2018 ® 2018 SCHEDULE MEET vs. #24 BYU OVERALL: 6-6 • MRGC: 1-2 HOME: 2-1 AWAY: 2-3 NEUTRAL: 2-2 9 March 2, 2018 | 7 p.m. (MT) AT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Logan, Utah ® JANUARY (2-2) Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) 13 @ Bowling Green L, 194.825-192.975 Record ..............................6-6, 1-2 MRGC Record ..............................7-4, 3-1 MRGC 19 UTAH STATE TRI MEET 195.450 (1st) SAN JOSÉ STATE W, 194.275 (2nd) ERanking ...........No. 39 (Road To Nationals) Ranking ...........No. 24 (Road To Nationals) T SACRAMENTO STATE W, 193.275 (3rd) ALast Meet ............................Feb. 23, 2018 27 @ #13 Denver L, 196.675-195.000 ST ........at Elevate The Stage (3rd/4, 195.325) ULast Meet ............................Feb. 23, 2018 FEBRUARY (4-4) H Series vs. BYU ........Cougars lead, 73-48-1 BY .......vs. Boise State (W, 196.225-196.175) A Head Coach ..........................Guard Young 2 #16 BOISE STATE* L, 196.625-195.100 THead Coach .............................Amy Smith 9 @ UC Davis Tri Meet 195.000 (1st) UUSU Record .....................6-6/First Season BYU Record ................16-34/Third Season UC Davis W, 194.525 (2nd) Career Record ..................................Same Career Record ..................................Same Sacramento State W, 194.400 (3rd) 12 @ Southern Utah* W, 195.275-195.200 HOME AGAIN 16 @ #15 Boise State* L, 196.875-194.900 Utah State is back at home for the first time since Feb. 2 following a season-long four- 23 @ Elevate The Stage 195.325 (3rd) meet road stretch that encompassed nearly 6,000 miles and four different states. The #6 Michigan L, 196.575 (T-1st) Aggies welcome in-state rival BYU to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Friday, March 2, #12 Denver L, 196.575 (T-1st) for a Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (MRGC) showdown. Bowling Green W, 194.750 (4th) The dual meet featuring the Aggies (6-6, 1-2 MRGC) and 24th-ranked Cougars (7-4, 3-1 MRGC) will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network as a USU Athletics MARCH (0-0) Production. Additionally, live stats will be available online at utahstateaggies.com and 2 BYU * 7 p.m. meet updates will be provided through the team’s various social media platforms. 9 @ BYU Quad Meet 7 p.m. BYU* LAST TIME OUT Penn State Utah State placed third with a season-high road score of 195.325 at the Elevate The Texas Woman’s Stage quad meet on Friday, Feb. 23, at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio. 16 SOUTHERN UTAH* 7 p.m. Denver and Michigan tied for first at 196.575, while Bowling Green placed fourth 24 @ MRGC CHAMPIONSHIPS* 6 p.m. with a 194.750. Boise State The Aggies scored a 48.750 on vault, 48.425 on bars, 48.875 on beam and 49.275 on floor. BYU Freshman Autumn DeHarde placed first on floor for the second straight week with a Southern Utah career-high-tying 9.925. She has now captured three floor titles this season and six titles overall. Freshman Faith Leary had a career-high 9.900 to tie for second on the event. APRIL (0-0) Competing in her first meet since 2016, sophomore McKinley Pavicic anchored the 7 @ NCAA Regionals TBA Aggies on beam with a 9.875 as she tied for third. 21-22 @ NCAA Championships TBA (St. Louis, Mo.) PINK MEET Home meets in BOLD CAPS. Friday is Utah State’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Meet. The first 100 fans All times are Mountain, tentative and subject to change. in attendance will receive a free pink Utah State gymnastics T-shirt and fans who wear * = MRGC Meet pink to the meet will receive $1 admission. The meet is also Youth Gymnastics Night and Junior Aggie Kids Club Night. WHO TO CONTACT Gymnastics SID MRGC VAULT QUEEN Wade Denniston Freshman Mikaela Meyer was tabbed the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Email: [email protected] Vault Specialist of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Feb. 25. Twitter: @wdhiker It marked the first time this year and first time in her career that the freshman from My- Office: 435.797.1361 • Cell: 435.787.8587 ersville, Md., has earned MRGC weekly accolades. Meyer is the second Utah State gym- nast to be honored by the conference this season as fellow freshman Autumn DeHarde CONNECT WITH USU GYMNASTICS has nabbed a pair of Specialist of the Week awards, once on floor and once on beam. • UtahStateAggies.com Overall, this was the Aggies’ 14th MRGC weekly award in their fourth season in the • Twitter.com/USUGymnastics league. • Facebook.com/UtahStateGymnastics Meyer matched her career high on vault with a 9.850 to place fourth at the Elevate • Instagram.com/usugymnastics The Stage meet on Friday, Feb. 23, at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio. As a team, the Aggies had a 48.750 on vault and placed third in the quad meet with a season-high road score of 195.325. The 5-foot-3 Meyer currently ranks tied for 69th nationally and fourth in the MRGC with a 9.820 Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) on vault. UP NEXT Utah State and BYU will square off in consecutive weeks as the Aggies head south on Friday, March 9, to compete in the Cougars’ quad meet. Joining USU and BYU in Provo will be Penn State and Texas Woman’s. The meet, which will take place at the Smith Fieldhouse, is slated to begin at 7 p.m. MEET 9 • VS. #24 BYU • MARCH 2, 2018 • 7 p.m. (MT) • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM (10,270) • LOGAN, UTAH 1 ® THE 2018 AGGIES Annie Beck Emily Briones MaKayla Bullitt Autumn DeHarde Taylor Dittmar Freshman - BB Junior - BB, FX Sophomore - AA Freshman - VT, BB, FX Freshman - BB, FX Spanish Fork, Utah San Antonio, Texas Garland, Texas Sussex, Wis. Lebanon, Ill. Jazmyn Estrella Elle Golison Brittany Jeppesen Faith Leary Maddie McIntyre Sophomore - VT, UB, FX Sophomore - VT, BB, FX Sophomore - UB, BB Freshman - VT, FX Freshman - VT Allentown, Pa. Long Beach, Calif. Bountiful, Utah Cincinnati, Ohio Las Flores, Calif. Mikaela Meyer Kiera Miller Logan Nugent McKinley Pavicic Keri Peel Freshman - VT, UB, FX Sophomore - VT, BB, FX Sophomore - UB Sophomore - AA Senior - UB, BB Myersville, Md. Oshkosh, Wis. Dacula, Ga. Las Vegas, Nev. Fort Collins, Colo. ® ® Leighton Varnadore Logan Varnadore Madison Ward Freshman - AA Freshman - UB Junior - AA Aiken, S.C. Aiken, S.C. Rexburg, Idaho 2 UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM ® ® NOT PICTURED: Faith Leary PRONUNCIATIONS BIRTHDAYS ACADEMIC MAJORS Emily BRIONES ............................ BREE-OWN-S Madison Ward ...........................................Jan. 24 Annie Beck ....................................Math/Statistics Autumn DeHARDE ......................... DEE-HARDY Faith Leary .................................................Jan. 27 Emily Briones ............Pre-Communication Studies Taylor Dittmar ............................................Feb. 8 MaKayla Bullitt ................................................Art ELLE GOLISON .................ELL-E • GAWL-I-SON McKinley Pavicic ...................................March 16 Autumn DeHarde ......................................Pre-Art KIERA Miller ..............KEAR-A (Rhymes with here) Brittany Jeppesen .......................................April 9 Taylor Dittmar ......................................Chemistry McKinley PAVICIC ........................PAV-EH-CHICK Keri Peel ..................................................April 26 Jazmyn Estrella ..................................Social Work Maddie McIntyre ........................................May 1 Elle Golison ........................................Exploratory Jazmyn Estrella ...........................................May 5 Brittany Jeppesen ........................Exercise Science MaKayla Bullitt .........................................May 29 Faith Leary ..........................................Exploratory Elle Golison ..............................................Aug. 10 Maddie McIntyre .........................Human Biology Emily Briones ..........................................Sept. 12 Mikaela Meyer .....................Pre-Physical Therapy Autumn DeHarde ....................................Sept. 24 Kiera Miller .................................Bio-Engineering Logan Nugent ..........................................Sept. 26 Logan Nugent .....................................Exploratory Leighton Varnadore ....................................Oct. 4 McKinley Pavicic .....................................Nursing Logan Varnadore ........................................Oct. 4 Keri Peel ......................................General Studies Annie Beck .................................................Oct. 9 Leighton Varnadore ....................Exercise Science Mikaela Meyer .........................................Oct. 24 Logan Varnadore .....................................Nursing Kiera Miller .............................................Dec. 29 Madison Ward ............................Exercise Science NAME HEIGHT YEAR EVENTS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL CLUB Annie Beck 5-4 Fr. BB Spanish Fork, Utah Spanish Fork Nebo Gymnastics Emily Briones 4-9 Jr. BB, FX San Antonio, Texas International School of the Americas Aerial Athletics Gymnastics MaKayla Bullitt 5-2 So. AA Garland, Texas Naaman Forest Precision Gymnastics Autumn DeHarde 4-11 Fr. VT, BB, FX Sussex, Wis. Sussex Hamilton LaFleur Academy of Gymnastics Taylor Dittmar 5-5 Fr. BB, FX Lebanon, Ill. O’Fallon Township World Class Gymnastics Center Jazmyn Estrella 5-3 So. VT, UB, FX Allentown, Pa. Parkland Parkettes Gymnastics Elle Golison 4-11 So. VT, BB, FX Long Beach, Calif. St. Anthony Wildfire Gymnastics Brittany Jeppesen 5-3 So. UB, BB Bountiful, Utah Woods Cross Olympus School of Gymnastics Faith Leary 5-3 Fr. VT, FX Cincinnati, Ohio Glen Este Cincinnati Gymnastics Maddie McIntyre 5-2 Fr. VT Las Flores, Calif. Tesoro Wildfire Gymnastics Mikaela Meyer 5-3 Fr. VT, UB, FX Myersville, Md. Middletown Frederick Gymnastics Kiera Miller 4-11 So. VT, BB, FX Oshkosh, Wis. Oshkosh West Oshkosh Gymnastics Center Logan Nugent 5-6 So. UB Dacula, Ga. Buford Gymnastics Training Center McKinley Pavicic 5-6 So. AA Las Vegas, Nev. Odyssey Charter/Boise State Browns Gymnastics Keri Peel 5-6 Sr. UB, BB Fort Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain GK Gymnastics Leighton Varnadore 5-5 Fr. AA Aiken, S.C. South Aiken Aiken Gymnastics Logan Varnadore 5-4 Fr. UB Aiken, S.C. South Aiken Aiken Gymnastics Madison Ward 5-0 Jr. AA Rexburg, Idaho Madison Idaho Elite Gymnastics MEET 9 • VS. #24 BYU • MARCH 2, 2018 • 7 p.m. (MT) • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM (10,270) • LOGAN, UTAH 3 ® Amy Smith GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ................................................. Logan, Utah Founded: ............................................................ 1888 HEAD COACH | FIRST SEASON Enrollment: ..................................................... 28,118 Amy Smith was President: ........................................... Noelle Cockett introduced Vice President & AD: ........................... John Hartwell as the fourth Deputy AD/SWA: ................................... Jana Doggett head coach in the his- Affiliation: ........................................ NCAA Division I tory of Utah State gym- Conference: ....... Mountain Rim Gymnastics (MRGC) nastics on July 17, 2017. Nickname: ........................................................ Aggies Smith joins the Ag- Colors: ................ Navy Blue, White and Pewter Grey gies after spending the Home Arena: ...... Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) past five seasons at North Carolina. She was TEAM INFORMATION promoted to associate Head Coach: ............................................. Amy Smith head coach in 2014. Alma Mater: ........................................... UCLA, 2001 In all, Smith brings 16 years of coaching experience with her to Utah Record at Utah State: ................................ (First Year) State. Assistant Coach: .............. Harris Bergman (First Year) During her time at North Carolina, Smith Assistant Coach: ............ Whitnee Johnson (First Year) played an instrumental role in developing some Athletic Trainer: ............ Leah Dunagan (Second Year) of the Tar Heels’ top all-arounders in recent 2018 Overall Record: ............................................ 6-6 memory. Elizabeth Durkac was named the 2013 Championships and the 2009 Big 12 beam title. 2018 MRGC Record: ............................................. 1-2 East Atlantic Gymnastics League co-Gymnast of Additionally, Adrianne Perry won two consecu- 2018 Dual Meet Record: ....................................... 1-4 the Year and Haley Watts was tabbed the 2015 tive Big 12 floor titles in 2008 and 2009 under 2017 Postseason: ....................... 6th, NCAA Regionals EAGL Senior of the Year. Smith’s tutelage. 2017 Final Regional Ranking: ........ 5th, North Central Smith capped her time at UNC by being Upon her return to UCLA, Smith helped 2017 Final National Ranking: ............................. 32nd tabbed the 2017 EAGL Assistant Coach of the coach the Bruins to a third consecutive top-three Returning Gymnasts/Lost: .................................... 