LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnastics had four of its student-athletes honored by the Mountain West following performances in its meet against Southern Utah last weekend it was announced Tuesday.
Junior Dani Kirstine and senior Brianna Brooks were named MW Bars Co-Specialists of the Week, while graduate student Lexi Aragon was named the MW Beam Specialist of the Week and freshman Nyla Morabito was named the MW Freshman of the Week.
Kirstine and Brooks tied for second on bars as they scored 9.900s, which is a career high for Kirstine and a career-high-tying score for Brooks. Those scores helped the Aggies notch a season-high 49.125 on bars. This is Kirstine's first conference honor and Brooks' fifth.
Aragon placed third on beam with a career-high 9.925, which ties for the ninth-best score on the event in school history. Her score helped USU post a season-high 49.025 on the event. This is Aragon's second conference honor.
Morabito won her first floor title with a season high 9.925. She also placed second on vault with a season-high-tying 9.850. Morabito helped USU score a season-high 49.175 on floor and a season-high-tying 48.950 on vault. This is her second conference honor.
After this weekend of competition, Kirstine ranks 63rd in the North Central Region on bars. Brooks ranks 13th in the region and tied for 82nd nationally on bars. Aragon ranks 23rd in the region and tied for 126th nationally on beam. On vault, Morabito ranks tied for 22nd in the region and tied for 144th nationally, and on floor she ranks 39th in the region.
Utah State heads to Norman, Oklahoma, to compete in the Oklahoma-hosted quad meet with BYU and Texas Woman's University on Friday, Feb. 9, at 5:45 p.m. (MT).
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