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Good Morning, Boise State 5/7: MW Showdown in San Diego
Boise State softball opens the 2025 MW Softball Championship today against Utah State in San Diego, California.
Good Morning, Bronco Nation! The Boise State softball team opens the 2025 Mountain West Softball Championship today at 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT against Utah State in San Diego, California. The Broncos swept the Aggies in a three-game series at home to close the regular season and earn the No. 4 seed. Utah State is the No. 5 seed.
In 2023, Boise State won the regular season before going 1-2 at the MW Championship. Last season, the Broncos went 3-2 as the No. 6 seed and lost to top-seed San Diego State in the final.
What else is mixed into todayβs Brew? Scroll down below to find out!
π Boise State receives more outstanding APRs
π₯ Makenzie Butt named MW Softball Freshman of the Year
π Football announced signing of transfer EDGE Sterling Lane II
π· And much, much more!
π STOCK UP

πΌ Pleasantly Predictable Props. Boise State first baseman Makenzie Butt was named the Mountain West Softball Freshman of the Year, Tuesday. It is the second-straight year the Broncos have earned the award (Sophia Knight) and fifth time overall. Butt and Knight were each named All-Mountain West First Team.
Butt is batting .365 with 22 home runs and 76 RBI. Her home run total is a Boise State record and ties the MW freshman record. She is the seventh freshman in NCAA history with 20+ home runs and 75+ RBI and leads freshmen nationally in both categories this season.
More on softballβs achievements ππΌ
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Congratulations to Makenzie Butt and Sophia Knight for making All-MW First Team, Mykenzie Hanna and Leah McAnally for making All-MW Second Team, and Brooklynn Pettis and Megan Lake making honorable mention.
#BleedBlue | #WhatsNext
β Boise State Softball (@BroncoSportsSB)
8:00 PM β’ May 6, 2025

πΌ Boise State Hits the Books. Boise State Athletics recorded a multi-year all-department Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 in data, matching last year's multi-year mark. The APR provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
Boise State teams with perfect single-year scores included: women's basketball, beach volleyball, women's cross country, women's golf, gymnastics, soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis, women's track and field and volleyball.
π£ "When four of our teams lead the nation in APR while also winning championships or earning NCAA berths, it's a clear reflection of the culture we've builtβone where academic and athletic success go hand in hand." - Jeramiah Dickey, Director of Athletics
More news from the world of Boise State Academia! ππΌ
πCongratulations to the Class of 2025 Top Ten Scholars! Presented by the @BoiseStateAlum Association, the Top Ten Scholar Award is one of the highest academic honors granted to an undergraduate student. Meet the 2025 Honorees: boisestate.edu/alumni/awards-β¦
β Boise State University (@BoiseState)
4:19 PM β’ May 6, 2025
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βοΈ @DeuceLane11
#BleedBlue | #BuiltDifferent
β Boise State Football (@BroncoSportsFB)
3:03 PM β’ May 6, 2025
πΌ In His Lane. The Boise State football team has announced the signing of transfer EDGE Sterling Lane II, who spent three seasons at Arizona. Lane will join as a redshirt junior with two years of eligibility remaining. He totaled 33 tackles in 20 games with the Wildcats.
Lane was a four-star recruit and 29th-ranked player from California, according to 247Sports. He was a two-way player at Oaks Christian HS, seeing time at defensive end and tight end. In two seasons, he registered 116 tackles, including 75 solo.
π’ππ π§ππ πππ¨π returns for a new episode!
Boise State softball senior outfielder Megan Lake reflects on her Bronco career, the 2025 season, and looks ahead to the upcoming Mountain West Softball Championships.
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#BleedBlue | #WhatsNext
β Boise State Broncos (@BroncoSports)
4:06 PM β’ May 6, 2025
πΌ Not Out of Left Field. What a year itβs been for Megan Lake and the entire Boise State softball team!
π· LISTEN HERE ππΌ
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Welcome to the Blue & Orange, Wade Pollock!ππ§‘
#BleedBlue | #WhatsNext
β Boise State XC | T&F (@BroncoSportXCTF)
8:55 PM β’ May 5, 2025
πΌ Wading Into the Blue. We canβt wait to get Wade Pollock on the track!
π€ BLUE TURF TRIVIA
Sticking the Landing. For how many consecutive years has the Boise State gymnastics program received a single-year score of 1,000 when the APRs are released?
Think you know the answer?
Scroll to the bottom to find out!
π± FROM THE ADβS DESK
Pretty good year to wear #2 at Boise State:
2β£ Ashton Jeanty - 2nd-most single season rushing yards in NCAA History
2β£Tyson Degenhart - BSU's single season and career scoring leader
2β£Sophia Knight - Most single season hits in D1 Softball since 2002, BSU/MW recordβ Brady Frederick (@BradyFrederick_)
1:03 AM β’ May 6, 2025
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π LOOKING AHEAD
*All times in MT
Wednesday, May 7
π₯ Softball vs. Utah State in MW Softball Championship @ 4 p.m. in San Diego, California
Thursday, May 8-Friday, May 9
(No Events Scheduled)
Saturday, May 10
π Track & Field @ Portland Twilight in Portland, Oregon
Sunday, May 11-Wednesday, May 14
(No Events Scheduled)
Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17
π Track & Field @ MW Championships in Fresno, California
π TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 11!
Boise State gymnastics has 11 consecutive years with a single-year score of 1,000. Beach volleyball has earned every available APR point since the program began offering scholarships.
π· Happy Wednesday, Bronco Nation!