarth of Boise State won the weight throw at the Ed Jacoby Invitational in Nampa.  The Bronco senior heaved the weight a school record 64-feet, 1.75 inches.

Emma Bates finished fourth in the women's 5000-meters at the UW Invitational in Seattle.  Bates' time is currently sixth-fastest in the nation.

Brandi Williams Wins Long Jump

Boise State's Brandi Williams took the long jump title today at the Ed Jacoby Invitational in Nampa.  Williams leaped 18-feet, 6.50 inches to take first.

Congrats to Boise State Student-Athletes

Fifty-five Boise State student-athletes have received all-academic status from the Mountain West Conference, the league office announced today.  Thirty-one Bronco football players made the list, tops in the conference.

Congratulations to all:

Men’s Cross Country

Name                     Class                Major

Aaron Black            Junior               Exercise Science

Kyle Merritt              Junior               Exercise Science

David Elliott             Junior               Business Management

Jeff Howard            Senior              K-12 Physical Education

Zachary Wiles         Senior              Sociology

Women’s Cross Country  

Name                           Class            Major  

Marisa Howard             Senior          Nursing

Katherine Jette             Senior           Health Science Studies

Lauren Lucas               Senior          Elementary Education

Shelby McIntyre            Sophomore   Marketing

Shannon Susbauer       Sophomore   Physiology

Taryn Treadway           Senior           Elementary Education 

Football  

Name                           Class                Major  

Jay Ajayi                      Sophomore        Marketing

Travis Averill                 Sophomore        undeclared

Corey Bell                     Junior                Business Management

Charles Bertoli              Sophomore        Athletic Training

Jonathan Brown             Senior               Business Management

Dallas Burroughs           Junior               Criminal Justice

Jack Fields                   Sophomore        undeclared

Spencer Gerke              Senior               Criminal Justice

Jake Hardee                 Junior               Political Science

Trevor Harman              Senior               Communication

Marcus Henry                Junior                Business Management

Tyler Horn                    Junior                Communication

Dustin Kamper              Senior               Communication

Darren Lee                   Freshman           undeclared

Gabe Linehan               Senior                Marketing

Taylor Loffler                Junior                 Business Management

Dillon Lukehart              Junior                 Business Management

Ebo Makinde                 Senior                 Business Management

Beau Martin                  Junior                  Communication

Sam McCaskill               Sophomore         Supply Chain Management

Matt Miller                     Junior                 Business Management

Kirby Moore                   Senior                Communication

Ress Odhiambo            Junior                 Exercise Science

Matt Paradis                 Senior                 Economics

Chris Santini                 Sophomore         undeclared

Joe Southwick               Senior                 Business Management

Chris Tozer                   Senior                 Communication

Sean Wale                    Sophomore         Health Science

Ben Weaver                  Sophomore          Finance

Shane Williams-Rhodes Sophomore          Communication

Mario Yakoo                Sophomore           Communication 

Soccer  

Name                             Class                 Major  

Dominique Banks           Sophomore       Health Science Studies

Bekah Carrasquer          Sophomore       Health Science Studies

Brooke Heideman           Sophomore       Health Science Studies

Ashley Hruby                  Senior              Supply Chain Management

Katy Oehring                  Senior              Health Science Studies

Anna Popma                  Sophomore       Health Science Studies

Shannon Schueren         Junior               Chemistry

Rebe Wolverton              Senior              Health Science Studies 

Volleyball  

Name                             Class                Major  

Sarah Baugh                  Sophomore       Biology

Aly Duffin                      Junior                Business Management

Alyssa Gammel              Junior                Social Science

Casey Rose                   Senior               Social Science

Janessa White               Sophomore        Health Science Studies

Bronco Gymnasts Fall Again in Top 25

Boise State yet to get that average above 196 per outing, so they'll stay pretty much around 14-20 all year.

http://www.troester.com/gym/WRankings/2014/0127/wteam.htm

Former Boise State Golfer Graham DeLaet Finishes 2nd on PGA Tour

Former Bronco golfer Graham DeLaet finished second this weekend at the Farmer's Insurance Open tournament.  DeLaet was in a tie for first in the clubhouse, and finished one stroke behind the winner.

