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Vandals finish 5th— Senior Webb notches fifth-place finish, Cockerill earns All-WAC Second Team honors
The Vandal men’s golf team was able to bounce back after a poor second round to finish in fifth at the WAC Championship tournament Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Athletes of the year
Hannah Kiser — women’s cross country/indoor & outdoor track and field
It didn’t take Idaho’s distance specialist long to engrain her name into the school’s all-time books. Now after excelling on both the course and track …
What a season
Record breakers
The season isn’t over yet but the Vandals have already claimed three school records and are close to grabbing several more.
Home stretch— Track and field gets set for last weekend before WAC
The last weekend of the track and field regular season features two meets for the Vandals. One is the only home meet of the outdoor season — the Vandal Jamboree at the Dan O’Brian Track & …
Idaho climbing struggles to compete — Team finishes season with disappointing fifth-place finish during 2013 NC3 circuit
While the academic year is coming to an end, bringing with it finals and the end to the sports seasons, another less conventional Idaho team has also finished its season of competition. The Idaho climbing …
Sports briefs — 5.4.13
Idaho takes lead in WAC Commissioner’s Cup race
The University of Idaho took the lead in the annual Western Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings. The Vandals, with conference titles in women’s basketball and women’s cross country, …
Vandals ousted by Broncos—Shorthanded Idaho can’t keep pace with Boise State
The Vandal club men’s lacrosse team ended its season Saturday in a tightly contested game against the Boise State Broncos, losing 23-15.
Despite losses, women’s golf headed in right direction—Vandals bounce back in 2013, finish strong in WAC Tournament despite the losses of 2012 leaders Mortellaro and Poplawski
A year after losing two of the most talented golfers to come through the University of Idaho, the Vandal women’s golf team is still going strong, shown by the young team’s fifth-place finish at the …
Double-duty weekend—Three Vandals compete at Payton Jordan in Palo Alto, others make short trip to Spokane for Friday’s Duane Hartman Invitational
For the second straight week, an Idaho track and field record has fallen. This time, it was Ugis Svazs’ javelin toss of 240 feet, 7 inches that broke the school record Saturday at the Duane …
Athletes of the week
Rachel Choi — women’s golf
The Idaho women’s golf team competed at the WAC Champ- ionship Tourn-ament, finishing fifth overall in the tourn-ament with three golfers finishing in the top 20.
Decent end to a decent season
The Idaho women’s tennis team, fifth-seeded underdogs at the conference tournament, saw its Western Athletic Championship dreams crushed Friday with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded hosts Denver in the semifinals.
Mile-high bummer
One of the most prolific seasons in Idaho men’s tennis history came to an abrupt end this past weekend.
The No. 2 seed Vandals fell to No. 1-seeded Denver 4-0 in the championship match of the …
Volleyball finishes spring slate strong — Idaho hosts Eastern Washington in spring finale
The Idaho volleyball team finished its spring season strong with a 2-1 victory against Eastern Washington on Saturday in Memorial Gym.
Vandals visit local meets after last week’s California adventure
After the craziest weekend of track and field the Vandals faced all season, the teams are back in action with two more meets this weekend. Last weekend the Vandals broke school, conference and personal records …
One down, two to go – Vandal women advance to WAC Tournament semifinals
The Idaho women’s tennis team pulled off a first round upset to advance to the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Championship Tournament at Denver on Thursday.
Vaulters reach new heights – Idaho track and field holds two high-achieving pole-vaulters looking to turn heads
Most teams are content to have just one elite pole-vaulter. Idaho is lucky enough to have two, and both of them are Idaho natives.
Sports briefs
Almudena Sanz earns WAC Player of the Week
Idaho junior Almudena Sanz has been awarded with her second WAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week honor.
Vandals land in fifth at WAC Tournament
After a rough first round the Idaho women’s golf team turned things around, putting together two solid rounds to finish in fifth at the WAC Championships on Wednesday in Mesa, Ariz.
Vandals reload — Idaho volleyball signs three more players for fall season
The Idaho volleyball team finished revamping its roster by signing three more players to the roster as the fall season approaches.
First time for everything — Men’s tennis hopes to capture its first WAC title in Denver this weekend
Idaho has a chance to win its first Western Athletic Conference title and earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament when it travels to Denver to play in the WAC championships Saturday.
Multiple meets, multiple successes
In her first outdoor track and field meet of the season, Idaho junior Hannah Kiser showed no rust as she crushed the WAC record in the women’s 5000-meter run by 17 seconds. The prestigious Mt. …
WAC Tournament ready — Women’s tennis tournament-bound after winning final match 5-2 vs. Utah State
The Idaho women’s tennis team is WAC Tournament-bound after winning its final match 5-2 against Utah State in Logan on Saturday, helping them finish with a winning record of 12-11 and 5-4 mark against WAC …
Vandal volleyball steps up in spring tournament, win 7 of 10 sets
Vandal volleyball continued its spring season over the weekend, playing a total of five matches and winning seven of 10 sets.
Vandals upset by Roadrunners — UTSA defeats No. 75 Idaho 4-3
Things did not go quite as planned for the Idaho men’s tennis team during a pivotal weekend in Western Athletic Conference competition.
Vandals roll over Cougars — Idaho club lacrosse romps Palouse rival 17-6 during home finale
The Vandal club lacrosse team fought through bitter winds and cold weather but earned a well-deserved victory against the Washington State Cougars Saturday, crushing their Palouse rivals 17-6. The game was the last home game …