9/6 Year, while Morgan Lane and Khazia Hislop finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships. were tabbed the conference’s Gymnast of the A 2001 UCLA graduate, Smith helped propel Newcomers: ............................................................. 9 Year and Rookie of the Year, respectively. the Bruins to a national championship in 1997. NATIONAL RANKINGS Prior to North Carolina, Smith spent the She earned first-team All-American honors on 2011-12 season on the coaching staff at UCLA, both vault and floor in 1997, and also captured 2018 RoadToNationals.com Poll (Week 8 - Feb. 26) where she began her coaching career in 1998 a Pac-10 Conference title on floor and an NCAA RANK TEAM RQS AVG. HIGH as an undergraduate assistant coach under the West Regional title on vault. Smith was a team 1. Oklahoma 197.855 197.693 198.150 guidance of head coach Valorie Kondos Field. captain in both 1996 and 1997. 2. UCLA 197.610 197.447 198.075 From 2003-06, Smith was a volunteer as- Smith spent her first year of collegiate gym- 3. LSU 197.545 197.492 198.175 sistant coach at Florida, where she became an nastics at Oklahoma, where she won the Big 4. Utah 197.415 197.344 197.700 established choreographer, specializing in floor Eight vault championship, and the vault and floor 5. Florida 197.250 197.178 198.150 exercise. During her time with the Gators, Smith championships at the 1994 National Invitational choreographed routines for six All-Americans. Tournament. 6. Alabama 196.850 196.634 197.300 Furthermore, Smith served as Kentucky’s At the conclusion of her collegiate career, 7. Michigan 196.800 196.591 197.550 choreographer from 2003-05. Smith went on to start her professional career in 8. Oregon State 196.605 196.454 197.300 Smith was an assistant coach at Missouri coaching and choreography, and developed a rep- 9. Kentucky 196.560 196.425 197.100 from 2007-11 and helped guide the Tigers to utation as a choreographer while coaching camps. 10. Arkansas 196.530 196.344 197.175 their first-ever NCAA Championship appearance After acting as an undergraduate coach for 11. Washington 196.515 196.344 197.025 in 2010. As the team choreographer and bal- UCLA from 1997-98, Smith earned her bachelor 12. Denver 196.360 196.291 196.800 ance beam coach, she helped Sarah Shire earn of arts with a major in English in 2001. 13. Arizona State 196.285 195.994 196.800 a runner-up finish on floor at the 2010 NCAA Smith is originally from Milwaukie, Ore. 14. Boise State * 196.255 196.232 196.875 15. Auburn 196.190 195.950 197.000 UTAH STATE’S SEASON EVENT AVERAGES 16. Nebraska 196.135 196.264 196.875 17. Georgia 196.050 196.247 197.000 Vault Beam 18. California 196.040 195.863 197.500 Score ................................................Year Score ................................................Year 19. Geo. Washington 195.965 195.681 196.525 1. 48.938 ................................................2015 1. 48.869 ...............................................1999 20. Missouri 195.940 195.716 196.625 2. 48.904 ................................................2014 2. 48.840 ...............................................2003 21. Ohio State 195.840 195.513 196.775 3. 48.815 ................................................2003 3. 48.725 ...............................................2004 22. N.C. State 195.695 195.459 196.575 4. 48.811 ................................................2007 4. 48.708 ...............................................2016 23. Iowa State 195.665 195.628 196.450 5. 48.785 ................................................2017 5. 48.671 ...............................................2015 24. BYU * 195.655 195.834 196.625 6. 48.756 ................................................1997 6. 48.523 ...............................................2005 25. Minnesota 195.620 195.525 196.375 7. 48.738 ................................................2004 7. 48.512 ...............................................2017 26. Stanford 195.610 195.553 196.425 8. 48.704 ................................................2016 8. 48.365 ...............................................1997 27. Penn State 195.490 195.366 196.150 9. 48.667 ................................................2005 9. 48.204 ...............................................2014 28. Southern Utah * 195.485 195.256 196.800 10. 48.600 ..............................................2013 10. 48.098 .............................................1998 Bars Floor 29. Cent. Michigan 195.475 195.484 196.375 Score ................................................Year Score ................................................Year 30. Iowa 194.465 194.963 196.000 1. 49.100 ................................................2003 1. 49.225 ................................................2003 31. West Virginia 195.420 195.334 196.225 2. 48.906 ................................................2017 2. 49.108 ................................................2004 32. Maryland 195.385 195.203 196.575 3. 48.833 ................................................2016 3. 48.988 ................................................1999 33. Illinois 195.335 195.336 196.350 4. 48.791 ................................................2000 4. 48.917 ................................................2017 34. New Hampshire 195.255 194.975 196.125 5. 48.756 ................................................1999 5. 48.909 ................................................2015 35. North Carolina 195.225 195.221 196.050 6. 48.729 ................................................2012 6. 48.852 ................................................2016 36. Arizona 195.180 189.128 196.325 7. 48.627 ................................................2001 7. 48.791 ................................................2014 8. 48.589 ................................................1997 8. 48.778 ................................................2005 Bold Italics denotes 2018 opponents 9. 48.582 ................................................2015 9. 48.739 ................................................1997 * = Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference opponent 10. 48.554 ..............................................2014 10. 