2009-10 Boise State Wrestling Media Guide by Boise State University

2009-10 Schedule Date Oct 31 Nov 6 Nov 22 Nov 22 Dec 4-5 Dec 11 Dec 20 Jan 9-10 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 29 Jan 30 Feb 5 Feb 12 Feb 26-27 Mar 18-20

Opponent %#North Idaho College Great Falls-Montana #University of Wisconsin *at Oregon State University Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Montana State Northern Reno Tourney of Champions National Duals #North Dakota St *at Cal-State Fullerton *at Cal-State Bakersfield *at Cal-Poly SLO *at Stanford *at UC-Davis at Utah Valley University *Oregon State (Beauty & Beast) Pac-10 Championships NCAA National Championships

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Location Time Spokane, WA (West Valley HS) Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena) Corvallis, OR (Gill Arena) Corvallis, OR (Gill Arena) Primm, NV (Buffalo Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena) Reno, NV (Downtown Conv Cntr) Cedar Falls, IA (Uni Dome) Bozeman, MT (Montana St Univ) Fullerton, CA (CSUF Campus) Bakersfield, CA (CSUB Campus) San Luis Obispo, CA (CP Campus) Palo Alto, CA (Stanford Campus) Davis, CA (Cal Davis Campus) Orem, UT (UVU Campus) Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena) Davis, CA (Cal Davis Campus) Omaha, NE (Qwest Center)

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Alan Bartelli Mark Bleuze Matt Casperson Jason Chamberlain Michael Cuthbertson Benjamin DeMuelle Toby Erickson Chris Givens Brock Gutches Adam Hall Andrew Hochstrasser Levi Holt Eli Hutchison Levi Jones Eric Jorgensen Randy Larson Nate Lee Cody Lords Brad Muri Jacob Neumann Brian Owen Brad Perry Ryon Sirucek Kirk Smith Josh Strait Jake Swartz Kurt Swartz Derek Toney Sam Zylstra

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Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) Henderson, Nev. (Basic HS) St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) Springville, Utah (Springville HS) Scottsboro, Ala. (Scottsboro HS) San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS) East Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS) Bonners Ferry, Idaho (Bonners Ferry HS) Toole, Utah (Toole HS) Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS) Soldonta, Alaska (Skyview HS) Nine Mile Falls, Wash. (Lakeside HS) Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS) Hermiston, Ore. (Hermiston HS) Payson, Ariz. (Payson HS) Kuna, Idaho (Kuna HS) Steliacoom, Wash. (Steliacoom HS) Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS) Spokane, Wash. (University HS) Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish HS) Buhl, Idaho (Buhl HS) Boise, Idaho (Centennial HS) Inkom, Idaho (Marsh Valley HS) Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS) Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS) Reardan, Wash. (Reardan HS) Sumas, Wash. (Nooksack Valley HS)

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Location: Boise, Idaho Enrollment: 18,936 Colors: Blue and Orange Nickname: Broncos Conference: Pac-10 National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Facility: Bronco Gym (1,450) & Taco Bell Arena (12,380) President: Dr. Robert Kustra Athletic Director: Gene Bleymaier Head Coach: Greg Randall Randall’s Dual Match Record at Boise State: 74-26 (7 years) Randall’s Overall Dual Match Record: 74-26 (7 years) Assistant Coaches: Chris Owens and Kirk White 2008-09 Dual Match Record: 17-3 (8-0 Pac-10) 2008-09 Pac-10 Conference Finish: 1st (172.5 points) 2008-09 NCAA National Finish: 12th (46.5 points) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 17 / 4 Starters Returning/Lost: 8 / 3 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 9 / 3 NCAA All-Americans Returning/Lost: 1 / 2 Wrestling SID: Max Corbet Phone: Work (208) 426-1515 Home: (208) 345-2180 FAX: (208) 426-1778 e-mail: mcorbet@boisestate.edu Address: 1910 University Drive Boise, Idaho 83725 Team Photographer: Stan Brewster 3

INTRODUCTION

Head Coach Greg Randall.................................................. 2-3 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff.................................... 4-5 Simplot Center for Athletic Excellence..................................6 2009 Pac-10 Conference & NCAA Championships..............7 Returning NCAA All-Americans............................................8 Returning Pac-10 Conference Champions...................... 9-10 Returning NCAA National Qualifiers.............................11-16 Individual Bronco Profiles.............................................. 17-23 2007-08 Season Review.................................................... 24-25 Former Pac-10 and Big Sky Champions.............................26 Former Boise State NCAA All-Americans..........................27 NCAA Champions Ben Cherrington & Kirk White..........28 USA Olympian Charles Burton & Former Head Coach Mike Young..................................29 Past Boise State Pac-10 Team Champions...........................30 Bronco Nation.................................................................. 31-56 Boise State Competition Facilities.................................. 32-34 Allen Noble Gallery & Hall of Fame....................................35 Bronco Historical Highlights.......................................... 36-37 2007-08 Boise State Year in Review............................... 38-39 Strength and Conditioning...................................................40 Boise State Sports Medicine.................................................41 Bronco Academic Services/Success................................ 42-43 Bronco Community Service..................................................44 Boise State University........................................................ 45-7 Boise, Idaho...................................................................... 48-49 Dr. Robert Kustra, University President.............................52 Gene Bleymaier, Director of Athletics..................................53 Boise State Administration & Athletic Directory......... 54-55 Bronco Sports Information and Media Information..........56

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Head Coach - Greg Randall It took Greg Randall just seven years to direct the Boise State University wrestling program to the top of the Pac-10 Conference, while also establishing himself as one of the top collegiate coaches in the country. Through his first seven seasons as head coach, Randall has led the Broncos to top-three team finishes at the Pac10 Conference championships six times, including back-to-back Pac-10 titles in 2008 and 2009, and four top-25 finishes at the

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NCAA Championships. Randall’s success was capped last season with a 17-3 record, his third Pac-10 Championship and a 12th-place finish at the national tournament. Randall was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year after the Broncos shattered the conference championship scoring record with 172.5 team points. Boise State did so with six wrestlers earning individual conference titles, including: Andrew Hochstrasser (133 pounds), Jason Chamberlain (149), Tyler Sherfey (165), Nate Lee (174), Kirk Smith (184) and Brent Chriswell (197). Boise State had nine wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships, three of which (Hochstrasser, Sherfey and Chriswell) earned All-American honors with top-eight finishes in their respective weight classes. The nine BSU wrestlers at nationals tied the record for the most Broncos to qualify for the NCAA tournament since Boise State joined the Pac-10 in 1988. The Boise State wrestling program also achieved that feat in 2003 and 2008. Randall’s league finishes included the 2004, 2008 and 2009 Pac-10 championships, runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2005, and a third-place finish in 2006. At the 2003 and 2009 NCAA tournaments Randall’s Broncos placed 12th, while the 2006 and 2008 teams finished 24th. In 2007-08 Randall earned his first Pac-10 Coach of the Year award, which came in part to his team’s dominating performance at the league championships. Boise State scored the third-highest Pac-10 tournament score in history with 152.5 total points. With the win the Broncos also sent nine wrestlers on to the national tournament, which was highlighted by Kirk Smith’s eighth-place finish at 184 pounds. In 2006 Randall guided his first NCAA individual champion as a head coach as Ben Cherrington captured the national title in the 157-pound weight class. Cherrington was the second wrestler Randall has helped to a first-place finish at the NCAA tournament. In 1999 as an assistant coach for the Broncos, Randall helped guide Kirk White to the 165-pound national title. Taking over the program following the 2001-02 season, Randall has led the Broncos to a dual match record of 74-26 the past seven seasons for a 74.0 winning percentage. In that time eight of his wrestlers earned NCAA All-America honors while capturing 17 individual Pac-10 championships, including the six Boise State brought home from the 2009 Pac-10 Championships.

Randall became just the third head wrestling coach in the past 40 years at Boise State when he was promoted to the head coaching position on April 5, 2002, following the retirement of longtime head coach Mike Young. Prior to taking over the top coaching position, Randall was known as one of the top assistants in the country, helping the Broncos to two Pac-10 championships and several top-20 finishes at the NCAA tournament during his 10 years under Young. His success as an assistant carried over in his first year at the helm of the Bronco program (2002-03) when he was named “Rookie Coach of the Year” by Amateur Wrestling News. While the Boise State wrestling program has always been successful, it has seen unprecedented success over the past 10 seasons. During that time Boise State fans have seen some of the top team and individual performances in the program’s history with the Broncos winning five Pac-10 championships (2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2009), while finishing runner-up for the league title four other years (1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005). In his seven years as the Bronco head coach, Randall’s teams have made a habit of peaking at the right time each season. In 2009 and 2004 his squads won eight straight dual matches before winning the league title. In 2008 the Broncos finished the season by winning 9-of 10 duals en route to a Pac-10 title, with their only loss coming against No. 1 ranked Iowa in the season finale. His team also won its final eight dual matches before finishing second at the 2003 league championships and posting its fifth straight top-20 finish at nationals.

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2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions In the past 11 seasons, Randall has helped Boise State wrestlers to several league and national accomplishments. Included are 25 individual Pac-10 championships, 74 qualifiers to the NCAA championships, 17 Broncos receiving All-America honors and two individual NCAA national championships. Current assistant coach Kirk White came away with three of those All-America awards (1999, which came en route to his national individual title, 2000 and 2001). Since Randall joined the Bronco wrestling program 17 years ago, 14 individuals have earned a total of 19 NCAA All-America awards. Along with the three won by White, three other Broncos have also been multiple winners of the national honor. They are Larry Quisel (third in 1999 and second in 2000 at 157-pounds), Cash Edwards (seventh in 2000 and sixth in 2001 at 184 pounds), and Ben VomBaur (fourth in 2002 and sixth in 2003 at 125 pounds). Broncos earning single NCAA All-America honors with Randall as an assistant or head coach include Nels Nelson (seventh in 1992 at 150 pounds), Rusty Cook (fourth in 2001 at 197 pounds), Charles Burton (third in 1996 at 167 pounds), Collin Robertson (sixth in 2003 at 149 pounds), Boe Rushton (third in 2003 at heavyweight), Cherrington (first in 2005 at 157 pounds), Smith (eighth in 2008 at 184 pounds), Hochstrasser (fourth in 2009 at 133 pounds), Sherfey (eighth in 2009 at 165 pounds) and Chriswell (sixth in 2009 at 197 pounds). Burton went on to become Boise State’s first student-athlete to become a member of a United States Olympic team. The native of Meridian, Idaho, represented the United States at 2000 Sydney Games competing in the freestyle division, where he placed fifth in the 87-kilogram (187.25-pound) weight class. As a team at the NCAA Tournament, Boise State has finished among the top 25 teams eight of the past eleven years. Along with their 12th place finish 2009, the Broncos also finished 24th in 2008, 24th in 2006, 12th in 2003, tied for 19th in 2002, 10th in 2001, 12th in 2000 and 10th in 1999. A 1987 graduate of the University of Iowa, Randall was a threetime NCAA All-American for legendary coach Dan Gable. In 2003 Randall had the honor to serve as an assistant to Gable for the U.S. World Cup wrestling team. Randall wrestled in the 134-pound weight class at Iowa, helping the Hawkeyes to four NCAA national championships. He was a threetime All-American, finishing runner-up for the national championship in 1984 and 1986. As a junior in 1985 he placed fifth at the national tournament. Randall was a Big 10 Conference champion in 1985 and received

the award for the “Most Falls in the Least of Amount of Time”. In 1985, 1986 and 1987 he was selected as a participant for the East-West All-Star Wrestling Classic. Following his 1987 season Randall received Iowa’s McGivern Award, which is presented each year to the team’s most courageous wrestler. Competing at the international level in 1989, Randall captured the gold medal for his weight class at the Pan American Games. He has also been a runner-up at the U.S. Open Nationals and placed second at the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival. A four-time state high school champion in Iowa during his prep career, Randall was inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame located at the Wrestling Institute in Newton, Iowa, in March of 2002, and in the state of Iowa High School Hall of Fame in 1995. He is also a two-time junior national champion. Prior to joining the Bronco coaching staff, Randall was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Randall, and his wife Chris, have three children – Rylee 14, Shea 13 and Brittlyn 8.

Greg Randall’s Career Coaching Record Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Totals

Overall 11-3 9-3 9-7 8-5 10-3 10-2 17-3 74-26

Pac-10 6-1 4-2 4-3 4-3 6-2 7-1 8-0 39-12

Pac-10 Finish 2nd (127.0 pts.) 1st (94.5 pts.) 2nd (93.0 pts.) 3rd (97.0 pts.) 9th (58.5 pts.) 1st (152.5 pts.) 1st (172.5 pts.)

NCAA Finish 12th (45.0 pts.) 37th (9.5 pts.) 33rd (12.0 pts.) 24th (31.5 pts) no score 24th (21.0 pts.) 12th (46.5 pts.)

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Chris Owens Assistant Coach scored 41.5 points to place 12th. The 2001 season saw a return to the top 10 at the NCAA Tournament as the Bronco team posted another 10th place finish and three more All-American awards. White won his third individual national honor, Edwards his second and Rusty Cook his first AllAmerica award in the 197-pound weight division. In 2002 Boise State was back on top of the league standings scoring 123 points to capture the team’s second Pac-10 Championship. Owens helped guide two Bronco wrestlers to individual league crowns as Jesse Brock and Collin Robertson won the 133 and 149-pound weight divisions, respectively. Eight Broncos advanced to the national tournament with 125-pounder Ben VomBaur the highlight for Boise State placing fourth in the 125-pound weight class. As a team, the Broncos placed 19th with 24 points. Owens helped Boise State to another top 20 finish at nationals in 2003 as the team placed 12th with 45 points. Nine Bronco wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Tournament, with three (VomBaur - 125 pounds, Robertson - 149 and Boe Rushton - heavyweight) coming away with All-American honors. In 2004, the Broncos captured their third league crown in six years and advanced five individuals to the NCAA National Tournament. Following another runner-up finish for the Pac-10 crown in 2005, five Broncos again advanced to the collegiate championships. Boise State enjoyed another successful trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 as Cherrington’s individual national championship (157 pounds) guided the team to a 24th place finish. Prior to the national tournament, Cherrington won his second Pac10 title, and Scott Jorgensen became the first Bronco to win three individual conference championships (133 pounds). Before becoming an assistant at Boise State, Owens was a member of the Oklahoma State University wrestling team, helping the

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Entering his 14th year as an assistant coach at Boise State, Chris Owens has played an instrumental role in the Bronco’s recent wrestling success. During that time Owens has helped Boise State to several individual and team championships as the Broncos continue to be one of the top wrestling programs in the country. He is also playing a key role in the future success of the team, helping sign some of the nation’s top high school wrestlers to national letters of intent at Boise State. In the past ten seasons Owens has helped mold the Broncos into one of the top programs in the country. Along the way Boise State has won Pac-10 Conference Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2009, finished runner-up for the league title in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005, while placing third at the 2006 tournament. Owens has also help direct the Broncos to seven top 25 team finishes at the NCAA National Wrestling Championships in the past ten years, 23 individual Pac-10 titles, 65 individual appearances at the NCAA National Tournament and two individual national championships. Those national championships included Kirk White’s firstplace finish in the 165-pound weight class at the 1999 NCAA Tournament, and Ben Cherrington’s first-place finish at the 2006 tournament in the 157-pound weight division. Owens helped coach the Broncos to one of their most successful seasons as a team in 2008-09, as Boise State won its’ second consecutive Pac-10 Championship with a conference record 172.5 points. The Broncos captured six individual Pac-10 titles, at 133 pounds (Andrew Hochstrasser), 149 pounds (Jason Chamberlain), 165 pounds (Tyler Sherfey), 174 pounds (Nate Lee), 184 pounds (Kirk Smith) and 197 pounds (Brent Chriswell). Boise State also had three wrestlers (Hochstrasser, Sherfey and Chriswell) earned All-American honors after finishing in the topeight at the NCAA Championships. As a team, Boise State placed 12th at nationals. Boise State’s recent string of success started in 1999 with a runner-up finish at the Pac-10 Tournament and a 10th place finish at nationals. That year Boise State won two individual titles at the league tournament and earned two All-America awards, including the school’s first national wrestling championship by White. Boise State followed up its 1999 success by winning its first Pac-10 Championship in 2000. Three Broncos won league titles that year and eight individuals advanced to the national collegiate tournament. At the NCAA Championships Boise State won three more All-America awards. Larry Quisel, who had placed third at 157 pounds in 1999, had the highest Bronco finish in 2000 with a runner-up performance in the same weight class. White also won his second national All-America award with a fifth place finish at 165 pounds, while Cash Edwards won his first All-America award with a seventh place finish at 184 pounds. As a team, Boise State 7

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Owens Continued... Cowboys to the 1990 NCAA National Championship. In 1990, Owens was named to the freshman All-American team. He also earned two All-American honors in 1990 and 1992 placing third and second, respectively, at the NCAA Tournament. Entering his senior season at Oklahoma State, Owens was ranked number one in the nation at his weight class of 134 pounds. But a knee injury ended the season early for Owens. Owens finished his career at Oklahoma State with an overall record of 85-6 and helped the Cowboys to the 1992 Big Eight Conference Championship. Owens was named the

Outstanding Wrestler at the St. Louis Open in 1990, and was runner-up at in his weight class at the prestigious Espoir National Tournament. A native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Owens was the State of Idaho’s first four-time high school champion and finished his prep career undefeated with an overall record of 123-0. Owens and his wife Robyn have two children – Taylor (11) and Cade (6).

Kirk White Assistant Coach One of the all-time greats in Boise State’s wrestling program, Kirk White is in his fourth year as an assistant coach for the Broncos. The 1999 NCAA National Champion at 165 pounds, White earned a total of three All-American awards, and one league title while wrestling for Boise State. Since completing his collegiate career in 2001, White has coached at many different levels, while continuing his competitive career in Freestyle wrestling at the national and international level. As a sophomore in 1999, White burst on the collegiate scene when he became the first Bronco to win an NCAA National Championship (165 pounds) in wrestling. He continued his

collegiate success by earning two more NCAA All-America awards in 2000 and 2001 to become the only three-time NCAA Wrestling All-American in Boise State history. White posted a four-year record of 130-26 for an 83.3 winning percentage. Along with his coaching duties, White has continued to compete in Freestyle winning several medals at international tournaments in his weight class of 74 kilos (163 pounds). During the 2006-07 season White captured the silver medal at the Sunkist International. One week later White avenged his loss to Scott Owen at Sunkist handing him a 12-3 defeat to win the RealPro Wrestling West Regional. He also won the Clansmen International Gold Medal. Following surgery in February of 2007 to clean up an old knee injury, White came back four months later to compete in the World Team Trails. He won his first match before losing to No. 1 ranked Joe Heskett in the next round. In November of 2007, White was ranked ninth in the USA team rankings at 74kg (163 pounds). Injuries kept White out of the 2006 rankings, but prior to that he was ranked third in 2003, fourth in 2004 and second in 2005. At the 2003 World Cup hosted in Boise, White competed for World Team Select helping his team to the World Cup Silver Medal. In both 2003 and 2004, White represented the United States in the Pan-American Championships, where he won the silver medal on both occasions. He has earned prestigious USA National All-American Medals (top 8) in each of his five attempts (1999, 2002-05), including a 2nd place finish in his most recent campaign in 2005. In 2003 and 2005, White was a Team USA National Team Member (top 3 at the US World Team Trials). In the 2004 Olympic Team Trials he finished 4th overall. White has also served as a resident athlete at the USA Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, been a student assistant at Boise State in 2001-02, an assistant coach at Pacific Lutheran University in 2002-03 and Highline Community College in 2003-04, and as the head coach at Fife High School in Tacoma, Wash., during the 2004-05 season. White earned his bachelor’s degree in physical and secondary education from Boise State in May of 2000, and his master’s degree from Idaho State University in athletic administration in August of 2002.

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Dale Holste

Tim Socha Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Equipment Manager Dale Holste is in his 13th season as the equipment manager at Boise State. Along with handlingin the equipment needs for the Bronco wrestling team, he also handles the same duties for track and field, and football. He joined the Boise State Athletic Department in 1996. Holste was named the Athletic Equipment Manager Association’s District 8 Equipment Manager of the Year in 2005 and currently serves as the president of District 8 of the AEMA. Holste came to Boise State from Fort Hays State (Kan.) University, where he was the equipment manager and administrative assistant from 1990. Prior to his stint at Fort Hays State, Holste worked at Mesa State (Colo.) College as an equipment manager from 1985-1989. He has also served as an equipment manager at the Mile High Football Camp in Greeley, Colo., for the Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League, as an intern for the Washington Redskins, and for the Idaho Stallions of the Indoor Professional Football League. A native of Evergreen, Colo., Holste graduated from Fort Hays State in 1995. He is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. Holste and his wife, Nancy, live in Boise and have five children – Emily, Becky, Lacey, Kaycie and Craig.

Tim Socha is in his third season as head strength and conditioning coach at Boise State. Socha joined the Bronco staff in May of 2006, and in his first season the Broncos finished 13-0 and beat Oklahoma 43-42 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Before coming to Boise State, Socha spent two seasons as the assistant director of strength and conditioning for football at the University of Louisville, where he helped the Cardinals to a pair of bowl games and an overall 20-4 record. Socha worked three years at the University of Wyoming, where he served as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for football and was the head strength and conditioning coach for wrestling, track and field and cross country. From 1999-2001 Socha was a graduate assistant at Auburn University, where he assisted with football, baseball and softball and served as the head strength and conditioning coach for men’s golf. Socha is a 1999 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in coaching. He received a master’s of education in exercise physiology from Auburn in 2001. Socha was a four-year letter winner in football with the Minnesota Gophers (1995-1998) and worked as a student assistant in strength and conditioning after his senior season. In May of 2008 Socha married the former Jessica Whiteman.

