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Boise State hires Chris Huffins as assistant track and field coach

Mike Maynard, the head track and field coach at Boise State University, announced Tuesday that Olympic Bronze medalist Chris Huffins has been hired as an assistant track and field coach. Huffins will work with the sprints, jumps, hurdles and multi-events.

“I’m proud that the reputation of our track and field program has reached the point where we can attract such a strong candidate, such as coach Huffins,” coach Maynard said. “I expect Chris to be a huge boost to our recruiting efforts, and his coaching expertise will advance the level of coaching for those student athletes under his direction.”

Huffins joined the Broncos after serving as the director of track and field and cross-country at the University of California for almost five years, where he compiled three recruiting classes ranked among the top five nationally by Track & Field News. While working with the Golden Bears, the men and women finished among the top 15 at the 2007 NCAA Championships, in addition to leading Cal’s women to their highest Pac-10 finish in both 2005 and 2006. During his tenure at California, he coached 23 All-Americans, two athletes ranked among the top 10 in the U.S. by Track & Field News and recruited Cal’s first NCAA Champion since 1990.

Before moving out west, Huffins spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech where he helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their only ACC Championship in school history. In addition to his coaching duties, he was a successful recruiter as he put together one of the top 10 nationally ranked recruiting classes by Track & Field News in 2001 while serving as recruiting coordinator.

Boise State volleyball heads to Wisconsin Inntowner Invitational

With two tournaments under their belt, the Boise State volleyball team heads into their final tournament of the 2008 regular season this coming weekend. The Broncos (0-6) will travel to Madison, Wis. to participate in the Inntowner Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Field House.

The Broncos will take on No. 23 Brigham Young University (5-1), Indiana University-Purdue, the University of Indianapolis (5-2) and Central Michigan University (5-1) in the two-day, five-team tournament.

After an 0-3 showing at the Washington Northwest Challenge, the Broncos look to pick up their first win of the season at the Inntowner Invite.

The Broncos will look to sophomore Alisha King to be a leader on the court. King has tallied 53 kills, seven service aces, 43 digs and 17 block assists in the Broncos’ six matches this season. Senior Mandy Klein will look to play an important role as well. She has notched 162 set assists, 40 digs, six service aces and 13 blocks (two solo) on the season. Sadie Maughan has added 39 kills and a team high .271 hitting percentage while Lydia Blaha leads the Broncos in blocks with 29 (five solo) on the season.

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