LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's gymnastics team will open the 2023 season at the fourth annual Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet on Friday, Jan. 13, at the Maverik Center in West Valley City.

The podium event, which also features in-state rivals BYU, Southern Utah and Utah, will begin at 7 p.m.

The ticket presale window for the Rio Tinto Best of Utah begins on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m., and ends on Monday, Nov. 14, at 10 p.m. During the presale, Utah State fans will have access to discounted pricing by clicking here. All tickets will go on sale at full price on Monday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m.

Utah has won the past three Best of Utah competitions at the Maverik Center, while Utah State placed second last season.

The Aggies, who return 12 gymnasts from last year's squad that enjoyed one of its finest seasons in program history, are under the direction of first-year head coach Kristin White.

Utah State capped the 2022 campaign by placing third in Session 1 of the second round of the NCAA Norman Regional on March 31, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma. USU ended the year ranked No. 23 in the nation.

The Aggies scored at least a 49.075 on each event en route to finishing with a team score of 196.825, which is the highest score in program history for an NCAA regional meet and also ranks third all-time in school history.

Utah State captured its first-ever Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference championship in 2022 as the Aggies recorded a season-high 197.025, which ranks second all-time in school history. It proved to be USU's sixth conference title overall and its first since 2005 (Western Gymnastics Conference).

For more information on the Utah State gymnastics program, follow the Aggies on Twitter at @USUGymnastics, on Facebook at UtahStateGymnastics and on Instagram at USUGymnastics.

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