Cory Fish Student Assistant Coach

Andy Chorn is in his second season with the Boise State wrestling program, working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. Chorn completed his undergraduate education at Boise State, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training in 2008. Chorn is currently working on a master’s in athletic administration from Idaho State University.

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Cory Fish joins the Boise State wrestling staff as a student assistant coach after competing for the Broncos over the past four seasons. Fish came to Boise State in 2005 after a highly successful high school career, in which Fish compiled a 125-20 record en route to winning two state championships. He continued that success at Boise State, wrestling to NCAA National Championship appearances in 2008 (133 pounds) and 2009 (141). The highlight of his career was capturing the 133pound Pac-10 title in 2008. Fish concluded his career at Boise State with an 80-50 overall record. Because Fish did not redshirt while competing for the Broncos, he is able to work with the team as a student assistant. He is finishing his bachelor’s in General Business Management.

Andy Chorn Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

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postseason info

2010 Pac-10 Championships - Feb. 26-27 - Davis, California The 2010 Pac-10 Conference Wrestling Championships will be held in Davis, California on the campus of UC Davis. Dates for this year’s tournament are Feb. 26-27 (Friday and Saturday), 2010. The two-day event will be held at The Pavilion on the UC Davis campus. Boise State is the defending Pac-10 Champion and has won five titles in the past eight seasons, including back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2009. The Broncos have also won Pac-10 crowns in 2000, 2002 and 2004. Boise State has finished either first or second as a team in nine of the past 11 tournaments. The Broncos finished runner-up in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005. Boise State placed third in 2006 and ninth in 2007. The Broncos return four champions from last year’s tournament - Andrew Hochstrasser (133 pounds), Jason Chamberlain (149), Nate Lee (174) and Kirk Smith (184). Boise State also returns one runner-up from last season’s tournament with Adam Hall (157). Bronco head coach Greg Randall was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year, and Boise State’s Jason Chamberlain was named the Pac-10 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year. There are four different sessions at the Pac-10 Tournament. Competition begins on Feb. 26 with preliminary and championship round one matches in the first session. The second session on Feb. 26 will feature championship semi-finals and consolation round matches. The third session will be on Feb. 27 with the consolation semi-finals and finals. The Parade of Champions will start the final session on Feb. 27 with the championship finals to follow. The Pacific-10 Wrestling Conference is comprised of nine schools from four different states. Competing institutions are Arizona State University in Tempe; Boise State University in Boise; Oregon State University in Corvallis; Univerisity of Oregon in Eugene; California-Poly San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo; California State University Bakersfield in Bakersfield; California State University Fullerton in Fullerton; University of California Davis in Davis; and Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. 2009 PAC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Team Results Boise State Oregon State Cal State-Bakersfield UC Davis Arizona State Cal Poly Stanford Cal State-Fullerton Portland State

172.5 128.0 124.5 102.5 101.0 89.5 81.5 72.5 32.0

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Individual Champions Anthony Robles Arizona State Andrew Hochstrasser Boise State Elijah Nacita Cal State-Bakersfield Jason Chamberlain Boise State Chase Pami Cal Poly Tyler Sherfey Boise State Nate Lee Boise State Kirk Smith Boise State Brent Chriswell Boise State Mitch Monteiro Cal State-Bakersfield

2010 NCAA Championships - March 18-20 - Omaha, Nebraska

The NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships heads to Omaha, Neb. after two consecutive years of being held in St. Louis, Mo. The three-day tournament (March 18-20, Thursday-Saturday) will be hosted at the Qwest Center. The University of Nebraska and the Omaha Sports Commission will co-host the tournament. An estimated 39 competitors from the Pac-10 Conference will advance to the national championships. The all-time high for the Pac-10 wrestlers qualifying for the national tournament was 44 in 1997. The Pac-10 sends the third most wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament behind the Big 10 Conference and the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Boise State scored 42.5 points at last year’s championship to place 12th. Andrew Hochstrasser (133 pounds), Tyler Sherfey (165) and Brent Chriswell (197) each garned All-American honors with top-eight finishes at the tournament. The Broncos have finished in the top 25 at nationals eight of the past 11 years. Along with last year’s 12th place finish, the other top 25 finishes include two 10th place finishes in 1999 and 2001, two 12th place finishes in 2000 and 2003, a 19th place finish in 2002 and two 24th plce finish in 2007 and 2008. 2009 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Iowa Ohio State Iowa State Nebraska Cornell Edinboro Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Maryland

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Individual Champions Troy Nickerson Cornell Franklin Gomez Michigan State J Jaggers Ohio State Darrion Caldwell North Carolina State Jordan Burroughs Nebraska Jarrod King Edinboro Steve Luke Michigan Jake Herbert Northwestern Jake Varner Iowa State Mark Ellis Missouri

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Andrew Hochstrasser Junior - Weight Class: 133 Pounds Toole, Utah - Toole High School Major: Marketing

2009 NCAA All-American – 133 Pounds 2009 Pac-10 Champion – 133 Pounds 2009 NCAA National Qualifier – 133 Pounds 2005 NCAA National Qualifier – 125 Pounds 2008-09 – Andrew Hochstrasser enjoyed more success than any other Bronco throughout the 200809 season, placing fourth at the NCAA national championships, earning All-American honors and capturing his first Pac-10 Conference Championship. Seeded fifth, Hochstrasser started off his run at the NCAA tournament with three wins, which started with a pin (2:20) against Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion. Hochstrasser followed that performance with a 9-2 decision against No. 12 Steve Bell (Maryland) and an upset 9-8 decision against No. 4 Daniel Dennis of Iowa. Hochstrasser’s would fall to the loser’s bracket after a semifinal loss to Michigan State’s Franklin Gomez, the tournament’s No. 1 seed. He would rebound quickly, though, beating Bell for the second time in the tournament with a 7-3 decision. Hochstrasser would fight hard in his final match, but eventually fell, 14-6, to Jayson Ness of Minnesota. His four wins at nationals was good enough to earn him a fourth-place finish, which also qualified him for All-American status. At the Pac-10 tournament, Hochstrasser put together three dominating matches en route to winning a conference title. He started the conference championships with a pin (3:50) against Arizona State’s David Prado. In the semifinals, Hochstrasser defeated Filip Novachokov of Cal Poly, 9-4. He secured the title by defeating Oregon State’s Kelly Kubec, 6-1, in the championship match. Hochstrasser finished the season with an overall record of 35-4, 16-1 in duals. He started the season by winning 19 consecutive matches. He also started the first 17 duals of the season at 133-pounds for the Broncos. Hochstrasser finished the season with the most technical falls (5) and the most pins (7) on the team. He started the season ranked No. 10 and reached as high as No. 2 in the nation on Jan. 6. He spent six weeks of the regular season ranked No. 4. His only two losses of the regular season came in a 6-4 loss to No. 2 Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois and a 6-4 loss to No. 3 Reece Humphrey of Ohio State. Hochstrasser recorded two tournament wins and one second-place finish throughout the season. He finished first at the Cowboy Open and the Body Bar, while placing second at the Las Vegas Invitational. 2007-08 – Hochstrasser red-shirted after returning to the Broncos from a two-year church mission. He did wrestle unattached at four different tournaments and tallied a 19-1 record in the process. He won the Cowboy Open, Best of the West Tournament, and the Utah Valley Open. Hochstrasser’s only loss of the season came in the fourth round of the Southern Scuffle when he suffered an 8-7 loss to Joe Baker of Navy. Hochstrasser rebounded, however, making his way to the tournament’s third-place match where he refaced Baker, this time winning 9-8. Two of Hochstrasser’s tournament titles came by defeating teammate Cory Fish. The two met in the final round of the Cowboy Open, which Hochstrasser won in a 5-0 decision. Their second meeting came in the final round of the Best of the West Tournament. Hochstrasser also won that match, 2-1. 2004-05 – Hochstrasser produced one of the top rookie seasons in Boise State history during his first year with the program. The true freshman placed third at the Pac10 tournament in the 125-pound weight class and qualified for the NCAA Championships. He ended the year with an overall record of 29-8. His record at the league tournament was 3-1, with his only loss to No. 3 seed Efren 12

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions Ceballos of Cal State Bakserfield in the semifinals, 12-8. At his first national collegiate championships he started the tournament in grand fashion, pinning his first opponent at the 4:54 mark of the match. He followed that pin with a 5-3 decision in the next round before losing his first match. Hochstrasser lost his first match in the consolation bracket and ended his first NCAA tournament with a 2-2 record. He entered the NCAA Championships ranked in the four major national polls. They included fourth by The Wrestling Mall and sixth by Amateur Wrestling News, W.I.N. Magazine and NWCA/Intermat. He was 23-7 in tournaments and 5-1 in dual matches. Among his individual wins, three were by pin, four by technical fall and four by major decision. Hochstrasser competed in four regular season tournaments, coming away with first-place finishes at the Southern Oregon Open and the Reno Tournament of Champions. He also placed second at the Cowboy Open and fourth at the Las Vegas Invitational. Hochstrasser’s longest winning streak of the season was 12. Freestyle – Competing in the 132-pound (60kg) weight class in the University division, Hochstrasser advanced to the consolation semifinals at the 2008 FILA Team Trails. High School – Hochstrasser was one of the top prep wrestlers in the country as a senior (2003-04). During his four-year career at Tooele High School, Hochstrasser compiled an overall record of 170-8 (95.5%) and won four straight Utah high school state championships. He was 44-1 as a freshman, 41-4 his sophomore season, 47-2 as a junior, and finished his final year at 38-1. His 170 wins is a Utah state record. He also holds the state record for most pins in a career with 133. Hochstrasser earned numerous awards and individual championship titles during his high school career. His state championships came in the 103-pound weight class in 2001, 112 pounds in 2002, 119 pounds in 2003 and 130 pounds in 2004. He has also won four Utah freestyle state championships and several regional titles. As a senior he was named the outstanding Utah high school wrestler by the Utah Wrestling Coaches Association. His high school coach was Cody Miller.

Andrew Hochstrasser’s Career Bronco Record 2004-05: 29-8 (78.4%) 2008-09: 35-4 (89.7%) Career Totals: 64-12 (84.2%)

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2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions

Kirk Smith

Junior - Weight Class: 184 Boise, Idaho - Centennial High School Major: Exercise Science 2009 Pac-10 Champion - 184 Pounds 2008 NCAA All-American - 184 Pounds 2008 & 2009 NCAA National Qualifier - 184 Pounds 2008-09 – Kirk Smith did little to disappoint throughout his sophomore campaign at Boise State. He brought home his first Pac-10 Conference title after putting together a 4-0 record at the Pac-10 tournament, which also earned him a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships. Seeded No. 4, Smith rolled through his first two matches at nationals, beating Iowa State’s Jerome Ward, 3-1, to open the tournament. In the second round Smith beat Vincenzo DiDona of Central Michigan, 4-0. His run at two consecutive All-American honors would fall short, however, as Smith would lose his next two matches and bow out of the tournament. His first loss came against No. 12 seed Vince Jones of Nebraska, 2-1, and his final loss was at the hands of No. 6 seed Joshua Patterson (Binghamton), 6-3. Smith earned his spot at NCAAs after a dominating run through Pac-10 competition. He opened the conference tournament by defeating Portland State’s Brady Garner with a 20-4 technical fall and Tim Hawkins of Cal State Fullerton in a 9-1 major decision. His final two matches wouldn’t come quite as easily, but he did manage to hold of Jake Johnson of Stanford 2-1 in the semifinals and Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield 2-1 in the championship match. Smith finished the season with an overall record of 38-3, 19-1 in duals. He led Boise State in overall wins (38), winning percentage (.927) and dual wins (19). His only loss of the regular season came in a 3-2 decision to Ohio State’s Mike Pucillo at the National Duals. Pucillo finished the regular season ranked No. 3 nationally, according to USA Today/InterMat/NWCA. Smith started 19 of Boise State’s 20 duals at 184-pounds, while also starting one dual at 197-pounds early in the season. He finished the regular season ranked No. 4 nationally (USA Today/InterMat/NWCA). Smith started the season ranked No. 5. He recorded 14 major decisions, four pins and one technical fall throughout the season. Smith won all three tournaments he competed in during the regular season, which were the Cowboy Open, the Body Bar and the Las Vegas Invitational. 2007-08 – Smith enjoyed one of the most successful seasons of anyone on the Boise State wrestling team, finishing with a 28-6 overall record, a Pac-10 tournament runner-up finish, and an eighth-place finish at the NCAA tournament to earn All-American honors. Smith, tore through regular season competition, winning 10 consecutive duals prior to losing to Phillip Keddy of Iowa, 3-2, in the Broncos final dual of the season. Smith entered the Pac-10 tournament with a No. 1 seeding. He cruised through his first match against John Clark of UC Davis, 14-2. In the second round Smith defeated Zack Giesen of Stanford, 10-1. In the championship match Smith wrestled hard but fell short of completing his title run with a 10-7 loss to No. 3 Brent Chriswell of Arizona State. Smith rebounded from the Pac-10 title defeat with a 4-3 record at the NCAA tournament and an eighth-place finish. In the first round Smith, ranked No. 10, defeated Air Force’s Jacob Deylin, 11-3. In a second-round rematch with Keddy, Smith failed to avenge his regular season loss, falling in a 2-1 decision. Smith bounced back in the wrestleback bracket with three consecutive wins to advance to the seventh-place match. There, Smith faced No. 12 Jack Jensen of Oklahoma State, where he fell short in a 3-2 decision, earning his eighth-place finish. On the season, Smith led the Broncos with the highest win percentage (.824). He was also second on the team in total wins (28) and second in most dual points scored (41). Smith wrestled in three regular season tournaments. He earned a first-place finish at the Cowboy Open, a second-place finish at the Kaufman/ Brand tournament and a first-place finish at the Southern Scuffle. 14

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions Freestyle – (2009) For the second consecutive summer, Smith enjoyed a great deal of success at the FILA Junior World Team Trials, where he wrestled to the championship match round of the 84 kg/185-pound weight class. After starting the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record in Challenge Bracket competition, Smith would meet Chris Perry in a best-of-three match final. Smith would be unable to defend his title, however, losing the first match by injury forfeit. He would be unable to compete in the second match as well, ending his tournament run. (2008) Along with an outstanding first collegiate season wrestling, Smith also excelled at the junior national and international level. Smith won the freestyle title in the 184-pound (84 kg) division at the FILA Junior & University Team Trails, earning him a spot on the USA Wrestling Junior National Team in 2008. Smith went on to win the gold medal at the Pan American Junior Freestyle Championships held in Ecuador, while placing fifth in the Greco-Roman competition. Smith was scheduled to represent the United States at the World Junior Championships in Turkey, but a wrist injury prevented him from competing. High School – Smith was one of the top high school wrestlers in the country as a senior at Centennial High School. The nation’s top ranked high school wrestler at 171 pounds, Smith earned 15 All-America honors during his prep career. Included in those awards were four national championships. Four times Smith was a finalist in his respective weight class at the Idaho state high school championships, winning the state title twice. Smith was the gold medal winner in Freestyle at the FILA Junior National Championships. He was also named to the national high school Dream Team for wrestling his senior season. Along with earning four varsity letters in wrestling, Smith also graduated with a 3.80 grade point average. His brothers Nick and Erik are former wrestlers at Boise State. His high school coach was Collin Robertson, who won the Pac-10 Champion at 149 pounds in 2002.

Kirk Smith’s Career Bronco Record 2007-08: 28-6 (82.4%) 2008-09: 38-3 (92.7%) Career Totals: 66-9 (88.0%)

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Nate Lee

Senior - Weight Class: 174 Pounds Payson, Arizona - Payson High School Major: History 2008 and 2009 Pac-10 Champion - 174 Pounds 2007, 2008 and 2009 NCAA National Qualifier - 174 Poundsnds 2008-09 – Nate Lee won his second consecutive Pac-10 Conference Championship after winning all three of his tournament matches. He also earned his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA National Tournament. Lee compiled a 2-2 record at nationals, which started with a 14-4 win against Nate Rock of Buffalo. Lee would fall from the winner’s bracket in his second match, however, losing to No. 3 seed Brandon Browne of Nebraska, 9-6. He earned his second win of the weekend by defeating David Rella of Ohio State, 8-2, before falling from tournament action with an 11-7 loss to Cornell’s No. 6 seed Steve Anceravage. In qualifying for NCAA’s Lee needed just three matches to capture the Pac-10 title. His closest match came in the opening round with a 10-8 decision against Ryan DesRoches of Cal Poly. He rolled from there, defeating Cal State Fullerton’s Todd Noel, 10-1, in the semifinals and Arizona State’s Eric Starks, 5-2, in the championship match. After wrestling a limited amount in the fall, Lee compiled an 20-5 overall record, 13-1 in duals. Lee finished the regular season ranked No. 13 in the final edition of the USA Today/InterMat/ NWCA poll. He recorded seven major decisions and one pin throughout the season. 2007-08 – Lee provided an anchor for Boise State at 174 pounds, starting all but one dual meet for the Broncos. He compiled a 19-6 overall record including a 10-1 dual record. His only dual loss of the season came in a 7-4 decision at the hands of University of Iowa’s Jay Borschel. Lee used his regular season success to catapult him toward a Pac-10 Conference championship. After a first round bye in the conference tournament, Lee defeated Michael Williams of Cal Poly with a 13-5 major decision. In round number two Lee took down Portland State’s Dale Seley, 8-4. The championship match proved to be a bigger challenge, but Lee prevailed, defeating Tyler Bernacchi of UC Davis in a 4-3 decision. Lee’s Pac-10 title led him to a second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, where he would win two matches before bowing out of the competition. In first-round action Lee defeated No. 8 ranked Gabriel Dretsch of Minnesota in a 3-1 decision. In the second round he met No. 9 Brandon Mason of Oklahoma State, who Lee beat in a 2-1 decision. The quarterfinals weren’t so kind, though, as Lee faced No. 1 Keith Gavin of Pittsburgh. Lee wrestled hard but failed to pull the upset, losing a 7-4 decision to the eventual national champion. Bumped to the wrestleback bracket, Lee lost his fourth and final match of the tournament to No. 6 Alton Lucas of Hofstra, 9-5. Lee only wrestled in one regular season tournament, the Southern Scuffle in

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions Greensboro, N.C. He wrestled to an eighth-place finish with a 4-3 record in the tournament. He finished the season ranked third on the team in dual winning percentage (.909), second in dual wins (10) and fourth in dual points scored (37). 2006-07 – Lee had a breakout year during his first season of intercollegiate competition, posting an overall record of 28-13. Following a successful regular season, Lee placed third in the 174-pound weight class at the Pac-10 Championships and advanced to his first NCAA tournament. Seeded third at the league tournament held in Bakersfield, Calif., Lee won his first match before No. 2 seed and eventual champion Jeremy Larson of Oregon State handed him a 3-1 defeat in the semifinals. Lee then worked his way back through the consolation bracket and posted a 6-5 decision over Stanford’s Luke Feist for third place. Lee was unable to post a victory at the NCAA Championships, losing his first match to Gabriel Dretsch of Minnesota 5-3, and his consolation match to John Heleniak of Millersville, 12-3. Lee wrestled at six regular season tournaments and finished first at the Oregon Classic. He also placed third at the Best of the West Tournament and fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Lee put together an 11-match winning streak during the month of January. Lee led the team for the most major decision victories during the year with 12. He was 17-11 in tournament matches and 11-2 in dual matches. 2005-06 – Lee red-shirted during his first year on the Bronco roster. He did compete unattached in two open tournaments during the season, posting an overall record of 2-4. At the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyo., Lee posted a record of 2-2 while he went 0-2 at the Kaufman/Brand Open in Omaha, Neb. High School – Lee was a four-time regional and state of Arizona high school champion. Twice he was named Arizona’s outstanding wrestler along with being named to the all-state wrestling team two times. Lee posted an incredible high school record of 196-3 for a 98.5 winning percentage. His high school coach was Dave LaMotte.

