LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's gymnastics team is ranked No. 25 in the country in Week 10 of the Road to Nationals rankings, which were released Monday.
Rankings are determined by National Qualifying Score (NQS), which is calculated with the six-highest scores of the season, at least three of which must be from away meets. The highest of the six scores is dropped, and the remaining five scores are averaged.
Utah State's NQS:
196.800 – Away (Feb. 11, at Southern Utah)
196.725 – Home (Feb. 27, vs. Towson)
196.450 – Away (Jan. 28, at BYU)
196.425 – Home (Feb. 4, vs. Southern Utah and Ball State)
196.350 – Away (Jan. 22, at Arizona Quad Meet)
196.225 – Home (Feb. 25, vs. BYU and Towson)
NQS: 196.435
TEAM NATIONAL RANKINGS
Overall: 25th (196.435 NQS)
Vault: 34th (49.040)
Bars: 30th (49.090)
Beam: 13th (49.295)
Floor: 24th (49.280)
TEAM MRGC RANKINGS
Vault: 4th (49.040)
Bars: 4th (49.090)
Beam: 1st (49.295)
Floor: 2nd (49.280)
Utah State's overall NQS of 196.435, which is the highest in school history, remained unchanged after placing second with a team score of 195.200 at the Minnesota quad meet last Saturday in Minneapolis. However, the Aggies did increased their NQS on floor (49.280).
Three of the four teams from the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference are ranked in the top 25 this week as BYU is No. 21 (196.640) and Boise State is No. 24 (196.445).
INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
Freshman Brie Clark
Floor: 15th (9.935)
Clark placed fifth on floor with a 9.925 at the Minnesota quad meet. She has recorded a 9.9 or better on floor in nine of the Aggies' 11 meets this season.
INDIVIDUAL MRGC RANKINGS
Senior Carley Bayles
Beam: T-4th (9.870)
Junior Maia Fishwick
Bars: 8th (9.830)
Junior Sofi Sullivan
Beam: T-4th (9.870)
Junior Rebecca Wells
Vault: 3rd (9.860)
Beam: 6th (9.865)
All-Around: 2nd (39.210)
Sophomore Brianna Brooks
Bars: 7th (9.870)
Beam: 9th (9.845)
Sophomore Eve Jackson
Floor: 8th (9.855)
Freshman Trinity Brown
Vault: T-7th (9.840)
Floor: 7th (9.855)
Freshman Brie Clark
Beam: T-9th (9.845)
Floor: 1st (9.935)
Freshman Kielyn McCright
Beam: 8th (9.850)
Utah State (11-9, 3-4 MRGC), Boise State (7-6, 3-3 MRGC), BYU (13-4-1, 6-3 MRGC) and Southern Utah (8-8, 3-5 MRGC) will converge in Boise, Idaho, this weekend as the MRGC Championship will be on the line inside ExtraMile Arena on Saturday, March 19, at 6 p.m.
Fans can purchase tickets by calling the Boise State ticket office at 208-426-4737 or by visiting the Boise State ticket office online at www.broncosports.com.
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