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What else do we have for you today, Bronco Nation?

🏈 Ready for the Rodeo
⚽️ Regular Season Wrap Up
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Boise State football is back in action after last week’s bye. The Broncos will take on Wyoming on Saturday at 3:30 p.m at Albertsons Stadium. for the 18th time in program history. History favors the Broncos 16-1 against the Cowboys all-time and undefeated against them when playing at home.

🎥 Watch as Andy Avalos gets mic’d up for practice leading up to Saturday’s game

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Regular Season Wrap Up. In the last match of the regular season, the Broncos put up a solid defensive effort but closed the season in a 1-0 loss to Utah State. Boise State put up more shots and had more saves, but it was a late first half goal from the Aggies that would end up being the difference in the match.

Next up, the Broncos will compete in the MW Championship’s first round on Sunday, Oct. 29.

🔼 Best of the Best. Celebrating its 25th season, the MW selected eight former Broncos to its Mountain West 25th Season Cross Country Teams ahead of the conference’s Championships. Emma Bates, Marisa Howard, Allie Ostrander and Brenna Peloquin were selected to the women’s team, and Dario De Caro, David Elliot, Miler Haller and Yusuke Uchikoshi were named to the men’s team.

📚️ Read more about each Bronco and why they were selected to the 25th Season Team

🔼 Hard Fought. Boise State volleyball squared off against Wyoming but ultimately fell in three sets. The loss moved the Broncos to 11-10 overall and 7-4 in Mountain West play, tied for third. Paige Bartsch finished the game with a team-high 14 kills, her 20th match of the year in which she has reached double-digit kills.

Next up, the Broncos will take on Colorado State at Noon in Fort Collins, Colo.

🔼 Fall Classic. In Boise State men’s golf’s last tournament of the fall, the team travels to the Islands for the Ka’anapali Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii. In total, the Broncos will compete against 19 teams over three days for the Valley Isle title. Junior transfer Ryan Meyer led the Blue and Orange last time out with a top-20 finish while Cole Rueck ended his last tournament strong with a 3-under par final round.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Three Timer. Boise State was honored with eight selections to the MW’s 25th Season Cross Country teams, but only one member was named a three-time MW Athlete of the Year.

Our question today — do you know which of the eight former Broncos selected achieved it?

Think you've got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*all times are Mountain

Friday, Oct. 27

👟 Cross Country @ Mountain West Championships in Eagle, Idaho | Watch

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Ka’anapali Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii | Live Scoring

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ SoCal Intercollegiate in Los Angeles, Calif. | Live Scoring

Saturday, Oct. 28

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ SoCal Intercollegiate in Los Angeles, Calif. | Live Scoring

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Ka’anapali Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii | Live Scoring

🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Relentless Collegiate Challenge in Huntington Beach, Calif. | Live Scoring

🏐 Volleyball vs. Colorado State @ Noon in Fort Collins, Colo. | Watch | Live Scoring

🏈 Football vs. Wyoming @ 3:30 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Listen | Live Scoring

Sunday, Oct. 29

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ SoCal Intercollegiate in Los Angeles, Calif. | Live Scoring

🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ Relentless Collegiate Challenge in Huntington Beach, Calif. | Live Scoring

⚽️ Soccer @ First Round - Mountain West Championship in Laramie, Wyo. | Watch

Wednesday, Nov. 1

⚽️ Soccer @ Semifinals - Mountain West Championship in Laramie, Wyo. | Watch

Thursday, Nov. 2

🏐 Volleyball vs. New Mexico @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Live Scoring

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Allie Ostrander!

Ostrander was a three-time MW Female Athlete of the Year, the only athlete to win the award three times in conference history.

🔷 Have a great weekend, Bronco Nation!