The University of Idaho Argonaut

Vandals by the numbers
8 Number of games won by the Idaho men’s and women’s basketball team combined. Together, the teams have played a total of 40 games.

13 Number of personal bests set by the track and field team at Saturday’s Husky Classic. Eight came from the men and five came from the women.

23 Number of seconds sophomore Melissa McFadden knocked off of her previous personal best in the 5,000-meter run.

25 Number of dunks by the men’s basketball team this season. Darin Nagle leads the team with 14.

35 Number of free throw attempts by the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday night in the Cowan Spectrum. Nevada converted those attempts to 32 points. Idaho made 8-of-16 free throws.

Vandals to watch

Russ Winger
Track and field
Winger threw 66 feet, 6 and 1/2 inches in the men’s shot put at last weekend’s Husky Classic. He beat his season-best throw by nearly a foot, hit his fourth NCAA automatic qualifying mark and broke the Dempsey Indoor facility record. His worst throw of the day was enough to beat the rest of competition by nearly five feet.

Jordan Brooks
Men’s basketball
Despite an injured shoulder and only 27 minutes of play, Brooks led the team for the second consecutive game for the Vandals with 14 points and five assists Saturday against the Nevada Wolf Pack. Brooks scored eight points in overtime to grab a win in Idaho’s previous game against Fresno State Thursday.

David Holmon
Track and field
Holmon became the fourth Vandal to hit an NCAA qualifying mark this season. He jumped a lifetime best of 50 feet, 10 inches to take second in the triple jump at the Husky Classic in Seattle. After the meet, Holmon is ranked 21st in the nation for the event.

Vandals in action

Today
The UI swim team begins WAC Championship competition at 4:30 p.m. in San Antonio.
Thursday
The women’s basketball team takes on Boise State in Boise at 6 p.m.

Friday
The Idaho track and field team travels to Washington State for the WSU Indoor Open II.

Sports Briefs
Hawai’s basketball coach reprimanded
Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson announced Friday that University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball coach Jim Bolla has been reprimanded for violating the WAC’s sportsmanship code.
The violation occurred when Bolla publicly criticized the game officials following the Feb. 9 game against Nevada.
“Coach Bolla’s comments clearly violated the WAC code and will not be tolerated,” Benson said. “Any further violation may result in him being suspended for a minimum of one game.”