Boucher, North Do Not Qualify

Boise State's Amber Boucher finished 18th today in the 100-yard prelims at the NCAA National Swimming Championships in Austin, Texas.  She did not qualify.  Her teammate, Stephanie North, was 29th, so Boise State is finished in the competition with Boucher's five points.

Boise State currently in 35th place but of course they will drop as the races continue into the night.

Boise State Briefly Ahead of Minnesota for 6th

But Minnesota has four wrestlers to go while Boise State has one.  I don't think the Broncs can catch American for fifth.  They definitely need some pins--I don't know why Randall hasn't had his guys going for them.

But now Minnesota has pulled back in front with 67 points to 63.5 for Boise State.

Chamberlain will wrestle for 3rd place

about 10 minutes away.

Jason up 3-0 over Sanjaa.

Chamberlain wins 3-0.  Out of Hall, Hochstrasser, Smith & Chamberlain, Jason and Andrew are the ones that get it done.  Chamberlain gets third place and that's 2 1/2 more points for Boise State.

Hall Wins 5th Place Match 5-1

at 157 pounds.

Alright, here goes Hall for fifth.

29-2 vs. 29-6 for Welch, a man he already lost to.

Hall once again being tentative, a tactic that cost him the last time.

Gets the escape, something that Welch will get in the 3rd so we're still even, and one move could decide the match.
Hall awarded a point,now up 2-0.

Starting period three.

An escape, but Hall finally gets a takedown, up 4-1.

Current NCAA Wrestling Standings

After Consolation Semi's and counting a few at 125, Minnesota has now passed Boise State for 6th.

1.  Penn State 107.5
2.  Iowa 91
3.  Cornell 89
4.  American 75
5.  Oklahoma State 72
6.  Boise State 63.5 (Boise State has 3 wrestlers)
7.  Minnesota 60 (Minnesota has 5 wrestlers)
7.  Wisconsin 60 (Wisconsin has 4 wrestlers)
9.  Lehigh 53.5
10.  Arizona State 52.5

Boise State Now in Danger of Finishing 9th

With Adam Hall's defeat to a team Boise State is chasing in the standings, the chances of top five are slim.  Meanwhile, Minnesota is now just half a point away from the Broncos and has two wrestlers to go.  That would slide the Broncos down to #9.

Chamberlain wrestling now at 149

tied up at 1 with Jamaal Parks of Oklahoma State.

Third period.

Chamberlain wins with 30 seconds left in sudden victory.  Very important for team race as well.  Boise State scores 6.5 points with the win.  Chamberlain advances to the consolation final for third place.

Hall wrestling now at 157 pounds

losing 1-0 to Steve Fittery of American.  Important match for team standings.

Now in 3rd.  It's now or never for Hall.

He's going to lose on riding time if he doesn't get up soon.

subject to a near fall at the end, Hall loses 6-0 and the #1 seed will have to wrestle for 5th place.

Adam Hall about to Go at 157 Pounds Consolation Semi's

The #1 ranked wrestler would like to at least get third place for his efforts.  He needs two wins to do that.  Hall will wrestle #2 Steve Fittery of American today.  If Hall loses, Boise State cannot finish fifth place.

Broncos Host Idaho and New Mexico at Appleton

Boise State's tennis team tries to find its rhythm today with doubles competition against Idaho and a match set for noon against #40 New Mexico.  The Boise State-Idaho doubles play begins at 9 this morning at the Appleton Center.

The Boise State softball team dives into the deep end with games today against Arizona State and Penn State at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California.  The Broncos will meet ASU at 4:30 and the Nittany Lionettes at 6:30.

Exclusive--Boucher Finishes 4th in "B" Final of 100-yard Butterfly

For the first time in school history, Boise State gets national team points in the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.  Amber Boucher finished fourth in the "B" race of the 100-yard Butterfly Final tonight in Austin, Texas.  Boucher swam the distance in 52.90, earning Boise State five team points.  With those points, Boise State is now 35th in the nation.  Boucher and teammate Stephanie North are both entered in the 100-yard freestyle prelims tomorrow morning with a chance to maintain or better their team standing.  This will earn Boise State points in the Learfield Sports Cup, which recognizes the top university each year for the best overall sports department.  Last year, a finish of #42 received 21 team points in the Learfield Cup.

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Minimum and Maximum Points for Wrestling Teams

With just one session remaining, here are the minimum and maximum points that each team can score.

