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LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's gymnastics team will open the home portion of its 2021 season on Friday, Jan. 22, when the 24th-ranked Aggies welcome No. 19 Southern Utah to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
 
The Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference dual meet featuring the Aggies (1-2, 1-1 MRGC) and Thunderbirds (1-3, 0-2 MRGC) will begin at 7 p.m., and streamed live at utahstateaggies.com/watch.
 
Additionally, live stats will be available online at utahstateaggies.com and Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State gymnastics social media outlets for meet updates.
 
"We are so excited to get back in the Spectrum for our home opener with Southern Utah," said fourth-year Utah State head coach Amy Smith, who was tabbed the MRGC Coach of the Year in 2020. "We are very much looking to make the most of this opportunity, and are just really excited to get back on the competition floor after having a week off of competition.
 
"We feel the team made the most of that off week and are incredibly prepared. We are all so excited to get the chance to build off of our season opener at the Best of Utah Meet, and really show the country what this team is about."
 
Utah State opened its 2021 season on Jan. 9 by scoring a 194.350 at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet, which featured the Aggies, Utah, BYU and Southern Utah. USU finished third at the meet, trailing Utah (196.900) and BYU (195.700), but finishing ahead of the Thunderbirds (194.325).
 
In its last outing, the Flippin' Birds picked up their first win of the season, beating Air Force 195.800-190.450 on Jan. 16 at the America First Event Center in Cedar City.
 
During the 2020 campaign, Utah State defeated every MRGC rival, snapping a 22-meet losing streak to Boise State (dating back to 2012), a nine-meet losing streak to BYU (dating back to 2017) and a five-meet losing streak to Southern Utah (dating back to 2018). The Aggies also went undefeated (4-0) at home for just the second time in school history, joining the 1978 (8-0) team.
 
"We are super excited to compete at home this week," said Utah State senior all-arounder Leighton Varnadore. "We have really made the most of our bye week by cleaning up those little details. We can't wait to keep the winning streak going at home."
 
Utah State is 215-136-0 all-time at home, including a 27-14 mark against SUU. The overall series between the Aggies and Flippin' Birds is tied at 51 wins apiece.
 
Fans can follow the Aggie gymnastics program at twitter.com/USUGymnastics, on Facebook at Utah State Gymnastics, and on Instagram at USUGymnastics. Fans can also follow the USU athletic program at twitter.com/USUAthletics or on Facebook at UtahStateAthletics.
 
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