2008 Woodie Awards
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Issue date: 6/18/08 Section: Sports
Grinnell earns sixth place finish at NCAA Championship
During the final day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship on June 14, Boise State University's Ryan Grinnell let his presence be known on the runway as he placed sixth during the triple jump finals.
The junior from Idaho Falls posted a best mark of 53-6.5 (16.32m) to finish the event with a sixth place finish. Earlier in the week, Grinnell took 11th in the long jump with a best mark of 25.02.00 (7.67m), June 12.
Boise State hires Brad Wick as Assistant Track and Field Coach
Mike Maynard, head track and field coach, announced today that Brad Wick has been hired as an assistant track and field coach. Wick will work with the distance runners and cross-country teams.
Wick joins the Broncos after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's cross country and distance track team at the University of Minnesota for three years. While working with the Gophers, he assisted in coaching five cross-country All-Americans and an eighth place team finish at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Wick aided in recruiting, generating and facilitating workouts, managing travel and equipment purchases, team transportation and team strategizing.
Gene Bleymaier wins regional Athletic Director of the Year Award
Gene Bleymaier, director of athletics at Boise State University, will be honored Tuesday, June 10 at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics 43rd annual convention when he is named the 2007-08 AstroTurf Athletics Director of the Year "Football Bowl Subdivision West" Region winner.
In his 27th year guiding the Bronco athletic department, Bleymaier will receive the honor during the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas.
Bleymaier joined Boise State's Athletic Department in 1981 and became the Broncos' Director of Athletics in February 1982, winning a total of 86 league championships over nearly three decades.
During the final day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship on June 14, Boise State University's Ryan Grinnell let his presence be known on the runway as he placed sixth during the triple jump finals.
The junior from Idaho Falls posted a best mark of 53-6.5 (16.32m) to finish the event with a sixth place finish. Earlier in the week, Grinnell took 11th in the long jump with a best mark of 25.02.00 (7.67m), June 12.
Boise State hires Brad Wick as Assistant Track and Field Coach
Mike Maynard, head track and field coach, announced today that Brad Wick has been hired as an assistant track and field coach. Wick will work with the distance runners and cross-country teams.
Wick joins the Broncos after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's cross country and distance track team at the University of Minnesota for three years. While working with the Gophers, he assisted in coaching five cross-country All-Americans and an eighth place team finish at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Wick aided in recruiting, generating and facilitating workouts, managing travel and equipment purchases, team transportation and team strategizing.
Gene Bleymaier wins regional Athletic Director of the Year Award
Gene Bleymaier, director of athletics at Boise State University, will be honored Tuesday, June 10 at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics 43rd annual convention when he is named the 2007-08 AstroTurf Athletics Director of the Year "Football Bowl Subdivision West" Region winner.
In his 27th year guiding the Bronco athletic department, Bleymaier will receive the honor during the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas.
Bleymaier joined Boise State's Athletic Department in 1981 and became the Broncos' Director of Athletics in February 1982, winning a total of 86 league championships over nearly three decades.
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