The outdoor track season at Idaho State University is officially under way. The Bengals would like to build on their successful indoor season and one athlete that will be an essential building block for the outdoor track season will be senior Bryce Jenkins. “We have a good majority of people […]
Sports
All about sports at Idaho State University. We include stories about our traditional university sponsored sports like Football, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball and Volleyball as well as the independent club sports like Rugby, Archery and Judo.
The Idaho State men’s tennis team is off to one of its best starts in school history in large part to the strong play and leadership of seniors Nate Gross and Charles Norman. The team’s top doubles pair has thus far led the Bengals to an undefeated Big Sky Conference […]
Idaho State Bengal softball player Amanda Fitzsimmons just wants to have fun playing softball this year. It’s a common goal for any athlete, but Fitzsimmons has a specific definition of how to have fun. “My main goal this season is to just have fun, and my definition of fun is […]
During the past two seasons for Idaho State’s men’s basketball team, there hasn’t been much of anything that fans could rely on outside of senior point guard Melvin Morgan. For fans that have only been following Bengal basketball for two seasons, they’ve watched three different coaches, fast-paced basketball, slow-paced basketball, […]
The Idaho State men’s basketball team wrapped up its 2012-2013 campaign on March 9 with a thrilling 72-71 last-second win over Portland State. The senior night game in Holt Arena pitted the bottom two teams in the Big Sky Conference. Neither of them had a chance for the conference tournament. […]
When Idaho State golfer Courtney Smith was deciding where to go to college, Idaho must have seemed a long way from her home in Omaha, Neb. Smith, a state champion high school golfer, knew she wanted to continue in the sport. What did ISU have that other colleges didn’t? Family. […]
Everything about Kaela Oakes from Basha High School in Chandler, Ariz., to Idaho State University has been unexpected. Sadly, the rest of her journey will be spent away from the comfort of a home crowd as Bengals fans witnessed Oakes’ last home game at Reed Gym. The journey started when […]
ISU brings home the title The secret to achieving success at pole vaulting is quite simple: be coached by Dave Nielsen. Pole vaulters from around the country are flocking to Idaho State University to be coached by the legendary Nielsen. Nielsen enters his 28th season as the head track and […]
The Idaho State Baseball Club season is about to get underway. The club’s season starts on Feb. 28 in Mesquite, Nev., against the University of Montana, and its first home game will be March 16 at Halliwell Park versus the College of Western Idaho. Since the baseball team is not […]
Benny the Bengal to Compete at Nationals After attending a mascot training and competing with Idaho State University’s dance and cheer squads at regional camp this summer, Benny the Bengal earned himself first place and a bid to the United Spirit Association’s 2013 Collegiate Championships, a national competition, to be […]
Marvin Lewis may originally be from a small rural suburb outside of Pittsburgh and he may have spent the past 17 years coaching in the National Football League out east but to the untrained eye, Lewis could be perceived as someone who has lived in Pocatello his entire life. Last […]
The Idaho State Athletics Department will be happy to break ground on a new outdoor practice football facility in the coming weeks with a targeted completion date set in mid-June. At the ground breaking ceremony, the facility’s major financial contributor’s name will be announced. The new facility will be located […]
Local Talent Highlights Recruiting Class The Idaho State Bengals football team announced its 2013 recruiting class on National Signing Day, Feb. 6. The Bengals signed 14 high school athletes along with four junior college transfers. Two signees and one walk-on will not have to travel far from home to play […]