Good Morning Bronco Nation 4/24: Best of the Blue

Today, the Boise State student-athlete award show and a first round preview of postseason action

Good morning! Check out the latest episode of “My Voice, My Story” with Boise State women’s tennis head coach Beck Roghaar as he talks about his team and how they have handled adversity all season long.

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

🏆️ Best of the Blue
🎾 First-round preview of postseason action
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

The second annual Best of the Blue awards were presented earlier this week to celebrate and recognize the commitment to excellence that student-athletes and staff devote to all 18 sports programs at Boise State. Four of the awards recognized top female and male talent and leadership and two categories celebrated specific team achievements.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Postseason Preview. Boise State men’s tennis, fresh off its Mountain West Regular Season Co-Championship, will compete in the MW tournament this week in Las Vegas. The No. 2 seed Broncos will open against No. 7 seed Air Force in the opening round today at 6 p.m. The No. 61-ranked Broncos are coming off a road sweep last week, defeating Air Force 4-2, followed by a 4-0 win at New Mexico which secured a piece of the championship.

🔼 Playoff Time. Boise State women’s tennis will begin postseason play fresh off a regular season finale win as the No. 9 seed. The Broncos will face off against No. 8 seed San Jose State in the first round of the MW Women’s Tennis Championship today at 11 a.m. The Broncos will look to repeat the success from the March 15 match where Boise State came out on top against the Spartans, 4-2.

🔼 In-State Battle. Boise State softball will hit the road to take on Idaho State in a Battle of the Gem State later today at 4 p.m. The Broncos enter the matchup at 28-20 and are coming into the game off the heels of a Mountain West series win over Nevada. The Blue and Orange lead the all-time series 22-6 which includes a perfect 9-0 record on the road.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Blue Collar. The BroncoLife's "Blue Collar" Award is presented to both a female and male student-athlete who demonstrates a strong work ethic on the field and in the classroom with a commitment to setting the highest of all standards for a student-athlete at Boise State.

Our question today: can you guess which two Broncos received this award?

Think you got it? Click one of the choices above to see if you know your stuff!

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Wednesday, April 24

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. San Jose State @ 11 a.m. in Las Vegas, Nev. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Idaho State @ 4 p.m. in Pocatello, Idaho | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Air Force @ 6 p.m. in Las Vegas, Nev. | Watch | Live Scoring

Thursday, April 25

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Semifinals of MW Championship in Las Vegas, Nev.
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ MW Championship in Las Vegas, Nev.

Friday, April 26

👟 Fresno State Invitational in Fresno, Calif. | Watch
👟 Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif. | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Mountain West Championships in Creswell, Ore.
🥎 Softball vs. New Mexico @ 6 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Finals of MW Championship in Las Vegas, Nev.

Saturday, April 27

👟 Fresno State Invitational in Fresno, Calif. | Watch
👟 Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif. | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Mountain West Championships in Creswell, Ore.
🥎 Softball vs. New Mexico @ 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday, April 28

⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Mountain West Championships in Creswell, Ore
🥎 Softball vs. New Mexico @ Noon in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Live Stats

Monday, April 29

No scheduled events

Tuesday, April 30

No scheduled events

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Paige Bartsch and Ashton Jeanty!

These student-athletes met the mark during the 2023-24 academic year.

🔷 Have a great Wednesday, Bronco Nation!