Penn State 107-140
Cornell 78.5-121.5
Iowa 74-114
Arizona State 61.5-71.5
Lehigh 63.5-73.5
Wisconsin 45-72
Boise State 54-77
Oklahoma State 72-94
American 74-84

For Boise State to be fifth, the three remaining Broncos cannot lose and wrestlers from American and Oklahoma State must lose.  If the Broncos win out, Wisconsin, Lehigh and Arizona State cannot catch them.  But for the Broncos to be fifth, either American or Oklahoma State must lose out (or both), which would Boise State fourth.  If American and Oklahoma State both have one of their wrestlers win tomorrow, the best the Broncos can do is sixth.

NCAA Wrestling Championship Scores

Session 4 is complete.  Apparently the NCAA awards points for finishes that have not happened yet.  The official standings they show indicate the minimum that each team will get (extra points are given for the place that each wrestler finishes.)  If the wrestler loses, they will not get the points for that place normally awarded because they have already been figured into the standings.

1.  Penn State 92.5 (3 championship and 2 consolation)
2.  Cornell 75 (1 and 4)
3.  Iowa 69.5 (1 and 4)
3.  Oklahoma State 69.5 (2 and 1)
5.  American 56 (1 and 2)
6.  Lehigh 53.5 (2 and 1)
7.  Arizona State 52.5 (2 and 1)
8.  Boise State 52 (1 and 2)
9.  Minnesota 49.5 (0 and 5)
10.  Wisconsin 44.5 (0 and 4)
11.  Stanford 40.5 (1 and 2)
12.  Nebraska 38.5 (1 and 0)
13.  Oklahoma 36 (1 and 2)
14.  Northwestern 35.5 (0 and 3)
15.  Michigan 34.5 (1 and 0)
16.  Central Michigan 32 (0 and 3)
17.  Kent State 31 (1 and 0)
17.  Maryland 31 (0 and 3)
19.  Missouri 30.5 (0 and 2)
19.  Wyoming 30.5 (0 and 2)
21.  Iowa State 27.5 (1 and 0)
22.  Virginia 24 (0 and 2)
23.  Illinois 23 (0 and 2)
24.  Oregon State 21.5 (0 and 1)
24.  Rutgers 21.5

Hall Will Wrestle #11 Walter Peppelman of Harvard in Consolation Semis

That will take place later tonight.

Hall about ready to go in 5 minutes.

Hall losing 10-4 in second period.  Got himself into two near-falls.

Wow.  Hall would have never caught up on points.  He just pined him!

Oklahoma State's Parks getting a battle

5-5 in consolation.  Boise State could need some help to finish 5th.

Hochstrasser gives Boise State points for finish

Hochstrasser will get either 12 or 16 points tomorrow night, depending on result.  First place is 16 points and second is 12.  Big difference there.

Wrestlers Left for Top 17 Teams at NCAA Wrestling Championships

These are now complete through 3 sessions.

1.  Cornell 61 points (4 in championships, 1 in consolation)
2.  Penn State 60.5 (4 and 3)
3.  Iowa 52 (3 and 4)
4.  American 49 (3 and 1)
5.  Oklahoma State 44.5 (2 and 4)
6.  Wisconsin 41 (3 and 1)
7.  Lehigh 37 (2 and 3)
8.  Boise State 35 (2 and 1)
8.  Arizona State 35 (2 and 1)
10.  Minnesota 32 (1 and 4)
11.  Nebraska 30.5 (1 and 2)
12.  Northwestern 28.5 (2 and 1)
13.  Michigan 27.5 (1 and 1)
14.  Kent State 24 (1 and 2)
15.  Stanford 23 (1 and 2)
15.  Missouri 22.5 (1 and 1)
16.  Oklahoma 22 (1 and 3)

Jason Chamberlain Meets #2 Frank Molinaro of Penn State

at 149 pounds in the semifinal tonight.

Chamberlain about ready to wrestle.

With Hall & Smith out of the championships, Boise State needs this bad.

2-1 Molinaro early.

Still 2-1 in the 3rd.  Chamberlain has to get aggressive.  You have to figure Molinaro will escape so Chamberlain needs the takedown.

And indeed he gets the escape.
And it's over.  4-1, Chamberlain goes down.  Now just one Boise State wrestler in the finals.  Earlier in the year, four were ranked #1 or #2.

Hochstrasser Will Go Against #3 Andrew Long of Penn State at 133

About to start.

Ready to go on Mat 4--Go Hoch!

Andrew with a takedown, Lang escape.  2-1 Hochstrasser.

Hochstrasser escape in second, up 3-1 and period almost over.

Near Fall in the third, now up 6-1.

Add a near fall, up 8-1 plus riding time.  Hoch has to make up for his teammates that did not win by getting bonus points.

Now they took away 2 points and Lang gets a takedown.  Final 6-4.