Nate Lee’s Career Bronco Record 2006-07: 28:13 (68.3%) 2007-08: 19-6 (76.0%) 2008-09: 20-5 (80.0%) Career Totals: 67-24 (73.6%)

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Adam Hall

Junior - Weight Class: 157 Bonners Ferry, Idaho - Bonners Ferry High School Major: Health Science 2009 NCAA National Qualifier – 157 Pounds 2008 NCAA National Qualifier - 149 Pounds 2008-09 – Adam Hall fell just short of capturing his first Pac-10 Conference Championship, losing in double overtime in the championship match to earn a second-place finish at the Pac-10 tournament. Hall defeated Tejovan Edwards of Arizona State 11-4 and Jonathan Brascetta of Oregon State 7-3 to open tournament action. He would then meet Chase Pami, who Hall had already beaten twice during the regular season. Despite a hard fought effort, he fell 4-3 to Pami of Cal Poly earning him the runner-up finish. Hall would earn his second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships, where he would wrestle to a 3-2 record. Seeded No. 8, Hall opened his NCAA tournament action with a 9-7 decision against Michigan State’s Anthony Jones. His success would be short lived, however, as Hall would suffer his first loss, 4-3, against No. 9 Cyler Sanderson of Iowa State. Hall would rebound, winning two more matches, the first of which coming against Michigan’s Aaron Hynes, 7-3. His final win of the tournament came in a 6-3 decision against Colton Salazar of Purdue. Hall’s tournament run would come to and end in his next match, however, falling to Minnesota’s Tyler Safratowich, 6-4. Hall anchored Boise State at 157-pounds, starting 19 of 20 duals for the Broncos. Hall finished the regular season with a 35-6 record, 18-1 in duals. He finished second on the team for most falls (5) and recorded the fastest fall of the season (0:20). Hall also recorded 11 major decisions throughout the season. Hall started the season ranked No. 10, but moved up to No. 6 where he was ranked for 10 consecutive polls. Three of Hall’s four regular season losses came against top-5 ranked opponents. Hall lost to No. 4 Jordan Leen (Cornell), 8-5, No. 5 J.P. O’Connor (Harvard), 4-3, and No. 3 Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro), 1-0. His top tournament finish of the season came at the Cowboy Open, which he won. Hall also recorded a fourth-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational. Hall also found success off the mat, as he was honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association by being named to the NWCA All-Academic Division I Team. 2007-08 – Despite only wrestling in four duals for Boise State, Hall compiled a 25-7 record during his freshman campaign, including a 22-6 record in tournaments. Hall earned dual wins against Wyoming, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly in preparation for a postseason tournament run. Hall entered the Pac-10 tournament ranked No. 2. After a first round fall (6:47) victory against Barrett Abel UC Davis, Hall took down Lucas Espericueta of Stanford, 9-6, to advance to the league championship match. In the finals Hall fought hard but fell to No. 1 Morgan Atkinson of Cal State Fullerton, earning him the runner-up title and a NCAA national tournament berth. Hall opened up nationals with high hopes of posting an early upset against No. 2 Dustin Schlatter of the University of Minnesota. Despite a strong fight to the finish Hall fell 5-2, which moved him into wrestleback competition for the rest of the tournament. In his second match of the tournament, Hall defeated Matt Cathell of Delaware State, 8-5, before getting a much anticipated rematch with Atkinson. The third time was a charm as Hall defeated Atkinson 11-3. With one more upset up his sleeve, Hall defeated No. 10 Scott Ervin of Appalachian State, 2-1, before falling to No. 3 J.P. O’Connor of Harvard, 3-1. Hall finished the season second in team winning percentage (.781). In addition to his runner-up finish at the conference tournament, he also recorded a second-place finish at the Cowboy Open, a first-place finish at the Best of the West Tournament and a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle. 2006-07 – Hall competed unattached in two open collegiate tournaments while redshirting for the Broncos. At the Portland State Open he competed in the 141-pound weight class and posted a record of 3-1 to place third. He moved up a weight class for the Oregon Classic and went undefeated to capture the 149-pound championship and post a 6-1 record in the two 18

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions tournaments. Hall had one pin in the first round of the Oregon Classic. High School – Hall completed his prep career in 2006 as one of the most decorated high school wrestlers in Idaho history. Three times Hall won the state championship in his respective weight class, while finishing runner-up as a freshman at 125 pounds. His state titles came in the 140-pound weight class as a sophomore, 145 pounds as a junior, and 152 his senior season. He was undefeated as a senior and completed his high school career with an overall record of 169-4 for a 97.7 winning percentage. Along with his state tournament finishes, Hall also won four district championships. He has competed at the national level Adam Hall’s throughout his high school career. As a senior, Hall placed first at the Junior National Championships in freestyle and was named the outstanding wrestler at Career Bronco Record the High School Senior National Championships. He also finished runner-up at the Junior Nationals in freestyle in 2005. He also excelled in soccer and track 2007-08: 25-7 (78.2%) at Bonners Ferry High School. He was a two-time captain of the soccer team earning all-north Idaho honors, and a two-time state medalist in the 1,600-meter 2008-09: 35-6 (85.4%) run. In 2006 he was named the North Idaho male athlete of the year. Hall was Career Totals: 60-13 (82.2%) an Idaho top 10 percent scholar and had a grade-point-average over 3.80. His high school wrestling coach was Conrad Garner.

Jason Chamberlain

Sophomore - Weight Class: 149 Springville, Utah - Springville High School Major: Undeclared 2009 Pac-10 Champion - 149 Pounds 2009 NCAA National Qualifier - 149 Pounds 2009 FILA Junior National Team Member

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2008-09 – Jason Chamberlain experienced a great deal of success as a true freshman at Boise State, finishing the Pac-10 Conference tournament with a 4-0 record en route to winning his first individual conference championship. Following his conference title run, Chamberlain also earned a NCAA national tournament berth. At nationals, Chamberlain failed to get rolling, bowing out of the tournament with a 1-2 record. Despite a valient effort, Chamberlain fell in his first round match, 5-2, against Iowa State’s Mitch Mueller. His only win of the tournament came against Matt Cathell of Delaware State, 9-3, in the second round. His final loss of the weekend would come in heart breaking fashion, falling to Kyle Borshoff of American University, 3-2. On his way to capturing the 149-pound Pac-10 championship, Chamberlain pinned (3:48) Calvin Miller of Cal State Bakersfield to open tournament action. He followed with an 8-2 decision against Vincent Varela of Arizona State and a 4-0 decision against Teddy Astorga of Cal State Fullerton to put himself in a highly anticipated championship rematch. Chamberlain managed to avenge two regular season losses to Oregon State’s Heinrich Barnes in the championship match, earning a 6-5 decision to claim the Pac-10 crown. He finished the season with a 22-9 overall record, 10-6 in duals. He started 16 of 20 duals for the Broncos, including the last 14 duals at 149-pounds. Chamberlain finished the regular season ranked No. 16 nationally by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA. He recorded three major decisions, three technical falls and three pins throughout the season. He also captured one tournament title by winning the Body Bar tournament. Freestyle – Throughout the summer following his freshman season at Boise State, Chamberlain qualified to represent the United States at the 2009 FILA Junior World Championships in Ankara, Turkey. He did so by winning the 66 kg (145.5 pound) weight class at the FILA Junior Teal Trials. During

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2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions the summer prior to arriving at Boise State, Chamberlain competed in the Junior division of the FILA World Team Trails and placed third in his weight class at 145.5 pounds (66kg). High School – There weren’t many things that Chamberlain didn’t accomplish during his illustrious high school wrestling career. While at Springville High School, he won four state championships and multiple national titles. The four-year varsity letter winner won a state title in each of his four seasons. He won the High School Junior national championship and ROTC championship as a junior and was the high school national champion as a senior. Chamberlain was also named team captain as a senior. His high school was Justin Judkins.

Jason Chamberlain’s Career Bronco Record 2008-09: 22-9 (71.0%)

Matt Casperson

Junior - Weight Class: 197 St. George, Utah - Pine View High School Major: Exercise Science 2008 NCAA National Qualifier - 197 Pounds

2008-09 – Redshirted for the Broncos. 2007-08 – Matt Casperson led the Boise State wrestling team in dual wins (11-1) on his way to a breakout season at 197 pounds. Casperson finished his sophomore year with a 25-11 overall record, 14-10 in tournament action. He capped the season off with a third-place Pac-10 Tournament finish and an appearance in the NCAA Championships. Casperson’s only dual loss of the season came in his first dual start against Cal State Fullerton. He went on to win his next 11 duals including a dramatic pin (2:35) against Rick Loera of No. 1 ranked University of Iowa. Casperson used his momentum to storm into the Pac-10 tournament. After winning his first round match, 6-0, over Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield, Casperson fell to Jason Trulson of Arizona. He rebounded in consolation bracket action with an 8-3 decision against Jake Johnson of Stanford and a 4-2 decision over Orozco in the third-place match. In Casperson’s first match of the NCAA tournament he fell, 9-5, to No. 10 Joel Flaggert of the University of Oklahoma. In the wrestleback bracket Casperson managed two wins, first against Jared Villers of West Virginia University by fall and then against Cayle Byers of George Mason University, 2-1. His season finally came to an end in an 11-7 loss to Daren Burns of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Casperson finished the season fifth on the team in total wins and tied for first with the most team falls (six). 2006-07 – Casperson was the primary starter at 197 pounds for the Broncos. He finished the year with a 12-14 overall record. Most of his matches came during tournament action where he posted a record of 8-10. Four of Casperson’s wins were by pin and three were major decisions. His best Matt Casperson’s tournament finish came at the Best of the West Classic where he placed Career Bronco Record third. High School – Casperson lost only three matches during his final two years at Pine View High School, posting an overall record of 93-3 for a 96.9 winning 2006-07: 12-14 (46.2%) percentage. His record as a junior was 48-2 while his senior year mark was 2007-08: 25-11 (69.4%) 45-1. Casperson is a two-time state of Utah champion winning the title in 2002 and 2003. He also won three straight regional championships. Along Career Totals: 37-25 (59.7%) with earning four varsity letters in wrestling, he was also a three year letterman in football and track. His high school coach was Vance Casperson.

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Levi Jones

Junior - Weight Class: 141 Nine Mile Falls, Washington - Lakeside High School Major: Communication 2008 NCAA National Qualifier – 141 Pounds 2008-09 – Redshirted for the Broncos. Levi Jones wrestled unattached at the California Collegiate Open, where he finished with a 6-2 record. Jones recorded two pins at the tournament, one coming at the 1:15 mark against Stephen Acklin of Modesto, and the other coming at 4:15 against Anthony Box of Cal State Bakersfield. 2007-08 – Because of an injury, Jones only wrestled in one dual for the Broncos in December, which he won 19-7 against Wyoming’s Cole Calleserra. Entering the league tournament Jones had compiled just a 6-6 overall record. He didn’t let the lack of mat time slow him down during postseason competition, however, wrestling his way to a third-place finish at the Pac-10 tournament. Jones earned two victories by fall, his first coming in the opening round at the 00:59 mark. In round two Jones fell to Chad Mendes of Cal Poly, 16-4, but that would be his only stumble of the tournament. His second win by fall came at the 2:54 mark against Teddy Astorga of Cal State Fullerton. Jones concluded the tournament with a 9-5 win in the third-place match over Nexi Delgado of UC Davis. His 3-1 record also earned Jones his first bid to the NCAA tournament. In his first match at nationals Jones defeated Germane Lindsey of Ohio, 8-2. Jones’ season would come to an end shortly there after, however, with losses to Kellen Russell of Michigan, 11-2, and Patrick McLemore of Northern Illinois by fall (1:10). Jones finished the season with a 10-9 record, 9-9 in tournament matches. Jones recorded the third most falls on the team (five) and also recorded the third fastest fall of the season (00:42). 2006-07 – As a true freshman, Jones was Boise State’s No. 1 wrestler at 133 pounds. His rookie season record was 15-15 and included a first-place finish at the Oregon Classic in early January. Jones also placed at one other tournament during the year, finishing third at the Best of the West Classic. Four of his wins came by pin and two others by major decisions. One of those pins was over Kevin Spangler of Pacific to win the Oregon Classic. His overall record was 9-8 in tournaments and 6-7 in dual matches. At the Pac-10 tournament he opened the championships with a win over Cameron Teitelman of Stanford, before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 2 seed Bobby Pfennings of Oregon State, 6-3. Greco Roman – (2007) In April of 2007, Jones placed fifth in Greco Roman at the FILA Junior National Championships (20 and under). Levi Jones’ High School – Jones was a finalist for the state championship in his weight Career Bronco Record class all four years capturing the state crown as a senior and finishing runnerup the other three seasons. He also won numerous freestyle and Greco state titles, and placed second at the Cadet Greco National Championships. Along 2006-07: 15-15 (50.0%) with being an individual state finalist four years, Jones also led his high school team to three state titles in four years. Jones was also a national team 2007-08: 10-9 (52.6%) member and spent time training at the Olympic Center. Jones earned a total Career Totals: 25-24 (51.0%) of 10 varsity letters with the others coming in soccer and football. He also earned all-state academic honors. His high school coach was Scott Jones.

Brian Owen

2009 NCAA National Qualifier – 125 Pounds 2008-09 – Brian Owen spent most of the 2008-09 season wrestling for the Broncos at 125-pounds. He qualified for the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid after placing fourth at the Pac-10 tournament. Owen’s first NCAA tournament appearance was short lived, as he fell in his first two matches to conclude his freshman season. Owen’s first loss came against No. 3 seed Angel Escobedo of Indiana, 5-0. His second loss came in a 9-6 decision against Nicholas Bedelyon of Kent State. At the Pac-10 21

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2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions tournament Owen went 2-2, losing both his matches to Marcos Orozco of UC Davis. After falling to Orozco, 4-1, in the opening round, Owen won two consecutive matches to earn a rematch with Orozco in the third-place match. Despite another hard fought effort, he eventually fell again to Orozco, 7-3. Owen’s two Pac-10 tournament wins came against Matt Sencenbaugh of Stanford, 5-3, and Jake Gonzales of Oregon State, 2-1. He finished the season with a 12-9 overall record, 6-5 in duals. He recorded two major decisions and one fall throughout the year. Owen spent six weeks ranked nationally in the top-20 by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA. He reached as high as No. 14 on Nov. 26. Owen recorded one tournament win throughout the season, winning the Body Bar tournament. Freestyle – Owen placed third last summer at the FILA Junior World Team Trails and represented the United States at the Junior Pan-American games in Ecuador. Competing in the 132-pound (60kg) weight class, Owen placed third. High School – Owen put the finishing touches on a stellar high school career with an undefeated season and a Washington state championship in 2008. He was the Brian Owen’s No. 2 ranked high school wrestler in the country at 119 pounds last winter. Owen Career Bronco Record finished his career at University High with a 124-4 record and two state titles. He also earned All State honors in academics twice (2007 and 2008). During the summer of 2007 Owen had great success at the junior national tournament. 2008-09: 12-9 (57.1%) He finished second in the freestyle division and third in Greco-Roman. He is the brother of former Bronco volunteer assistant coach Tom Owen. His high school coach was Don Owen.

Kurt Swartz

Junior - Weight Class: 165 Auburn, Washington - Auburn High School Major: Communication 2008 NCAA National Qualifier – 165 Pounds 2008-09 – Kurt Swartz made the most of his limited action during his sophomore season, winning 11of-14 matches on the season wrestling primarily at 165-pounds for Boise State. Swartz was undefeated in the seven duals he wrestled for the Broncos, despite wrestling at 174 pounds in one dual, and 184 pounds in another. He started the season 5-0 before losing his first match to Mack Lewnes of Cornell in a 16-6 decision at the Body Bar Tournament. Swartz would rebound from that loss, however, and would capture a fourth-place finish at the tournament. He recorded two falls and one major decision on the season. 2007-08 – In his first season wrestling in a Bronco uniform, Swartz put together a perfect 10-0 record in dual competition that included a 2-1 win over Jake Kerr in Boise State’s final dual of the season against No. 1 ranked Iowa. Swartz ended the season with a 27-9 record, 17-9 in tournament action. He entered the Pac-10 tournament ranked No. 2 in the conference, only behind Patrick Pitsch of Arizona State. After wrestling past Cal State Fullerton’s Teddy Bristol, 9-1 and Oregon State’s Keegan Davis, 4-3, Swartz got his chance to face Pitsch head-to-head. Despite putting up a fight, Swartz would fall 6-4 to Pitsch, earning him conference runner-up honors. The second-place finish also gave Swartz his first NCAA national tournament berth of his young career. His inaugural NCAA tournament would end sooner than desired, with Swartz losing his first round match 7-4 against Chad Porter of Liberty University. In the wrestleback bracket Swartz then faced Ethan Headlee of Pittsburgh. Headlee defeated Swartz 10-3. The early exit couldn’t erase the regular season success that Swartz enjoyed, though. He finished the season third on the team in wins and first in dual winning percentage (1.000). He also earned a first-place finish at the Best of the West Tournament, a second-place finish at the Cowboy Open and a fourth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle. 2006-07 – While redshirting for the Broncos, Swartz wrestled unattached in two open tournaments. He went undefeated at the Portland State Open and Oregon Classic in early January, placing first in both tournaments. His 6-0 record included one pin and one major decision. Freestyle – (2007) Swartz qualified for the FILA Junior World Team Camp in May of 2007 and placed third in a challenge tournament at the end of the camp at the Kurt Swartz’s Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. High School – Swartz had an excellent high school career winning two Washington Career Bronco Record state championships his junior and senior seasons. He placed third during his sophomore season of 2004. Swartz won many junior tournaments during his prep 2007-08: 27-9 (75.0%) career including the USA freestyle national championship, the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Tri-State Championships and the Rocky Mountain Rumble. 2008-09: 11-3 (78.6%) Twice he earned cadet All-American honors and one junior All-American award Career Totals: 38-12 (76.0%) at the Fargo Nationals. His high school coach was Brian Peterson. 22

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Alan Bartelli Junior Wasilla, Alaska Wasilla High School Weight Class: 125 Major: Biology

2008-09 – Alan Bartelli split mat time for the Broncos last season, wrestling nine duals at 125-pounds and two at 133-pounds. He compiled a 16-14 record, 6-5 in dual action. Bartelli finished the season winning four of his last six dual matches. He recorded five major decisions and one fall on the season. His pin came against Mike Piricillo of Brown at the 1:18 mark. 2007-08 – Bartelli gained valuable experience in 2007-08, wrestling in nine duals for the Broncos, eight of which he started at 125 pounds. Bartelli finished his freshman season with a 13-13 overall record. He was 3-6 in dual competition and 10-7 in tournaments. Despite entering the Pac-10 tournament unranked, Bartelli managed two upsets in league championship action en route to a 2-2 record and a seventh-place finish. After dropping his first round match to No. 7 Jake Gonzalez of Oregon State, 6-5, Bartelli advanced through the consolation bracket with an 8-3 decision over No. 8 Andre Gonzalez of Cal State-Fullerton. Bartelli would drop his third match of the tournament, 10-4, to No. 5 Micah Ferguson before defeating No. 6 Joseph Lucas (Oregon) in the seventh-place match. Bartelli’s best outing of the season came at the Best of the West Tournament where he finished in second place with a 4-1 record. High School – Bartelli was a three-time state of Alaska champion, earning Alan Bartelli’s the title his sophomore, junior and senior years. He finished runner-up as a Career Bronco Record freshman. His overall record in high school was 170-13 for a 92.9 winning percentage. Bartelli won 93 of those matches by pin. Along with earning four varsity letters in varsity, Bartelli was also a two-year letterman in 2007-08: 13-13 (50.0%) cross country. Among the honors he won at his high school were the most 2008-09: 16-14 (53.3%) outstanding, most valuable and the sportsmanship awards. Bartelli graduated with a grade-point-average of 3.3. His high school coaches were Shawn Career Totals: 29-27 (51.7%) Hayes and Nick Dougherty. Wasilla High School also produced Jesse Brock, a former Bronco wrestler and Pac-10 champion.

Mark Bleuze

Freshman - Weight Class: 125 Henderson, Nevada – Basic High School Major: Undeclared High School – Mark Bleuze capped a standout senior season at Basic High School in Henderson, Nev. with a 45-11 record and a fourth-place finish at the state championships. Bleuze was a two-time regional runner-up. He lettered three times in wrestling and maintained a 4.2 GPA to graduate with honors. His high school coaches were Jim Duschen, Bruce Pierce and Mark Volndumme.

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Michael Cuthbertson

Freshman - Weight Class: 165 Scottsboro, Alabama - Scottsboro High School Major: Undeclared 2008-09 – Redshirted for Boise State. Cuthbertson wrestled in one tournament unattached, the California Collegiate Open, where he compiled a 3-1 record en route to a second-place finish. His only loss of the tournament came in a 4-2 decision against Robert Davis of Menlo College in the championship match. High School – Michael Cuthbertson joins the Bronco wrestling program boasting four consecutive Alabama high school state wrestling titles after a dominating career at Scottsboro High School. Cuthbertson was named team captain as a junior and senior. He was also named to the junior freestyle All-America team and the Wrestling USA Academic Team while at Scottsboro. Cuthbertson was also a member of the National Honor Society. His high school coach was Chris Staton.

Benjamin DeMuelle

Freshman - Weight Class: 125 San Diego, California - Westview High School Major: Criminal Justice High School – Benjamin DeMuelle joins the Boise State wrestling program after a successful senior season at Westview High School in San Diego, Calif. where he won the 125-pound CIF Championship. DeMuelle compiled an 83-20 record in three years of varsity action, which was capped by winning the CIF and the San Diego Sectionals Championship. His high school coach was Perry Watson.

Toby Erickson

Freshman - Weight Class: Heavyweight East Helena, Montana – Helena High School Major: Undeclared High School – Toby Erickson comes to Boise State after a highly decorated high school career at Helena High School in Helena, Mont. Erickson finished his high school career with an overall record of 119-36, which he compiled with an impressive 92 pins. Erickson won two state championships in high school. He also wrestled to a second-place freestyle finish, as well as a fourth-place Greco-roman finish at the Cadet Nationals in 2007. Erickson also placed seventh at the NHSCA Senior Nationals in 2009. Erickson earned four varsity wrestling, three varsity football and three varsity track and field letters. His high school coach was Marty Kloker.

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Chris Givens

Junior - Weight Class: Heavyweight Ontario, California - Colony High School Major: Criminal Justice 2008-09 – Chris Givens wrestled in nine matches for Boise State during his sophomore season with the Broncos. He wrestled in three duals and finished the season with a 1-8 overall record. Recorded a pin (6:25) against Dylan Snavely at the California Collegiate Open tournament. 2007-08 – Givens wrestled sparingly throughout the 2007-08 season, but did have success in his limited action. Givens wrestled in two regular season tournaments, finishing with a 6-3 record. He wrestled in the amateur 197-pound division of the Cowboy Open, where he fell in the championship match, 3-0. Givens also wrestled at the Best Chris Given’s of the West Tournament where he finished with a 3-2 record. Career Bronco Record High School – Givens posted an overall record of 37-5 (88.1%) his senior season at Colony High School. He was named Colony High School wrestler 2007-08: 6-3 (66.7%) of the year, the most valuable wrestler at the Mt. Baldy tournament, and finished runner-up in his weight class at the CIF state championships. Along 2008-09: 1-8 (11.1%) with earning three varsity letters in wrestling, Givens was also a three year Career Totals: 7-11 (38.9%) letterman in football where he earned first-team All-CIF honors as a defensive lineman. His high school coach was Jason Smith.