48.589 ..............................................2007 4 UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM ® ® THE LAST TIME UTAH STATE... SCOUTING BYU The 24th-ranked Cougars (7-4, 3-1 MRGC) come into Friday’s meet riding high following a Won a Home Meet... 196.225-196.175 victory over then-No. 13 Boise State last weekend at the Smith Fieldhouse 1/19/18 vs. SJSU, Sac. State (1st, 194.450) in Provo. Kyleigh Greenlief received a career-high 9.950 on floor, while Shannon Hortman- Evans posted a career-high 9.900 on bars to help lead BYU to the win. Won a Road Meet... Following that win, Greenlief, Hortman-Evans and Angel Zhong were each named special- 2/12/18 at Southern Utah (W, 195.275-195.200) ists of the week in the seventh week of MRGC awards. The Cougars recorded their highest team score in school history when they notched a Won a Neutral Site Meet... 198.025 against Utah State on March 12, 2004. In that same meet, BYU recorded a 49.625 on 2/9/18 vs. Sac. State at UC Davis (W, 195.000-194.525) vault and 49.675 on beam, both of which are program bests. Guard Young is in his third season at the helm of the Cougars. He has amassed a 16-34 Lost a Home Meet... overall record, leading BYU to the NCAA Regional Championships in his first two seasons. 3/10/17 vs. No. 21 Southern Utah (L, 195.675-194.600) AGGIES AND COUGARS, OH MY! Utah State is 48-73-1 all-time against BYU, including 25-22 at home, 10-31-1 on the road Lost a Road Meet... and 13-20 at a neutral site. The Aggies have won three consecutive meets against the Cougars 2/16/18 at No. 15 Boise State (L, 196.875-194.900) in Provo and have won three of the last four matchups overall. Lost a Neutral Site Meet... LAST TIME AGAINST BYU 2/23/18 at Elevate The Stage (3rd of 4, 195.325) Utah State concluded the 2017 season by placing sixth with a score of 194.850 at the NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday, April 1, at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. Scored a 197 or Higher at Home... No. 1-ranked Oklahoma, the top seed in the Regional, placed first with a 198.075, while Coming soon No. 13 and third-seeded Washington finished second with a 196.550. The Sooners (23-0) and Huskies (14-11-1) both advanced to the NCAA National Championships. Scored a 197 or Higher on the Road/Neutral Site... The Aggies (9-16), who were seeded fourth, recorded their third-highest team score in 3/1/97 at Texas Woman’s (W, 197.225-194.000) school history in a regional meet with the 194.850. Rounding out the six-team field was No. 12 and second-seeded Kentucky, which placed third with a 196.200, followed by fifth-seeded Won the All-Around at Home... Stanford in fourth (195.575) and sixth-seeded BYU in fifth (195.025). 3/4/16 vs. BYU - Bailey McIntire (39.400) Utah State had a 48.950 on vault, 48.725 on bars, 48.500 on beam and 48.675 on floor. Won the All-Around on the Road/Neutral Site... LAST TIME AGAINST BYU IN LOGAN 1/13/18 at Bowling Green - Leighton Varnadore (38.475) Utah State reached a milestone on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, as the Aggies notched a dual-meet victory over in-state rival BYU in front of 3,313 fans at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. USU totaled a season-high 195.850, while the Cougars finished with a 194.850. With the FEB. 23 LINEUP AT ELEVATE THE STAGE victory, the Aggies (5-2, 2-0 Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference) recorded their 500th win in program history. VAULT SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH Utah State captured three of the four individual titles on the night. Madison Ward took the Autumn DeHarde 9.750 9.750 vault crown with a career-best 9.850. The sophomore from Rexburg, Idaho, punctuated the MaKayla Bullitt 9.750 9.800 meet by winning the floor title for the fifth consecutive meet with a career-high-tying 9.900. Elle Golison 9.725 9.825 Ward has now won a team-leading seven titles (five on floor; one on bars; one on vault) Faith Leary 9.775 9.775 on the season. Furthermore, she has reached the 9.900 plateau in three consecutive meets. Madison Ward 9.850 9.850 Senior Keri Peel, who missed the previous meet at New Hampshire due to a knee injury Mikaela Meyer 9.850 9.850 suffered during practice, won the other event title for Utah State with a career-best 9.875 on bars. BARS SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH BYU freshman Shannon Hortman won the beam title with a 9.850. She also placed first in Leighton Varnadore 9.800 9.800 the all-around with a 39.275. MaKayla Bullitt 9.800 9.800 Madison Ward 9.825 9.875 Brittany Jeppesen 9.850 9.875 Mikaela Meyer 9.650 9.650 Annie Beck 9.350 9.350 BEAM SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH Elle Golison 9.800 9.850 Leighton Varnadore 9.850 9.850 Taylor Dittmar 9.850 9.850 Autumn DeHarde 9.925 9.925 Emily Briones 9.925 9.925 McKinley Pavicic 9.875 9.875 FLOOR SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH Leighton Varnadore 9.800 9.800 Emily Briones 9.800 9.800 Mikaela Meyer 9.825 9.825 Faith Leary 9.900 9.900 Madison Ward 9.925 9.925 Autumn DeHarde 9.925 9.925 ALL-AROUND SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH Utah State posted the third-best score in school history in a 196.375-196.350 N/A --- --- loss to BYU on March 13, 2015, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The Aggies’ 2015 team score was aided by a 49.225 on vault, good for third place on the school’s FLASHBACK single-meet record list. USU’s 196.350 was made up of the 49.225 on vault, a 48.800 on bars, a 49.050 on beam and a 49.275 on floor. McKinzey Martinez (above) tied for sixth on floor with a 9.825, while Sarah Landes tied for second in the all-around with a 39.250. MEET 9 • VS. #24 BYU • MARCH 2, 2018 • 7 p.m. (MT) • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM (10,270) • LOGAN, UTAH 5 ® AIMING HIGH A LOOK BACK AT 2017... In last Friday’s Elevate The Stage meet, five Utah State gymnasts either set or tied career-high marks a total of seven times. Freshman Autumn DeHarde captured the floor title with a career-best 9.925, a mark that ranks tied for 10th all-time in school history. Freshman Mikaela Meyer tied her career-high * Finished 9-16 overall, including 2-4 in scores on both vault (9.850) and floor (9.825). Fellow freshman Faith Leary set her career high on floor the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference. with a 9.900 to tie for second, while she also matched her personal best on vault with a 9.775. Sopho- The Aggies concluded their 2017 campaign more McKinley Pavicic made her collegiate debut on beam and had a 9.875 to tie for third, while fresh- by competing in the NCAA Regional Champi- man Annie Beck competed on bars for the first time in her career and had a 9.350 in the anchor spot. onships in Seattle, Wash., where they placed sixth with a team score of 194.850. BEAM HER UP * For the fourth consecutive season, ad- Sophomore McKinley Pavicic made her collegiate/Utah State debut at last weekend’s Elevate The vanced to the NCAA Regional Championships, Stage meet, helping the Aggies place third with a season-high road score of 195.325. USU began the a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since meet on beam