Jarred Bossio, men’s golf
At last weekend’s Winchester Classic senior Jarred Bossio picked up the individual title, shooting an even-par 216 through three rounds. Bossio’s first-round 69 was tied for second among all competitors and after shooting a 73 in the second round, he took sole possession of second and only trailed Nevada’s Kevin Lucas by one stroke. However, Lucas shot a third round 78 while Bossio remained consistent with a 74 that helped him avoid Fresno State’s Nate Jessup and UC Davis’ Matt Seramin who finished second and third. Bossio and Justin Kadin helped Idaho to second place, which it shared with UC Davis and Sacramento State.
Almudena Sanz, women’s tennis
The Oviedo, Spain, native was flawless in Idaho’s three final regular season matches, going 6-0 in singles and doubles against San Francisco, San Jose State and La. Tech. Fueled by Sanz, who didn’t drop a singles set, Idaho picked up match wins against both WAC opponents and concluded the season 3-1 in conference play and 18-7 overall.
The sophomore teamed up with Vicky Lozano against USF to take down the Dons’ No. 1 pair 8-4 and help the Vandals sweep the doubles point. Sanz then beat Marina Nikolic 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. In San Jose, Sanz and Lozano were victorious at No. 1, beating Sebastiani Leon Chao and Erica Medlin 8-5 before Sanz defeated Chau Truong 7-5, 6-0 at the two singles spot. In their regular season finale against La. Tech, Sanz and Lozano picked up their third doubles win of the week. Sanz met fellow Spaniard Laura Fernandez at No. 2 singles and battled to another two set victory, this time winning 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).
Andrey Levkiv, track and Field
In Norwalk, Calif., Andrey Levkiv added a new entry to the Idaho track and field record book, as the sophomore found success in the shot put competition at this weekend’s Beach Invitational. Levkiv’s throw of 57-7.75 (17.57-meters) helped him into Idaho’s all-time top 10 and a second-place finish in Norwalk. The Renton, Wash., native is now No. 9 on Idaho’s all-time list and his throw built on the WAC lead he already holds. Levkiv is No. 50 in the NCAA and No. 25 in the West Region.
Sua Tuala, football
In Friday’s annual Silver and Gold Scrimmage, the junior college transfer equaled his tackle tally from the 2011 fall season with nine, while helping the Vandal defense prevent the offense from finding the end zone more than once.
Tuala’s nine tackles led all defensive players in the scrimmage and his three sacks were two more than he recorded in eight games played last fall. Coach Robb Akey gave Tuala the title of spring season most valuable player after the San Francisco native led the team in its second scrimmage with seven tackles and added one sack while contributing four tackles and another sack in its first scrimmage.
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