Brock Gutches

Freshman - Weight Class: 165 Central Point, Oregon – Crater High School Major: Undeclared High School – After four years of varsity wrestling at Crater High School in Central Point, Ore., Brock Gutches had achieved nearly everything that a high school wrestler could hope to. Gutches was a two-time state champion, as well as a two-time state runner-up. He capped off his high school career by winning the 2009 Greco-Roman National Championship. Gutches finished his career at Crater HS with a 171-9 record. He was named to his high school honor roll. Gutches’ high school coach was Greg Haga.

Levi Holt

2008-09 – Competed in three tournaments during his freshman season, compiling a 5-6 record on the season. Holt recorded a 2-2 record at the Cowboy Open, beating Jeff Quinlin, 6-2, and Ryan McCracken, 8-3. He also had a strong showing at the California Collegiate Open, where he finished 3-2. Holt recorded one pin (6:56), which came against San Jose State’s Charlie Galaviz at the CCO. 2007-08 – Red-shirted during his first season with the Boise State wrestling program. High School – Holt was one of the top prep wrestlers in the state of Montana during his career at Flathead High School. Holt recorded a second and third-place finish at the state championships, while 25

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2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions an injury prevented him from placing for a third straight year. He was a member of Team Montana and won eight different USA Wrestling state championships. He also placed seventh four consecutive years at the Las Vegas Western Regional Championships. Along with earning four varsity letters in wrestling, Holt was also a three-year letter winner in football. He also earned four academic all-state honors and graduated with a 3.76 grade point average. His high school coach was Jeff Thompson.

Levi Holt’s Career Bronco Record 2008-09: 5-6 (45.5%)

Eli Hutchison

Junior - Weight Class: 141 Soldonta, Alaska - Skyview High School Major: Biology 2008-09 – Eli Hutchison saw action for Boise State in 16 matches last season, wrestling at 141-pounds in six duals for the Broncos. Hutchison compiled a 10-6 overall record, winning 4-2 record in dual action. Hutchison competed in two tournaments, the Cowboy Open and the Las Vegas Invitational. He finished the Cowboy Open with a 4-2 record and the Las Vegans Invite with a 2-2 record. Hutchison recorded three falls and four major decisions in his 10 wins. 2007-08 – Hutchison appeared in eight duals for the Broncos, earning a 4-4 record, 13-10 overall. He found the most success in regular season tournament action starting with a fourth-place finish at the Best of the West Tournament. Hutchison concluded the season in winning fashion, going undefeated at the Utah Valley Open en route to a first-place finish. His four dual wins of the season came against Stanford, Oregon, Portland State and Montana State-Northern. 2006-07 – Hutchison red-shirted during his first year with the Bronco wrestling program. Greco Roman – (2007) In April of 2007 he won the gold medal in his weight class at the FILA Junior National Championships (20 and under) in Greco-Roman and placed fifth in freestyle. Hutchison also qualified for the FILA Junior World team camp and finished second in a challenge tournament at the end of the weeklong camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. High School – Hutchison dominated his weight class in the state of Alaska, winning Eli Hutchison’s four straight state championships. His overall record during his prep career was Career Bronco Record 193-5 for a 97.5 winning percentage. Hutchison also won his weight class at the Cadet Greco National Championship and Reno Tournament of Champions in 2006, along with the 2005 FILA Greco Junior Championship. Three times he earned All2007-08: 13-10 (56.5%) America honors at the Reno tournament. Along with earning four varsity letters 2008-09: 10-6 (62.5%) in wrestling, Hutchison was a letter winner in football, soccer and cross country, where he placed 10th at the regional meet his junior and senior seasons. Hutchison Career Totals: 23-16 (59.0%) had a 3.97 grade-point-average. His high school coach was Neldon Gardner.

Eric Jorgensen

Sophomore - Weight Class: 157 Boise, Idaho – Timberline High School Major: Undeclared High School – Eric Jorgensen was a two-time state runner-up at Timberline High School, where he also compiled a 99-60 record for his career. Jorgensen finished both his junior and senior seasons with 33-11 records. He lettered four times in wrestling, three times in track and field and once in crosscountry. He was a member of his high school honor roll. Jorgensen’s high school coaches were Joe Wells and Jacob McGinnis.

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Randy Larson

Freshman - Weight Class: 174 Hermiston, Oregon – Hermiston High School Major: Undeclared High School – Randy Larson finished his high school career with a 158-37 overall record. In 2008 he won a state championship and a western region championship. He earned four varsity letters in wrestling. Larson’s high school coaches were Harry Larson and Curt Berger.

Cody Lords

Freshman - Weight Class: 157 Kuna, Idaho – Kuna High School Major: Undeclared High School –Cody Lords was a two-time state championship at Kuna High School in Kuna, Idaho. Lords earned four varsity wrestling letters at Kuna High. He also graduated high school with a 4.0 grade point average. Lords’ high school coach was Pat Owens.

Brad Muri

Junior - Weight Class: 157 Steilacoom, Washington - Steliacoom High School Major: Physical Education / K-12

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2008-09 – Brad Muri wrestled in just two matches last season. He finished with a 1-1 record. Muri’s win came in Boise State’s first dual of the season against Utah Valley, where he beat Wade Eldredge in a 13-3 major decision. 2007-08 – Muri competed in just one tournament as a freshman. He wrestled unattached in the 157pound weight division at the Utah Valley Open. Muri finished the tournament with a 4-1 record and a consolation bracket championship. All of Muri’s wins came in impressive fashion, recording an 8-2 decision, a 10-5 decision, a 15-0 decision and a pin at 1:12. 2006-07 – Muri wrestled unattached in several open tournaments while red-shirting for the Broncos. His best finish came at the Portland State Open where he finished second. He also placed sixth at the Oregon Classic. All of Muri’s matches came in the 157-pound weight class with the exception of the Reno Tournament of Champions where he wrestled at 165 pounds. His overall record in the open tournaments was 10-4. Among those wins were one Brad Muri’s technical fall and three major decisions. Career Bronco Record High School – Muri was a three-time state champion in Washington, earning titles in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He also won four-straight district and regional championships while competing at Steliacoom High School. His high school record was 131-12 for 2007-08: 1-4 (20.0%) a 91.6 winning percentage. His high school coach was Chris Wolfe.

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Jacob Neumann

Sophomore - Weight Class: 197 Spokane, Washington - Central Valley High School Major: Undeclared 2008-09 – Jacob Neumann wrestled at 197 pounds in one dual and two tournaments for Boise State as a freshman, compiling a 3-5 record on the season. Neumann’s lone dual appearance came against Oregon State where he lost a 13-4 major decision to Chad Hanke. Neumann’s best tournament of the season was the California Collegiate Open. He finished the CCO with a 3-2 record, which included a pin (2:20) of Cal Poly’s Jake Soliz and a 15-4 major decision against Steven Martinez (unattached). High School – Neumann capped his high school career with a third-place finish at the Washington state wrestling tournament. He was also a two-time GrecoJacob Neumann’s Roman state champion while competing at Central Career Bronco Record Valley High School. Neumann was also earned three varsity letters in football. He was an all-league football honoree on both offense and defense. Neumann was also named the Greater Spokane League Winter Athlete of the 2008-09: 3-5 (37.5%) Year. His high school coach was John Owen.

Brad Perry

Sophomore - Weight Class: 141 Snohomish, Washington - Snohomish High School Major: Secondary Education 2008-09 – Brad Perry wrestled in three tournaments as a freshman. He finished the season with a 4-6 record. Perry’s best tournament came at the Cowboy Open, where he compiled a 3-2 record. He defeated Steve Overshiner of Chadron State by fall (2:31) and Toby Bender (unattached) by an 18-2 major decision in two of his wins at the Cowboy Open. Perry recorded two wins by fall on the season. High School – Perry wrestled to an impressive 40-2 record and a state championship as a senior at Brad Perry’s Snohomish High School. He tallied a 121-28 career high school record in four years of varsity action, Career Bronco Record including a 36-9 record and a fifth-place finish at the state tournament as a junior. He also earned three varsity letters in football and two 2008-09: 4-6 (40.0%) letters in baseball. In the classroom Perry earned state honors as well, twice winning the title of academic state champion. His high school coach was Kevin Judkins.

Ryon Sirucek

Freshman - Weight Class: 174 Buhl, Idaho – Buhl High School Major: Undeclared High School – Ryon Sirucek finished his wrestling career at Buhl High School in Buhl, Idaho with a 110-30 overall record and one state runner-up finish in the books. Sirucek lettered four times in wrestling, three times in football and twice in track and field. He was a three-time district champion in wrestling. Sirucek graduated high school with a 3.65 GPA and was a member of the national honor society. His high school coach was Chris Porter.

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Josh Strait

Freshman - Weight Class: 133 Inkom, Idaho - Marsh Valley High School Major: Undeclared 2008-09 – Redshirted for Boise State last season. Josh Strait did compete unattached at the California Collegiate Open. He finished the tournament with a 4-2 record. Strait earned one win by fall (6:34), which came against Ryan Berkley of Cal State Fullerton. High School – Strait finished his highly decorated high school career with two state championships, a state runner-up and a third-place finish. He posted a career record of 158-11, including three 40 win seasons. Strait’s state titles came in his freshman and senior seasons, which he recorded 40-3 and 40-2 records, respectively. Strait is also a five time Cadet/Junior USA Wrestling All-American. He graduated high school as a National Honor Society member and ranked third in his class. His high school coach was Lonny Pahlke.

Jake Swartz

Freshman - Weight Class: 184 Auburn, Washington - Auburn High School Major: Undeclared High School – Jake Swartz enjoyed an extremely successful high school career, which was highlighted by winning a Washington State High School Championship. He earned four varsity wrestling letters at Auburn High School in Auburn, Wash. His high school coach was John Aiken.

Derek Toney

Freshman - Weight Class: Heavyweight Reardan, Washington – Reardan High School / Buena Vista University Major: Undeclared

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College – Derek Toney wrestled one year at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He was the starting heavyweight and was named the team’s freshman of the year. His head coach was Sevond Cole. High School – Toney earned four varsity wrestling and four varsity football letters at Reardan High School in Reardan, Wash. Toney finished high school with a 118-20 overall record. He won two state wrestling championships and also earned a third-place finish at the ISSI wrestling tournament in Australia. Toney also earned All-State honors as a defensive tackle. Toney was a member of the Future Farmers of America. His high school coach was Mark Leenhouts.

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Sam Zylstra

Junior - Weight Class: Heavyweight Sumas, Washington - Nooksack Valley High School Major: Visual Arts 2008-09 – Sam Zylstra started the majority of Boise State’s duals last season at heavyweight. Zylstra wrestled to a fourth-place finish at the Pac-10 tournament, finishing with a 2-2 record at the conference championships. Zylstra lost his first round match in a 3-2 decision against Ricardo Alcala of UC Davis. He then won consecutive matches, beating Imanibom Etukeren of Arizona State, 8-5, and Kurt Klimek of Cal State Fullerton, 3-2. Zylstra would meet Alcala for a second time and despite a hard fought effort, fell by pin (5:43) to end his conference tournament. Throughout the season Zylstra started 15 duals for the Broncos, including 13 of 14 to finish the season. He finished his sophomore season with an 13-15 overall record, 6-9 in duals. He recorded three falls on the season. Zylstra’s best tournament finish of the season came at the Body Bar tournament, where he placed fourth. 2007-08 – Zylstra only wrestled in 12 matches, but that didn’t stop him from making the most of his opportunities. Zylstra finished the season 2-0 in duals after a 2-0 win over Portland State’s Zack Smith and an 8-0 major decision against Robbie Shaw of Montana State-Northern. He wrestled to a 7-5 overall record going 5-5 in regular season tournaments. Zylstra’s best outing Sam Zylstra’s came at the Utah Valley Open, where his only loss came in a 4-2 overtime championship match. Career Bronco Record College – Zylstra competed for one season at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, before transferring to Boise State for the start of the 2007-08 season. He posted a record of 27-23 and was a national qualifier. His coach 2007-09: 4-3 (57.1) was John Petty. 2008-09: 13-15 (46.4%) High School – Zylstra won the state of Washington championship in the Career Totals: 17-18 (48.6%) heavyweight divsion in 2006 as a senior. He was a three-year letter winner at Nooksack Valley High School. His high school coach was Ken Wood.

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2008-09 Dual Match Record: 17-3 (8-0 Pac-10 Conference Duals) Pac-10 Conference Champions DATE Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Dec. 5 & 6 Dec. 12 Dec. 18 Jan. 10 & 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 March 1 & 2 March 19-21

OPPONENT Northern Colorado Great Falls Montana State-Northern Cowboy Open Utah Valley Body Bar Tournament Best of the West Tournament Sprawl & Brawl Duals Sprawl & Brawl Duals Sprawl & Brawl Duals Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational * Oregon State Reno Tournament of Champions National Duals National Duals National Duals National Duals National Duals National Duals * Cal State Bakersfield * Cal State Fullerton * Cal Poly * UC Davis * Stanford * Oregon State * Portland State Pac-10 Conference Championships NCAA National Championships

LOCATION RESULTS/TIME Spokane, Washington 38-3 W Great Falls, Montana 38-9 W Great Falls, Montana 35-7 W Laramie, Wyoming No Team Scoring Boise, Idaho 34-10 W Ithaca, New York 1st Place (125 points) Medford, Oregon All Day Binghamton, New York Clarion 31-6 W Binghamton, New York Rutgers 25-13 W Binghamton, New York Edinboro 20-12 L Las Vegas, Nevada 7th Place (79.5 points) Boise, Idaho 25-13 W Reno, Nevada 30th (2 points) Cedar Falls, Iowa Seventh Place Cedar Falls, Iowa vs. Wisconsin 24-12 W Cedar Falls, Iowa vs. Iowa State 19-15 L Cedar Falls, Iowa vs. Wyoming 24-15 W Cedar Falls, Iowa vs. Ohio State 21-12 L Cedar Falls, Iowa vs. Penn State 22-12 W Boise, Idaho 26-12 W Boise, Idaho 37-4 W Boise, Idaho 41-0 W Boise, Idaho 38-3 W Boise, Idaho 38-3 W Corvallis, Oregon 25-9 W Portland, Oregon 42-0 W Fullerton, California 1st Place (172.5 points) St. Louis, Missouri 12th Place (46.5 points)

2008-09 Final Individual Season Results Wrestler Ryan Allen Alan Bartelli Jason Chamberlain Brent Chriswell Cory Fish Chris Givens Adam Hall Andrew Hochstrasser Levi Holt Nathaniel Holt Eli Hutchison Nate Lee Brad Muri Jacob Neumann Brian Owen Brad Perry Tyler Roshau Tyler Sherfey Kirk Smith Nick Smith Kurt Swartz Troy Walker Sam Zylstra

Wt. Overall 197 3-10 125 16-14 149 22-9 197 17-4 141 21-11 HWT 1-8 157 35-6 133 35-4 174 5-6 149 6-0 141 10-6 174 20-5 157 1-1 197 3-5 125 12-9 141 4-6 174 2-6 165 30-11 184 38-3 HWT 2-0 165 11-3 149 1-0 HWT 13-15

Dual Tour. 1-6 2-8 6-6 10-8 10-6 12-3 10-1 7-3 8-6 13-5 0-3 1-5 18-1 17-5 16-1 19-3 0-0 5-6 3-0 3-0 4-2 6-4 13-1 7-4 1-0 0-1 0-1 3-4 6-5 6-4 0-0 4-6 0-0 2-6 15-4 15-7 19-1 19-2 1-0 1-0 7-0 4-3 1-0 0-0 6-9 7-6 32

Falls 1 1 3 4 4 1 5 7 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 2 0 3

TF 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

MD 0 5 3 1 4 0 11 9 0 2 4 7 1 1 2 1 0 9 14 0 1 0 0

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions 2008-09 Boise State Wrestling Season Statistical Leaders Overall Wins 1. Kirk Smith (184) 2. Adam Hall (157) Andrew Hochstrasser (133) 4. Tyler Sherfey (165) 5. Jason Chamberlain (149) 5. Cory Fish (141)

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Overall Winning Pct. 1. Kirk Smith (184) .927 (38-3) 2. Andrew Hochstrasser(133) .897 (35-4) 3. Adam Hall (157) .854 (35-6) 4. Brent Chriswell (194) .810 (17-4) 5. Nate Lee (174) .800 (20-5) Dual Wins 1. Kirk Smith (184) 3. Adam Hall (157) 2. Andrew Hochstrasser (133) 4. Tyler Sherfey (165) 5. Nate Lee (174)

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Dual Winning Pct. 1. Kurt Swartz (165) 1.000 (7-0) 2. Kirk Smith (184) .950 (19-1) 3. Adam Hall (157) .947 (18-1) 4. Andrew Hochstrasser(133) .941 (16-1) 5. Nate Lee (174) .928 (13-1) Dual Meet Team Points Scored 1. Kirk Smith (184) Adam Hall (157) 3. Andrew Hochstrasser (133) 4. Tyler Sherfey (165) 5. Nate Lee (174) Most Falls 1. Andrew Hochstrasser (133) 2. Adam Hall (157) 3. Kirk Smith (184) Brent Chriswell (197) Cory Fish (141) 4. Eli Hutchison (141) Sam Zylstra (HWT) Jason Chamberlain (149) 5. Tyler Sherfey (165) Kurt Swartz (174)

Fastest Fall 1. Ryan Allen (197) 2. Adam Hall (157) 3. Brian Owen (125) 4. Alan Bartelli (125) 5. Adam Hall (157)

Technical Falls 1. Andrew Hochstrasser (133) 3. Jason Chamberlain (149) 4. Adam Hall (157) 5. Ryan Allen (197) Cory Fish (141) Tyler Sherfey (165) Kirk Smith (184) 7 5 Major Decisions 4 1. Kirk Smith (184) 4 2. Adam Hall (157) 4 3. Andrew Hochstrasser (133) 3 Tyler Sherfey (165) 3 5. Nate Lee (174) 3 2 2

73 73 71 59 48

0:12 0.20 1:03 1:18 1:43 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 14 11 9 9 7

2008-09 Boise State Dual Starting Lineups 133 Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Hochstrasser Bartelli Bartelli Owen

141 149 157 Hutchison Walker Hall Hutchison N. Holt Hall Hutchison N. Holt Hall Fish Chamberlain Muri Hutchison Chamberlain Hall Hutchison N. Holt Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Hutchison Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall Fish Chamberlain Hall

165 174 Sherfey Holt Swartz Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Swartz Sherfey Swartz Sherfey Swartz Sherfey Swarta Sherfey Swartz Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee Sherfey Lee

184 K. Smith K. Smith Swartz K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith K. Smith

197 HWT Allen Givins Allen Givins K. Smith N. Smith Allen Zylstra Allen Zylstra Allen Givins Allen Zylstra Neumann Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Allen Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra Chriswell Zylstra

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Opponent 125 MSU-Northern Bartelli Great Falls Owen Northern Colorado Owen Utah Valley Bartelli Clarion Owen Rutgers Bartelli Edinboro Owen Oregon State Bartelli Wisconsin Owen Iowa State Owen Wyoming Owen Ohio State Owen Penn State Bartelli Cal State Bakersfield Bartelli Cal State Fullerton Bartelli Cal Poly Bartelli UC Davis Bartelli Stanford Owen Oregon State Owen Portland State Bartelli

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2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions

BOISE STATE PAC-10 CHAMPIONS Jesse Brock -- 133 Pounds, 2002; 141 Pounds, 2004

Jacob McGinnis -- Heavyweight, 2004

Ben Cherrington - 149 Pounds, 2005; 157 Pounds, 2006

Nels Nelson -- 150 Pounds, 1991 & 1992

Rusty Cook -- 197 Pounds, 2000 & 2001

Larry Quisel -- 157 Pounds, 1999 & 2000

Cory Fish - 133 Pounds, 2008 Jason Chamberlain -- 149 Pounds, 2009 Brent Chriswell -- 197 Pounds, 2009 Andrew Hochstrasser -- 133 Pounds, 2009 Scott Jorgensen -- 133 Pounds, 2004, 2005 & 2006 Nate Lee - 174 Pounds, 2008 & 2009 Pat McDade -- Heavyweight, 1989

Collin Robertson -- 149 Pounds, 2002 K.C. Rock -- 125 Pounds & Pac-10 Most Outstanding Wrestler, 2000 Tyler Sherfey -- 165 Pounds, 2009

Scott Jorgensen Three-Time Pac-10 Champion 2001 & 2003

Kirk Smith -- 184 Pounds, 2009 Gabe Vigil -- 141 Pounds, 2003

Kirk White -- 165 Pounds, 1999 Dustin Young -- 142 Pounds, 1997

Ben VomBaur -- 125 Pounds,

Big Sky Conference Champions

The Boise State wrestling team competed in the Big Sky Conference from 1970 to 1987. Following is a list of individual Bronco champions. Boise State won 10 team titles in 1974-80, 1982 and 1985-86.

