The most incredible winter sports season in Boise
State history was capped by the
Bronco gymnasts winning the Western Athletic Conference title last night in
Taco Bell Arena. The Lady Broncos picked
up six points in the WAC Commissioner’s Cup competition to take a commanding
lead of 9.5 points. The league awards a
trophy each year to the school with the most overall sports success, as
determined by a system that awards points in 19 conference sports.
Boise
State finished the winter by
winning conference championships in four of the seven sports contested. The Broncos dominated the Pac-10 wrestling
championships and both the men’s and women’s basketball teams shared regular
season WAC titles. The Boise
State men’s indoor track team also
finished second in the WAC. It is by far
the best performance ever by the Bronco winter teams.
Boise State
had accumulated just 26.75 points in five fall sports and just two in
swimming. They equaled that total of
28.75 with their performance in outdoor track, basketball and gymnastics,
coming from 6.25 points behind Hawai’i
after the swimming championships to a 9.5 point lead over the Rainbows. Utah
State is third with 47.75 points,
followed by Nevada with 44.25, Fresno
State with 39.25, Idaho
with 37.25, New Mexico State
(35.25), San Jose State
(33.75) and Louisiana Tech with 24.
Hawai'i used
WAC titles in soccer, volleyball and football to capture the lead, which they
held until the recent Bronco storm. Boise
State finished second in football
and third in men's cross country last fall and added a second place finish in
men's indoor track
Fresno State
fields teams in all eight of the spring sports, while Hawai’i
and Nevada have seven. Boise
State and Utah
State feature teams in six of the
remaining eight sports.
Last year, Nevada
scored 42.25 points in the spring sports to wrest the Commissioner’s Cup trophy
away from Boise State,
which won it in 2005-2006. The Broncos
scored 32 in its six sports down the stretch.
Fresno State
scored 41.5 last year to 33.5 for Hawai’i. Given the strong spring last year for the
Wolf Pack, the Broncos will still need to improve to capture the Cup. Nevada
already is in first place in softball and second in baseball. They also feature strong golf teams.
Once again, it
appears that the Broncos and Pack will battle for the trophy but Hawai’i
could make it interesting and Fresno State
still has a chance if Boise State
does not perform well in the conference championships. The Broncos must finish first or second in
both men’s and women’s tennis and men’s track to bring home the Cup. They will also need strong finishes in women’s
track and both men’s and women’s golf.
Obviously, finishing ahead of Nevada
in golf or women’s track would be huge.
Here are the current Commissioner’s Cup Standings:
|
Rank
|
School
|
Total
|
XCM
|
XCW
|
SOC
|
VB
|
FB
|
SD
|
|
1.
|
Boise State
|
57.50
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
6.00
|
2.75
|
8.00
|
2.00
|
|
2.
|
Hawai‘i
|
48.00
|
N/A
|
1.00
|
8.00
|
9.00
|
9.00
|
6.00
|
|
3.
|
Utah State
|
47.70
|
7.00
|
6.00
|
5.25
|
5.25
|
3.00
|
N/A
|
|
4.
|
Nevada
|
44.25
|
N/A
|
7.00
|
3.50
|
6.25
|
5.00
|
8.00
|
|
5.
|
Fresno
State
|
39.25
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
6.75
|
3.25
|
7.00
|
N/A
|
|
6.
|
Idaho
|
37.25
|
6.00
|
8.00
|
2.00
|
4.25
|
1.00
|
3.00
|
|
7.
|
New
Mexico State
|
35.25
|
2.00
|
3.00
|
N/A
|
8.00
|
2.00
|
4.00
|
|
8.
|
San
Jose State
|
33.75
|
3.00
|
2.00
|
3.50
|
5.25
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
|
9.
|
Louisiana
Tech
|
24.00
|
1.00
|
N/A
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
5.00
|
N/A
|
|
School
|
IM
|
IW
|
BKM
|
BKW
|
GYM
|
|
Boise State
|
3.00
|
4.00
|
8.25
|
7.50
|
6.00
|
|
Hawai‘i
|
N/A
|
7.00
|
4.25
|
3.75
|
N/A
|
|
Utah State
|
4.00
|
.5.00
|
7.00
|
3.25
|
2.00
|
|
Nevada
|
N/A
|
3.00
|
7.00
|
4.50
|
N/A
|
|
Fresno State
|
N/A
|
2.00
|
3.50
|
8.75
|
N/A
|
|
Idaho
|
2.00
|
6.00
|
3.50
|
1.50
|
N/A
|
|
New Mexico State
|
N/A
|
1.00
|
7.75
|
7.50
|
N/A
|
|
San Jose State
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
2.75
|
2.25
|
5.00
|
|
Louisiana Tech
|
1.00
|
8.00
|
1.00
|
6.00
|
N/A
|
Key: XCM-Cross Country, Men; XCW-Cross Country, Women; SOC-Soccer,
Women; VB-Volleyball, Women; FB-Football; IM-Indoor Track & Field, Men;
IW-Indoor Track & Field, Women; SD-Swimming & Diving, Women;
BKM-Basketball, Men; BKW-Basketball, Women; GYM-Gymnastics
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