OCT. 29, 2014 Athletic Media Relations s and Women s Cross Country Contact Information Jocelyn Perry: Office: 208.426.1226; Cell: 425.466.7465; Email: jocelynperry@boisestate.edu 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT Sept. 5 Utah Open Salt Lake City M-T2nd / W-1st Sept. 27 Roy Griak Invite Minneapolis, Minn. M-12th/W-4th Oct. 17 Wisconsin adidas Madison, Wis. M-22nd/W-17th OCT. 31 MW CHAMPS FRESNO, CALIF. 11:00 A.M. Nov 14 NCAA West Regional Palo Alto, Calif. 12:00 p.m Nov. 22 NCAA Nationals Terre Haute, Ind. 10:00 a.m. All times Mountain Time and subject to change MW PRE-MWC COACHES POLL TEAM RANK, POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES) 3rd Women 2nd (1) MW MIDSEASON RANKINGS TEAM RANK, POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES) Women 4th 2nd (1) 2014 MW PRESEASON RANKINGS TEAM RANK, POINTS (FIRST PLACE VOTES) T-3rd Women 2nd (4) 2014 USTFCCCA RANKINGS DATE WEST REGION / NATION 8.25.14 9 / 9.15.14 9 / 9.22.14 9 / 9.29.14 7 / 10.6.14 8 / 10.20.14 6 / RV 11.3.14 Women 8.25.14 3 / 9.15.14 4 / 19 9.22.14 4 / 20 9.29.14 4 / 17 10.6.14 4 / 16 10.20.14 5 / 23 11.3.14 2014 BRONCO AWARDS & TITLES DATE NAME/AWARD 9.9.14 David Elliott/MW s XC Athlete of the Week 9.9.14 Emma Bates/MW Women s XC Athlete of the Week 9.30.14 Emma Bates/MW Women s XC Athlete of the Week 10.21.14 Emma Bates/MW Women s XC Athlete of the Week MW CHAMPIONSHIPS AWAIT RANKED BRONCOS WHAT S HAPPENING - The Boise State men s and women s cross country teams will compete at the 2014 Mountain West Cross Country Championships, Friday, Oct. 31. MEET SPECIFICS -The 2014 MW Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Fresno State, Oct. 31, at Woodward Park. The women s 6-kilometer race begins at 11 a.m. MT, followed by the men s 8-kilometer race at 11:45 a.m. MT. The course is 70% grass/dirt trails and 30% asphalt, while the forecast calls for sun and a high of 76 degrees. The Women s Award Ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. MT, followed by the s Award Ceremony at 1:15 p.m, where the conference will announce the All-Conference teams. Individual awards include s Coach of the Year, Women s Coach of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year. The first-place finishers will receive Athlete of the Year honors, while the first-place true freshmen finishers will earn Freshman of the Year honors. SIZING UP THE COMPETITION - Boise State s women have been selected by the MW coaches to finish second at the championships, while the men were picked to place third, according to the MW Pre-Championship Coaches polls released Wednesday, Oct. 29. New Mexico comes in as the favorites to win both the men s and women s titles. On the men s side, the conference features three teams in the national polls: No. 18 New Mexico, No. 25 Colorado State and receiving votes Boise State. The women s side features two nationally-ranked squads: No. 10 New Mexico and No. 23 Boise State. RACING BRONCOS Reigning conference champion Emma Bates and Marisa Howard look to lead the Broncos. Bates captured the 2013 title in a course-record time of 20:48.15. Howard looks to improve upon her third-place finishes in 2012 and 2013 in her final cross country season. Also competing for the Bronco women this Friday are: Anne Brinegar, Charlotte Corless, Sarah Hastings, Anna Holdiman, Emma Hyyppä, Kelsi Lasota, Tessa Murray and Gracie Tostenson. Competing