118 POUNDS

Tracy Yeates - 1984 Tracy Yeates - 1983 Mark Jordine - 1978

126 POUNDS

Tracy Yeates - 1986 Stan Armstrong - 1984 Scott Barrett - 1983 Scott Barrett - 1982 Scott Barrett - 1980 Scott Barrett - 1979 Mark Hatten - 1974

134 POUNDS

Travis Krawl - 1987 Stan Armstrong - 1986 Stan Armstrong - 1985 Clay Armstrong -1982 James Williams - 1981 Brad Allread - 1979 Tom Harrington - 1973 Tom Harrington - 1972

142 POUNDS

158 POUNDS

Randy Schimmell - 1986 Randy Schimmell - 1985 Ben Coronado - 1982 Doug Pugmire - 1980 Brad Allred - 1978 Jeff Howell - 1975 Jeff Howell - 1974

Randy Watson -- 1977 Randy Watson -- 1976 Dave Chandler -- 1975 Dave Chandler -- 1974 Dave Chandler -- 1973 Dave Chandler -- 1972

150 POUNDS

Homer Lord - 1981 Kevin Wood - 1980 Kevin Wood - 1979 Lou Grasso - 1977 Don Evans - 1976 Greg Leonard - 1974

167 POUNDS

Ben Coronado - 1987 Ben Coronado - 1986 Dan Bicandi - 1984 Ben Coronado - 1983 Dan Warren - 1976 Randy Watson -1975 Randy Watson - 1974

177 POUNDS

Kevin Wood - 1982 Bill Braseth - 1981 Bill Braseth - 1980 Bill Braseth - 1979 Roy Rose - 1978 Tim Matthews - 1977 Steve Needs - 1976 Rory Needs - 1974

190 POUNDS

John Bauman - 1983 Harold Wittman - 1982 Harold Wittman - 1981 Tim Matthews - 1976 Shane Coburn - 1975 Jerry Elliot - 1972

HEAVYWEIGHT Pat McDade - 1987 Ed Ritt - 1976 Mark Bittick - 1975

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions

BOISE STATE NCAA ALL-AMERICANS Scott Barrett 126 Pounds - 1982 (2nd place)

Pat McDade Heavyweight - 1989 (4th place)

Brett Bingham 118 Pounds - 1994 (3rd place)

Nels Nelson 150 Pounds - 1992 (7th place)

Charles Burton 167 Pounds - 1996 (3rd place) Dave Chandler 158 Pounds - 1975 (5th place)

Larry Quisel 157 Pounds - 1999 (3rd place) 157 Pounds - 2000 (2nd place) Collin Robertson 149 Pounds - 2003 (6th Place)

Ben Cherrington 157 Pounds - 2006 (1st place)

Boe Rushton Heavyweight - 2003 (3rd Place)

Rusty Cook 197 Pounds - 2001 (4th place)

Tyler Sherfey 165 Pounds - 2009 (8th Place)

Brent Chriswell 197 Pounds - 2009 (6th Place)

Kirk Smith 184 Pounds - 2008 (8th Place)

Cash Edwards 184 Pounds - 2000 (7th place) 184 Pounds - 2001 (6th Place)

Ben VomBaur 125 Pounds - 2002 (4th place) 125 Pounds - 2003 (6th place)

Andrew Hochstrasser 133 Pounds - 2009 (4th Place)

Kirk White 165 Pounds - 1999 (1st place) 165 Pounds - 2000 (5th place) 157 Pounds - 2001 (6th place)

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Ben VomBaur Two-Time NCAA All-American 2002 and 2003

Larry Quisel Two-Time NCAA All-American

History

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions Ben Cherrington - 2006 NCAA Champion Ben Cherrington capped off a perfect season during his senior year of 2005-06 when he became just the second Boise State wrestler in school history to win an individual NCAA National Championship. Following an early season injury which kept him out of the lineup until midway through his final season, Cherrington was unbeatable once he stepped back on the mat posted a 20-0 record on his way to the 157pound title at the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cherrington dominated his opponents during his undefeated season winning three matches by pin, three by technical fall and six by major decision. Along the way to his national collegiate title, Cherrington also recorded his second straight Pac-10 Conference Championship. His first came in in 2005 at the 149-pound weight class. Cherrington qualified for the NCAA National Tournament all four years of his collegiate career. His overall collegiate record was 93-32, including a mark of 54-8 for an 87.1 winning percentage his final two seasons.

Kirk White - 1999 NCAA Champion Kirk White was the first Boise State wrestler to win a NCAA National Championship when he captured the 165-pound weight class in 1999. As a sophomore that year, White took collegiate wrestling by storm by winning the Pac-10 Conference Championship, and then continuing his winning streak at the NCAA National Tournament. White dominated his opponents during his championship season posting an overall record of 38-1. His only loss came at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Dual. While he did not win another NCAA national title as a junior and senior, he did earn two more NCAA All-America awards to become the only three-time NCAA Wrestling All-American for the Broncos. White completed his four years at Boise State with an overall record of 130-26 for a winning percentage of 83.3. The breakdown of Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season-by-season results are 1997-98: 27-6 (81.8%); 1998-99: 38-1(97.4%); 1999-00: 20-8 (71.4%); 2000-01: 29-6 (82.9%). In September of 2007, White was inducted into the Boise State University Athletic Hall of Fame. 36

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions Charles Burton - 2000 United States Olympic Freestyle Team Member Former Bronco wrestler Charles Burton made history in September of 2000, when he became the first Boise State University athlete to become a member of an United States Olympic Team. A native of Meridian, Idaho, Burton was a 1996 NCAA All-American at 167 pounds and completed his career at Boise State with 101 victories. He representated the United States at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games competing in the freestyle division and placed fifth in the 87 kilogram (187.25 pound) weight class. Burton’s o v e r a ll record at the Sydney Games was 3-1. He won his first two Olympic matches by not allowing a single point by his opponents. In the quarterfinals Burton held a 2-1 lead in the overtime period when Magomed Ibragimov of Macedonia scored a three-point throw to post a 4-2 win. Burton won the fifth place match by injury default over Yang Hyun Mo of Korea. While competing in freestyle, Burton won the 1997 University Freestyle National Championship, the bronze medal at the 1997 Pan American Games and a silver medal at the 1999 World Team Trials. He earned his spot on the 2000 Olympic Team when he defeated then current World Champion Les Gutches in a special wrestle-off. The two wrestlers split the first two matches, before Burton defeated Gutches 5-0 in the third match to earn his roster position on the national team. In November of 2001, Burton was inducted into the Boise State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Mike Young - Bronco Head Coach (1972-2002)

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When Mike Young retired as the Bronco wrestling head coach at the end of the 2001-02 season, he did so as one of, it not, the most successful coaches in the history of Boise State athletics. In 31 years guiding the Broncos, Young produced 12 conference championships, one national champion, 11 All-Americans and earned 12 conference coach of the year awards. Ten of his league titles and coach of the year awards came when Boise State was a member of the Big Sky Conference. The final two came in 2000 and 2002 when he led the Broncos to league crowns in the Pac-10 Conference. Kirk White was Young’s most successful individual wrestler winning the 1999 NCAA National Championship in the 165 pound weight class and becoming the only three-time NCAA All-American. Young’s two most successful years at the NCAA National Tournament came in 1999 and 2000. The 1999 team posted the best finish in school history when the Broncos placed 10th. The next season Boise State finished 12th as three Broncos earned All-American honors. Young also coached the first Boise State student-athlete to become a member of a United States Olympic Team. Charles Burton, who wrestled for Young and the Broncos in the late 1990’s, competed in freestyle at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and placed fifth in the 85 kg weight class. Young began his Boise State career in 1970 as an assistant wrestling coach, and took over the head coaching position in 1972. In 1987 he was inducted into Boise State University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

History

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions

Pac-10 Conference Champions

2009 Head Coach Greg Randall Assistant Coaches Chris Owens and Kirk White

2008 Head Coach Greg Randall Assistant Coaches Chris Owens and Kirk White

2009 Pac-10 Conference Champions

2004 Head Coach Greg Randall Assistant Coaches Chris Owens and Rusty Cook

2002 Head Coach Mike Young Assistant Coaches Greg Randall and Chris Owens

2000

Assistant Coaches Greg Randall and Chris Owens

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Head Coach Mike Young

2009-10 Boise State Broncos

Athletics, Boise State, Boise & Administration

athletic Facilities

Bronco Stadium, Stueckle sky center & Ed Jacoby Track

In an effort to continue the climb in competition, Boise State has outlined a plan to improve the infrastructure and financial position of its athletic department. The project is called the “Initiative for Athletic Excellence.” It is a detailed plan that lays out the direction for the department and its facilities to ensure the Broncos’ continued growth and success. In the last 11 years Boise State’s growth has led to the addition of women’s soccer in 1998. In 2006-07 women’s swimming & diving joined the family followed by softball in 2008-09. In recent years Boise State has built four competition facilities: the stateof-the-art Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center (2002), the Bronco Soccer and Tennis Complex (2003), Jacksons Indoor Track (2003 - a joint effort with the city of Nampa) and the Mountain Cove Softball Complex (2008). In January of 2006 the CavenWilliams Sports Complex, a 97,000 square-foot indoor practice facility, was opened next to Bronco Stadium. The Boas Indoor Tennis Center also underwent significant renovation with the replacement of the bubbles. The latest project is the Stueckle Sky Center expansion to Bronco Stadium. The stadium project includes a new press box, luxury suites, banquet hall, new ticket office, a Bronco Shop, and much more. Seating capacity for football games will increase to approximately 32,000.

Caven-Williams sports complex

Other future projects include a new 10,000-square foot locker room facility and lounges for the men's and women's basketball teams; a new outdoor track stadium and practice area; a new Peterson PRECO Learning Center; a new home for the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame; and new women’s sports facilities, including competition venues for softball.

BOas Indoor Tennis Center Appleton Tennis Center

Jacksons Indoor Track

athletic Facilities

Bronco Gym

Mountain Cove Softball Field

Boise City Aquatic Center

Taco Bell Arena

athletic tradition

Jarred Rome

2004 USA National Discus Champion 2004 USA Olympian

Bronco Historical Highlights

Abbey Elsberry

(since 1968)

 1 National Team Championship

NCAA All-American Academic All-American 2004 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist

 8 Individual National Champions  219 All-American Honors  97 Team League Championships  459 Individual League Champions  36 League Athletes of the Year  939 All-Conference Honors  4 Olympians  Represented at the Summer Olympics from 1988-2004

Wesley Moodie

2005 Wimbledon Doubles Champion

 Over 25 alumni currently competing professionally in their respective sports

Ben Cherrington

2006 NCAA Champion

Luke Shields

Three-time All-American

Quintin Mikell, Kimo von Oelhoffen, Daryn Colledge, Korey Hall For the first time in history four Bronco alumni played in the same NFL game, Green Bay at Philadelphia - Sept. 9, 2007

athletic tradition Sport-By-Sport Historical Highlights (since 1968) Basketball (Men)… • 7 conference/division titles • 4 conference tournament title • 5 NCAA appearances • 4 postseason NIT appearances • 2 preseason NIT appearances • 1 postseason CBI appearance • 6 NBA draft picks • 41 all-conference honors • 3 conference players of the year • 9 active alums in pro leagues Basketball (Women)… • 6 conference/division titles • 1 conference tournament title • 1 AIAW national appearance • 2 NCAA appearances • 2 postseason NIT appearance • 2 All-American honorable mentions • 41 all-conference honors • 2 conference players of the year • 1 former WNBA player Football… • 1 national championship (I-AA) • 15 conference titles • 5 consecutive WAC titles (2002-06) • 8 conference titles in last 10 years • 5 Division I bowl victories • 9 Division I bowl appearances • 104 All-Americans • 183 all-conference honors (first team) • 40 NFL draft picks • 8 current NFL players (as of 7/2/09) • 6 current CFL players • 10th winningest Division 1-A program all-time • 56 winning seasons in last 63 years Golf (Men)… • 1 conference title • 1 NCAA regional appearance • 1 All-American • 6 individual NCAA regional qualifiers • 3 individual conference champions • 2 conference player of the year • 31 all-conference honors

SoFtball… • First year of program 2008-09 • 1 all-region honor Swimming & Diving… • First year of program 2006-07 • 1 individual conference champion • 19 all-conference honors Tennis (Men)… • 13 conference titles • 11 All-American honors • 13 NCAA regional appearances • 2 NCAA finals appearance • 1 top-10 national finish • 101 all-conference honors • 4 conference players of the year • 1 national coach of the year Tennis (Women)… • 5 conference titles • 6 NCAA regional appearances • 78 all-conference honors Track & Field / Cross Country (Men)… • 12 conference titles • 53 All-American honors • 12 top-20 national finishes • 2 top-10 national finishes • 5 individual NCAA champions • 169 individual conference champions • 1 Rhodes Scholar • 3 Olympians • 1 world champion • 1 USA national champion

Eleni Kafourou

NCAA All-American 2009 NCAA Indoor Long Jump Champion

Track & Field / Cross Country (Women)… • 9 conference titles • 1 individual national champion • 13 All-Americans • 145 individual conference champions • 2 Idaho NCAA women of the year • 1 NCAA Woman of the Year finalist

Golf (Women)… • 1 conference title • 1 individual NCAA regional qualifier • 1 individual conference champion • 14 all-conference honors

Volleyball… • 3 conference titles • 2 postseason NIT appearances • 1 postseason NIT finals appearance • 53 all-conference honors • 1 Idaho NCAA Woman of the Year

Gymnastics (Women)… • 10 conference titles • 22 NCAA regional appearances • 7 All-Americans • 8 top-25 national finishes • 48 individual conference event champions • 10 conference gymnasts of the year • 4 Idaho NCAA women of the year

Wrestling… • 2 individual national champions • 15 conference titles • 23 All-American honors • 91 individual conference champions • 8 top-20 national finishes • 2 top-10 national finishes • 1 Olympian

Soccer… • 1 conference player of the year • 2 SoccerBuzz Mag. All-Nationals • 22 all-conference honors • 1 Idaho NCAA Woman of the Year

Tricia Bader

Five-Year Veteran of WNBA 1998-2002

2008-09 review Bronco Athletics 2008-09 Highlights  49th - Learfield Sports Director's Cup  5 Conference Team Championships  5 Teams Finished in Second Place  11 Teams Advanced to Postseason  1 Individual National Champion BASKETBALL (MEN)

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Postseason. . . . . . College Basketball Invitational First Round Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-13 WAC Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 Individual Honors Ike Okoye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC All-Defensive Team Mark Sanchez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Anthony Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC All-Defensive Team

BASKETBALL (WOMEN)

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tied for Fifth Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-15 WAC Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 Individual Honors Jenna Galassi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC All-Defensive Team Heather Pilcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC All-Freshman Team Courtney VanBrocklin. . . . . . . . . WAC All-Freshman Team

CROSS COUNTRY (MEN)

Team Honors WAC Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second NCAA West Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21st

 6 Coaches of the Year  13 All-American Honors  4 League Athletes of the Year  24 Individual League Champions  146 All-Conference Honors Billy Winn. . . . . . . . Sporting News Freshman All-American Phil Steele Freshman All-American George Iloka. . . . . Sporting News Freshman All-American Phil Steele Freshman All-American Jeremy Childs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Ellis Powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Ryan Winterswyk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Andrew Woodruff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Austin Pettis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Ian Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Mike T. Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Jeron Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team

GOLF (MEN)

Team Honors WAC Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighth Individual Honors Scott Loewen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team

GOLF (WOMEN)

Team Honors . WAC Tournament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sixth Individual Honors Iris Ocariza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team

2008 WAC CHampions

Individual Honors Brian Pierre. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Sawyer Bosch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Scott Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Kevin Higgs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team

CROSS COUNTRY (WOMEN)

Team Honors WAC Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth Individual Honors Breanna Sande. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team NCAA Regional Qualifier

FOOTBALL

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Postseason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poinsettia Bowl Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 WAC Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0 Final AP Ranking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th USA Today Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13th Final BCS Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th Individual Honors Chris Petersen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Coach of the Year Kyle Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sporting News All-American SI.com All-American Rivals.com All-American All-WAC First Team All-WAC Second Team Kellen Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . FWAA Freshman All-American Phil Steele Freshman All-American Sporting News Freshman All-American Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American WAC Freshman of the Year All-WAC Second Team

 4 League Freshmen of the Year  20 Individuals Advanced to NCAA Postseason Competition  4 League Athletes of the Month  46 League Athletes of the Week Softball

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventh Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-30 WAC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Individual Honors Kathy Cox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NFCA All-Pacific Region Team Kelly Sweeney. . . . . . . . . . . . . .WAC All-Tournament Team

Swimming & Diving

Team Honors WAC Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventh Individual Honors Stephanie North . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion 100-Freestyle All-WAC First Team 50-Freestyle All-WAC First Team 200-Freestyle All-WAC First Team 100-Freestyle All-WAC Second Team 400-Freestyle Relay Amber Boucher. . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 100-Freestyle All-WAC Second Team 400-Freestyle Relay All-WAC Second Team 50-Freestyle All-WAC Second Team 100-Butterfly Chelsea Lopus . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 200-IM All-WAC Second Team 40-IM All-WAC Second Team 200-Butterfly All-WAC Second Team 400-Freestyle Relay

Back-to-back Pac-10 champions

Gymnastics

Team Honors WAC Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-7 WAC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 Postseason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Regional 3rd Final National Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Individual Honors Neil Resnick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Coach of the Year Tina Bird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Coach of the Year Shaniece Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Vault Champion All-WAC First Team Vault Kelsey Lang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Beam Champion All-WAC First Team Beam Chelsee Apple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Vault Mallory Dziawura. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Bars All-WAC First Team Beam Lindsay Kazandjian. . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Beam Hannah Redmon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Bars All-WAC First Team Floor All-WAC Second Team Vault Sarah Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Floor Katie Tuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Bars

Soccer

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8-2 WAC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3-1 Individual Honors Randi Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC All-Tournament Team Brandy Hickcox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Lindsay Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC All-Tournament Team Shannon Saxton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team

Rachel Meisner. . . . . All-WAC Second Team 500-Freestyle All-WAC Second Team 1650-Freestyle Emily Irvin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 200-IM All-WAC Second Team 100-Breaststroke All-WAC Second Team 200-Breaststroke Denise Green . . . . All-WAC Second Team 200-Backstroke All-WAC Second Team 400-Freestyle Relay

Tennis - Men

Team Honors WAC Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-9 Postseason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Round of 16 National Ranking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20th Individual Honors Greg Patton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Coach of the Year Clancy Shields .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Player of the Year All-WAC First Team Singles All-WAC Second Team Doubles WAC All-Tournament Team Singles NCAA Qualifier Singles ITA/Rafael Osuna National Sportsmanship Award ITA /John Van Nostrand Mountain Region Memorial Award Kean Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Singles All-WAC First Team Doubles WAC All-Tournament Team Singles WAC All-Tournament Team Doubles ITA 2009 Mountain Region Rookie of the Year NCAA Qualifier Doubles James Meredith. . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Freshman of the Year All-WAC First Team Singles All-WAC First Team Doubles WAC All-Tournament Team Doubles NCAA Qualifier Doubles Stanley Sarapanich. . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Doubles

2008-09 review Tennis - WoMen

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-5 Postseason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Second Round National Ranking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34th Individual Honors Vivien Silfany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Freshman of the Year All-WAC Second Team Singles All-WAC Second Team Doubles Lauren Megale . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Singles All-WAC First Team Doubles WAC All-Tournament Team Singles WAC All-Tournament Team Doubles Pichittra Thongdach . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Singles All-WAC First Team Doubles WAC All-Tournament Team Singles WAC All-Tournament Team Doubles 2009 ITA Central Region Player to Watch Klaudia Wlodarczyk. . . . . ITA/Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Regional Award

Track & Field - Indoor Men

Team Honors NCAA Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27th WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champions Individual Honors Mike Maynard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Coach of the Year Ryan Grinnell . . . . . . WAC Outstanding Men’s Field Athlete WAC High Point Award Winner WAC Champion Long Jump WAC Champion Triple Jump All-WAC First Team Long Jump All-WAC First Team Triple Jump All-WAC First Team High Jump NCAA Qualifier High Jump NCAA Qualifier Triple Jump NCAA All-American - Triple Jump Simon Wardhaugh . . . . . . . WAC Champion Weight Throw All-WAC First Team Weight Throw

Track & Field - Outdoor men

Team Honors NCAA Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25th WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fifth Individual Honors Ryan Grinelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion High Jump WAC Champion Long Jump WAC Champion Triple Jump All-WAC First Team High Jump All-WAC First Team Long Jump All-WAC First Team Triple Jump WAC Outstanding Men’s Field Athlete WAC High Point Award Winner NCAA Regional Qualifier Long Jump NCAA Regional Qualifier Triple Jump NCAA Regional Qualifier High Jump NCAA Regional Champion Triple Jump NCAA National Qualifier Triple Jump NCAA National Qualifier High Jump NCAA All-American Triple Jump Simon Wardhaugh . . . . . . WAC Champion Hammer Throw All-WAC First Team Hammer Throw NCAA Regional Qualifier Hammer Throw NCAA Regional Champion Hammer Throw NCAA National Qualifier Hammer Throw NCAA All-American Hammer Throw Pontus Thomee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion Javelin All-WAC First Team Javelin NCAA Regional Qualifier Javelin NCAA National Qualifier Javelin NCAA All-American Javelin Eric Demers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Javelin NCAA Regional Qualifier Javelin Scott Viafore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Javelin NCAA Regional Qualifier Javelin Trevor Kraychir. . NCAA Regional Qualifier Hammer Throw Alex Nelson. . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Hammer Throw NCAA Regional Qualifier Hammer Throw

