Boise State sophomore Pontus Thomee topped favored throwers from USC, California, Washington and host Oregon to finish second in the javelin at the 2009 NCAA West Regional Track and Field Championships this afternoon in Eugene.

Thomee was seeded sixth in the event with a throw of 70.34 meters but beat that by over two meters (72.93) to surprise veteran spear throwers such as Corey White of USC, Ryan Young of California and Alex Wolff of Oregon.  #1 seed Cyrus Hostetler of Oregon won the event with a throw of 73.06 meters.

Seniors Eric Demers and Scott Viafore were also entered for Boise State, but neither scored points.  16th (60.69) while Viafore was 21st with a toss of 59.25.  Both Broncos finished their careers this afternoon. 

Boise State is currently in third place in the standings with those eight points earned by Thomee.  That won't stand, but the Broncos are favored to get ninth place.  Action continues in Eugene through tomorrow.

Event 20 Men Javelin Throw ================================================================================= 2 Flights - Advance top 9 plus ties to a reverse order final. Use Rule 7.1.5 to establish first 5 distinct final places. 15 minutes warm-up for each flight, 10 minutes before finals. American: A 91.29m 6/21/2007 Breaux Greer, Adidas College Best: C 89.10m 3/24/1990 Patrik Boden, Texas West Region: R 73.73m 5/30/2008 Corey White, USC Name Year School Finals Points =================================================================================

 Flight 1

 1 Nick Mills JR Sacramento State 65.82m 215-11 3 61.89m 65.17m FOUL 65.82m FOUL FOUL

2 Westin Morrill SR Portland State 61.88m 203-00 61.88m 61.49m 57.17m

3 Lance Gonzales JR Northridge 61.08m 200-05 61.08m FOUL FOUL

4 Cody Irby SR Eastern Washington 61.02m 200-02 60.43m 59.24m 61.02m

5 Marc Peck FR Arizona State 60.73m 199-03 60.73m 57.79m FOUL

6 Eric Demers SR Boise State 60.69m 199-01 57.47m 58.10m 60.69m

7 John Clevenger SO Eastern Washington 60.47m 198-05 60.47m FOUL FOUL

8 Pat Smith SR Long Beach State 59.97m 196-09 59.74m 59.97m 59.33m

9 Scott Viafore SR Boise State 59.25m 194-05 57.60m 59.25m FOUL

 10 Nick Trubachik JR Portland State 58.71m 192-07 58.71m FOUL 56.56m

11 Kyle Hook SR Idaho 56.74m 186-02 53.80m 56.25m 56.74m

12 Mark Presby SO Washington State 55.71m 182-09 55.71m 55.28m 54.13m

 Flight 2

1 Cyrus Hostetler JR Oregon 73.06m 239-08 10 73.03m 71.24m 72.06m FOUL 73.06m FOUL

2 Pontus Thomee SO Boise State 72.93m 239-03 8 62.28m 66.20m 72.93m PASS PASS PASS

3 Corey White SR Southern California 72.42m 237-07 6 72.14m FOUL 72.42m 66.96m 69.17m 71.26m

4 Alex Wolff JR Oregon 71.16m 233-05 5 68.27m 68.30m 66.78m 66.69m 67.91m 71.16m 5 Kyle Nielsen SO Washington 68.79m 225-08 4 68.64m FOUL FOUL 68.39m 68.79m 67.76m

