LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's gymnastics team will begin its 2025 competition season this week at fifth-ranked Utah on Friday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m.
Utah State will begin the meet on bars and Utah will begin on vault. The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Jim Watson (play-by-play) and Alisa Mowe (analyst) on the call.
MEET INFORMATION
Utah State vs. #5 Utah
Date: Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
March In: 7 p.m.
Site: Salt Lake City, Utah
Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Center
Live Stream:
ESPN+
Live Stats:
Virtius
HEAD COACH KRISTIN WHITE
"We are looking forward to starting the season with in-state rival Utah," said third-year head coach
Kristin White. "The team is prepared and ready to start the season strong. We have made significant progress and changes to our preparation, and I look forward to building off the momentum we set at our intrasquad meet.
"We will be competing one-third of our lineups with freshmen on Friday. They are ready to make an immediate impact on the competition floor. We hope to see a lot of Aggie blue in the Huntsman on Friday night!"
UTAH STATE NOTES
Utah State, who was picked second in the Mountain West preseason coaches' poll, returns 14 gymnasts from last year's squad in graduates
Brianna Brooks,
Jenna Eagles and
Angel Stuart, seniors
Amari Evans,
Payton Gatzlaff and
Dani Kirstine, juniors
Avery Bibbey,
Marley Peterson and
Chelsea Southam, and sophomores
Sydney Jelen,
Nyla Morabito,
Isabella Vater,
Mya Witte and
Hattie Wright. USU also added three newcomers in freshmen
Kaylie Medrano,
Olivia Orengo and
Lundyn VanderToolen.
Utah State finished the 2024 season at 8-18 overall, including a 2-4 mark in the Mountain West, and placed second at the MW Championships with a season-high 196.500. USU began the meet with a season-high 49.275 on beam, followed by a 49.275 on floor, a 48.750 on vault and a 49.200 on bars. That 196.500 is the fifth-highest home score in school history and the highest under White.
Brooks won the lone event title for Utah State at the 2024 MW Championships with a season-high-tying 9.900 on bars. She also finished second in the all-around with a 39.300.
Brooks was the lone Aggie to compete at the 2024 NCAA Regional Championships and tied for first on bars with a season-high-tying 9.900 at the California Regional.
Brooks was named the NCAA North Central Region (Region 2) Gymnast of the Year for the second-straight season in 2024 and was one of three Aggies to earn all-MW honors as she garnered second-team accolades on bars and in the all-around.
Utah State concluded the 2024 season ranking eighth in the North Central Region and 45th in the nation with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 195.835. USU also ranked sixth in the region and 38th in the nation on bars (49.100), seventh in the region and 46th nationally on floor (49.190), eighth in the region and 52nd in the nation on beam (48.860), and eighth in the region and 53rd nationally on vault (48.900).
UP NEXT/TICKETS
Utah State begins its 2025 home season next weekend as it hosts Southern Utah on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting
www.UtahStateAggies.com.
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