2009 WAC CHampions

All-WAC Second Team Shot Put NCAA Qualifier Weight Throw NCAA All-American - Weight Throw Sawyer Bosch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion 3000m All-WAC First Team 3000m All-WAC First Team 5000m Caleb Cazier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion 800m All-WAC First Team 800m All-WAC Second Team 4x400m Relay Per Strandquist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 60m All-WAC First Team Long Jump All-WAC Second Team 200m Zacharias Arnos. . . . . . . . . .All-WAC First Team Triple Jump All-WAC Second Team Long Jump All-WAC Second Team 4x400m Relay Eric Capelle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 60m All-WAC Second Team 200m Brian Pierre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 5000m All-WAC Second Team 1 Mile Kyle Christoffersen . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 400m All-WAC Second Team 4x400m Relay Derek Gunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team DMR Scott Foley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 3000m All-WAC Second Team DMR Eetu Viitala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Long Jump Eric Demers. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Heptathlon Marlon Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 60m All-WAC Second Team 4x400m Relay Dusty Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 800m Trevor Kraychir . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Weight Throw Matthew Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 800m Cody Buckendorf. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team DMR Michael Walrath. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team DMR

Megan Olivetti. . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 60m Hurdles All-WAC First Team 4x400 Relay All-WAC First Team Pentathlon Nerisha Phillip. . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 4x400m Relay All-WAC Second Team 400m Breanna Sande. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 1 Mile All-WAC Second Team 3000m All-WAC Second Team 5000m Annelise Bertleson . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Pole Vault Kendra Hernandez . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team DMR Nataucha Lowry . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team DMR Shea Hanson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team DMR BreAnna Craig. . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Pole Vault Danielle Valentine. . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Pole Vault Mele Vaisima. . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Weight Throw

Track & Field - Outdoor Women

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighth Individual Honors Kayleen McDowell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion 800m All-WAC First Team 800m NCAA Regional Qualifier 800m Sasa Kampic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion Javelin All-WAC First Team Javelin NCAA Regional Qualifier Javelin NCAA National Qualifier Javelin Breanna Sande. . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 3000m Steeple All-WAC Second Team 5000m NCAA Regional Qualifier 3000m Steeplechase Annelise Bertleson. . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Pole Vault NCAA Regional Qualifier Pole Vault BreAnna Craig. . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Pole Vault Mele Vaisima. . . . NCAA Regional Qualifier Hammer Throw

back-to-back WAC CHampions

Zacharias Arnos . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team Triple Jump All-WAC Second Team Long Jump All-WAC Second Team 200m Eric Capelle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC First Team 100m All-WAC Second Team 200m Eetu Viitala . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team Javelin All-WAC Second Team Long Jump Michael Walrath. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 800m Kyle Christoffersen . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 400m

Track & Field - INdoor woMen

Team Honors NCAA Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19th WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Individual Honors Eleni Kafourou. . . . . . . . . . WAC Outstanding Field Athlete WAC High Point Award Winner WAC Champion Triple Jump WAC Champion Long Jump All-WAC First Team Triple Jump All-WAC First Team Long Jump All-WAC First Team 60m NCAA Qualifier Triple Jump NCAA Qualifier Long Jump NCAA All-American Long Jump NCAA All-American Triple Jump NCAA National Champion Long Jump Kayleen McDowell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Champion 800M All-WAC First Team 4x400 Relay All-WAC First Team 800m All-WAC First Team DMR Paige Olivetti. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team 400m All-WAC Second Team 200m All-WAC First Team 4x400 Relay

Volleyball

Team Honors WAC Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seventh Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19 WAC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Individual Honors Sadie Maughan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Second Team

Wrestling

Team Honors Pac-10 Finish .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-3 NCAA Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th Individual Honors Greg Randall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pac-10 Coach of the Year Jason Chamberlain. . . . . . . . Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year Andrew Hochstrasser. . . . . . . . Pac-10 Champion 133 lbs. NCAA Qualifier NCAA All-American Jason Chamberlain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA All-American NCAA Qualifier Pac-10 Champion 149 lbs. Adam Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pac-10 Runner-up 157 lbs. NCAA Qualifier Tyler Sherfey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA All-American NCAA Qualifier Pac-10 Champion 165 lbs. Nathan Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pac-10 Champion 174 lbs. NCAA Qualifier Kirk Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pac-10 Champion 184 lbs. NCAA Qualifier Brent Chriswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pac-10 Champion 197 lbs. NCAA Qualifier NCAA All-American Cory Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Qualifier Brian Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Qualifier

conference affiliations The Western Athletic Conference... In its 47th year, the Western Athletic Conference continues to evolve and features some of the nation’s best intercollegiate competition. One thing that remains unchanged is the persistent nature of the nine schools in the WAC to advance their programs to contend at the top levels of the NCAA. The WAC provides its student-athletes the chance to travel to scenic destinations and gain exposure in some of the nation’s most diverse markets. In addition, the WAC’s student-athletes work to achieve the highest levels of success with the academic support of their respective institutions. The WAC has experienced tremendous success. Over the past six years, it has won 54.5 percent of its bowl games, the third best winning percentage of any conference in the nation. In the past six seasons, the WAC has sent a total of 22 teams to bowl games (12-10). Boise State has won 76 games since joining the conference, the most in the nation during that time span (2001-07). For the second year in a row, the WAC sent a team to a BCS bowl game as Hawai‘i earned a Nokia Sugar Bowl bid this past season following Boise State’s unforgettable victory in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. In men’s basketball, the WAC has sent at least two teams to the NCAA Tournament in 23 of the past 25 seasons. Every current school in the WAC has competed in the NCAA Tournament since 1990. In women’s sports, Fresno State softball has competed in every NCAA Tournament ever held while Louisiana Tech basketball has played in all but two.

The WAC is the sixth oldest among the nation’s 11 Division I-A conferences. Its history traces back to July 27, 1962, when the original six-team league of Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming began competition. B e f o r e 1 9 9 0 , t h e WA C s p o n s o r e d championships only in men’s sports. However, a merger with the High Country Athletic Conference formed a single conference under one administrative structure, and the 1990-91 athletic year was the first in which both men and women competed under the WAC name. Currently the WAC membership consists of Hawai’i which joined in 1979, Fresno State (1992), San Jose State (1996), Nevada (2000), Boise State and Louisiana Tech (2001), and Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State (2005). Presently, the WAC crowns team and individual champions in 19 sports – eight men’s and 11 women’s. For the men, there are championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. Championships for women are held in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and volleyball. The WAC office has been located in the Denver area since the conference’s inception with the exception of a two-year stay in Phoenix from 1964-66.

2008-09 Conference Champions

Team . . . . . . Regular Season Champ (Touranment Champ) Baseball Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno St. Basketball Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah St. Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno St. / La Tech (Fresno St.) Cross Country Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah St. Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah St. Football Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise St. Golf Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Mexico St. Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose St. Gymnastics Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise St. Soccer Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah St. (Fresno St.) Softball Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno St. / Nevada (Fresno St.) Swimming & Diving Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada Tennis Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise St. (Hawai’i) Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno St. Track & Field (Indoor) Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise St. Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisiana Tech Track & Field (Outdoor) Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah St. Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisiana Tech Volleyball Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawai’i / NMSU (Hawai’i) All listings without (bracketed) teams indicate the team was champion of both the regular season and tournament or that the particular sport only has one championship. This would happen if a sport doesn’t have a regular season champion, but they do have a WAC Championship tournament/competition. A “/” indicates there were two or more teams finished as regular season co-champions.

Commissioner’s Cup (All Sports Trophy) 2008-09 Standings Wrestling The Western Athletic Conference does not sponsor competition for the sport of wrestling. As a result, the Bronco wrestling program is entering its 22nd season as an associate member of the Pacific-10 Conference for wrestling.

BSU Last 10 Years Season BSU 2009. . . . . . . . . . . .1st 2008. . . . . . . . . . . .1st 2007. . . . . . . . . . . .9th 2006. . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2005. . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2004. . . . . . . . . . . .1st 2003. . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2002. . . . . . . . . . . .1st 2001. . . . . . . . . . . 2nd 2000. . . . . . . . . . . .1st

Pl. School

Points

Fresno State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.50

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.75

Boise State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.50

Utah State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.50

New Mexico State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.25

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.75

Hawai’i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.75

Louisiana Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.75

San Jose State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.25

conference affiliations Karl Benson

WAC Commissioner Alma Mater: Boise State When Karl Benson was named the fifth commissioner in the history of the Western Athletic Conference on April 20, 1994, he brought with him a wealth of experience and a personal history of success to the position. Since that time, Benson not only has laid a strong foundation for the WAC’s future, he also steered the conference through unsettled times during the late 1990s and again a few years later when the defection of member institutions threatened the WAC. Through his leadership and vision, it didn’t take long for the WAC to regain its place among the nation’s top Division I conferences. Benson has spearheaded conference expansion with the additions of Nevada, Boise State and Louisiana Tech earlier this decade and an additional round of expansion with New Mexico State, Utah State and Idaho joining the league a few years ago. Nationally, Benson has earned the respect of his peers after serving on the NCAA Management Council from 1999-2002, and a five-year term on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee from 200206. Benson hit the ground running when he was hired in 1994 and initiated several programs that improved the conference’s national position in virtually ever category. He was instrumental in developing multi-year agreements with the Holiday Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Copper Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Silicon Valley Football Classic, GMAC Bowl and currently, the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl, Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl and New Mexico Bowl. In 1995-96, the WAC signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with ESPN for the unprecedented live telecasts of basketball and football. Included in that deal was a women’s basketball contract, the

first in conference history. Currently, a second agreement with ESPN and ABC has resulted in 80 football games being televised over the past five years. Benson came to the WAC after four successful years as the commissioner of the Mid-American Conference. There, he implemented several innovative projects and was instrumental in the formation of the Las Vegas Bowl. Prior to taking the reins of the MAC, Benson served on the NCAA staff for more than four years where he was the director of NCAA championships. Benson joined the NCAA staff in January of 1986 as a compliance representative and was appointed assistant director of championships in June 1987. He was promoted to director of championships in 1988. In that position, Benson actively supervised eight assistant directors in their administration of 68 NCAA championships. A native of the state of Washington, Benson graduated from high school in Pullman in 1970, attended Spokane Falls Community College and then received a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Boise State University in 1975. He has also completed coursework toward his master’s degree in athletics administration at the University of Utah. Benson played baseball at both Spokane Falls Community College and Boise State University before serving as the baseball coach at Fort Steilacoom Community College in Tacoma, Wash., for eight years and as the director of athletics at Fort Steilacoom from 1979-84. From 1984-86, he was an assistant baseball coach and an administrative assistant in the athletic department at Utah. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boise State in April of 2006. Benson was born on December 1, 1951 and has one daughter, Jessie, 17.

Current WAC Membership Boise State BRONCOS

Fresno State BULLDOGS

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise, Idaho

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno, Calif.

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19th

Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors / Wahine

Idaho Vandals

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu, Hawaii

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moscow, Idaho

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30th

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs / Lady Techsters

Nevada Wolf Pack

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruston, La.

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reno, Nev.

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th

New Mexico State Aggies

San Jose State Spartans

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Las Cruces, N.M.

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose, Calif.

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005

Member since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th

Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th

Utah State Aggies Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan, Utah WAC member since . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Years as member (2009-10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th

strength and conditioning

Coach Socha’s Philosophy Head strength and conditioning coach Tim Socha’s philosophy is that student-athletes are not only going to train hard, but that they are going to do the correct exercises that help them excel in their sport. The staff uses variation in the training programs to enhance the student-athletes’ ability to adapt and improve. The variation involves both multi-joint and multi-plane training. Flexibility, core strength and proprioceptive training also is included in all programs. Through all of the training, sport specificity is emphasized, and the one thing that will never be forgotten is that hard work is what wins championships. All 19 Boise State varsity athletic teams utilize the strength and conditioning center. Each team has a sport-specific program designed to help each student-athlete increase his or her athletic potential and decrease the chance of injury. Boise State coaches take pride in the fact that their student-athletes are some of the best conditioned in the nation. The facility is fully equipped with many different machines, as well as various free weight equipment.

Strength & Conditioning Coaches Tim Socha

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Office: 426-1980 • Fax: 426-1778 timsocha@boisestate.edu

J e ff J o n e s

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Office: 426-5280 • Fax: 426-1778 jeffjones@boisestate.edu

Rya n R u s s e l l

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Office: 426-5280 • Fax: 426-1778 ryanrussell1@boisestate.edu

m i c h a e l mCd o n a l d Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant

Office: 426-5280 • Fax: 426-1778 michaelmcdonald@boisestate.edu

medical services Athletic Training Staff M a r c Pau l

Assistant Athletic Director - Athletic Training Office: 426-1696 • Fax: 426-1778 marcpaul@boisestate.edu

T y l e r Sm i t h

Associate Athletic Trainer Office: 426-2430 • Fax: 426-3361 tylersmith1@boisestate.edu

Josh Dreher

Assistant Athletic Trainer Office: 426-3944 • Fax: 426-1778 joshdreher@boisestate.edu

K at i e H a m

Assistant Athletic Trainer Office: 426-1654 • Fax: 426-3361 kathrynham@boisestate.edu

Brandon Voigt

Assistant Athletic Trainer Office: 426-1654 • Fax: 426-3361 brandonvoigt@boisestate.edu

Athletic Training Facilities Boise State student-athletes receive top-quality care under the direction of five full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistant athletic trainers who are also certified. In addition, there is a large number of student trainers serving all of the Broncos’ sports medicine needs. Boise State has three fully equipped training rooms at Bronco Stadium, the Boas Tennis and Soccer Complex, and at Taco Bell Arena for the convenience of its student-athletes.

Idaho sports medicine institute Our teams’ doctors are conveniently located on the university campus. The Idaho Sports Medicine Institute (ISMI), established in 1979, is part of the Bronco Stadium complex. The ISMI staff is comprised of board-certified and fellowship trained orthopedic surgeons and family medicine physicians specializing in sports medicine, athletic trainers, physical therapists and an exercise physiologist. Drs. George Wade, Scot Scheffel, Michael Gustavel, Jennifer Miller, Patrick Dawson and Tamara Simpson along with their staff provide specialized care to patients with active lifestyles. The team approach at ISMI assures that patients receive comprehensive treatment plans based on their individual needs. ISMI’s website: www.idsportsmed.com

academic services Academic Support Services Boise State University and the department of athletics are committed to supporting Bronco student-athletes’ pursuit of excellence on and off the field of competition. The Bronco Academic Support Program helps all studentathletes take advantage of the many personal and educational opportunities available at Boise State. The Bronco academic support staff works closely with student-athletes, coaches and the university community to meet the unique educational and personal needs of student-athletes competing at the highest level of college athletics. The academic support staff offers general academic counseling to all student-athletes and works on monitoring NCAA, WAC and Boise State academic requirements. In addition, they work with the many university academic resources to implement a wide range of academic support programs to meet the challenge of balancing athletic and academic commitments. The heart of the Academic Support Program is the Peterson-PRECO Learning Center. Conveniently located on the south side of Taco Bell Arena, this 6,000 square-foot academic facility for student-athletes houses a supervised 24computer lab, tutorial study rooms, four academic counselors’ offices, two large study areas as well as individual and small group study rooms.

academic services Staff Ga b e R o s e n va l l Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services Advises: Men’s Basketball, Football, and Volleyball Office: 426-3077 • Fax: 426-1778 grosen@boisestate.edu

Va l e r i e C l e a ry Director of Student Enhancement Programs (Bronco LIFE)

Advises: Women’s Basketball and Football Office: 426-1103 • Fax: 426-1778 vcleary@boisestate.edu

Ch e ls e a H e r m a n Academic Advisor and Tutorial Coordinator

Advises: Men’s Golf, Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling Office: 426-3843 • Fax: 426-3361 chelseaherman@boisestate.edu

Eric Kile

Academic Advisor and Peterson-PRECO Center Coordinator Advises: Women’s Basketball, Soccer, Softball, and Tennis Office: 426-5379 • Fax: 426-3361 erickile@boisestate.edu

K a r e n V i c k e ry Academic Advisor and

Advises: Gymnastics, Women’s Golf, and Track & Field Office: 426-4854 • Fax: 426-3361 karenvickery@boisestate.edu

academic success Summer 2008 Graduates Erin Beukelman . . . . . . . . . . Golf (W) Sherman Blaser. . . . . . . . . . Football Melanie Bohnet. . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Richie Brockel. . . . . . . . . . . Football Jenna Galassi. . . . . . . . Basketball (W) Jessica Hobdey . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Mark Hoxmeier . . . . . . Track & Field (M) James Kaiserman. . . . . . . . . Football Seth Rounds. . . . . . . . . . . . Football Rashaun Scott. . . . . . . . . . . Football Cole Sosnowski . . . . . . . . . . Football Tiffany Starring . . . . . . . . . . Volleyball Kristen Voyson. . . . . . . . . . Volleyball Fall 2008 Graduates Cody Bender. . . . . . . . . . . . Football Tanyon Bissell. . . . . . . . . . . Football Joseph Bozikovich. . . . . . . . . Football Meadow Braden. . . . . Track & Field (W) Jason Cates. . . . . . . . . . . Wrestling Dara Charlton . . . . . . Track & Field (W) Holly Chatelain . . . . Swimming & Diving Sean Connolly. . . . . . Track & Field (M) Alyssa Daly. . . . . . Swimming & Diving Dallas Dobbs . . . . . . . . . . . Football Jennifer Dorling . . . . Swimming & Diving Jenna Durfee . . . . . . . . . . Skiing (W) Phillip Edwards . . . . . . . . . . Football Ia Isaia Falo . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Toshi Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . Football

Legend: All-District or All-America = ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams as selected by CoSIDA (min. 3.2 GPA and played in 50% of games) All-PAC 10 = Pacific-10 Conference, All-Academic (min. 3.0 GPA and voted on by coaches) All-WAC = Western Athletic Conference, All-Academic (min. 3.0 and competed in 50% of games) Basketball - Men Kurt Cunningham. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Paul Noonan. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Ike Okoye . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Mark Sanchez. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Basketball - Women Jenna Galassi. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Stacie Gross. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Jamia Malone . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Brittany Moore. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Melissa Rima . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Marissa Stotler. . . . . . . . . . .All-WAC Cross Country - Men Sawyer Bosch. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kevin Higgs . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Cameron Lockard . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Brian Pierre. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Cross Country - Women Karleigh Gempler. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Carly Gerard. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kendra Hernandez . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kayleen McDowell. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Pam Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Breanne Whitlock . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Football Chase Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Tim Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Richie Brockel. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC

2008-09 Graduates

Samantha Gambala. . . . . . . . . Soccer Jon Gott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Natalie Griffin. . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer John Helmandollar. . . . . . . . . Football Robyn Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . Volleyball Ben Iannacchione. . . . . . . . . Football Ian Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Quinton Jones. . . . . . . . . . . Football Jackie Lee. . . . . . . . . . Basketball (W) Jeffrey Lowe. . . . . . . . . . . . Football Meredith Mangum. . . . . . . . . . Soccer Rebecca McKelvey. . . . . . . Skiing (W) Whitney Megale. . . . . . . . . Tennis (W) Booker Nabors. . . . . . . Basketball (M) Nikki Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . Golf (W) Sophie Parrish. . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Andrew Patrick . . . . . . . . . . Wrestling Vinny Perretta. . . . . . . . . . . Football Eric Roberson. . . . . . . . . . Tennis (M) Morgan Rounds . . . . . Track & Field (W) Alina Schimpf. . . . . . Track & Field (W) Casey Sheehy. . . . . . . . . . . Football Sione Tavake . . . . . . . . . . . Football Andrew Woodruff. . . . . . . . . Football Jared Zabransky. . . . . . . . . . Football Maureen Shea. . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Jackie Stroud. . . . . . . . . . . Volleyball

Joshua Bates. . . . . . . . Basketball (M) Laura Baum . . . . . . . . . . . Tennis (W) Mindy Bennett. . . . . . . . . . Volleyball Tyson Berg . . . . . . . . Track & Field (M) Emma Boyack. . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Tim Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Caleb Cazier. . . . . . . Track & Field (M) Jamie Claussen . . . . . . . . . Volleyball Aspen Clontz . . . . . . . Track & Field (W) David Creamer . . . . . . Track & Field (M) Kurt Cunningham. . . . . . Basketball (M) Devin Dascenzo. . . . . . . . . . Football Jacqueline DeWane. . . Swimming & Diving Mary Deleon Guerrero. . Swimming & Diving Eric Demers. . . . . . . Track & Field (M) Katie Derden. . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Savvas Diakonikolas . . . Track & Field (M) Brock Drake. . . . . . . . . . . . Football Amy Dunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soccer Peter Elliott . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Maren Ericson. . . . . . . . . . Volleyball Cullen Farrell . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Kean Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . Tennis (M) Erin Fuss . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennis (W) Kristin Gaare. . . . . . . . . . Gymnastics Aaron Garner. . . . . . . . Basketball (M) Siobhan Gilmartin . . . Swimming & Diving Kyle Gingg. . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Julian Hawkins. . . . . . . . . . . Football Kendra Hernandez . . . . Track & Field (W) Taylor Jacob. . . . . . . . . . Gymnastics

Spring 2009 Graduates Courtney Achter. . . . . . . . Gymnastics Mykel Barrie. . . . . . . Track & Field (W)

2008-09 Academic Honors

Michael Choate. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Dallas Dobbs . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kyle Gingg. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Bush Hamdan. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Byron Hout. . . . . . . . . . . . .All-WAC Ben Iannacchione. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Jeron Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kellen Moore . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Dan Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Vinny Perretta. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Austin Pettis. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Nate Potter . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Tyler Shoemaker . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Matt Slater. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Jamar Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Aaron Tevis. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kyle Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC

