LOGAN, Utah – Utah State senior Lexi Aragon has been named the Mountain West Beam Specialist of the Week it was announced Tuesday.
It is Aragon's first-ever conference honor.
Aragon, native of Salt Lake City, Utah, scored a career-high 9.850 on beam at the North Carolina Quad Meet last weekend to tie for first on the event, which was her first-career event title. Aragon's score helped USU to a 48.650 on the beam, which was a team high at the UNC Quad Meet.
After the first weekend of competition, Aragon ranks tied for ninth in the North Central Region and tied for 34th nationally on the beam with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.850.
Utah State posted a season-opening 193.175 to place fourth at the UNC Quad meet last weekend. Ball State won the meet with a 194.925, host UNC finished second with a 193.725 and Rutgers placed third with a 193.400.
Utah State hits the road for the annual Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet at the Maverick Center in West Valley City, Utah, on Monday, Jan. 15. Along with the Aggies, second-ranked Utah, 17th-ranked Southern Utah and 19th-ranked BYU will compete.
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