Matt Sullivan — outdoor track and field
Saturday at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., Sullivan broke Idaho’s first outdoor record of the season, becoming the fourth Vandal ever to clear the 17-foot mark in the pole vault. Sullivan’s jump of 17-5 (5.31 meters) won the mens pole vault event and was good enough for best in the WAC this season, while ranking No. 22 in the nation.
Solomon Dixon — football
One of just a few returning starters within Idaho’s secondary unit, Dixon was the Vandals’ best defensive player during their second spring scrimmage Saturday in the Kibbie Dome. The sophomore led all players in tackles with 12 and, along with defensive end Quinton Bradley, had more tackles for loss (3) than any other player. Dixon has just one pass break-up, but that’s because the 2012 four-game starter picked off two more. Dixon intercepted Chad Chalich twice, once in the end zone and once on the 48-yard line, where he would he would pick the ball off of Idaho’s redshirt freshman and outrun the black shirts into the end zone.
Jose Bendeck/Cristobal Ramos Salazar — men’s tennis
A shorthanded men’s tennis team called upon the consistency of Bendeck and Ramos Salazar in a narrow 4-3 victory against Sacramento State Sunday in Lewiston. The pair won 8-0 at the No. 2 doubles spot and though Idaho couldn’t pull out the doubles point, Bendeck and Ramos Salazar managed much-needed singles wins at the No. 3 and 4 positions. Bendeck edged the Hornets’ Sean Kolar in a first-set tiebreak before ousting him in the second set, winning the match 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. At No. 4 singles Ramos Salazar came out on top of a 6-4, 6-4 decision with Sac State’s Niranjam Ram. Idaho’s 4-3 victory was its 20th of the season as the Vandals approach the end of season WAC championships.