Kimberly Koeppen. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Mandy Nader . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Lindsay Roberts. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Chelsea Robinson. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Tara Roetter. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Elizabeth Ruiz. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Shannon Saxton. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Ashley Walsh. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Softball Kellie Caplan . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Christina Capobianco . . . . . . . All-WAC Megan Suitos. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Ashleigh Viers-Gordillo . . . . . . All-WAC Tassarah Weatherly. . . . . . . . All-WAC Laurel Wyatt. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Swimming & Diving Erica Christianson . . . . . . . . All-WAC Samantha Eichner. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Emily Irvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Lauren Keele . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kelly Knapp . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Paige LaPorte. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Erin Lionberger . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Tana Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Morgan McLain. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Rachael Meisner. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kim Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Erin Stotts . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Andrea Thittgen . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Johanna Wubenna . . . . . . . . All-WAC

Golf - Men Robert Richards. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Golf - Women Amanda Hedberg . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Iris Ocariza . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Gymnastics Chelsee Apple. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Shaniece Craft. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Mallory Dziawura . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Taylor Jacob. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Lindsay Kazandjian . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kelsey Lang. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Yvette Leizorek . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Fiona Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Amber Neroes. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Ashli Rainboth. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Hannah Redmon . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Katie Tuller. . . . . . . . . . . . .All-WAC

Tennis - Men Nick Gourley. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Stanley Sarapanich . . . . . . . . All-WAC Clancy Shields. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Clancy Shields. . . . . . . . . . All-District Freddy Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC

Soccer Randi Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Emma Boyack . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Jennifer Burns . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Catherine Derden . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Malia Hendrix . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Molly Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Andrea Huerta. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Janelle Jin. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC

Tennis - Women Laura Baum . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Rocio Frej . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Bianca Jochimsen. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Jana Mackova. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Pichittra Thongdach. . . . . . . . All-WAC Klaudia Wlodarczyk . . . . . . . . All-WAC

Jeanette Jenkins. . . . . . . . . Volleyball Kelly Knapp . . . . . . Swimming & Diving Nataucha Lowry. . . . . Track & Field (W) Paul Lucariello. . . . . . . . . . . Football Jana Mackova. . . . . . . . . . Tennis (W) Jamia Malone . . . . . . . . Basketball (W) Jenna Marshall . . . . . . Track & Field (W) Tad Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Francisco Montoya . . . . Track & Field (M) Brittany Moore. . . . . . . . Basketball (W) Ellis Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Esteban Reveles . . . . . . . . . . Football Mark Sanchez. . . . . . . . Basketball (M) Stanley Sarapanich . . . . . . . Tennis (M) Matthew Schmasow. . . Track & Field (M) David Shields. . . . . . . . . . . . Football Luke Shields. . . . . . . . . . . Tennis (M) Brittany Smidt . . . . . . . . . . Skiing (W) Justin Smith . . . . . . . . . . . Wrestling Brittany St. Clair. . . . . Track & Field (W) Amanda Stewart. . . . . . . Basketball (W) Kevin Tarango. . . . . . . . . . . Golf (M) Drew Tavares. . . . . . . . . . . . Football Jessica Thompson. . . . . . Basketball (W) Garrett Tuggle. . . . . . . . . . . Football Scott Viafore. . . . . . . Track & Field (M) Anthony Waite. . . . . . . . . . Wrestling Mike T. Williams. . . . . . . . . . Football Cade Woolstenhulme . . . . . . . Football Shaylynn Yost . . . . . . Track & Field (W)

Track & Field - Men Zacharias Arnos. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Sawyer Bosch. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Caleb Cazier. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Eric Demers. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Marlon Douglas . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kyle Grigsby. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Ryan Grinnell. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Derek Gunn . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Quinten Hennekam. . . . . . . . All-WAC Dustin Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Trevor Kraychair. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Cameron Lockard . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Geoffrey Moore. . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Brian Pierre. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Matthew Schmasow. . . . . . . . All-WAC Simon Wardhaugh. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Simon Wardhaugh. . . . . . . All-America Track & Field - Women Annelise Bertleson. . . . . . . . .All-WAC Marygen Cardona. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Karleigh Gempler. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Britney Groenhout. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Shea Hanson. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kendra Hernandez . . . . . . . . All-WAC Chelsea Herren . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Eleni Kafourou. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Kayleen McDowell. . . . . . . . . All-WAC Ann Noyes. . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Megan Olivetti. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Paige Olivetti . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Alyssa Osai. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Nerisha Phillip. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Andrea Silver . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Heidi Suder. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Pamila Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Breanne Whitlock . . . . . . . All-WAC Volleyball Maren Ericson. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Alisha King. . . . . . . . . . . . .All-WAC Kati Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Amanda Remy. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Jeanene Rose. . . . . . . . . . . All-WAC Wrestling Adam Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Pac-10 Alan Bartelli . . . . . . . . . . . All-Pac-10

bronco life Boise State athletics has more to brag about than its accomplishments on the field, in the gym, or on the court these days! The purpose of the BroncoLIFE program is to provide opportunities that will encourage personal investment and enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience at Boise State University. This program is based on the NCAA CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success) Life Skills program emphasizing a commitment to the following areas of excellence: ● Commitment to Academic Excellence ● Commitment to Athletic Excellence ● Commitment to Personal Development ● Commitment to Career Development ● Commitment to Service

The 2007-2008 academic year exemplified the commitment of student-athletes in each of these areas: Academic Excellence ● Highest cumulative athletic department GPA on record ● Athletic department had three straight semesters of 3.0 + GPA ● Top APR in WAC - men’s basketball, football, men's tennis, outdoor men's track and field and men's cross country ● 136 Broncos on the conference All-Academic Teams Athletic Excellence ● Wrestling Pac-10 champions ● Football WAC champions ● Men’s Tennis WAC champions ● Gymnastics WAC champions ● Men’s track & field indoor WAC champions ● 11 teams participated in postseason competition Personal Development ● Each team selects two members to serve on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to discuss topics related to the student-athlete experience and plan large department events. ● Campus and community consultants met with many teams and individuals regarding nutrition, safety, sport psychology, and many other topics. Career Development ● Student-athletes nearing graduation received valuable information and individual assistance regarding resume preparation, interview skills, and graduate school planning. ● In collaboration with local and national companies and the Boise State University Career Center student-athletes attended dinner etiquette training and a variety of company presentations. Community Service ● Student-athletes volunteered over 1,500 hours to the community ● Events included: Read Across America at local schools, Lift Up America, Make-A-Wish Serving Up Wishes, and Jump Rope for Heart

the university What you might want to know about Boise state Boise State is Idahoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s metropolitan research university, located in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population center and capital city, a hub of government, business, the arts, health care, industry and technology. The campus is home to 11 Idaho Professor of the Year honorees since 1990 and the 2005 national champion student debate and speech team. Boise State is the largest university in Idaho with an all-time state enrollment record of 19,667 students. The university achieves its vision through academic excellence, public engagement, a vibrant culture and exceptional research. The university offers more than 190 fields of interest. Undergraduate, graduate and technical programs are available in seven colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Students

can also study abroad and participate in one of the largest internship programs in the Northwest. Campus life offers adventure and activity. More than 200 student organizations, new residence halls along the Boise River Greenbelt and a state-of-the-art Student Recreation Center provide opportunities for both individual development and fun. More than one million visitors come to campus annually for Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning speakers, Bronco football, Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Celebration and other events. Boise State generates $330 million in economic impact on the state in jobs, earnings and sales while educating the work force of tomorrow.

University Quick Facts Founded ....................................................1932 President...........................Dr. Robert W. Kustra Main Phone (Switchboard)...........208-426-1011

Facilities The university is located on a 175-acre main campus that includes over 60 buildings. Boise State facilities include the Stueckle Sky Center (multiple venues), the Special Events Center (capacity 435), the Grace Jordan Grand Ballroom in the Student Union (1,000), Bronco Stadium (32,000), Taco Bell Arena (12,400), Morrison Center (2,000) and Centennial Amphitheatre (800).

Research Centers and Institutes Research Units ..............................................17 Educational / Service Units and affiliates.......20

Research Grants/Contracts (2007-08) Research Grants . .......$28.02 million

Web sites To Check Out: www.BoiseState.edu www.BoiseState.edu/media/video.asp www.BroncoSports.com www.WACSports.com www.NCAASports.com www.CityofBoise.org www.Boise.org www.BoiseChamber.org www.VisitIdaho.org

the university Boise State by the numbers (stats for fall 2008) Living Graduates

Age Group

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,711 Within Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,868 Within Treasure Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,728

18 or younger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,021 (10%) 19-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,576 (18%) 21-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,471 (29%) 25-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,577 (28%) 36-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,431 (12%) 51 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 (3%)

Enrollment Head Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,667 Full Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,608 Summer Sessions (â&#x20AC;&#x2122;08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,818

Academic Enrollment Undergraduate...

Freshman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,757 (39%) Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,906 (20%) Junior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,197 (16%) Senior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,032 (21%) Second undergraduate degree. . . . . . . .682 (3%) Graduate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,093 (11%)

Arts and Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,933 (19.1%) Business and Economics. . . . . . . . 3,370 (16.4%) Health Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,719 (13.3%) Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,349 (11.4%) Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,770 (8.6%) Applied Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,157 (5.6%) Non-degree/Graduate/ Undeclared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,293 (6.3%)

Gender ... Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,527 (53.5%) Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,076 (46.5%)

Number of Degrees Offered

Residency

Doctorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Baccalaureate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Associate of Applied Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Associate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Technical Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Graduate Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,357 (88.3%) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,310 (11.7%)

Enrollment by Colleges Social Sciences and Public Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,954 (19.3%)

Faculty and Staff Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666 Professional Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696 Classified Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726 Total* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,088 *Temporary employees are not included in this total

Instructional Faculty Professor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Special Lecturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

the university A Metropolitan Research University of Distinction...

What’s happening at Boise State General ► Emerging metropolitan research university of distinction achieving its vision through academic excellence, public engagement, a vibrant culture and exceptional research ► Reflecting the character of Idaho’s capital city – a center of business, government, technology, health care and the arts ► Largest university in Idaho with 19,667 students – an all-time state fall enrollment record for the 12th time in 13 years ► Celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007-08 Academics ► Offers undergraduate, graduate and technical programs in eight colleges with more than 190 fields of interest ► Produced two Rhodes Scholars, a Truman Scholar, a Mitchell Scholar, USA Today Academic All-American, several NCAA Academic All-Americans, several NCAA postgraduate scholars, and many Fulbright scholars and professors ► Offers study abroad opportunities in more than 50 countries ► College of Engineering ranked in the U.S. News and World Report list of best engineering programs among public, comprehensive universities ► College of Business and Economics is rated among the top third in the nation with its AACSB international accreditation ► Largest undergraduate nursing program in the state ► Only university in United States to offer a master of science degree in raptor biology

Faculty ► Communication professor Heidi Reeder was named the 2007 Idaho Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, marking the 11th time since 1990 that a Boise State professor has won this award ► Award-winning faculty include Idaho Environmental Educator of the Year, national Marketing Educator of the Year and Idaho Nurse of the Year for Academic Education ► Kinesiology professor Werner Hoeger competed in the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Winter Games in the sport of luge as the oldest male athlete Students ► Talkin’ Broncos debate and speech team won the 2005 national championship and finished second in 2007 ► A Boise State student was the only Idahoan named to the 2005 All-USA College Academic Team by USA Today ► A Boise State graduate won a full Clarendon Scholarship to Oxford in England in 2005 ► Students and faculty side-by-side, with undergraduate students involved in research, a student/faculty ratio of 19:1 and an average class size of 28 students ► Students have recently won national awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Kappa Sigma, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Environmental Health Association ► One of the largest internship programs in the Northwest with 1,300 job placements annually ► More than $80 million awarded in financial aid for 2006-07 to about 12,000 students

Research ► Received $28 million for research and sponsored projects for fiscal year 2008 ► An interdisciplinary group has received $940,000 in federal funding for West Nile virus vaccine research ► Fastest growing biomolecular research program in Idaho supports researchers studying Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, artificial cartilage, chemotherapeutic drugs and other areas ► Part of two new Federal Aviation Administration research centers with other universities such as MIT, Stanford, Harvard and Cal Berkeley ► More than 50 centers and institutes on campus working for the common good of Idaho and beyond, including the Center for Health Policy, Idaho Council on Economic Education and Andrus Center for Public Policy ► Recipient of $16.1 million grant along with sister institutions in Idaho from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Network for Biomedical Research Excellence Campus Life ► New residence halls and apartments increased campus housing capacity by 63 percent in 2004, including seven Ivy Leaguemodeled residential colleges for faculty and students ► Vibrant campus life with more than 200 student organizations ► Award-winning $12 million Student Recreation Center with one of the largest collegiate climbing gyms in the United States (6,800 square foot rock wall)

city of boise Boise City Facts Capital City of

Idaho

Nickname

City of Trees

City Population

213,500

Metro Population

635,000

State Population

1,523,816

Time Zone

Mountain

Regional Airport

Climate Facts Elevation (airport) Seasons Experienced

2,842 all four

Humidity Annual Precipitation Annual Snowfall

low 12.11 inches 21.4 inches

Days of Sunshine Temperature Average

234 High / Low

► January

36 / 21

► February

44 / 27

► March

52 / 31

► April

61 / 36

► May

71 / 43

► June

80 / 52

► July

90 / 57

► August

88 / 56

► September

77 / 48

► October

64 / 39

► November

48 / 31

► December

37 / 22

Metro Entertainment Facts Museums

Parks

Acres of Parks and Trails

2,700

Zoo

Movie Theaters / Screens

11 / 83

Performing Arts Groups Boise Burn Boise Hawks Idaho Stampede Idaho Steelheads The Boise Open

11 Arena Football AFL2 Baseball (NWL) NBA D-League Hockey (ECHL) Golf - Nationwide

Snake River Stampede

Pro Rodeo

Caldwell Night Rodeo

Pro Rodeo

Bogus Basin Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl

Skiing Football

Distances to (miles)...

Portland, Ore.

430

Reno, Nev.

423

Salt Lake City, Utah

340

San Francisco, Calif.

641

Seattle, Wash.

505

Spokane, Wash.

375

city of boise What others have said about Boise... • Forbes Magazine has ranked Boise in the top 10 for “best places in USA for business and careers” nine consecutive years, including a No. 1 ranking in 2005 and a second place rank in 2003 and 2008. • Inc. Magazine has ranked Boise in its top 11 mid-sized Boomtowns in America three years in a row 2005-07. • 10th best city in the U.S. to live − Cities Ranked & Rated, 2nd Edition (2007) • No. 2 most secure place to live in U.S. − Farmers Insurance, 2007 • No. 1 most secure place to live in U.S. − Farmers Insurance, 2006 • One of the 30 fastest cities in the world − Fast Company, 2006 • No. 1 Adventure Town in U.S.A. − National Geographic Adventure, Sept. 2006 • 18th safest city to drive − All-State Insurance, 2006 • 8th most inventive town in America − Wall Street Journal, 2006 • 8th most livable small city in America − Money Magazine, 2006 • 8th affordable place to live in U.S. − Sperling’s Best Places, 2006 • Boise Airport 7th best in the world for passenger satisfaction − Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine, 2005 • Second best city in America to do business − Inc. Magazine, 2005 • No. 5 city its size in the nation for favorable cost-of-doing-business − KPMG LLP, 2004 • No. 13 best overall city − National Policy Research Council’s Gold Guide, May 2004 • Idaho’s Sportstown USA − Sports Illustrated, 2004 • “Oasis for Retirees” − Wall Street Journal 2004 • “Jewel of the West” − Travel Tips Magazine, 2004 • No. 1 mountain biking town in USA − Bike Magazine, 2001 and 2003 • One of the top 10 most active places to live − Modern Maturity, 2000

“Welcome to Boise, Idaho, the last great place in the American West – where housing remains affordable, Western culture still thrives, and access to the nation’s wildest state begins within city limits.” − National Geographic Adventure magazine in September 2006

“Sitting at the junction of the arid plateau of the high desert and the western foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the capital of Idaho offers all the outdoor advantages of more ballyhooed Western towns but with less, well, ballyhoo.” - The New York Times in July 2006 58

hall of fame Boise State University’s Athletic Hall of Fame was founded to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to Bronco athletics. Its purpose is to perpetuate the memory of the people who have brought distinction, honor and excellence to Boise State University. Plaques honoring the former Bronco greats are located in the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery. The following is a list of all the honorees under the year in which they were inducted.

The Inductees Class of 1982 • • • • • • • • •

1980 NCAA Div. I-AA National Championship Football Team Tony Knap, 1968-75 (Football Coach) Dave Wilcox, 1960-62 (Football) Jim McMillan, 1971-74 (Football) Lyle Smith, 1946-81 (Football Coach / Administrator) 1958 National Junior College Championship Football Team Bill Shaw, 1974 (M-Skiing) Larry Jackson, 1949-51 (Football) Eddie Lodge, 1953-55 (Football)

Class of 1983 • • • • • •

Curt Flisher, 1985-60 (M-Track & Field) Bud Johnson, 1961-63 (Wrestling) Elaine Elliott, 1974-77 (W-Basketball / Field Hockey) Bill Pederson, 1961-63 (Wrestling) Dr. Richard Gardner, 1958-92 (Team Physician) Dick Nelson, 1947-48 (Football)

Class of 1984 • • • • • •

Ron Austin, 1968-72 (M-Basketball) Dr. Eugene Chaffee, 1936-70 (President) Don Hutt, 1970-74 (Football) Jake Jacoby, 1980-85 (M-Track & Field) Ben Jayne, 1947-48 (Football) Gus Urresti, 1936-38 (Football)

Class of 1985 • • • • •

David Chandler, 1971-75 (Wrestling) Dee Picket, 1975-78 (Football) Pat House, 1958-60 (Baseball) Doug Scott, 1976-79 (Football) John Smith, 1972-75 (Football)

Class of 1987 • • • • • • •

Jo Ann Burrell, 1974-78 (W-Basketball) Steve Connor, 1974-78 (M-Basketball) Herb Halliwell, 1957-58 (Football) Gus Johnson, 1961-62 (M-Basketball) Cedric Minter, 1977-80 (Football) Randy Watson, 1974-77 (Wrestling) Mike Young, 1972-2002 (Wrestling Coach)

Class of 1988

Lyle Smith, long-time football coach and administrator from 1946-81

• • • •

Joe Aliotti, 1978-80 (Football) Dr. John B. Barnes, 1967-77 (President) David Hughes, 1977-80 (Football) Frank Teverbaugh, 1951-53 (Football, Basketball, Baseball and Track) • Kevin Wood, 1979-82 (Wrestling) • Rolly Woolsey, 1971-74 (Football)

Class of 1989 • • • •

Scott Barrett, 1979-82 (Wrestling) Frank Kaaa, 1960-61 (Football) Al Marshall, 1970-72 (Football) Rick Woods, 1978-81 (Football)

Class of 1990 • • • • •

Michel Bourgeau, 1980-83 (Football) Mike Holton, 1973-76 (Football) Fred Miklancic, 1953-54 (Football) John Rade, 1981-82 (Football) Randy Trautman, 1978-81 (Football)

Class of 1991 • • • •

Kipp Bedard, 1979-81 (Football) Carl Keever, 1982-84 (Football) Nacho Larracoechea, 1973-74 (M-Tennis) Bill Otey, 1968-70 (M-Basketball)

Class of 1999 • • • •

Kelly Baker, 1986-89 (Volleyball) Eric Helgeson, 1987-90 (Football) Frank Robinson, 1988-91 (Football) Chris Thomas, 1988-91 (Football)

Class of 2001 • • • • •

Tricia Bader, 1991-96 (W-Basketball) Charles Burton, 1991-96 (Wrestling) Kathy Karpel, 1987-91 (W-Track & Field) Greg Patton, 1991-present (M-Tennis Coach) Crystal Young, 1988-89 (W-Track & Field)

Class of 2004

• Markus Koch, 1982-85 (Football) • Carmel Major, 1983-88 (W-Track & Field) • Connie Thorngren, 1970-83 (first Women’s Coach / Administrator)

• • • • • •

Class of 1996

Class of 2007

Class of 1993

• • • • • • • •

Chris Childs, 1985-89 (M-Basketball) Eugene Greene, 1989-91 (M-Track & Field) Ed Jacoby, 1973-96 (Track & Field Coach) Arnell Jones, 1986-88 (M-Basketball) Troy Kemp, 1984-88 (M-Track & Field) Peter Kwiatkowski, 1984-87 (Football) Wendell Lawrence, 1985-88 (M-Track & Field) Steven Muse, 1985-89 (M-Track & Field)

The 2007 Class: L-R , Dr. John Keiser (former Boise State President), Roberto Bergersen (M's BB), Jarred Rome (M's T&F), Kirk White (Wrestling), Johnna Evans (Gymnastics), and Bart Hendricks (Football). Missing was Wesley Moodie (M's Tennis).

• • • • • • •

Gary Craner, 1972-2008 (Athletic Trainer) Ernesto Diaz, 1992-97 (M-Tennis) Michelle Schultz, 1992-96 (W-Basketball) Jose Uribe, 1995-97 (M-Track & Field) Lidiya Varbanova, 1990-94 (W-Basketball) Julie Wagner, 1991-95 (Gymnastics)

Roberto Bergersen, 1996-99 (M-Basketball) Johnna Evans, 1994-98 (Gymnastics) Bart Hendricks, 1996-00 (Football) Dr. John Keiser, 1978-91 (President) Wesley Moodie, 1998-00 (M-Tennis) Jarred Rome, 1996-00 (M-Track & Field) Kirk White, 1997-01 (Wrestling)

university president Dr. Robert W. Kustra, Boise State President His administration has been marked by an emphasis on research, upgrading admissions standards, improving the undergraduate experience, and increasing the number of graduate and doctoral programs. Faculty awards and grants for research at Boise State have increased from $19.6 million to $37 million during his tenure. Significant scholarship opportunities have been created, including the Langroise National Merit Scholars, Boise State Capital Scholars and Presidential Civic Leadership Scholars.