Bronco Track Team Wins Four More Events

Mackenzie Flannigan captured her second title of the weekend at the Jacksons Invitational Track & Field meet in Nampa, topping the field in the 400-meter dash.  Flannigan ran a 54.54 to finish first.

Emma Bates won the women's mile in 4:47.59, while Allan Schroeder took the men's mile in 4:06.98.  Roderick Townsend won the men's high jump (6-10.75) to give the Broncos six individual wins for the meet.

Boise State's Karyna Armstrong Wins Weight Throw

Two wins on opening day of the Jacksons Invite in Nampa.  We told you earlier about Mackenzie Flannigan--Karyna Armstrong also came away with a title, heaving a career-best of 61-feet, 2-inches to win the weight throw.

Action continues tomorrow at Jacksons Track.

Boise State Gymnasts Top Southern Utah 196-025 to 195.050

Ciera Perkins scored three individual wins to help #15 Boise State defeat Southern Utah 196-025 to 195.050 at Taco Bell Arena last night.

Perkins won on vault, uneven bars and floor exercises in helping the Broncos to the win.  Perkins scored career bests of 9.925 on vault and bars, and a career best-tying 9.875 on floor.  Perkins' bar score is tied for the seventh-best in school history, and her six career bars wins moves her into a tie for 10th all-time.

Fellow Junior Kelsey Morris shared the floor title with Perkins and Kelsey Black, while Morris won the all-around with a career-best 39.150.  Black is now tied for ninth in career floor wins with six.

Overall, Boise State scored a 49.100 on vault, a 49.025 on bars, a 48.775 on beam and 49.125 on floor.  Southern Utah finished with 48.775 on vault, 48.600 on bars, 48.700 on the balance beam and 48.975 on floor.  Ana Jaworski of Southern Utah took home the beam title with a 9.875.

The two teams meet again next Friday in Cedar City, Utah.

Flannigan Takes 200 Title at Jackson's

Mackenzie Flannigan has won the women's 200-meter open at the Jackson's Track Invitational.  Flannigan crossed the tape in 24.34, beating several runners from Washington State and Nevada in the process.

Bronco Wrestlers Lose to North Dakota State 26-15

Boise State's wrestlers fell for the third time in the last four matches, getting whipped by #22 North Dakota State on their home floor, 26-15.

No. 22 North Dakota State 26, No. 21 Boise State 15
125: Rami Haddadin (BSU) dec. Hunter Weber (NDSU), 3-1
133: Justin LaVelle (NDSU) tech fall Matt Nader (BSU), 16-1
141: Clay Cathey (NDSU) dec. Travis Himmelman (BSU), 4-3
149: Chris Castillo (BSU) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 8-4
157: Nick Olejnik (NDSU) dec. Taylor West (BSU), 5-3 (2OT)
165: No. 3 Steven Monk (NDSU) fall Holden Packard (BSU), 2:56
174: No. 13 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) dec. Austin Dewey (BSU), 6-2
184: No. 7 Jake Swartz (BSU) dec. Kurtis Julson (NDSU), 4-2
197: Tyler Lehmann (NDSU) fall Cody Dixon (BSU), 1:54
285: No. 6 J.T. Felix (BSU) fall John Gusewelle (NDSU), 4:47

Boise State Wins Gymnastics Meet

Boise State pulled ahead with 195.125 team points, followed by #13 Denver with 194.825 and #23 Brigham Young with 194.450.

Gymnastics squads are supposed to score better at home for several reasons, yet Boise State's score was less tonight than it was on the road in Salt Lake City last week.  This will hurt them when the Regional Qualifying Scores come into play later in the year.  Also, several Broncos scored under 9.80 tonight, the benchmark for teams that make the national championships.  Boise State must consistently score over 49 in each event each week to have hopes of ever making that field.

Boise State Pulls Ahead of Denver

BYU still has two competitors on beam, while Boise State has one left on floor.  But the Broncos appear to have won the triangular gymnastics meet, although there were numerous Broncos under 9.80 tonight.

Denver Leading Women's Gymnastics

Denver has finished with 194.825 points, well ahead of nationally-ranked Boise State and BYU, who are yet to complete their final events.  We'll have final results soon.

Boise State Student-Athletes Set School Record for Classroom Performance

Boise State's outstanding student-athletes have been amazing students for many years now (13 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0), but they have outdone themselves now.

