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LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's gymnastics team continues its 2024 season this weekend as it hosts San José State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Friday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m.
 
Utah State is promoting this meet as the "My Cause Meet". Student-athletes and staff will display 25 posterboards along the concourse to bring awareness to the "Causes" that each of them is passionate about. Fans are encouraged to wear the color that supports a cause that is important to you.
 
The causes that will be highlighted by the team are - Gun Violence Prevention, Black Lives Matter, Breast Cancer, Sexual Assault Awareness, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Leukemia, Pride & Suicide Prevention, Lymphoma, Kidney Cancer and Animal Abuse Awareness, Alzheimer's, Prostate Cancer, Supporting our Troops, Civic Engagement, Cancer Awareness, Mental Health Awareness, Cancer Screening, Prevention and Education for all types, Depression Awareness, Animal Rescue and Colon Cancer.
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MEET INFORMATION
Utah State vs. San José State 
Date: Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
March In: 7 p.m. 
Site: Logan, Utah
Venue: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Promotion: My Cause
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HEAD COACH KRISTIN WHITE
"We are looking forward to our 'My Cause' meet tomorrow," said second-year head coach Kristin White. "Our staff and student-athletes have put in a lot of time and effort to bring awareness to the causes that are most important to all of us. We encourage Aggie Nation to show their support by wearing colors that support their causes as well."
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THE COMPETITION
San José State is 6-4 on the season and 2-1 in Mountain West competition. In its last meet, SJSU posted a 196.400-196.175 home win against UC Davis. SJSU is second in the MW and 35th in the country with an average score of 195.692. SJSU leads the MW and ranks 35th nationally on vault (48.933), is first in the MW and 34th in the nation on bars (48.917), third in the MW and 38th in the nation on beam (48.733), and second in the MW and 32nd in the nation on floor (49.108).
 
Individually, senior Lauren Macpherson is second in the Mountain West and tied for 56th in the nation in the all-around (39.188), and first in the MW and tied for 48th in the nation on beam (9.850). Senior Jada Mazury is first in the MW and tied for 53rd nationally on floor (9.887). Senior Madison Kirsch is first in the MW and tied for 66th in the nation on vault (9.838). And junior Sophia Konieczny is fifth in the MW and tied for 168th in the nation on bars (9.796).
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SERIES HISTORY
Utah State and San José State will be meeting for the 33rd time, and for the first time since 2018, as the series is currently tied at 16-16. In its last meeting, Utah State posted a 195.450-194.275 home win against the Spartans. USU has won four of the last six meetings and is 6-4 all-time against SJSU at home, including winning each of the last two. This will be the first conference matchup between the two programs since 1996 as the two teams were both members of the Big West Conference from 1992-96. USU is 5-0 all-time against San José State as league foes.
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UTAH STATE NOTES
Utah State posted a 195.000 to place third at the Oklahoma Quad Meet with BYU and Texas Woman's last weekend. USU began the meet with a season-high 49.225 on floor, followed by a 48.800 on vault, a 48.525 on bars and a 48.450 on beam.
 
Utah State is ranked third in the Mountain West and No. 46 in the country in Week 6 of the Road to Nationals rankings with an average team score of 194.729. The Aggies are third in the MW and 47th nationally on vault (48.788), third in the MW and 42nd in the nation on bars (48.775), fourth in the MW and 45th in the nation on beam (48.621), and fourth in the MW and 61st in the nation on floor (48.546).
 
Individually, senior Brianna Brooks is third in the Mountain West and 92nd in the nation in the all-around (38.867), and second in the MW and tied for 87th in the nation on bars (9.842). Freshman Nyla Morabito is fifth in the MW and tied for 172nd in the nation on vault (9.796). Graduate Alivia Ostendorf is fifth in the MW and tied for 209th in the nation on floor (9.821).  And senior Lexi Aragon is seventh in the MW and tied for 130th in the nation on beam (9.790).
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FOLLOW ALONG
Friday's dual meet will be streamed online at utahstateaggies.com/watch and live scoring will be available online at utahstateaggies.com. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State gymnastics social media outlets for meet updates.

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