Good Morning, Boise State 4/8: On Top

Plus: Damari Wheeler on the impact he's ready to make at Boise State.

Good Morning, Bronco Nation!


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👟 Best of the Week
🏖️ Inside the Huddle
🔹 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 On Top. Junior Raekwon Weatherspoon earned Mountain West Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors after winning the long jump at the UNLV Rebel Elite Invitational with a leap of 7.78 meters, the top mark in the Mountain West this season. The defending MW indoor long jump champion picks up his first career weekly conference award. The Broncos compete next at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational on April 9-11 and the NNU Open on April 11 in Nampa.

🔼 Best of the Week. Congratulations to Boise State track and field’s Kinlee McLean, Oliver Wear, Emmeline Hamm, and Brian Kiprotich for earning the team’s Athletes of the Week honors after standout performances over the weekend.

 🔼 Running History. Congratulations to Breasia Roberts, who ran the third-fastest 100m in Boise State outdoor program history with a time of 11.57!

🔼 Strong Finish. Boise State men's golf closed out the regular season with a third-place finish at the UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate, shooting 869 (+5) for the tournament. Senior Cole Rueck led the way with a three-round total of 211 (-5), his seventh top-10 finish of the season and 17th of his career, narrowly missing first place by one stroke. Reese Knox tied a career best with a 10th-place finish, and Luke Cushman, who won this event a year ago, tied for 22nd. The Broncos finish the regular season 81-70-3 and host the third annual Battle of Idaho on April 19-21.

🔼 Inside the Huddle. POV: You’re inside the huddle with Boise State beach volleyball as they secure their 24th straight home win!

Meanwhile, Boise State beach volleyball moved up in the rankings, checking in at No. 19. The Broncos are ranked for the second consecutive week with the Boise State Beach Bash on tap for this weekend.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Where does Raekwon Weatherspoon's 7.78-meter long jump rank in Boise State program history?

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed 

Wednesday, April 8
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Cowgirl Classic (Maricopa, Ariz.) | Live Scoring
🥎 Softball @ Utah State @ Noon (Logan, Utah) | Doubleheader
🥎 Softball @ Utah State @ TBA (Logan, Utah) | Doubleheader

Thursday, April 9
👟 Track & Field @ 44 Farms Team Invitational (College Station, Texas)

Friday, April 10
👟 Track & Field @ 44 Farms Team Invitational (College Station, Texas)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Air Force @ 10 a.m. (USAFA, Colo.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. South Florida @ 1 p.m. | Watch
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Florida International @ 5 p.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball @ Grand Canyon @ 8 p.m. (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Saturday, April 11
👟 Track & Field @ 44 Farms Team Invitational (College Station, Texas)
👟 Track & Field @ NNU Open (Nampa, Idaho)
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Utah State @ 11 a.m. (Logan, Utah)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Grand Canyon @ 12:30 p.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball @ Grand Canyon @ 2 p.m. (Phoenix, Arix.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Washington @ 4:30 p.m. | Watch

Sunday, April 12
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. New Mexico @ 11 a.m.

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ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Fourth all-time.

🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!