Dr. Robert Kustra is president of Boise State University, the largest public university in Idaho, with an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students plus 2,400 faculty and staff. Now in his seventh year, he leads the university in a time of dynamic growth in student enrollment, new construction, fundraising, and research. Long heralded for its devotion to classroom teaching, Boise State has added another dimension to its mission as an emerging metropolitan research university of distinction.

Dr. Kustra is currently leading Boise State’s first comprehensive campaign, Destination Distinction, to raise $175 million in private support for faculty, student scholarships, and campus infrastructure. With a long and distinguished career in public service in Illinois, Dr. Kustra served two terms as lieutenant governor of Illinois, following 10 years in the Illinois Legislature. He also chaired the Illinois Board of Higher Education, responsible for funding and oversight of Illinois’ nine public universities. Prior to joining Boise State, Dr. Kustra also served as president of Eastern Kentucky University and the Midwestern

Higher Education Commission. He has held faculty positions at the University of IllinoisSpringfield, Loyola University of Chicago, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and Northwestern University. Dr. Kustra was appointed in 2008 to the NCAA’s highest governing body as a member of the Division I executive committee and board of directors. He served on the Presidential Task Force on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics and is past president of the Western Athletic Conference’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the board of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. In 2007, he was inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame and was named the Most Influential Person in the Treasure Valley by The Idaho Statesman. Dr. Kustra hosts a weekly radio show, New Horizons, for the National Public Radio affiliate in Boise. President Kustra holds degrees from Benedictine College and Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He and his wife, Kathy, have two grown children, three grandsons, and treasure the memory of their son, Steve.

director of athletics Gene Bleymaier, Boise State Director of Athletics

Under Gene Bleymaier’s leadership, Boise State University’s Department of Athletics has scaled impressive and unprecedented heights with the accomplishments of its studentathletes, the successes of its teams, the growth of its facilities, the support of its community, and the advancement of its status among the nation’s premier athletic programs. Bleymaier is in his 29th year at Boise State. He joined the Athletic Department in 1981 and became the Broncos’ AD in February of 1982. In June 2008 Bleymaier received the Astro Turf Athletic Director of the Year Award at the national athletic directors’ conference in Dallas. He currently is the Western Athletic Conference’s representative to the Bowl Championship Series. In 1997 Bleymaier led the effort to create the Humanitarian Bowl – now called the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl – and he continues to serve on the board of directors for the annual postseason football game. He served a four-year term as the WAC representative on the NCAA Division I Management Council and is also past president and vice president of the NCAA I-AA Athletic Directors’ Association. He is also a member of the Boise-based World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame board of directors. Under Bleymaier’s guidance, Boise State’s football program has grown spectacularly and gained national attention since it joined the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) ranks in 1996. In just over a decade competing at the highest collegiate level, Boise State football has put itself on the national map with winning records, league championships, national rankings and bowl victories in front of a national audience. Among the nation’s FBS programs, Boise State has the best overall record in the last 10 years (108-20, 84.3 percent), the best winning percentage for conference games the past 10 years (70-5, 93.3 percent), and has been the highestscoring team in the nation since 2000 (41.16 points per game). In 1986 Bleymaier was responsible for the installation of the artificial blue turf in Bronco Stadium, which has become one of the most

recognizable sports venues in America and the city of Boise’s most famous landmark. In 1996 he led Boise State’s move to FBS as a member of the Big West Conference, and in 2001 he guided the Bronco Athletic Department’s transfer to its current membership in the WAC. In its first eight years in the WAC, the Bronco football team has won six league championships and finished second twice. In 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 Boise State went 8-0 in conference play. The Broncos have won a total of 23 league championships in all sports since joining the WAC. Prior to joining the WAC, Boise State won 15 team titles overall while it was a member of the Big West Conference from 1996-2001, and 33 overall league championships in the Big Sky Conference from 1982-1995. The Broncos also captured 13 Big Sky all-sport championships. Boise State sponsors 19 intercollegiate sports – eight for men and 11 for women. All teams compete in the WAC with the exception of wrestling (Pac-10). The 2008-09 athletic season was highlighted by six teams completing their seasons ranked in the top 25 of their respective sports and Boise State finishing the year with its highest ever finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup at 49th. Football led the way capturing its sixth WAC title in seven years and finished the season ranked 11th in the nation by the Associated Press with an overall record of 12-1. Wrestling won its second straight Pac-10 championship before placing 12th at the NCAA National Championships. The Broncos won their other WAC team titles in men’s indoor track and field, gymnastics and men’s tennis (regular season). Boise State also sent several other teams to regional and national post-season competition highlighted by the men’s tennis team advancing to the round of 16 at the NCAA National Tournament for the first time in over 10 years. Individually, another chapter was added to the Bronco history book when Eleni Kafourou became the first female to win a national championship when she finished first in the women’s triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Conference wise Boise State student-athletes won 23 league championships. Behind Bleymaier’s guidance, Boise State student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom. During the 2008-09 academic year, 136 Bronco student-athletes received conference all-academic honors. Following the spring 2009 semester, Bronco studentathletes set an all-time single semester gradepoint-average mark at 3.00 and an all-time cumulative GPA at 3.04, marking the fourth straight semester the Boise State studentathlete cumulative GPA has been over 3.00. A record 65 percent of all student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better GPA last year.

In May of 2009, the NCAA announced its multi-year academic performance rates (APR) and Boise State has the highest rates in the WAC for the sports of football, men’s basketball, men’s tennis (a perfect 1000 score), outdoor track and field, and men’s cross country – the most No. 1 rankings of any WAC school. The football and men’s basketball teams led the WAC for the third straight year. Moreover, the athletic program’s overall APR has improved every year. While Boise State has enjoyed unprecedented success on the playing fields, courts and in the classroom, it has also drastically improved its facilities under Bleymaier’s direction. In August of 2008 the most expensive capital project in the history of Bronco athletics opened with the $36 million Stueckle Sky Center which includes a stateof-the-art press box, suites, loge boxes and club seats. On August 1, 2009 Boise State officially acquired control of the 15.5-acre East Junior High School site from the Boise School District with plans to build future athletic facilities there. Located just northeast of the main campus, the first project planned will be to move Ed Jacoby Track from Bronco Stadium and build a new track and field facility. The most recent facility was unveiled this past year with the opening of the Mountain Cove Softball Field. In a cooperative effort with the Boise School District, the Bronco athletic department renovated the complex adding a press box, more seating, a scoreboard, batting cages and replacing the field. In 2006, Boise State opened the CavenWilliams Sports Complex, which is a $9.5 million indoor practice facility that includes a full size football field and the Keith and Catherine Stein Band Hall. Other capital projects completed during Bleymaier’s tenure include the Boas Tennis/ Soccer Center, a 1997 expansion of Bronco Stadium, the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery, the Williams Plaza, the Peterson-Preco Learning Center, the Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center, the Jackson Indoor Track, the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute, the Bronco Football Center, the gymnastics room expansion, the Simplot Center for Athletic Excellence, the Fedrizzi Fitness Center expansion, and an expansion of the Nicholson-Yanke Center. Bleymaier served as an assistant athletic director at UCLA prior to coming to Boise State. A member of the California Bar Association and a graduate of the Loyola Law School, Bleymaier received his bachelor’s degree from UCLA. Bleymaier lettered in football and was named to the All-Pac 8 Conference third team as a tight end for the Bruins. He was the recipient of the UCLA Outstanding Senior Award and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Bleymaier graduated from Borah High School in Boise. Bleymaier and his wife, Danell, have four children – Maribeth, Joe, Claire and Tom.

administration Directory area Code (208)

Athletic Department Administration

Athletic Administration

Dr. Robert Kustra (President) Dr. Dwayne Barney (NCAA Faculty Representative) Gene Bleymaier ( Director of Athletics) Ron Dibelius (Assistant to the AD) Sarah Saras (Assistant to the AD) AnnMarie Kaus (Director of Special Events)

Academic Services Dr. Dwayne Barney NCAA Faculty Representative

Curt Apsey

Senior Associate Athletic Director - Advancement

Gabe Rosenvall (Assistant AD - Academic Services) Valerie Cleary (Director of Student Enhancement Programs) Chelsea Herman (Tutor Coordinator) Eric Kile (Peterson-PRECO Center Coordinator) Karen Vickery (Life Skills Coordinator)

Christina Van Tol

Senior Associate Athletic Director - Student Services / SWA

Advancement

Curt Apsey (Senior Associate AD - Advancement)

Athletic Training

Marc Paul (Assistant AD - Athletic Training) Tyler Smith (Associate Athletic Trainer) Josh Dreher (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Katie Ham (Assistant Athletic Trainer) Brandon Voigt (Assistant Athletic Trainer)

Business Bob Madden

Associate Athletic Director - Development / Executive Dir. BAA

Mike Sumpter

Associate Athletic Director - Operations

Mike Waller (Associate AD / CFO) Niki Gamez (Assistant AD - Business) Andy Atkinson (Systems Administrator) Cindy Rice (Accountant)

Mike Waller

Associate Athletic Director - CFO

Development

Bob Madden (Associate AD - Development / Executive Dir. BAA) Kris Kamann (Assistant Director. - Bronco Athletic Association) Michel Bourgeau (Development Officer - Varsity â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? Club)

Equipment

Dale Holste (Equipment Manager - Nicholson-Yanke Center) Joe Fuson (Equipment Manager - Boas Center) Raul Ibarra (Equipment Manager - Taco Bell Arena)

Operations Brad Larrondo

Senior Assistant Athletic Director - Promotions & Marketing

Max Corbet

Assistant Athletic Director - Media Relations

Mike Sumpter (Associate AD - Operations) Lori Hays (Assistant AD - Operations & Event Management) Eric Thorpe (Game Operations & Events Director)

Niki Gamez

Assistant Athletic Director - Business

Promotions and Marketing

Brad Larrondo (Senior Assistant AD - Promotions & Marketing) Brent Moore (Corporate Services Coordinator) Allison Bender (Director of Promotions) Ryan Becker (Marketing & Promotions Coord. / Webmaster)

Student Services

Christina Van Tol (Senior Associate AD - Student Services / SWA) Scott Hobbs (Assistant AD / Compliance) Jenny Bellomy (Compliance Assistant / Travel Services) Heather Little (Student Insurance / HR Coordinator)

Anita Guerricabeitia Assistant Athletic Director - Ticket Operations

Lori Hays

Assistant Athletic Director - Operations

Stueckle Sky Club

Scott Hobbs

Valerie Tichenor (Executive Director) Bob Carney (Director of Operations) Bill Trenbeath (Assistant Director of Advancement) Patti Morgan (Management Assistant)

Assistant Athletic Director - Compliance

Ticket Office

Anita Guerricabeitia (Assistant AD - Ticket Operations) Shaela Priaulx (Assistant Ticket Manager) Paul Finn (Box Office Manager)

Strength and Conditioning Tim Socha (Head Coach) Jeff Jones (Assistant Coach) Ryan Russell (Assistant Coach)

Marc Paul

Assistant Athletic Director - Athletic Training

Gabe Rosenvall Assistant Athletic Director - Academic Services

426-1493 426-3429 426-1826 426-4247 426-1826 426-5407 426-3077 426-1103 426-3843 426-5379 426-4854 426-1781 426-1696 426-2430 426-3944 426-1654 426-1654 426-1222 426-1253 861-2581 426-4222 426-3557 426-1353 426-5440 426-3955 426-5749 426-1446 426-1513 426-1550 426-1538 426-3566 426-5479 426-2188 426-2574 426-1655 426-5185 426-2811 426-5444 426-2582 426-2550 426-5387 426-2560 426-1385 426-1286 426-1287 426-1980 426-5280 426-5280

coaching staffs Directory area Code (208) Basketball - Men

Greg Graham - Head Coach Tim Cleary (Assistant Coach) Andy McClouskey (Assistant Coach) James Bailey (Assistant Coach) Ryan Hellenthal (Director of Basketball Operations)

Basketball - Women

Gordy Presnell (Head Coach) Heather Sower (Assistant Coach) Kelley Berglund (Assistant Coach) Calamity McEntire (Assistant Coach)

Football

Chris Petersen (Head Coach) Brent Pease (Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers) Bryan Harsin (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Justin Wilcox (Defensive Coordinator) Keith Bhonapha (Runningbacks) Jeff Choate (Linebackers & Special Teams) Scott Huff (Offensive Line) Peter Kwiatkowski (Defensive Line) Chris Strausser (Tight Ends & Running Game Coordinator) Marcel Yates (Defensively Secondary) Viliami Tuivai (Director of Football Operations) Julius Brown (Director of Player Personnel) Vicki Sullivan (Administrative Assistant)

Golf - Men

Kevin Burton (Head Coach)

Golf - Women

Nicole Harris (Head Coach)

Gymnastics

Tina Bird (Co-Head Coach) Neil Resnick (Co-Head Coach) Patty Resnick (Assistant Coach)

Soccer

Steve Lucas (Head Coach) Mark Hiemenz (Assistant Coach) Stephanie Wieger (Assistant Coach)

Softball

Erin Thorpe (Head Coach) Justin Kloczko (Assistant Coach) Brianne Moore (Assistant Coach)

Swimming & Diving

Kristin Hill (Head Coach) Justin Brosseau (Assistant Coach) David Legler (Assistant Coach)

Tennis - Men

Greg Patton (Head Coach) Morgan Shepherd (Assistant Coach)

Tennis - Women

Mark Tichenor (Head Coach)

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Volleyball

Shawn Garus (Head Coach) TBD (Assistant Coach) TBD (Assistant Coach)

Wrestling

Greg Randall (Head Coach) Chris Owens (Assistant Coach) Kirk White (Assistant Coach)

Kevin Burton

Greg Graham

Nicole Harris Women’s Golf Head Coach

Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Steve Lucas

Mike Maynard

Greg Patton

Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Men’s Golf Head Coach

Shawn Garus Volleyball Head Coach

Kristin Hill

426-3747 426-3167 559-8448 859-0983 859-2612 426-5425 426-5739 426-4614

Soccer Head Coach

426-1797 426-4899 426-4899

Track & Field / Cross Country Head Coach

Men’s Tennis Head Coach

859-6012 407-8806 426-1703 426-5706 426-5738

Chris Petersen

426-5709

Track & Field / Cross Country - Men and Women Mike Maynard (Head Coach - Throws) Chris Huffins (Assistant Coach - Jumps) Kelley Watson (Assistant Coach - Sprints & Hurdles) Brad Wick (Assistant Coach - Cross Country & Distance)

Tina Bird

Gymnastics Co-Head Coach

Football Head Coach

Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Gordy Presnell

Greg Randall

Neil Resnick

Erin Thorpe

Mark Tichenor

Wrestling Head Coach

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Gymnastics Co-Head Coach

Softball Head Coach

Women’s Tennis Head Coach

media information Local Media Directory

Boise State Athletics Sports Information

Note: Idaho’s area code is 208

Legend: SD = sports director, SE = sports editor, SC = sports columnist, SR = sports reporter, BC = bureau chief

Television

KTVB (NBC) P.O. Box 7, Boise, ID 83707 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 375-7277 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375-7770 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KTVB.com Sports Staff . Justin Corr (SR) . . . . . . . . . . 321-5759 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jcorr@ktvb.com . Zach Wolken (SR). . . . . . . . . 375-7277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jcorr@ktvb.com KBCI (CBS) P.O. Box 2, Boise, ID 83707 Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2203 Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2211 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KBCItv.com Sports Staff . J. Bates (SD). . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jbates@kbcitv.com . Troy Oppie (SR) . . . . . . . . . . 472-2203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toppie@kbcitv.com . KIVI (ABC) 1866 Chisholm Rd., Nampa, ID 83661 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 381-6663 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381-6681 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Idaho6.com Sports Staff . Randy Simon (SR). . . . . . . . . 381-6665 . . . . . . . rsimon@journalbroadcastgroup.net

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Max Corbet

Sports Staff Paul J. Schneider (SD). . . . . . . 336-3670 . . . . . . . . . . . . tampaidaho@msn.com

KTIK (AM 1350) 1419 W. Bannock, Boise, ID 83701 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424-1350 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-3735 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KTIK.com Sports Staff . Jeff Caves (SD). . . . . . . . . . . 336-3670 . . . . . . . . . . . . jeff.caves@citcomm.com

Newspapers

Arbiter (BSU Student) 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID 83725 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345-8204 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426-3198 . Website . . . . . . . . . . ArbiterOnLine.com Sports Staff . Kirk Bell (SE). . . . . . . . . . . . . 345-8204 . . . . . . . . . . . . sports@arbiteronline.com Associated Press P.O. Box 1187, Boise, ID 83701 . Main Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343-1894 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344-0135 Sports Staff . Todd Dvorak (BC). . . . . . . . . . 343-1894 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tdvorak@ap.com Idaho Press Tribune 1618 Midland Blvd., Nampa, ID 83652 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465-8111 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467-9562 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . IdahoPress.com Sports Staff . Phil Dailey (SE) . . . . . . . . . . . 467-8111 . . . . . . . . . . . . pdailey@idahopress.com . Dave Southorn (SR). . . . . . . . . 467-8111 . . . . . . . . . . . dsouthorn@idahopress.com

Radio

Idaho Statesman 1200 N. Curtis Rd., Boise, ID 83704 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377-6420 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373-6505 . Website. . . . . . . . . IdahoStatesman.com Sports Staff . Mike Prater (SE). . . . . . . . . . . 377-6421 . . . . . . . . . mprater@idahostatesman.com . Chadd Cripe (SR) . . . . . . . . . . 377-6398 . . . . . . . . . . ccripe@idahostatesman.com . Nick Jezierny (SR). . . . . . . . . . 377-6420 . . . . . . . . . njezierny@idahostatesman.com . Brian Murphy (SC). . . . . . . . . . 377-6444 . bmurphy@idahostatesman.com

KBOI (AM 670) P.O. Box 1280, Boise, ID 83702 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-3670 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-3735 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . . 670KBOI.com

Sports: Football, Wrestling, oversees Cross Country and Track & Field G.A. Office: 426-1515 • Cell: 859-6952 Fax: 426-1778 • mcorbet@boisestate.edu

B e c c a Fau l d s

Sports Information Director Sports: Men’s Basketball, interview coordinator for Football and oversees Swimming & Diving G.A.

KTRV (FOX) P.O. Box 1212, Nampa, ID 83652 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 466-1200 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461-4861 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . FOX12news.com Sports Staff . Kelly Cross (SD). . . . . . 466-1200 ext. 210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kcross@ktrv.com . Nate Kuester (SR). . . . . . . . . 466-1200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nkuester@ktrv.com

KIDO (AM 580) 827 E. Park Blvd., Suite 201, Boise, ID 83712 . Sports Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . 344-6363 . Fax Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327-8800 . Website . . . . . . . . . . . . 580KIDO.com Sports Staff . Bob Behler (SD) . . . . . . . . . . 344-6363 . . . . . . Bob.Behler@peakbroadcasting.com

Assistant Athletic Director Media Relations

Office: 426-3868 • Cell: 989-1010 Fax: 426-1778 • beccafaulds@boisestate.edu

Doug Link Assistant Sports Information Director Sports: Women’s Basketball, Soccer, Golf programs, and oversees Softball G.A. Office: 426-1027 • Cell: 861-2796 Fax: 426-3361 • dlink@boisestate.edu

M i c h e l l e ( R a i ls bac k) Sm i t h Assistant Sports Information Director Sports: Volleyball, Gymnastics and Tennis Office: 426-3438 • Cell: 949-1037 Fax: 426-3361 • michellerailsback@boisestate.edu

Ja k e Ga r c i n Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Sports: Cross Country, Track & Field and Wrestling Office: 426-4675 • Cell: 490-0718 Fax: 426-1778 • jakegarcin@boisestate.edu

S t e v e n O lv e da Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Sports: Swimming & Diving and Softball Office: 426-1106 • Cell: 916-521-7481 Fax: 426-3361 • stevenolveda@boisestate.edu

Media Policies Interviews: Members of the media should contact the Women’s Soccer Sports Information contact, Doug Link, at 208-426-1027 (office) or 208-861-2796 (cell) to arrange all interviews with the coaching staff and athletes. The women’s soccer team typically practices in the afternoons from 3:30-5:30 at the Boas Tennis & Soccer Complex at 1507 South Oakland Street. Interviews at practice: Coaches and athletes are available for interviews before and after practice with appropriate notice. Game Day Interviews: Athletes are not available for pre-game interviews on game day. Post-game interviews are available with athletes and coaches approximately 10 minutes after the completion of a match. Requests for post-game interviews of a specific player should be made to a member of the Sports Information staff three-to-five minutes prior to the conclusion of the match. Press Credentials: Media members should request press passes through the Sports Information Office 24 hours before an event. Do to the setup of the facility no phone lines can be provided on game day. Credentials are given with priority to those working to cover the event under deadline. Statistical Services: Full statistical services are provided at each home event. Programs, rosters, press releases and season statistics are provided at the competition. A NCAA statistical box score is provided following the conclusion of the match.

Boise State Press Row/Box Phone Numbers Bronco Stadium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taco Bell Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boise State Soccer Stadium. . . . . . . . . . Boas Tennis & Soccer Center. . . . . . . . . Mountain Cove Softball Field . . . . . . . . . Bronco Gym - Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . Bronco Gym - Basketball. . . . . . . . . . . . Bronco Gym - Wrestling. . . . . . . . . . . . .

426-1408 426-1503 861-2796 426-5737 344-2336 949-1037 861-2796 859-6952

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