Stephen Madison
After fouling out and not scoring at Fresno State Jan. 2, Stephen Madison caught fire in Reno Saturday at the Lawlor Events Center against the Nevada Wolfpack. Madison drained seven of 10 shots overall, three of five from downtown, for a total of 18 points in the 72-68 upset of Nevada.
” … Stephen Madison probably played his best game of the last five or six games,” Idaho coach Don Verlin said.
Madison and the Vandals broke Nevada’s 16-game winning streak and undefeated WAC record. Idaho now returns to Moscow for a four-game home stand against three WAC opponents and future WAC contender Seattle University.
Jeremy Klas
Moscow native and past NCAA qualifier Jeremy Klas posted the highest collegiate mark in the men’s pole vault at the Vandal Indoor Friday in the Kibbie Dome. His vault of 17-7.25 is good enough for No. 8 in the NCAA and still leads the WAC. Klas’ coach Jason Graham said even with a vault like that, he is still below his potential.
“Right now, we’re really just getting to the point where we’re figuring out a few technical things and that’s going to change the shape of the top half of his vault,” Graham said. “He’s going to be much more dynamic and get more separation at the top of pole, then we have the huge wild card of adding some more speed to his approach.”
Idaho track and field heads to Seattle to compete in the Husky Classic this weekend.
Rachel Millett
Freshman swimmer Rachel Millett won every individual event she competed in and started in the 400 freestyle relay Saturday against rival Washington State. Millett and the Vandals beat the Cougars 159.5-134.4.
“Rachel (Millet), for lack of a better word — is a stud,” Idaho coach Mark Sowa said. “She’s a pleasure to work with. She’s incredibly humble. She loves the sport, loves competing day in and day out. She is constantly trying to make her teammates around her better.”
Alyssa Charlston
After enduring an eight-game losing streak, Alyssa Charlston was named College Sports Madness WAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Charlston and the Vandals swept the road trip beating Hawaii and San Jose State, throwing them right back into the hunt for the WAC at sixth place.
Charlston averaged 14.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in a 57.1 percent shooting effort from the field.