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Did you know… l Russ Winger’s season bests give him current world rankings of 14th in the shot put and 17th in the weight throw. He is the only athlete in the world to hold top-20 rankings in both indoor throwing events. l Paul Dittmer ran a season-best 8.09 to take first in the 60-meter hurdles at the McDonald’s Collegiate in the Kibbie Dome. His time is the best in the WAC this year and marks the third consecutive meet that he has hit a WAC-leading time. Vandal Impact Players Michael Crowell Men’s basketball The senior led the men’s basketball team with 18 points in the Vandals loss to Boise State in Boise on Saturday. Crowell shot 6-of-9 from behind the three-point arc and added three rebounds. Katie Madison Women’s Basketball The sophomore put up 22 points and 10 rebounds for the 14th double-double of her career as the women’s basketball team fell to Boise State in Cowan Spectrum on Saturday. Madison shot 9-of-18 from the field and had two steals. Russ Winger Track and Field Winger defended his shot put title at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., with throw of 65 -1 1/2 feet. Winger’s throw leads the NCAA. He also earned the Invite’s Most Outstanding Performance Award. In action this week Wednesday Men’s basketball is in action against the New Mexico State Aggies at 6 p.m. in Los Cruces, N.M. Thursday Women’s basketball hosts the “Think Pink” game against New Mexico State at 7 p.m. at Cowan Spectrum. Women’s tennis travels to Los Cruces, N.M. to take on New Mexico State at 5 p.m. At the SRC Powerlifting entries are due Thursday. Weigh-in begins at 5 p.m. Doubles table tennis entries are due Thursday. Walleyball entries are due Feb. 14 Sports briefs Track and Field The UI men’s track and field athletes Russ Winger and Paul Dittmer both earned Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 28. It is the second time Winger has been honored this season and the first time Dittmer has been honored. Men’s basketball The UI men’s basketball team has drawn former Big West Conference opponent UC Irvine in the sixth annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters field. The Vandals will travel to Irvine, Calif., to face the Highlanders Feb. 23 at the Bren Events Center. The two teams have not met since the 2003-04 season and UC Irvine holds a 14-4 overall record in the series. Swimming The UI swim team fell to Washington State 113-53 in the third meeting of the season between the Cougars and the Vandals on Friday. Leading Idaho were freshmen Anna Humphrey and Alyson O’Brien and senior Kacie Hogan who had second place swims for the Vandals.  Add as favorites (22) | Views: 281
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