and scored a 48.875, highlighted by Pavicic recording a 9.875 in the anchor spot to tie the program appeared in 17 straight region- for third. als from 1986-2002. The Aggies were seeded “The last time I competed was in 2016 at state,” Pavicic said. “It was amazing. Honestly, just being fourth at the 2017 Seattle Regional, but placed able to be out there with my team and feeling all the energy and support, it’s what I’ve worked for every sixth with a team score of 194.850. In 2015 day in the gym, and it was great to be able to go out in competition and put in all the work and see the and 2016, Utah State placed fifth at both the results. That was super fun, and the whole team did a great job on beam, so it was really awesome to Berkeley Regional (195.150) and Salt Lake be a part of that. I’m super happy with my performance on beam.” City Regional (195.025), and finished sixth at the 2014 Fayetteville Regional (191.875). FLOOR-NOMENAL In Utah State’s 195.275-195.200 victory at Southern Utah on Feb. 12, the Aggies recorded a season- * Picked to finish tied for last place in a high 49.175 in the third rotation on floor. It marked the fourth time in the last five meets alone that USU preseason coaches’ poll, the Aggies cap- has gone 49.025 or above on the event. Junior Madison Ward captured the floor title against the Thun- tured second place at the MRGC Champion- derbirds with a career-best 9.925, while freshman Leighton Varnadore tied her career high (9.800). ships. While Boise State won the meet with a 197.050, the Aggies edged out Southern Utah, 196.100-196.075. BYU finished fourth with a BEAM ROUTINE TO REMEMBER 194.675. USU’s 196.100 was its third-highest Utah State concluded the Feb. 9 UC Davis tri meet on beam and claimed a season-high event total team score of the season. Furthermore, it was with a 49.225, which ranks fifth all-time in school history. Heading into the last rotation, USU trailed the best score the Aggies had ever produced UC Davis by two-tenths, but ended up winning the tri meet with a 195.000. The host Aggies placed in a conference championship meet, the fifth- second with a 194.525, while Sacramento State took third with a 194.400. best home score in school history and the What made the team’s performance on beam even more spectacular was the fact it came after a ninth-best overall. The second-place finish long delay following an injury to sophomore Jazmyn Estrella on bars. was Utah State’s best placing at a conference Junior Emily Briones capped the night for Utah State by recording a career-high 9.925 on beam, a championship meet since 2005, when the Ag- score that ranks tied for fourth all-time in school history. She is the first Aggie to earn that score on the gies captured the WAC crown. event since Liesel Kohler in 2005. Freshmen Autumn DeHarde and Taylor Dittmar tied for fourth on beam with 9.850s. For Dittmar, * Madison Ward was tabbed the Mountain it was a personal best. Rim Gymnastics Conference Floor Special- ist of the Year after ranking first in the league BIRTHDAY BASH with a Regional Qualifying Score of 9.900, Freshman Faith Leary celebrated her 19th birthday during the Aggies’ meet at then-No. 13 Denver which also tied for fourth in the North Central on Jan. 27. The native of Cincinnati, Ohio, recorded the Aggies’ highest score of the night with a then- Region and tied for 29th in the nation. Ward personal-best 9.875 to tie for third on floor. She also had a career-high 9.775 on vault. also garnered first-team all-MRGC honors af- ter tying for first on floor (9.900) and tying for third on vault (9.800) at the league champion- IN THE BOOKS ships, which were held March 18 at the Dee Freshmen Annie Beck, Autumn DeHarde, Taylor Dittmar, Faith Leary, Mikaela Meyer, Leighton Glen Smith Spectrum. Ward finished the sea- Varnadore and Logan Varnadore all saw their first action as collegiate gymnasts on Jan. 13 at Bowling son with a floor average of 9.871, which ranks Green. Leighton Varnadore won the all-around with a 38.475 (vault: 9.475, bars: 9.750, beam: 9.700, second all-time in school history and her eight floor: 9.550), while DeHarde captured the beam title with a 9.875. DeHarde competed on a total of floor titles set the sophomore class record on three events for the Aggies as she also placed 10th on vault (9.650) and sixth on floor (9.725). Meyer the event. Furthermore, she captured a team- tied for third on vault with a 9.800 and took ninth on floor with a 9.650. Leary competed on the same best 11 total titles as a sophomore, which is two events, going 9.750 on vault to tie for fourth and 9.700 on floor to place seventh. Dittmar tied for tied for fifth all-time in class history. seventh on beam with a 9.650 and Beck finished 11th on the event with a 9.500. Rounding out the freshmen was Logan Varnadore, who placed 10th on bars. Of the 23 total events the Aggies competed * MaKayla Bullitt and Elle Golison garnered in against the Falcons, the freshmen accounted for more than half of the routines (60.8 percent). first-team all-MRGC accolades on vault as that duo tied for third with matching 9.800s. * Keri Peel grabbed first-team all-MRGC honors on bars with a career-high-tying 9.875 to tie for third. * Hayley Sanzotti notched a career-high- tying 9.900 on beam to tie for first on the event and garner first-team all-conference recognition. * Bailey McIntire, who was tabbed second- team beam after tying for sixth on the event with a season-high 9.850. * Hit a milestone on Feb. 3 as Utah State notched a 195.850-194.850 dual-meet victory over in-state rival BYU. With the win, the Ag- gies recorded their 500th win in school history. 6 UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM ® ® CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES UTAH STATE’S TOP INDIVIDUAL SEASON AVERAGES Junior Madison Ward - 18 Total Titles: 11 Floor, 4 Bars, 3 Vault 2018 Titles - 6 (2 VT, 2 UB, 2 FX) (Gymnast must have competed • Bars titles: 9.825 vs. San José State/Sacramento State; 9.825 at Southern Utah in at least half the season’s competitions) • Vault titles: 9.850 at Bowling Green; 9.825 at UC Davis/Sacramento State Vault • Floor titles: 9.875 at Bowling Green; 9.925 at Southern Utah Rank .....Individual ..................Average .............Year 2017 Titles - 11 (8 FX, 2 UB, 1 VT) 1. ......Deanna Palmer ..........9.842 ...............1997 • Vault titles: 9.850 vs. BYU 2. ......Gretchen Goerlitz ......9.827 ...............2004 • Bars titles: 9.825 at BYU; 9.875 vs. Southern Utah 3. ......Nicole Kilpatrick ........9.823 ...............2003 • Floor titles: 9.825 at Arizona Tri Meet; 9.825 vs. North Carolina State/Bowling Green; 9.900 at BYU, 