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Bronco Wrestling fills
preseason rankings

Wrestling International Newsmagazine announced its NCAA Division I wrestling preseason rankings this week and Boise State University is represented almost across the board.

The Broncos were picked No. 13 as a team in dual rankings, while defending champion, the University of Iowa took top honors.

WIN also released a tournament power index, which ranks teams according to how each school’s currently ranked wrestlers would finish at the NCAA National Tournament in March 2009. Boise State finished 10th with 34.5 points. Iowa ranked the highest with 91 points.

The preseason poll also has nine Boise State wrestlers ranked in the nation’s top 20 for their respective weight classes.

The only weight division where Boise State is not currently ranked is at 125-pounds. The Broncos have six wrestlers ranked in the top 10 with Kirk Smith (184-pounds) leading the way. Smith, who finished eighth at the NCAA Championships last spring, is currently ranked No. 6.

Matt Casperson (197) received the second highest ranking at seventh. Tyler Sherfey (157) and Nate Lee (174) are both currently ranked eighth, while Adam Hall (149) is ranked ninth and Andy Hochstrasser (133) is ranked 10th. 

Rounding out the Bronco honors is Cory Fish (141) at 15th, Nick Smith (HWT) at 16th and Kurt Swartz (165) at 18th.
Boise State is coming off a 24th place finish at last year’s NCAA National Tournament, and is the defending Pac-10 Conference Champions.

The Rec has plethora of fitness options

Racquetball

Learn the basic fundamentals of racquetball from an AmPro certified instructor. The course will discuss rules and definitions of the game and court, safety, proper use of equipment, court position, technique, match play and competition.

Racquetball runs Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. as part of the Campus Recreation three-week or eight-week Instructional Program.

The three-week session registration deadline is Sept. 11. The three-week session runs from Sept. 14 to Oct. 4. Cost for the three-week session is $19 for campus recreation members and $25 for non-members.

The eight-week session registration deadline is Oct. 2. The eight-week session runs from Oct. 5 to Dec. 6. The cost for the eight-week session is $45 for campus recreation members and $65 for non-members.

Pure Pilates
Pure Pilates will introduce the basic principles of Pilates.

Students will learn to move their bodies through a series of postures using the Pilates techniques of centering, control, fluidity, precision, breath and concentration.

Pure Pilates runs Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. as part of the Campus Recreation three-week or eight-week Instructional Program.

Registration deadlines and program fees are the same for Pure Pilates and racquetball.

Go online to rec.boisestate.edu for more information on how to sign up for these classes.

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