Boise State will send 15 entries in 11 events to the 2009 NCAA West Regional
Track and Field Championships next week in Eugene, Oregon.
BYU is the only western school outside the Pac-10 that is projected to score
higher than the Boise State men, meaning that the student-athletes Boise State
sends are serious contenders for not only regional championships but berths in
the National's. The Broncos are projected to finish ninth at the
Regionals, beating Pac-10 schools UCLA, Oregon State and Arizona.
Three Broncos look to "put the hammer down" in the event that
features the largest contingent. Simon Wardhaugh is ranked #1 in the west
while Trevor Kraychir and Alex Nelson will try to surprise.
Superstar Ryan Grinnell has qualified in three different events; he'll
definitely be the busiest Bronco. Grinnell, who won all three events at
the WAC Championships last weekend, is #1 in the triple jump, #2 in the long
jump and #4 in the high jump.
Zacharias Arnos also qualified in the triple jump as the #5 seed in the west
with Eetu Viitala also entered. Pontus Thomee is the #6 seed in the
javelin and the Bronco 4 x 100-meter relay team will also be making the trip to Eugene.
The Bronco women are represented by Breanna Sande in the steeplechase, Sasa
Kampic in the javelin, Annelise Bertleson in the pole vault, Kayleen McDowell in
the 800 and hammer thrower Mele Vaisima.
Men--Projected Points:
1. Oregon 126
2. USC 112
3. Arizona State 95
4. Washington 61
5. Stanford 58
6. Washington State 51
7. California 47
8. BYU 43
9. Boise State 40
10. UCLA 36
11. Arizona 30
12. Northridge 20
13. Cal-Davis 17
14. Idaho 16
15. Northern Arizona 13
16. Utah State 12
17. Cal State-Fullerton 9
18. Cal-Irvine 5
19. Cal Poly-SLO 2
19. Southern Utah 2
21. Fresno State 1
21. Weber State 1