United Athletic Conference

BOISE STATE RANKS 21ST NATIONALLY ?“ The Boise State men enter the Trackwire.com weekly poll at No. 21. The Broncos are led by head coach Mike Maynard, the 2006 Indoor Track and Field WAC Coach of the Year. The Broncos also have three men ranked in the Dandy Dozen in Steffan Jonsson (Discus), Mattias Jons (Hammer) and Keron Francis (Javelin).

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XBOX LIVE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ?“ Fresno State?™s Ryan Moore and New Mexico State?™s Sandra Anane have been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference men?™s and women?™s Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively.

Moore, a junior from Visalia, Calif., grabbed Fresno State?™s only first-place finish on the men?™s side last weekend at the Cal-Nevada Championships. On the cusp of qualifying for NCAA Regionals all season, Moore finally broke through when he ran a season-best 51.85 to win the title in the 400-meter hurdles. The time is the best in the WAC this season.

Anane, a junior from El Paso, Texas, shattered the school record in the long jump with a leap of 21-01. Anane?™s mark broke Andrea Lee?™s record of 20-05.25, set back in 2002. Three of her four jumps were all further then the old school record. Anane also competed strong in the triple jump with a personal best leap of 42- 8.75, while finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles in a school-record time of 14.34, also a personal best.

Other Men Nominated: Mattias Jons, Boise State; Russ Winger, Idaho; Jason Morgan, Louisiana Tech and DJ Smith, Utah State.

Other Women Nominated: Becky Guyette, Boise State; Katie Richardson, Fresno State; Jenn Broncheau, Idaho; Latonia Wilson, Louisiana Tech; Caira Hane, Nevada and Kristen Guymon, Utah State.

WAC TOP PERFORMANCESs?“ Click on the following link for the WAC's 2006 Top Performers.

TRACKWIRE NATIONAL RANKINGS ?“ Click on the following links for the men and women's Trackwire and Dandy Dozen Rankings.

Trackwire Rankings
Dandy Dozen - Women | Men
NCAA Qualifiers - Women | Men

WAC CHAMPIONSHIP TRAVELS TO THE ISLAND ?“ The 2006 edition of the WAC Championship travels to Honolulu and Cooke Field. The meet will be held Feb. 10-13 with the multi-events on May 10 and 11, and the preliminaries and finals on May 12 and 13. The Boise State men and Louisiana Tech women look for the season sweep as both won the indoor crowns. Louisiana Tech is back to defend its title, where departed member, UTEP, won on the men?™s side last season.

NCAA REGIONAL SITES ?“ There are four sites selected for the NCAA Regional Championships. Each site will host May 26-27, 2006. The following are the sites and information.

East Region
Host: North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, N.C.
Web site: ncataggies.com

Mideast Region
Host: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, Tenn.
Web site: utsports.com

West Region
Host: Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Web site: byu.edu

Midwest Region
Host: University of Texas, Austin
Austin, Texas

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ?“ The 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship returns to Sacramento, Calif., June 7-10, 2006. Sacramento State is the event?™s host.

Finals June 7-10, 2006
A.G. Spanos Sports Complex
Sacramento, Calif.
Hosts: Sacramento State and Sacramento Sports Commission
Ticket info: 916/566-6560
Web site: hornetsports.com

WAC ENTERS NEW ERA ?“ The WAC is a nine-team league with the additions of Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State following the departures of Rice, SMU, UTEP and Tulsa. It is the third time in conference history that the WAC will be comprised of nine teams (1980-91 and 2000).