for the men on Friday include: Aaron Back, Jack Curran, David Elliott, Melika Ghali, Louis McAfee, Keegan McCormick, Dan Oekerman, Rhys Park, Andrew Rafla and Michael Vennard. RESULTS & MEET COVERAGE Watch both races live and the awards ceremony at broncosports.com Live Results: liverunningresults.com Twitter: @BroncoSportsXC @MW_OlySports MW RANKINGS - The Bronco women sit at No. 2 and the men at No. 3 in the MW Pre-Championships Coaches Polls released, Oct. 29. The Bronco men bumped up one spot to third from the Midseason Coaches poll released Oct. 8, and the Bronco women remain second. The men were chosen to tie for third in the preseason conference rankings, and the women were picked to finish second. LAST CHAMPIONSHIP - The MW Championships will be the fourth for Boise State. New Mexico has claimed the men s and women s team titles in each of the previous three championships. Bates earned Boise State s first conference cross country title in six years in 2013 and nabbed Female Athlete of the Year honors. The Bronco women raced to a second-place finish with 60 points, while the men came in fourth place with 101 points. Bates set a course record at the Air Force Academy s Eisenhower Blue Golf Course (20:48.15). Bates and Marisa Howard earned All-MW First Team accolades with their top-seven finishes. QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name... Boise State University Address... 1910 University Dr. Boise, Idaho, 83725 Founded...1932 Enrollment...22,678 Nickname... Broncos Colors... Blue and Orange Conference...Mountain West NCAA Affiliation...Division I President...Dr. Robert Kustra Director of Athletics... Mark Coyle SWA...Christina Van Tol Faculty Representative...Dr. Roger Munger CROSS COUNTRY STAFF Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Corey Ihmels (2nd Year)...Iowa State, 1997 Associate Head Cross Country Coach Travis Hartke (2nd Year)... North Central, 2006 Graduate Assistant Jeff Howard (1st Year)...Boise State, 2014 Athletic Trainer Ashley Hudson...Fresno State, 2012 CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION 2013 Women s MW Finish...2nd 2013 Women s NCAA Regional Finish...10th 2013 s MW Finish...4th 2013 s NCAA Regional Finish...4th MEDIA RELATIONS Graduate Assistant SID... Jocelyn Perry Email... jocelynperry@boisestate.edu Office number... 208.426.4675 Cell number... 425.466.7465 Fax... 208.426.1778 Address... 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725 Website...BroncoSports.com Twitter... @BroncoSportsXC
BOISE STATE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY NOTES BRONCO MEN S ROSTER NAME YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) BRONCO WOMEN S ROSTER NAME YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Aaron Back SR Portland, Ore. (Sunset HS) Riley Campbell FR Tahoma, Wash. (Tahoma HS) Jack Curran FR Queensland, Australia (Anglican Church GS) David Elliott SR Bellingham, Wash. (Squalicum HS) Melika Ghali FR Toronto, Canada (University of Toronto TC) Jeff Lautenslager FR Nelson, New Zealand (Garin College) Louis McAfee FR Queensland, Australia (Anglican Church GS) Keegan McCormick FR Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) Dan Oekerman FR Portland, Ore. (Beaverton HS/Oregon) Rhys Park FR Gloucestershire, England (Cheltenham) Andrew Rafla FR Boise, Idaho (Timberline HS) Ozo Rojas FR Whittier, Calif. (California HS) Michael Vennard FR