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What else are we kicking into today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

👟 Brown shines for Bronco track and field
🏀 Men’s and women’s basketball recaps
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Boise State track and field was in action at the New Mexico Team Open and the UW Invitational as the team picked up season-best performances and podium finishes. Bronco graduate student Janiah Brown finished first in the women's 800-meter invitational to highlight a split weekend for the Boise State track and field team. Brown achieved a first-place finish in the women’s 800-meter with a season-best time of 2:10.39 at the New Mexico Team Open.

At the UW Invitational, Abby Stamper notched a podium finish at the same meet, placing third in the women's 600-meter in 1:36.16. Kaiya Robertson highlighted the meet on the women's side, being the top Bronco finisher in the 3,000-meter and mile. She finished eighth in the 3,000-meter and 11th in the mile, with times of 9:26.89 and 4:40.66, respectively. On the men’s side, Tom Graham-Marr ran a personal best in the men's 3,000-meter in 7:55.83 and finished ninth.

📊 Check out the Broncos’ full results from the meets this weekend

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Competitive League. In the battle for first place in the Mountain West, the Broncos came up short against Utah State in the 90-84 overtime loss at The X. Boise State came within two points with 33 seconds remaining, but was unable to close the gap before the final buzzer sounded. Tyson Degenhart and O’Mar Stanley scored 20+ points while Chibuzo Agbo added 15 points, seven rebounds and a pair of assists.

🗣️ "I know I've got winners and that's just this league. When you play in a great league with great teams, there's just a fine line on who's going to come out on top each game." - head coach Leon Rice.

Boise State will hit the road on Wednesday to square off against New Mexico, and will then return to play Air Force at home on Saturday, Feb. 3.

🔼 Keep Learning. The Boise State women's tennis team was dealt its first loss of the season Saturday, dropping its contest against Washington State on the Broncos’ home court. The Cougars claimed the first three singles victories to go up 4-0 en route to clinching the overall victory.

🗣️ "Sometimes you are the one that gets to eat and sometimes you're starving, and today we were starving. That hunger is going to drive us to keep getting better this season and keep learning lessons." - head coach Beck Roghaar

📊 Check out the full results from the Boise State women’s tennis match

🔼 Kickoff Weekend. Boise State men’s tennis split its matches at the ITA Kickoff Weekend with a thrilling win over Oregon and a loss against No. 1 ranked Ohio State.

In Saturday’s match against the Ducks, the Broncos rallied back from 2-0 to capture the 4-3 win. Jett Middleton brought the win home with a hard-fought third-set tiebreaker in the final contest. Middleton edged out his opponent in the third with a 12-10 tiebreaker to win 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(10).

Boise State will be in the Midwest next weekend to face off against No. 21 Michigan State and Indiana.

🔼 On The Road. On the road for its second straight game, Bronco women’s basketball fell short 79-54 against San Diego State. The two teams split the season series with Boise State having won the previous contest on Jan. 13. Natalie Pasco became the 17th Bronco in program history to surpass 100 career 3-pointers, finishing the game with 102. Pasco also surpassed 200 career field goals in the contest after finishing with 204.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Extra Basketball. The Broncos took Utah State the distance on Saturday and fell short in overtime in front of the sellout crowd. Do you know the last time Boise State men’s basketball played in an overtime game?

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

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Monday, Jan. 29

No scheduled events

Tuesday, Jan. 30

No scheduled events

Wednesday, Jan. 31

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Fresno State @ 7 p.m. in Fresno, Calif. | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. New Mexico @ 8:30 p.m. in Albuquerque, N.M. | Watch on FS1 | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, Feb. 1

👟 Track and Field @ Riverfront Invitational and Multis in Spokane, Wash.

Friday, Feb. 2

👟 Track and Field @ Riverfront Invitational and Multis in Spokane, Wash.

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Michigan State @ 4 p.m. in Lansing, Mich.

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Washington @ 6 p.m. in Seattle, Wash. | Live Scoring

🤸 Gymnastics vs. Iowa State @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Watch | Live Scoring

Saturday, Feb. 3

👟 Track and Field @ Riverfront Invitational and Multis in Spokane, Wash.

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Air Force @ 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Watch on KTVB/MWN | Tickets | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, Feb. 4

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Indiana @ Noon in Bloomington, Ind. | Live Scoring

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: March 9, 2023!

The Broncos came out on top against UNLV at last season's Mountain West tournament.

🔷 Have a great Monday, Bronco Nation!