4. ......McKinzey Martinez ....9.802 ...............2015 9.900 at New Hampshire; 9.900 vs. BYU; 9.900 vs. Boise State; 9.875 vs. Southern Utah; 9.900 at 5. ......Meagan Lewis ............9.796 ...............2003 MRGC Championships 6. ......Paige Jones .................9.793 ...............2014 2016 Titles - 1 (1 FX) ......Miranda Kerr ..............9.793 ...............2014 8. ......Sarah Landes ..............9.792 ...............2013 • Floor titles: 9.850 at Illinois-Chicago 9. ......Paige Jones .................9.790 ...............2013 10. ......Jessica Parenti-Otte ....9.788 ...............2007 Freshman Autumn DeHarde - 6 Total Titles: 3 Beam, 3 Floor 11. ......Heather Heinrich .......9.784 ...............2010 2018 Titles - 5 (3 BB, 2 FX) 12. ......Katie Omann .............9.781 ...............2007 • Beam titles: 9.875 at Bowling Green; 9.875 at Southern Utah; 9.925 at Boise State 13. ......Miranda Hone............9.777 ...............2017 • Floor titles: 9.850 vs. San José State/Sacramento State; 9.925 vs. Boise State; 9.925 at Elevate The ......Sarah Landes ..............9.777 ...............2014 ......Sarah Landes ..............9.777 ...............2015 Stage Bars Senior Keri Peel - 4 Total Titles: 4 Bars Rank .....Individual ..................Average .............Year 2018 Titles - 1 (1 UB) 1. ......Christy Denson ..........9.856 ...............1999 • Bars titles: 9.825 vs. San José State/Sacramento State 2. ......Nicole Simoneau .......9.822 ...............2008 2017 Titles - 2 (2 UB) 3. ......Nicole Simoneau .......9.800 ...............2009 • Bars titles: 9.875 vs. BYU, 9.875 at San José State 4. ......Meagan Lewis ............9.798 ...............2003 2016 Titles - 1 (1 UB) 5. ......Keri Peel ....................9.790 ...............2017 • Bars titles: 9.850 at Sacramento State 6. ......Beth Neilson ..............9.786 ...............1997 7. ......Kristen Bloom ............9.779 ...............2000 8. ......Sarah Landes ..............9.777 ...............2013 Junior Emily Briones - 4 Total Titles: 4 Beam 9. ......Brittany Jeppesen .......9.775 ...............2017 2018 Titles - 2 (2 BB) ......Bailey McIntire ..........9.775 ...............2016 • Beam titles: 9.925 at UC Davis/Sacramento State; 9.875 at Southern Utah 11. ......Paige Jones .................9.768 ...............2014 2017 Titles - 1 (1 BB) 12. ......Nicole Simoneau .......9.767 ...............2011 • Beam titles: 9.875 vs. North Carolina State/Bowling Green 13. ......Madison Ward ...........9.764 ...............2017 14. ......Jessica Porter ..............9.759 ...............1997 2016 Titles - 1 (1 BB) 15. ......Jessica Porter ..............9.754 ...............2000 • Beam titles: 9.875 at Southern Utah Beam Sophomore Jazmyn Estrella - 1 Total Title: 1 Bars Rank .....Individual ..................Average .............Year 2018 Titles - 1 (1 UB) 1. ......Jessica Parenti-Otte ....9.815 ...............2005 • Bars titles: 9.800 at Bowling Green 2. ......Liesel Kohler ..............9.802 ...............2004 3. ......Hayley Sanzotti ..........9.795 ...............2016 Sophomore Brittany Jeppesen - 1 Total Title: 1 Bars 4. ......Kim Richards..............9.794 ...............1997 2017 Titles - 1 (1 UB) 5. ......Liesel Kohler ..............9.779 ...............2005 • Bars titles: 9.875 vs. Southern Utah 6. ......Meagan Lewis ............9.775 ...............2003 7. ......Christy Denson ..........9.773 ...............1999 8. ......Elle Golison ...............9.770 ...............2017 Freshman Faith Leary - 1 Total Title: 1 Floor 9. ......Alex Martin ................9.752 ...............2004 2018 Titles - 1 (1 FX) 10. ......Hayley Sanzotti ..........9.743 ...............2015 • Floor titles: 9.850 vs. San José State/Sacramento State 11. ......Keri Peel ....................9.719 ...............2017 ......Bailey McIntire ..........9.719 ...............2016 Freshman Mikaela Meyer - 1 Total Title: 1 Vault 13. ......Christy Denson ..........9.714 ...............2000 2018 Titles - 1 (1 VT) 14. ......McKinzey Martinez ....9.713 ...............2015 • Vault titles: 9.825 at Southern Utah 15. ......Emily Briones .............9.704 ...............2016 Freshman Leighton Varnadore - 1 Total Title: 1 All-Around Floor 2018 Titles - 1 (1 AA) Rank .....Individual ..................Average .............Year • All-Around titles: 38.475 at Bowling Green 1. ......Liesel Kohler ..............9.877 ...............2004 2. ......Madison Ward ...........9.871 ...............2017 3. ......Gretchen Goerlitz ......9.862 ...............2004 4. ......Bailey McIntire ..........9.848 ...............2014 5. ......Liesel Kohler ..............9.839 ...............2003 6. ......Bailey McIntire ..........9.838 ...............2015 7. ......Megan Tschida ...........9.831 ...............2005 8. ......Meagan Lewis ............9.830 ...............2003 9. ......Jessica Parenti-Otte ....9.821 ...............2005 10. ......Alex Martin ................9.810 ...............2004 11. ......Nicole Kilpatrick ........9.805 ...............2003 12. ......Bailey McIntire ..........9.800 ...............2016 13. ......Elle Golison ...............9.795 ...............2017 ......Christy Denson ..........9.795 ...............1999 15. ......Christy Denson ..........9.792 ...............2000 ® Boldface indicates current gymnasts MEET 9 • VS. #24 BYU • MARCH 2, 2018 • 7 p.m. (MT) • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM (10,270) • LOGAN, UTAH 7 ® IN THE RANKINGS UTAH STATE IN THE RANKINGS Utah State enters Friday’s meet against BYU ranked 38th nationally and eighth in the North Central Region with a Regional Qualifying Score of 195.150. As a team, the TEAM Aggies are tied for 39th in the nation on vault (48.375), tied for 49th on bars (48.525), (As of Feb. 26) 27th on beam (48.870) and 25th on floor (49.085). EVENT RQS AVERAGE HIGH NAT’L REG. Individually, freshman Autumn DeHarde is tied for 46th nationally on floor (9.865 Vault 48.375 48.738 48.875 T-39th 8th RQS) and tied for 49th on beam (9.845). Junior Emily Briones is tied for 53rd on beam Bars 48.525 48.291 48.875 T-49th 8th (9.840). On vault, freshman Mikaela Meyer and junior Madison Ward are tied for 69th Beam 48.870 48.856 49.225 27th 6th and tied for 89th with a 9.820 and 9.805 RQS, respectively. Ward is also tied for 66th Floor 49.085 49.000 49.275 25th 5th on floor (9.850). Also on floor, freshman Faith Leary is tied for 59th (9.855). Team Total 195.150 194.884 195.450 38th 8th BYU is ranked 24th in the nation and fourth in the North Central Region with a RQS score of 195.655. As a team, the Cougars are 28th in the nation on vault (48.940), tied INDIVIDUAL RANKS - VAULT for 27th on bars (48.885), tied for 