The Broncos set a school record in the 2013 fall semester, as nearly 70% of them posted grade-point averages above 3.0--68% to be exact.

Eleven programs in the Boise State Athletic Department had combined GPA's of 3.0 or better, just an amazing achievement.  The football, men's golf and women's swimming and diving all set school records.

Boise State's cumulative all-sport GPA is now 3.12, the highest on record at the school.  

No less than twenty-eight Boise State student-athletes recorded GPA's of 4.0.  We salute them, and all of the great young men and women responsible for this achievement:

Men's Basketball

Nick Duncan

Football
D.J. Dean
Ryan Finley
Mason Hampton
Matt Paradis

Men's Golf
Shane Allor

Women's Golf
Dana Clary
Jenna Leurquin
Genevieve Ling
Sammie Pless

Gymnastics
Brooke Graham
Paige Urquhart

Softball
Jordan Kreiger
Rebecca Patton

Soccer
Rebe Wolverton

Swimming & Diving
Brooke Balogh
Heather Harper
Stevie Hughey
Devin Madsen
Samantha Wicks

Men's Tennis
Aidan Reid

Women's Tennis
Megan LaLone
Bobbi Oshiro

Men's Track & Field
David Elliott
Cody Forman

Women's Track & Field
Kate Jette
Lauren Lucas
Mary Kate McGuire
Kady Stafford

Drmic Now Ninth Place in Career Scoring

Anthony Drmic now has 1,211 career points at Boise State, with three points tonight so far at Nevada.  Drmic is in ninth place all-time, moving ahead of former guard Gerry Washington.

Boise State Gymnasts Tie School Record with #11 National Ranking

On the strength of their performance against #6 Utah last week, Boise State is ranked #11 in the nation in this week's women's gymnastics rankings.  It is tied for the highest ranking a Lady Bronco gymnastics team has ever held.

http://www.troester.com/gym/WRankings/2014/0113/wteam.htm

Bates Receives Votes for Bowerman Trophy

Storied distance runner Emma Bates has received another honor.  Bates received votes for the 2014 Bowerman Trophy Women's Preseason Watch List, becoming the first Bronco to ever attain that distinction.  The Bowerman Trophy is essentialy the "Heisman" for track and field.

The list is voted on by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, which made the announcement today.

Bates will compete in her final season of indoor track in the coming months, but has two seasons of outdoor track and one final one in cross country this fall.

Aztecs Enter Boise State Game Sky High

San Diego State, fresh from it's upset of then-#17 Kansas, hosts Boise State tonight in a key Mountain West Conference men's basketball game.  The Axtecs shocked Kansas last weekend, 61-57.  San Diego State has also beaten #23 Creighton (86-80) and Marquette (67-59) this season.

The Broncos, meanwhile, are coming off a game in which they let a twenty-five point lead evaporate to five before downing Fresno State 86-79 Saturday.  Plus, Boise State has not shown the ability to beat a Top 20 team, losing a game to Iowa State despite leading most of the game, and getting crushed by Kentucky.

Xavier Thames is the unquestioned leader of San Diego State; he does everything well.  Thames is averaging 16.2 points a game and is hitting 47.5% of his three-point attempts (29-61).  Thames also averages 80.6% from the free-throw line, leads his team with 32 assists and has 26 steals.

Winston Shepard averages 12.9 points and 4.6 rebounds a game and has 18 steals on the season.

After those two, the Axtecs are pretty balanced.  J.J. O'Brien averages 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and hits 48.8% of his shots.  Forward Josh Davis is similar to Boise State's Ryan Watkins.  Davis averages 8.9 points and 11.3 rebounds and also has 12 steals.

Matt Shrigley is 20-48 from three-point land (41.7%) , the next-best long-range bomber to Thames.  Shrigley averages 6.8 points a contest.  Former St. John's transfer Dwayne Polee II averages 8.0 points, Aqeel Quinn averages 7.1 points and has 10 steals this season, while Skyler Spencer averages 4.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, hits 53.8% from the field (28-52) and an incredible 37 blocks already this year.

San Diego State rebounds the ball about as well as anyone in the country (#13), especially offensively.  It will take a super shooting performance as well as Boise State's best defense and blocking out of the year to pull out a Bronco win.

