Broncos Garner Three Podium-Finishes at Mountain West Championships

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Mountain West Championships

Broncos Garner Three Podium-Finishes at Mountain West Championships

5/11/2024 10:41:00 PM | Track & Field

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CLOVIS, Calif – Three Boise State track and field student-athletes took went home with medalist honors to conclude the 2024 Mountain West Outdoor Championships, Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Emily Jobes took home the first podium-finish of the meet for the Broncos, earning a bronze medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 10:05.66.

Austen Apperson followed not too long after with a second-place and personal-best finish of his own in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 8:46.65.

Ollie Newman garnered the only podium-finish of day three as he finished second in the men's 1,500-meter with a time of 3:44.17, just 0.13 seconds behind winner Habtom Samuel from New Mexico. Newman also raced the men's 5,000-meter the same day, finishing sixth.

Notables

Boise State registered six top-five finishes on the weekend, with three of those being podium-finishes.
The Broncos established nine-career bests.
Austen Apperson's silver-medal performance in the men's 3,000m steeplechase marked the fifth-fastest time in program history and the highest Boise State conference finish since Yusuke Uchikoshi took home gold in 2018.
Emily Jobes took third in the women's steeplechase, becoming the fourth-fastest in the event in program history. She also recorded the fastest time at the conference championships by a Bronco since Marisa Howard in 2015.
Janiah Brown notched the fifth-fastest time in program history in the preliminary round of the women's 800m.
Ollie Newman's second-place finish in the men's 1,500m marked the highest conference championship finish in the event since David Elliott in 2016.

Top Broncos

Austen Apperson took home second in the men's 3,000m steeplechase as he finished in 8:46.65.
Emily Jobes placed third in the women's 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:05.66.
Ollie Newman finished second in the men's 1,500m in 3:44.17.

Boise State Results
Women
100m, Prelim | 16. Anita Taviore - 11.99, 22. Ciara Brown - 12.46

200m, Prelim | 17. Alyssa Cullen - 24.65, 20. Khadijat Tajudeen - 24.99, 22. Ciara Brown - 25.30, 24. Isabella Ales - 25.67

400m, Prelim | 18. Maggie Shirazi - 57.22, 19. Rebecca Vander Poel - 59.25

400m Hurdles, Prelim | 22. Nyenuchi Okemgbo - 1:05.71

800m, Prelim | 4. Janiah Brown - 2:07.14Q, 15. Gabriella Chiara - 2:12.77, 22. Abby Stamper - 2:18.48

800m, Final | 7. Janiah Brown - 2:08.58

3,000m Steeplechase | 3. Emily Jobes - 10:05.66, 12. Hanna Ackermann - 10:51.22

5,000m | 10. Naomy Lokiles - 16:45.09, 19. Amit Koma - 16:59.06, 24. Sunitha Black - 17:13.28, 28. Bianca Boehnke - 17:49.12, 31. Sheila Kipruto - 18:13.07, 33. Lauren Larson - 18:34.04

10,000m | 5. Ines Borba - 34:53.21, Amit Koma - DNF

4x100m Relay | 5. Khadijat Tajudeen, Anita Taviore, Isabella Ales, Alyssa Cullen - 45.91

4x400m Relay | 11. Alyssa Cullen, Anita Taviore, Maggie Shirazi, Janiah Brown - 3:47.61

Hammer | 18. Alexee Kline - 43.46m

Javelin | 13. Ruby Sereday - 36.77m, 14. Alexee Kline - 34.07m, 15. Addie Winter - 32.22m

Long Jump | 21. Kenna DeLemos - 5.34m

Men
400m, Prelim | 8. Trevor Cogley - 47.79q, 14. John Dailey - 50.02, 15. Trent Missamore - 50.14, 16. Wyatt Roseman - 52.45

400m, Final | 8. Trevor Cogley - 48.03

800m, Prelim | 8. Anass Mghari - 1:51.85q, 13. Caleb Stamper - 1:53.86

800m, Final | 8. Anass Mghari - 1:51.66

1,500m, Prelim | 3. Ollie Newman - 3:47.13Q, 10. Tom Graham-Marr - 3:48.72q, 16. Alex Thompson - 3:52.82

1,500m, Final | 2. Ollie Newman - 3:44.17, 12. Tom Graham-Marr - 3:51.84

3,000m Steeplechase | 2. Austen Apperson - 8:46.65

5,000m | 6. Ollie Newman - 14:04.65, 12. Joe Hudson - 14:22.24, 19. Alex Thompson - 14:54.22

10,000m | 4. Brian Kiprotich 29:38.85, 6. Ned Potter - 30:11.88

4x100m Relay | 7. Wyatt Roseman, Caleb Stamper, John Dailey, Trent Missamore - 45.54

4x400m Relay | 7. John Dailey, Trent Missamore, Trevor Cogley, Caleb Stamper - 3:17.42

Long Jump | Josh Nichols - Foul

Triple Jump | 12. Josh Nichols - 13.70m

Italics denote outdoor personal best.

Up Next
The top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the first round NCAA competitions for each individual event. The top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the first round competitions for each relay event. The qualifying window closes for conference championship meets on Monday, May 13.