Lohman Wins Weight Throw at Bronco Classic

Will Lohman of Boise State was the victor in the men's weight throw competition today at Jackson's Track in Nampa.  Lohman heaved the ball 59-feet, 10.50 inches.

O'Donoghue-McDonald Takes 800

Yet another win for Boise State today at the Bronco Classic.  Drew O'Donoghue-McDonald took the men's 800 meters wiht a time of 1:54.41.         

Bates Wins 800

Emma Bates edged Utah's Rosalie Waller to win the 800-meters at the Bronco Classic this afternoon.  Bates was clocked in 2:11.14 to 2:11.70 for Waller.

Rolando Trammel Wins 60 Hurdles

It took just 8.02 seconds for Boise State's Rolando Trammel to go from start to finish in the men's 60-meter hurdles as the Broncos are dominating the Bronco Classic in Nampa over Utah and Utah State.

Manoah Wesson Wins 400

Manoah Wesson led a 1-2-3 Bronco sweep in the 400 at the Bronco Classic.  Wesson crossed the tape in 47.71.

Bennett, Pierce Go 1-2 in the 400

Chalk up yet another win by Boise State over the newest member of the Pac-12.  Utah was chosen in conference expansion over the Broncos two years ago.  Boise State's Yvonne Bennett and Cyntrail Pierce (both with 57.02) got the best of Utah's Alyssa Johnson today in the 400 meters at the Bronco Classic in Nampa.

VanderMalle Wins Mile As Broncos Take 3 of Top 4 Places

Marissa VanderMalle captured the mile today at the Bronco Track Classic at Jackson's Track in Nampa.  VanderMalle ran the distance in 4:55.02, edging Utah State's Alex Litzsinger (4:56.12).  Rick Morrill of Boise State was third (5:04.42) while Lauren Lucas (5:05.39) took fourth.

Boise State Gymnasts Top 196, Beat BYU

The Broncos topped the magic 196 number, defeating BYU 196.325 to 195.125.

Bronco Wrestlers Win One for Owen

The Broncos did it.  They battled back from a 12-0 deficit with one of their best wrestlers down to injury and won 23-15 over Cal Bakersfield.  The Broncos are now 7-5 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12.  Bakersfield falls to 7-4 and 1-2.

Bronco Wrestlers Take 16-15 Lead

With Jake Schwartz's 14-6 major, the Broncos now lead Bakersfield for the first time tonight.  Scwartz is now 24-3 this season.  The Broncos have battled back from a 12-0 deficit early.  Two matches remain at Taco Bell Arena.

Broncos With 49.025 on Beam

Boise State with 147.3 after 3 rotations, still ahead of the pace for a 196, the minimum score needed to have any chance at making Nationals.  Of course, the Broncos will have to exceed that 196 in the meets to come to make up for sub-par 196's in the first two meets.

Boise State Down to Cal State Bakersfield 15-12

The Bronco wrestlers are in the hole early.  Brian Owen, the 15th-ranked wrestler in the nation at 133 pounds, was injured and unable to complete his match.  That gave Bakersfield 6 points in the early portion of the match and Boise State has been fighting from behind ever since.

Boise State With 49.125 on Bars

Two rotations, and two scores over 49, which is the average Boise State needs for a 196.  The Broncos have 98.275 after two rotations.  BYU scored 48.975 on vault and has 97.775.

Bronco Gymnasts Take Early Lead

Boise State has the early lead on BYU and the annual Beauty and the Beast event, 49.150 to 48.800.  The Broncos just completed their first rotation on vault while the Cougar women were on bars.

Boise State has not been able to top 196 this season, and as a result have fallen from a preseason ranking of #15 to an actual ranking of #21.

Broncos Take It On the Chin

Boise State fell to Colorado State tonight 77-57.  

Bronco Wrestlers Edge Up To #24

The Boise State wrestling team moved up a spot in the latest wrestling rankings.  The Broncos are now #24 in the country.

Bronco Gymnasts Fall to #21

Boise State's gymnastics team now finds itself all the way down to #21.  The Broncos have yet to top the 196 team score needed for inclusion among the nation's elite teams in two meets this season.  

Boise State began the season as the #15 team in the nation in a preseason vote of the nation's coaches, but have yet to live up to those expectations.

Bronco Gymnasts Top BYU But Score Under 196

The Boise State gymnastics team edged BYU last night in Provo, Utah, but both teams scored under 196, the point total needed to be taken seriously as a Top 12 team.  The Lady Broncos totaled 194.700 points to 194.425 for the homestanding Cougar women.  

Sophomore Caitlin Mann won four titles, including all-around, while Brittany Potvin-Green and Amanda Otuafi each shared two titles on individual events.  Mann won the all-around with 38.625, chalking up titles on vault (9.850), uneven bars (9.850) and balance beam (9.750).  Otuafi shared the vault title with Mann, Potvin-Green shared the bars title with Mann, and Potvin-Green and Otuafi each scored 9.850 on floor exercises to tie for individual honors there.

"We are happy with our performance tonight," said co-head coach Tina Bird.  "It was a great team effort."

The two teams will face off in one week at the first Boise State Beauty and the Beast competition of the season. The meet will be held in conjunction with the wrestling match on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7:00 p.m. in Taco Bell Arena.

Ouch! Boise State Beat By 16 at Nevada

The Broncos, 14-4 prior to today's game, were beaten 75-59 by the 11-8 Nevada Wolf Pack.

Matt Post Wins Weight Throw at Jackson's Invitational

Post had a best throw of 58-8 to win the event this afternoon.