Broncos #18 in the Country in Free-Throw Shooting

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/team/_/stat/free-throws

Boise State #27 in Three-Point Shooting

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/team/_/stat/3-points

Boise State #22 in Scoring

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/team/_/stat/scoring-per-game

Ryan Watkins #5 in the Nation in Offensive Rebounds

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/stats/leaders/NCAAB/OREB/regularseason/yearly

Elorriage #2 in Three-Point Shooting Percentage

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/stats/leaders/NCAAB/TPPCT/regularseason/yearly

Jeff Elorriaga #27 in Three-Pointers

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/stats/leaders/NCAAB/TPM/regularseason/yearly

Anthony Drmic #42 in Scoring

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/stats/leaders/NCAAB/PTSAVG/regularseason/yearly

Schedules Page Updated

The Blue Through and Through Schedules Tab has been updated with the 2014 schedules for the winter sports.  You can always find it by clicking on the Tab at the top of the web site.  The spring schedule will be updated when those schedules are complete.

http://rocketman5000.blogspot.com/p/schedules.html

Bronco Grapplers Now #19

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/rankings/college/Team

Boise State #21 in CBS RPI Basketball Rankings

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/rpi/index1

Broncos Roll to 80-54 Win Over South Carolina

Anthony Drmic scored from nearly every place on the court, as the junior guard poured in 30 points and had six rebounds to lead Boise State to a lopsided 80-54 win over South Carolina tonight in Honolulu. The Broncos will meet #14 Iowa State in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic on Christmas night.

The Broncos looked smooth and confident from the get-go, exploding to a 13-4 lead six minutes into the contest against the Gamecocks. Drmic scored nine of his team's 13 to set the tone early. Boise State undoubtedly played one of their best games of the season, throwing a stifling defense on inexperienced South Carolina.

Meanwhile, Coach Leon Rice's team utilized unselfish play and crisp passing, often finding open Broncos for easy buckets underneath. Boise State led at the break, 43-28, with Drmic piling up 20 points.

Boise State continued to build their lead in the second half, opening up a thirty-point lead with 8:53 remaining on a three-ball from Jeff Elorriaga. Coach Rice emptied his bench in the final minutes.

Drmic hit 10-of-17 shots from the field; his repertoire featured three-pointers, pull-up jumpers, floaters in the lane, and difficult driving layups that often resulted in fouls. Drmic connected on 8-of-11 from the free-throw line. Elorriage's three treys resulted in nine points, while big man Ryan Watkins contributed eight points, three rebounds and three assists.  Igor Hadziomerovic had four assists for Boise State.

Brenton Williams came off the bench to hit 14 points for South Carolina, while Duane Notice added 13.

Boise State forced 18 Gamecock turnovers while committing just nine themselves. Boise State advanced to 10-2 with the win, while South Carolina dropped to 3-5.

Boise State Selected as Favorite in Initial Mountain Rim Conference Season

The Boise State gymnastics team is moving on from its days in the Western Athletic Conference, but some things remain the same--the Broncos are the preseason favorite in the new Mountain Rim Gymnasts Conference.

Boise State received three first-place votes and 15 points to top the poll of the five league coaches, while the University of Denver finished second with the remaining two first-place votes.  Southern Utah was third, followed by Brigham Young and Utah State.

Boise State returns 2013 WAC Freshman of the Year Maddie Krentz, as well as All-WAC performer Kelsey Black, from its WAC Championship squad of last season.

The 2014 Mountain Rim conference season will begin January 11, with the championship scheduled for March 22 in Provo, Utah.

The Top 100 Female Artists of the Rock Era:

In case you haven't checked it out, or have fallen behind with the Christmas rush, here is a link to Inside The Rock Era's first 25 artists:

http://top5000-rocketman5000.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-top-100-female-artists-of-rock-era_16.html

The Top 150 Christmas Songs of All-Time:

Here is a guide to all the Christmas songs that our sister blog, Inside The Rock Era, has featured since December 1 in our annual Christmas special:

http://top5000-rocketman5000.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-150-christmas-songs-of-all-time_16.html

Welcome Back to Boise, Bryan Harsin!

http://bluefootballthroughandthrough.blogspot.com/2013/12/bryan-harsin-is-next-boise-state-head.html