Cheshire, England (Vale Royal Club) COACHING STAFF Head Coach Cross Country and Track and Field: Corey Ihmels (Second Season) Associate Head Cross Country Coach: Travis Hartke (Second Season) Graduate Assistant Coach: Jeff Howard (First Season) Volunteer Assistant: Roger Klein (First Season) Volunteer Assistant: Dave Mills (First Season) Volunteer Assistant: Meaghan Nelson (Second Season) Volunteer Assistant: Taylor Thompson (First Season) 2014 MEN S & WOMENS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Date Meet Location Top Finisher - Time (Place) Team Finish - Points Distance Sept. 5 Utah Open Salt Lake City, Utah : David Elliott (1st of 44) T2nd - 45 6,000 Meters Women: Emma Bates (1st of 44) 1st - 34 4,000 Meters Sept. 27 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. : David Elliott (9th of 301) 12th - 369 8,000 Meters Women: Emma Bates (6th of 390) 4th - 185 6,000 Meters Oct. 17 Wisconsin adidas Invitational Madison, Wis. : David Elliott (26th of 254) 22nd - 534 8,000 Meters Women: Emma Bates (6th of 265) 17th - 480 6,000 Meters Oct. 31 Mountain West Championships Fresno, Calif. : 8,000 Meters Women: 6,000 Meters Nov. 14 NCAA West Regionals Stanford, Calif. : 10,000 Meters Women: 6,000 Meters Nov. 22 NCAA National Championships Terre Haute, Ind. : 10,000 Meters Women: 6,000 Meters 2014 BRONCOS PAGE 2 Emma Bates RS SR Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS) Anne Brinegar FR Cody, Wyo. (Cody HS) Charlotte Corless FR Portland, Ore. (Sunset HS) Ali Deitsch FR Monument, Colo. (Palmer Ridge HS) Hayley Gregoire SR Portland, Ore. (Beaverton HS) Sarah Hastings FR Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS/Montana) Sadi Henderson FR Corvallis, Mont. (Corvallis HS) Anna Holdiman TR Waverly, Iowa (Florida State) Marisa Howard RS SR Pasco, Wash. (Pasco HS) Emma Hyyppä FR Finland (Salpausselan Iukio) Zanae Jones FR Las Vegas, Nev. (Arbor View HS) Kelsi Lasota FR Estes Park, Colo. (Estes Park HS) Mary Kate McGuire SO Dallas, Ore. (Dallas HS) Rici Morrill RS SR Sultan, Wash. (Sultan HS) Tessa Murray RS SR Mount Vernon, Wash. (Mount Vernon HS) Julia Nikonorova FR Ottawa, Ontario (University of Ottawa) Katriel O Reilly FR Union, Ore. (Union HS) Gracie Tostenson FR Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS) Karla Vernola FR Simi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley HS/Moorpark CC) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jack Curran...Kuhr-anne Melika Ghali...Muh-lee-ka Gall-ee Jeff Lautenslager...Low-ten-schlaug-er Dan Oekerman... Oak-er-men Rhys Park... REESE Ozo Rojas... Row-hahz Anne Brinegar... Bren-EE-gar (rhymes with vinegar) Charlotte Corless... Core-less Ali Deitsch...DIE-sch Hayley Gregoire...Greg-WAR Sadi Henderson... Say-dee Emma Hyyppä... HOOPAH Zanae Jones... Zun-aye Rici Morrill...Ricky Julia Nikonorova...Nick-on-oh-rov-a Katriel O Reilly... Kah-TREEL Travis Hartke...HEART-key Corey Ihmels...em-UHLS
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B O I S E S TAT E C RO S S C O U N T R Y W E E K LY N O T E S 2014 CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN S PHOTO ROSTER EMMA BATES ANNE BRINEGAR CHARLOTTE CORLESS ALI DEITSCH HAYLEY GREGOIRE SARAH HASTINGS SADI HENDERSON ANNA HOLDIMAN MARISA HOWARD EMMA HYYPPÄ ZANAE JONES KELSI LASOTA MARY KATE McGUIRE RICI MORRILL TESSA MURRAY JULIA NIKONOROVA KATRIEL O REILLY GRACIE TOSTENSON KARLA VERNOLA 2 0 1 4 B RONC OS PAG E 4
