LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's
Sofi Sullivan has been named the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Co-Beam Specialist of the Week following her performance in a dual meet against UC Davis last Friday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
It is the fourth time this year and fourth time in her career that the freshman has picked up a weekly honor from the MRGC. Overall, this is Utah State's 12th MRGC weekly accolade this season and its 42nd honor in its fifth season in the league.
The native of Manhattan Beach, Calif., won both the all-around and beam title as Utah State defeated UC Davis last weekend, 195.725-193.700. Sullivan won the all-around with a 39.050 and captured the beam crown with a 9.925. She now has seven titles on the season, which ranks 12th in single-season freshman history.
Sullivan is tied for first in the MRGC and tied for 22nd nationally with a national qualifying score (NQS) of 9.895 on beam. She is averaging 9.888 on the event, which is second-best on the team.
As a team, Utah State ranks second in the conference and 20th in the nation with a beam NQS of 49.075. The Aggies are averaging a 49.044 on the event with a season-high of 49.575, a school record performance set at the Boise State quad meet on Feb. 21.
Utah State closes out the home portion of its schedule when the 26th-ranked Aggies welcome No. 17 BYU to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m.
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