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Eleven Boise State football players were named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, tying the 2016 team's program record for the most honorees in a single year.

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🎂 Happy Birthday, The Blue!
🏡 Staying home
🔹 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Happy Birthday, The Blue. Boise State is celebrating a major milestone in 2026: the 40th anniversary of the iconic blue turf at Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium, first installed in 1986 at the direction of then-athletic director Gene Bleymaier. To kick off the yearlong celebration, Boise State unveiled a special anniversary logo designed by the in-house graphics team, featuring nods to the Boise foothills, the Idaho state flag and the number of blue turfs installed at Albertsons Stadium over the decades. More anniversary festivities are planned throughout the spring and summer.

🔼 Up Next. Boise State women's golf closed out the regular season with a seventh-place finish at the Cowgirl Classic in Maricopa, Arizona, posting a season-best 874 (+10) for the tournament. Leia Chung tied for 13th at even-par 216, her team-best sixth top-25 finish of the season, while Callia Ward tied for 25th at 219, highlighted by one of just four eagles in the entire field. Brooke Patterson carded a season-best 70 (-2) in the opening round. The Broncos head next to the Mountain West Championships on April 21-23 in Rancho Mirage, California.

🔼 How Sweep It Is. Boise State softball’s Marissa Gonzalez was unstoppable yesterday, going 4-for-6 with three home runs, seven RBI and five runs as Boise State swept a doubleheader at Utah State, 11-6 and 13-2. The Broncos (20-23, 6-8 Mountain West) launched six home runs total, with Talia Jenkins adding a career-high four RBI in game two and Kodi Crabtree recording her first collegiate save to close things out. Boise State has now won seven straight against the Aggies and heads to nationally ranked Grand Canyon for a two-game series beginning tomorrow at 8 p.m. MDT.

🔼 Staying Home. Boise State men’s hoops’ freshman Julian Bowie will be back in the blue and orange next season. Bowie appeared in eight games last season.

🔼 To Nationals. We’re sending good luck to the Mane Line dancers as the squad heads to Daytona for NDA Nationals!

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

How many total Boise State football players have been named to the Hampshire Honor Society since it was founded in 2007?

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed 

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.

Tuesday, April 14
🥎 Softball @ Idaho State @ 4 p.m. (Pocatello, Idaho)

Thursday, April 16
👟 Track & Field @ Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.)

Friday, April 17
👟 Track & Field @ Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Portland @ 11 a.m. (Seattle, Wash.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Utah State @ 11 a.m. (Logan, Utah)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Oregon @ 12:45 p.m. (Seattle, Wash.)
🥎 Softball vs. UNLV @ 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 18
👟 Track & Field @ Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UNLV @ 11 a.m. | Live Stats
⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Snow College @ Noon
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Washington @ 12:15 p.m. (Seattle, Wash.)
🥎 Softball vs. UNLV @ 2 p.m.
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 2:45 p.m. (Seattle, Wash.)

Sunday, April 19
⛳ Men’s Golf vs. Third Annual Battle of Idaho
🥎 Softball vs. UNLV @ Noon

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 82, eighth-most in FBS history.

🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!