s 6-Kilometer Scores: BOISE STATE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY NOTES 2014 MEN S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS September 5, 2014 - Utah Open Salt Lake City, Utah (Murray Park) DOUBLE DUAL - BYU 25, Boise State 32; Weber State 27, Boise State 28; Boise State 15, Westminster College 45. TEAM - BYU 34, Weber State 45, Boise State 45, Westminster College 110. David Elliott, 19:14.5 (44) David Elliott, 19:45.5 4. Andrew Rafla, 19:19.2; 12. Rhys Park, 19:38.0; 20. Aaron Back, 20:05.3; 21. Louis McAfee, 20:10.3, 25. Dan Oekerman, 20:17.5 September 27, 2014 - Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course) s 8-Kilometer Team Scores: Southern Utah, 142; Colorado State, 146; Minnesota, 149; Michigan State 153; Iowa State, 162; Texas, 215; Illinois, 230; Arizona State, 258; North Carolina, 302; Grand Valley State, 333; Kansas 343; Boise State, 369; Weber State, 379; Missouri, 391; California, 418 Nate Jewkes, Southern Utah, 24:45.4 (301) David Elliott, 9th, 25:09.9 Andrew Rafla, 32nd, 25:41.5; Louis McAfee, 81st, 26:18.2; Aaron Back, 122nd, 26:45.8; Melika Ghali, 150th, 27:02.8; Rhys Park, 247th, 28:39.7; (Michael Vennard, 279th, DNF) October 17, 2014 - Wisconsin adidas Invitational Madison, Wis. (Thomas Zimmer Championship Course) s 8-Kilometer Team Scores: Syracuse, 85; Iona 154; Wisconsin 176; Portland 211; Stanford 220; Northern Arizona 225; UCLA 236; Washington 267; Michigan 296; Florida State 296 Maxim Korolev, Stanford, 23:53 (254) David Elliott, 26th, 24:10 Michal Vennard, 88th, 24:33; Andrew Rafla, 104th, 24:39; Jack Curran, 163rd, 25:04, Dan Oekerman, 167th, 25:06; Louis McAfee, 182nd, 25:12; Aaron Back, 222nd, 25:53 October 31, 2014 - Mountain West Championships Fresno, Calif. (Woodward Park) s 8-Kilometer Team Scores: November 14, 2014 - NCAA West Regionals Stanford, Calif. (Stanford Golf Course) s 10-Kilometer Team Scores: November 22, 2014 - NCAA National Championships Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Championship Course) s 10-Kilometer Team Scores: 2014 BRONCOS PAGE 5
Women s 4-Kilometer Team Scores: BOISE STATE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY NOTES 2014 WOMEN S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS September 5, 2014 - Utah Open Salt Lake City, Utah (Murray Park) DOUBLE DUAL - Boise State 20, BYU 35; Boise State 22, Utah 35; Boise State 22, Weber State 35; Boise State 15, Westminster College 40. TEAM - Boise State 34, Utah 47, Weber State 64, BYU 75, Westminster College 137. Emma Bates, Boise State, 14:10.1 (44) Emma Bates, 14:10.1 2. Marisa Howard, 14:23.5; 4. Sarah Hastings, 14:38.7; 5. Tessa Murray, 14:51.4; 36. Rici Morrill, 16:21.0 September 27, 2014 - Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course) Women s 6-Kilometer Team Scores: Michigan State 66, Iowa State 102, North Carolina 174, Boise State 185, Baylor 204, Arizona State 222, Minnesota 225, Vanderbilt 237, BYU 271, Grand Valley State 291, Missouri 380, California 388, Texas A&M 400, Butler 431, Miami Ohio 468 Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State, 20:34.5 (390) 6th, Emma Bates, 21:02.5 11th, Marisa Howard, 21:31.2; 26th, Tessa Murray, 22:02.2; 59th, Sarah Hastings, 22:28.7; 88th, Charlotte Corless, 22:53.8; (102nd, Anna Holdiman; 23:05.3); (182nd, Gracie Tostenson, 23:54.7); (215th, Anne Brinegar; 24:16.9) October 17, 2014 - Wisconsin