6 Blaine Baker SO Brigham Young 62.55m 205-02 2 FOUL 57.90m 62.41m 62.55m FOUL FOUL

7 Peter Krumeich JR Fresno State 62.37m 204-07 1 FOUL 58.18m 62.37m FOUL FOUL 61.81m

8 Sean Richardson SO Brigham Young 62.23m 204-02 FOUL 57.12m 61.90m 61.73m 62.23m FOUL

9 Aaron Mettler SO Eastern Washington 61.71m 202-05 FOUL 61.71m FOUL

10 Britton Nelson SO Oregon 61.04m 200-03 60.88m 61.04m FOUL

 11 Dusty Ott SR Utah State 60.41m 198-02 60.41m FOUL 58.74m

12 Ryan Young JR California 59.63m 195-08 FOUL 53.29m 59.63m

 ================================================================================= 2 Flights - Advance top 9 plus ties to a reverse order final. Use Rule 7.1.5 to establish first 5 distinct final places. 15 minutes warm-up for each flight, 10 minutes before finals. American: A 91.29m 6/21/2007 Breaux Greer, Adidas College Best: C 89.10m 3/24/1990 Patrik Boden, Texas West Region: R 73.73m 5/30/2008 Corey White, USC Name Year School Finals Points =================================================================================

Finals

1 Cyrus Hostetler JR Oregon 73.06m 239-08 10 73.03m 71.24m 72.06m FOUL 73.06m FOUL

2 Pontus Thomee SO Boise State 72.93m 239-03 8 62.28m 66.20m 72.93m PASS PASS PASS

3 Corey White SR Southern California 72.42m 237-07 6 72.14m FOUL 72.42m 66.96m 69.17m 71.26m

4 Alex Wolff JR Oregon 71.16m 233-05 5 68.27m 68.30m 66.78m 66.69m 67.91m 71.16m

5 Kyle Nielsen SO Washington 68.79m 225-08 4 68.64m FOUL FOUL 68.39m 68.79m 67.76m

6 Nick Mills JR Sacramento State 65.82m 215-11 3 61.89m 65.17m FOUL 65.82m FOUL FOUL

7 Blaine Baker SO Brigham Young 62.55m 205-02 2 FOUL 57.90m 62.41m 62.55m FOUL FOUL

8 Peter Krumeich JR Fresno State 62.37m 204-07 1 FOUL 58.18m 62.37m FOUL FOUL 61.81m

 9 Sean Richardson SO Brigham Young 62.23m 204-02 FOUL 57.12m 61.90m 61.73m 62.23m FOUL

 10 Westin Morrill SR Portland State 61.88m 203-00 61.88m 61.49m 57.17m

11 Aaron Mettler SO Eastern Washington 61.71m 202-05 FOUL 61.71m FOUL

12 Lance Gonzales JR Northridge 61.08m 200-05 61.08m FOUL FOUL

13 Britton Nelson SO Oregon 61.04m 200-03 60.88m 61.04m FOUL

14 Cody Irby SR Eastern Washington 61.02m 200-02 60.43m 59.24m 61.02m

15 Marc Peck FR Arizona State 60.73m 199-03 60.73m 57.79m FOUL

16 Eric Demers SR Boise State 60.69m 199-01 57.47m 58.10m 60.69m

17 John Clevenger SO Eastern Washington 60.47m 198-05 60.47m FOUL FOUL

18 Dusty Ott SR Utah State 60.41m 198-02 60.41m FOUL 58.74m

19 Pat Smith SR Long Beach State 59.97m 196-09 59.74m 59.97m 59.33m

20 Ryan Young JR California 59.63m 195-08 FOUL 53.29m 59.63m

21 Scott Viafore SR Boise State 59.25m 194-05 57.60m 59.25m FOUL

22 Nick Trubachik JR Portland State 58.71m 192-07 58.71m FOUL 56.56m

23 Kyle Hook SR Idaho 56.74m 186-02 53.80m 56.25m 56.74m

24 Mark Presby SO Washington State 55.71m 182-09 55.71m 55.28m 54.13m

 ================================================================================= Men - Team Rankings - 2 Events Scored =================================================================================

1) Southern California 16

2) Oregon 15.75

3) Boise State 13

4) Cal State-Fullerton 8

5) Utah State 6

6) Washington 4

6) Washington State 4

8) Davis 3

8) Sacramento State 3

10) Brigham Young 2

11) Fresno State 1

12) UCLA 0.75

12) Cal State-Northridge 0.75

12) Irvine