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Did you know…
Junior Jordan Brooks was named to the all-Newcomer team as well as the second-team all in the Western Athletic Conference. He is the first Vandal to earn those honors in the WAC.

The women’s tennis team was on a four-match winning streak before falling to University of Portland 6-1 last weekend.

The Idaho track and field team finished its indoor season with two All-Americans. The team finished in the top 20 for the second consecutive year at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Senior Russ Winger placed second in the shot put, throwing 69-10.25 — a personal best and school record. Matt Wauters placed 19th in the 35-lb. hammer throw, breaking his personal record as well as the Idaho school record with a toss of 70-9.

Winger is the only NCAA competitor to qualify for the championships in both the shot put and the 35-lb. weight throw.

Vandals by the Numbers

14 Number of assists for Jordan Brooks against Hawai’i, which ranks third in the record book for a single game.

27 Number of consecutive road losses for the men’s basketball team until they won at Hawai’i on Feb. 28.

81 Number of career blocks for Darin Nagle, which ranks fourth on the Vandal all-time list.

Vandals to Watch

Kelly Nakashima
Women’s golf
The senior was named Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for the week of March 10-16. She finished eighth at the UNLV Invitational out of 96 golfers and led the top finishers for the WAC. The award is the second WAC honor of her career. Nakashima will compete in the Oregon Duck Invitational at the beginning of next week.

Brad Tensen
Men’s golf
Tensen started strong this spring with a 43rd place finish at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic on March 10 and 11. Tensen and senior Ben Weyland helped lead the Vandals to a 17th place finish at the tournament.
Vandals in Action
Men’s tennis is in Bozeman, Mont., today and Saturday to take on Montana State and Montana respectively.
Women’s tennis takes on Weber State in Spokane on Sunday.
Men’s and women’s golf travels to Eugene, Ore., on Monday for the Oregon Duck Invitational.

At the SRC
Play begins for foosball singles/doubles Saturday.
Entry deadlines for doubles billiards is due Thursday. Play begins April 29.
Sports Briefs
The University of Idaho women’s snowboarding team defended its national championship title from last year by beating 15 teams to win the combined team title at the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association National Championships in Bethel, Maine, at Sunday River Resort. They also won the team combined titles in slope style and giant slalom.