adidas Invitational Madison, Wis. (Thomas Zimmer Championship Course) Women s 6-Kilometer Team Scores: Michigan State 87, Arkansas 191, Iowa State 212, Wisconsin 227, West Virginia 245, New Mexico 261, Stanford 284, Florida State 309, Virginia 367, Vanderbilt 367 Crystal Nelson, Iowa State, 19:35 (265) Emma Bates, 6th, 19:47 Marisa Howard, 20th, 20:21; Sarah Hastings, 117th, 21:23; Emma Hyyppä, 156th, 21:41; Gracie Tostenson, 198th, 22:03; Anne Brinegar, 199th, 22:04; Anna Holdiman, 220th, 22:20 Women s 6-Kilometer Team Scores: Women s 6-Kilometer Team Scores: Women s 6-Kilometer Team Scores: October 31, 2014 - Mountain West Championships Fresno, Calif. (Woodward Park) November 14, 2014 - NCAA West Regionals Palo Alto, Calif. (Stanford Golf Course) November 22, 2014 - NCAA National Championships Terre Haute, Ind. (LaVern Gibson Championship Course) 2014 BRONCOS PAGE 6
BOISE STATE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY NOTES 2014 BOISE STATE ATHLETE-BY-ATHLETE CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS MEN S RESULTS Name Meet Place/Total # Runners Time (Distance) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AARON BACK 9.5 - Utah Open 20/44 20:05.3 (6K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 122/301 26:45.8 (8K) 25:53 (8K) RILEY CAMPBELL JACK CURRAN 25:04 (8K) DAVID ELLIOTT 9.5 - Utah Open 1/44 19:14.5 (6K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 9/301 19:45.5 (8K) 24:10 (8K) MELIKA GHALI 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 150/301 27:02.8 (8K) JEFF LAUTENSLAGER LOUIS MCAFEE 9.5 - Utah Open 21/44 20:10.3 (6K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 150/301 27:02.8 (8K) 25:12 (8K) KEEGAN MCCORMICK 9.27-Roy Griak Invite DNF (8K) DAN OEKERMAN 9.5 - Utah Open 25/44 20:17.5 (6K) 25:06 (8K) RHYS PARK 9.5 - Utah Open 12/44 19:38.0 (6K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 247/301 28:39.7 (8K) ANDREW RAFLA 9.5 - Utah Open 4/44 19:19.2 (6K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 32/301 25:41.5 (8K) 24:39 (8K) OZO ROJAS MICHAEL VENNARD 9.27-Roy Griak Invite DNF (8K) 24:33 (8K) WOMEN S RESULTS Name Meet Place/Total # Runners Time (Distance) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMMA BATES 9.5 - Utah Open 1/44 14:10.1 (4K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 6/390 21:02.5 (6K) 6/265 19:47 (6K) ANNE BRINEGAR 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 215/390 24:16.9 (6K) 199/256 22:04 (6K) CHARLOTTE CORLESS 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 88/390 22:53.8 (6K) ALI DEITSCH HAYLEY GREGOIRE SARAH HASTINGS 9.5 - Utah Open 4/44 14:38.7 (4K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 59/390 22:28.7 (6K) 117/256 21:23 (6K) SADI HENDERSON ANNA HOLDIMAN 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 102/390 23:05.3 (6K) 220/256 22:20 (6K) MARISA HOWARD 9.5 - Utah Open 2/44 14:23.5 (4K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 11/390 21:31.2 (6K) 20/265 20:21 (6K) EMMA HYYPPÄ 9.27-Roy Griak Invite DNF (6K) 156/265 21:41 (6K) ZANAE JONES KELSI LASOTA MARY KATE MCGUIRE RICI MORRILL 9.5 - Utah Open 25/44 16:21.0 (4K) TESSA MURRAY 9.5 - Utah Open 5/44 14:51.4 (4K) 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 26/390 22:02.2(6K) JULIA NIKONOROVA KATRIEL O REILLY GRACIE TOSTENSON 9.27-Roy Griak Invite 182/390 23:54.7 (6K) 198/256 22:03 (6K) KARLA VERNOLA 2014 BRONCOS PAGE 7