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Three BSU gymnasts selected to Regional Championships
Although Boise State University will not be competing as a team at the NCAA West Regional Championships for the first time in 20 years, senior Kristin Aldrich and freshmen Yvette Leizorek and DeAvera Todd were selected to compete as individuals on Monday.
The West Regional, hosted by the University of California, will be held April 14 at the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. Ticket information for the event can be found at http://calbears.cstv.com.
Leizorek, who earned second team all-conference honors on both bars and floor at last weekend’s Western Athletic Conference Championships, will be competing on bars at the regional meet. Leizorek was also selected as an alternate competitor on floor.
Aldrich, who earned first team all-conference honors on beam and second team all-conference honors on vault this past weekend at the WAC Championships, was selected to compete on beam.
Rounding out the Bronco trio selected to compete at the regional tournament, Todd was selected as an all-arounder. In her debut season, Todd was the Broncos’ only all-around competitor this year.
In each region, only the top-ranked gymnast for each event who is not on an advancing team is selected to compete as an individual. In the all-around, the top five individuals not on an advancing team are selected to compete at the regional meet.
Each of Boise State’s individual competitors will be looking to advance the NCAA Championships. The 26th Annual National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships, hosted by the University of Utah, will be held April 26-28 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Karl undergoes surgery
Monday, April 2, former Boise State basketball player Coby Karl underwent surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes.
The surgery was the second such removal after Karl also had his thyroid removed last year after he was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma.
There has been no official word on Karl’s condition, but the “Idaho Statesman” reported Karl’s status was fair immediately following surgery Monday night. Coby’s father George Karl was in Boise for the operation, missing time as head coach of the Denver Nuggets.
“My family and I would like to thank everyone for their support and prayers,” George Karl said. “We appreciate it a great deal.
It was a long day, but the doctors are optimistic that they’ve gotten everything out and are hopeful that Coby will be fully recovered in a couple of weeks.”
Men’s golf finishes fifth at Belmont
The Boise State University men’s golf team shot a 279 (-5) in the final round of the Belmont Intercollegiate at the Old Natchez Country Club to finish in fifth place with an 844 (eight under par).
The Broncos rebounded strongly with its five-under performance Tuesday to cap off the 9-team event. The team slipped into a tie for fifth place after firing a 289 (+5) in round two after the team had been in second place with a 276 (-8) through round one. This is the best finish in relation to par for Boise State since finishing 16-under (836) at the District VII Shootout.
Troy Merritt led the Broncos with an 8-under 205 to finish in fifth place as he collected his second straight top five finish and third in his last five events. Merritt began the tournament by tying the course and tournament single round record of 63 (-8).
Boise State will next participate in the BYU Cougar Invitational April 20-21 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
