Good morning! Boise State Men's Tennis defeated San Diego State 4-1 Friday night in Las Vegas to win back-to-back Mountain West Tournament championships. The Broncos have now won six MW tournaments since joining the league and 18 conference tournament titles all-time.

The Broncos will find out where they are headed for the NCAA National Championship today at 4 p.m. MT.  

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

👟 Track & Field notches five gold-medal finishes in split-meet weekend
🤸🏻‍♀️ Courtney Blackson named Ford Student-Athlete of the Week
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Holding Court. Senior Boise State gymnastics team member Courtney Blackson has been named the Ford Boise State Student-Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. On April 18, Blackson scored 9.925 on bars in the first semifinal at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships—the highest bars score at nationals in program history.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Punched That Ticket. Senior Taylor Caudill pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, and Alycia Flores blasted a three-run home run to lead Boise State to an 8-4 victory over New Mexico on Sunday.

Caudill (16-12) went the first five innings in the circle for Boise State (30-21, 10-9 Mountain West) and reentered to record the final two outs of the game as the Broncos clinched a spot in the MW Championship, May 9-11 in Boise.

🔼 California Love. Boise State track and field notched five gold-medal finishes to highlight a split-meet weekend in California. The Broncos also established 22 career-bests on the weekend and nine top-five finishes. At the Steve Scott Invitational, the Broncos racked up four first-place finishes. At the Fresno State Invitational, Gabriella Chiara ran a career-best time of 2:10.79 in the women's 800-meter to take home gold.

🔼 Worth Its Weight in Cole. It took several hours of waiting, but men’s golfer Boise State’s Cole Rueck is the champion of the Mountain West. Rueck is the fifth conference champion in program history and the first since Brian Humphreys won the Mountain West in 2017. With his victory, he qualifies for an NCAA Regional, May 13-15, at a to-be-determined site.

🔼 Blue-Collar Tough. The latest of Boise State Athletics’ spotlights on graduate assistants who help each department within athletics run smoothly while obtaining their master's degree features Michael Fenster. Fenster is the game manager for the women's basketball and soccer programs while pursuing a degree in the Master of Athletic Leadership (MAL) program. It’s a lot to take on, so it’s no wonder Boise State Soccer Associate Head Coach Max Weber calls him “blue-collar tough.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Setting the Bar. As mentioned above, senior Courtney Blackson scored 9.925 on bars in the first semifinal at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships on April 18. This was not only the highest bars score at nationals in program history, but it also tied the best score on any apparatus at nationals in program history from a mark set on the vault last season.

Our question today: Who set this vault record?

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Monday, April 29
🎾 Men’s Tennis - NCAA Selection Show @ 4 p.m. @ Flying Pickle - Meridian, Idaho

Tuesday, April 30
No scheduled events

Wednesday, May 1
No scheduled events

Thursday, May 2
🥎 Softball vs. Colorado State @ 6 p.m. in Fort Collins, Colo. | Watch | Live Stats

Friday, May 3
👟 Track and Field @ Oregon Twilight in Eugene, Ore.
🥎 Softball vs. Colorado State @ 6 p.m. in Fort Collins, Colo. | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, May 4
👟 Track and Field @ Portland Twilight in Portland, Ore.
🥎 Softball vs. Colorado State @ Noon in Fort Collins, Colo. | Watch | Live Stats

Sunday, May 5
No scheduled events

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Courtney Blackson!

Blackson scored a 9.925 on bars in the first semifinal at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships on April 18, and this tied the best score on any apparatus at nationals in program history, a mark she herself set last season when she was the national runner-up on vault.

🔷 Have a great Monday, Bronco Nation!