35th on beam (48.695) and tied for 18th on floor (49.145). (Top 100 National • Top 50 Regional • As of Feb. 26) Individually, Avery Bennett ranks tied for 56th on vault (9.830), Shannon Hortman- GYMNAST RQS AVERAGE HIGH NAT’L REG. Evans is tied for 46th on bars (9.850) and tied for 53rd on floor (9.860), and Natasha Mikaela Meyer 9.820 9.734 9.850 T-69th 15th Trejo is tied for 58th on beam (9.835). Madison Ward 9.805 9.797 9.850 T-89th 19th Faith Leary 9.755 9.522 9.775 -- T-31st SHE’S BACK Autumn DeHarde 9.675 9.682 9.750 -- 38th Junior Emily Briones made her return to the mat on Jan. 13 at Bowling Green after MaKayla Bullitt 9.650 9.646 9.750 -- T-40th missing nearly a year while recovering from a season-ending foot injury suffered in a dual meet at New Hampshire. The native of San Antonio, Texas, competed on beam INDIVIDUAL RANKS - BARS against the Falcons, recording a 9.825 to place third. (Top 100 National • Top 50 Regional • As of Feb. 26) GYMNAST RQS AVERAGE HIGH NAT’L REG. SEEING DOUBLE Brittany Jeppesen 9.775 9.706 9.850 -- 27th Utah State’s nine newcomers this season include a set of identical twins, freshmen Le. Varnadore 9.755 9.747 9.800 -- T-29th Leighton and Logan Varnadore, who are from Aiken, S.C. Leighton is three minutes MaKayla Bullitt 9.710 9.725 9.800 -- 34th older than Logan. Both of them competed in all four events for Aiken Gymnastics from Madison Ward 9.675 9.381 9.825 -- 39th 2005-2017 under coach Draha Krizova. They were a part of the Aiken Gymnastics club that earned the 2017 South Carolina Club of the Year award. The twins graduated from INDIVIDUAL RANKS - BEAM South Aiken High School. Coincidentally, the Varnadore’s father is also an identical twin. (Top 100 National • Top 50 Regional • As of Feb. 26) GYMNAST RQS AVERAGE HIGH NAT’L REG. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Autumn DeHarde 9.845 9.834 9.925 T-49th 11th The Aggies’ nine newcomers include eight freshman – Annie Beck (beam), Autumn Emily Briones 9.840 9.816 9.925 T-53rd 12th DeHarde (vault, beam, floor), Taylor Dittmar (beam, floor), Faith Leary (vault, floor), Taylor Dittmar 9.780 9.684 9.850 -- T-20th Maddie McIntyre (vault), Mikaela Meyer (vault, bars, floor), Leighton Varnadore (all- Le. Varnadore 9.695 9.675 9.850 -- 30th around), Logan Varnadore (bars) – and one transfer, sophomore McKinley Pavicic (all- Annie Beck 9.620 9.582 9.825 -- 37th around), who spent the 2017 campaign at MRGC-rival Boise State. INDIVIDUAL RANKS - FLOOR RECORD-TYING NUMBER (Top 100 National • Top 50 Regional • As of Feb. 26) Utah State has a school-record-tying eight freshmen on its roster in 2018. The 2011- GYMNAST RQS AVERAGE HIGH NAT’L REG. 12 squad also had eight freshmen. Autumn DeHarde 9.865 9.847 9.925 T-46th 10th Faith Leary 9.855 9.834 9.900 T-59th 12th LOCAL TALENT Madison Ward 9.850 9.816 9.925 T-66th T-13th Utah State has two student-athletes from the Beehive State on its roster. Sophomore Le. Varnadore 9.750 9.729 9.800 -- T-33rd Brittany Jeppesen (Bountiful) competed as a bars specialist in 12 of the Aggies’ 14 Emily Briones 9.735 9.746 9.800 -- 37th meets in 2017, including the final 11. She tied for 33rd on bars with a 9.700 at the Mikaela Meyer 9.720 9.737 9.825 -- 40th NCAA Regional Championships (4/1), which were held in Seattle, Wash. Jeppesen av- eraged 9.769 on bars, which ranks 10th all-time in school history. Freshman Annie Beck (Spanish Fork) competed in all four events at Nebo Gymnastics for 13 years under coach Rich Trimble. She graduated from Spanish Fork High School with a 4.0 GPA and earned an academic scholarship to Utah State. MRGC PREDICTIONS For the third consecutive season, Utah State’s gymnastics team was selected to finish tied for third in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference preseason coaches’ poll. Three- time defending conference champion Boise State was selected first in the annual preseason poll. The Broncos garnered nine points and three first-place votes and were followed by Southern Utah with seven points and one first-place vote. Utah State and BYU rounded out the poll and tied for third with four points apiece. In its four years in the MRGC, Utah State has placed fifth, fourth, fourth and second at the league championships. ® ® 8 UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM ® ® 2018 AGGIE LINEUPS IN PICTURES VAULT DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/13 at Bowling Green Estrella Leary DeHarde Ward Meyer Leighton V. 1/19 SJSU/Sacramento State Estrella DeHarde Leary Ward Meyer Bullitt 1/27 at #13 Denver DeHarde Bullitt Leary Ward Meyer Estrella 2/2 #16 Boise State Bullitt Estrella Leary Golison Ward Meyer 2/9 at UC Davis Tri Meet DeHarde Bullitt Estrella Leary Ward Meyer 2/12 at Southern Utah DeHarde Bullitt Golison Leary Ward Meyer 2/16 at #15 Boise State DeHarde Bullitt Golison Leary Ward Meyer 2/23 at Elevate The Stage DeHarde Bullitt Golison Leary Ward Meyer 3/2 BYU -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/9 at BYU Quad Meet -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/16 Southern Utah -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/24 at MRGC Champs. -- -- -- -- -- -- MaKayla Bullitt 4/1 at NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAAs -- -- -- -- -- -- BARS DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/13 at Bowling Green Leighton V. Logan V. Peel Ward Jeppesen Estrella Leighton Varnadore 1/19 SJSU/Sac. State Leighton V. Peel Ward Jeppesen Estrella Logan V. 1/27 at #13 Denver Leighton V. Bullitt Logan V. Ward Jeppesen Estrella 2/2 #16 Boise State Leighton V. Bullitt Ward Jeppesen Estrella -- 2/9 at UC Davis Tri Meet Leighton V. Bullitt Ward Jeppesen Estrella Meyer 2/12 at Southern Utah Leighton V. Bullitt Ward Jeppesen Meyer -- 2/16 at #15 Boise State Leighton V. Bullitt Ward Jeppesen Meyer -- 2/23 at Elevate The Stage Leighton V. Bullitt Ward Jeppesen Meyer Beck 3/2 BYU -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/9 at BYU Quad Meet -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/16 Southern Utah -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/24 at MRGC Champs. -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAAs -- -- -- -- -- -- BEAM DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/13 at Bowling Green Peel Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 1/19 SJSU/Sacramento State Peel Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 1/27 at #13 Denver Ward Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 2/2 #16 Boise State Golison Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 2/9 at UC Davis Tri Meet Golison Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 2/12 at Southern