Good morning! It was a big weekend for Boise State student-athletes. Not just for what happened on the field, but on the stage as many Broncos received their diplomas as graduates of Boise State University.

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

🥎 Season-ending sweep
🎾 Six Broncos earn All-Tournament Team selections
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Boise State head Coach Luke Shields has been named the Mountain West Coach of the Year, while five Broncos Sam Sippel, James Van Herzeele, Jan Lucca Marquardt, Caden Moortgat and Jett Middleton all earned MW Championship All-Tournament Team honors as voted on by the conference's head coaches. This is the first year that the MW has recognized an all-tournament team and the Broncos dominated the selections after winning the team title last week.

📚️ Read more about the All-Tournament Team selections

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Closing Out Clutch. Boise State softball earned a 3-2 win in the last game of the regular season to sweep Colorado State and punch a ticket into the postseason. The victory was the 10th straight for the Broncos against the Rams in Fort Collins, Colo.

🗣️ "We found different ways to win this weekend. We are going to have to continue that in the MW Championship. We have a great opportunity in front of us.” - Justin Shults, head coach

Boise State posted its 13th come-from-behind win of the season with help from Karizma Bergesen who went 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBI. Brook Thompson earned the victory with 2 1/3 innings of relief and Jenna Bloom logged the final three outs for her first save.

🏆️ Check out the Mountain West Softball Championship bracket

🔼 What A Season. Boise State men's tennis came up short Friday afternoon in Tucson, falling 4-0 to ninth-ranked Arizona in the NCAA Championship's first round. The Blue and Orange battled hard in a very competitive doubles point that saw all three matches go to tiebreakers before Arizona pulled out the wins. After a hard-fought match, the Broncos closed out the season 20-11 overall.

🔼 Going Out On Top. Following her performance in the postseason, Boise State women’s tennis’ Nicole Discenza was named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team. The senior earned the spot after going 2-0 against San Jose State with wins in both singles and doubles matches. Discenza ended her Boise State women's tennis career with a 61-30 overall record, including a 16-11 mark from the No. 5 position.

🔼 Con-Grad-ulations. Boise State Athletics had 44 current and former student-athletes earn degrees on Saturday as part of the Spring Commencement at ExtraMile Arena. The group represents 14 different sports programs, including soccer alum Jocelyn Stephens who was named a Top Ten Scholar.

🔼 In The Spotlight. Second-year graduate assistant, Bailey Hawkins, is pursuing a degree in the Master of Athletic Leadership (MAL) program and works as the assistant to the head coach for Boise State Football. She previously was a GA in the BroncoLife branch of the athletics department. In her role, Hawkins is responsible for keeping coach Danielson on track, managing his schedule, organizing the slides for team meetings with any information coach Danielson needs, and attending team and operation meetings.

📚️ Read more about Hawkins and her experience with the MAL program

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

High Marks. Boise State softball closed out the regular season in style by sweeping the Rams on the road.

Our question today: do you know how many wins the team finished the season with?

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

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Monday, May 6

No scheduled events

Tuesday, May 7

No scheduled events

Wednesday, May 8

No scheduled events

Thursday, May 9

👟 Track and Field @ Mountain West Championships in Fresno, Calif.
🥎 Softball vs. Fresno State @ 12:30 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets

Friday, May 10

👟 Track and Field @ Mountain West Championships in Fresno, Calif.
🥎 Softball @ Mountain West Championships in Boise, Idaho | Tickets

Saturday, May 11

👟 Track and Field @ Mountain West Championships in Fresno, Calif.
🥎 Softball @ Mountain West Championships in Boise, Idaho | Tickets

Sunday, May 12

No scheduled events

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 33!

The Broncos finished on a four-game win streak to reach 33 wins in the regular season to earn the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Mountain West Championship.

🔷 Have a great Monday, Bronco Nation!