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.