Utah Golison Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 2/16 at #15 Boise State Golison Leighton V. Beck Dittmar DeHarde Briones 2/23 at Elevate The Stage Golison Leighton V. Dittmar DeHarde Briones Pavicic 3/2 BYU -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/9 at BYU Quad Meet -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/16 Southern Utah -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/24 at MRGC Champs. -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAAs -- -- -- -- -- -- FLOOR DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/13 at Bowling Green Meyer Leighton V. Leary DeHarde Ward -- 1/19 SJSU/Sacramento State Meyer Leighton V. Leary DeHarde Ward Golison McKinley Pavicic 1/27 at #13 Denver Meyer Leighton V. Leary DeHarde Ward Briones 2/2 #16 Boise State Meyer Briones Leary DeHarde Golison Ward 2/9 at UC Davis Tri Meet Leighton V. Briones Golison Leary DeHarde Ward 2/12 at Southern Utah Leighton V. Briones Golison Leary DeHarde Ward 2/16 at #15 Boise State Leighton V. Briones Leary DeHarde Ward Meyer 2/23 at Elevate The Stage Leighton V. Briones Meyer Leary Ward DeHarde 3/2 BYU -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/9 at BYU Quad Meet -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/16 Southern Utah -- -- -- -- -- -- 3/24 at MRGC Champs. -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/1 at NCAAs -- -- -- -- -- -- Emily Briones MEET 9 • VS. #24 BYU • MARCH 2, 2018 • 7 p.m. (MT) • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM (10,270) • LOGAN, UTAH 9 ® 2018 MRGC EVENT LEADERS Vault Individual Bars Individual Beam Individual Floor Individual 1. Megan McBride (SUU) .....9.855 1. Shani Remme (BSU) .........9.865 1. Shani Remme (BSU) .........9.885 1. Autumn Jorgensen (SUU) ...9.885 2. Ann Stockwell (SUU) ........9.840 2. S. Hortman-Evans (BYU) ...9.850 2. Autumn Jorgensen (SUU) ..9.850 Shani Remme (BYU) .........9.885 3. Avery Bennett (BYU) .........9.830 3. Kirsten Yee (SUU) .............9.845 3. Autumn DeHarde (USU) ...9.845 3. Autumn DeHarde (USU) ...9.865 4. Mikaela Meyer (USU) ......9.820 C. McGregor (BSU) ..........9.845 4. Emily Briones (USU) ........9.840 Sandra Collantes (BSU) .....9.865 5. Mary Frances Bir (BSU) .....9.810 5. Brittni Hawes (BYU) .........9.830 5. Natasha Trejo (BYU) .........9.835 5. S. Hortman-Evans (BYU) ...9.860 6. Madison Ward (USU) .......9.805 6. Ann Stockwell (BSU) ........9.810 6. Abby Boden (BYU) ...........9.790 6. Faith Leary (USU) ............9.855 7. Autumn Jorgensen (SUU) ..9.800 7. Madison Howlett (SUU) ...9.800 7. Sarah Means (BSU) ...........9.785 7. Madison Ward (USU) ........9.850 8. Shani Remme (BSU) .........9.795 8. Sarah Means (BSU) ...........9.795 8. Taylor Dittmar (USU) .......9.780 8. Madison McBride (SUU) ...9.830 Angel Zhong (BYU) ..........9.795 9. Becky Rozsa (SUU) ...........9.785 Alex Esmerian (BSU) .........9.780 M. Jozwiakowski (SUU) ....9.830 Madison McBride (SUU) ...9.795 10. Sandra Collantes (BSU) .....9.780 10. C. McGregor (BSU) ...........9.745 10. Karen Gonzalez (SUU) .....9.825 11. Jill van Mierlo (BYU).........9.785 11. Brittany Jeppesen (USU) ..9.775 11. Hannah Miller (BYU) ........9.740 Briana Pearson (BYU) .......9.825 Morgan Alfaro (SUU) ........9.785 12. Le. Varnadore (USU) ........9.755 Karen Gonzalez (SUU) .....9.740 12. Mckenna Burnside (SUU) ..9.820 13. S. Hortman-Evans (BYU) ...9.770 13. Natasha Trejo (BYU) .........9.745 12. Sandra Collantes (BSU) .....9.725 13. Two tied at .......................9.815 Vault Team Bars Team Beam Team Floor Team 1. Boise State ........................49.050 1. Boise State .........................49.145 1. Boise State ........................48.960 1. Boise State .........................49.200 2. Southern Utah ..................49.010 2. BYU ..................................48.885 2. Utah State ........................48.870 2. BYU ..................................49.145 3. BYU .................................48.940 3. Southern Utah ...................48.850 3. BYU .................................48.695 3. Southern Utah ...................49.110 4. Utah State ........................48.735 4. Utah State .........................48.525 4. Southern Utah ..................48.630 4. Utah State .........................49.085 MRGC STANDINGS MRGC Meets All Meets W L Pct. W L Pct. High Score Boise State 4 1 .800 9 1 .900 196.875 BYU 3 1 .750 7 4 .636 196.625 UTAH STATE 1 2 .333 6 6 .500 195.450 Southern Utah 1 5 .167 4 5 .444 196.800 Results: Week 8 Friday, February 23 Utah State at Elevate The Stage (Toledo, Ohio) 3rd/4, 195.325 Boise State at BYU BYU, 196.225-196.175 Iowa at Southern Utah Southern Utah, 195.850-195.775 Schedule: Week 9 Friday, March 2 BYU at Utah State 7 p.m. Sacramento State at Boise State 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3 Washington at Southern Utah 1 p.m. 2018 MRGC WEEKLY HONORS GYMNAST VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR OF THE WEEK SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK 1.14...........Shani Remme (BSU) 1.14.......Megan McBride (SUU) 1.14...........Shani Remme (BSU) 1.14..........Jill van Mierlo (BYU) 1.14.............M. Douglas (BYU), 1.21...........Shani Remme (BSU) 1.21..Courtney McGregor (BSU) 1.21.......Sandra Collantes (BSU) 1.21...........Shani Remme (BSU) ...........S. Hortman-Evans (BYU) 1.28...........Shani Remme (BSU) 1.28......Megan McBride (SUU), 1.28..........Shani Remme (BSU), 1.28...........Shani Remme (BSU) 1.21..............M. Douglas (BYU) 2.4.............Shani Remme (BSU) .......Obmann/Frances Bir (BSU) ..Trejo-Marsh/Hortman-Evans (BYU) 2.4......................Remme (BSU), 1.28..........Shani Remme (BSU), 2.11...........Shani Remme (BSU) 2.4.........Mary Frances Bir (BSU) 2.4.............Brittni Hawes (BYU) ...Esmerian (BSU), Means (BSU) .......Mackenzie Douglas (BYU) 2.18............C. McGregor (BSU) 2.11.......Mary Frances Bir (BSU) 2.11............Becky Rozsa (SUU), .......................Jorgensen (SUU) 2.4......Autumn DeHarde (USU) 2.25...........Shani Remme (BSU) 2.18............C. McGregor (BSU) ..........S. Hortman-Evans (BYU), 2.11.......Karen Gonzalez (SUU) 2.11...........Shani Remme (BSU) 2.25.......Mikaela Meyer (USU), ................Ann Stockwell (BSU) 2.18....Autumn DeHarde (USU) 2.18..........Shani Remme (BSU), ............Megan McBride (SUU), 2.18...........C. McGregor (BSU), 2.25...........Shani Remme (BSU) ...........S. Hortman-Evans (BYU) .........Madison McBride (SUU), ...............Shanni Remme (BSU) 2.25.....Kyleigh Greenlief (BYU) ..................Angel Zhong (SUU) 2.25.....S. Hortman-Evans (BYU) 10 UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM ® ®