LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnastics continues its 2025 season on Friday, Feb. 7, as it hosts Mountain West-foe San José State in its annual Spectrum Magic Night, at 7 p.m. The meet will be streamed live on the MW Network and live scoring will be available via Stat Broadcast.
 
The first 300 students at Friday's meet will receive a free Spectrum Magic T-Shirt.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Utah State vs. San José State
Date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
March In: 7 p.m.
Site: Logan, Utah
Venue: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Live Stream: MW Network
Live Scoring: Stat Broadcast
 
HEAD COACH KRISTIN WHITE
"Week six is a crucial weekend as we are stepping into National Qualifying Scoring following the meet. It is important that we put four strong events together. The last three meets we have lost by the smallest margin, and we are focused and determined to start and finish this meet the way we have prepared all year long. We need to be aggressive and do our normal. If we do that, have joy, and use the energy from the crowd, we will be very happy when we leave the Spectrum on Friday night.
 
"We are looking forward to competing in front of our home crowd this weekend. Spectrum Magic is always a fantastic meet, and we are excited to debut a new leotard honoring the fans that show up and support us."
 
RECAPPING LAST WEEKEND
Behind one of the best scores on uneven bars in program history, Utah State scored a 195.850 to place second at the Boise State Tri Meet last weekend. BSU won the meet with 195.925 and Sacramento State placed third with 194.600. USU began the meet on the bars and scored 49.375, which is tied for the second-best score on the event in program history. USU followed with 49.025 on beam, 48.975 on floor and 48.475 on vault.
 
Utah State had four gymnasts earn weekly Mountain West honors following performances at the Boise State Tri Meet last weekend as graduate Brianna Brooks was named the MW Beam Specialist of the Week with a season high 9.900, graduate Jenna Eagles was named the MW Floor Co-Specialist of the Week with a season high 9.875, and Brooks, senior Dani Kirstine and junior Avery Bibbey were named MW Bars Co-Specialist of the Week with scores of 9.900, as Kirstine and Bibbey tied their career highs and Brooks tied her season high.
 
Brooks claimed her sixth career bars title last weekend which is tied for the 10th most in program history. Brooks has won 15 event titles in her career with six on bars, five in the all-around, three on beam and one on vault. Kirstine and Bibbey both claimed their second career bars titles and Eagles won her first career floor title and second title overall.
 
UTAH STATE NOTES
Utah State is ranked second in the Mountain West and 32nd in the nation heading into the sixth weekend of competition with an average team score of 195.130. USU ranks first in the MW and 22nd in the nation on beam (48.920), second in the MW and 29th in the nation on bars (48.915), second in the MW and 54th in the nation on floor (48.580) and third in the MW and 39th in the nation on vault (48.715).
 
Individually, Brooks ranks second in the MW and 46th in the nation in the all-around (39.100) and tied for second in the MW and 46th in the nation on bars (9.850). Kirstine ranks tied for second in the MW and 46th in the nation on bars (9.850). Sophomore Sydney Jelen ranks second in the MW and tied for 58th in the nation on beam (9.840). Sophomore Nyla Morabito ranks third in the MW and tied for 94th in the nation on vault (9.805).
 
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
San José State is ranked fourth in the Mountain West and 48th in the nation with an average team score of 194.200. The Spartans rank first in the MW and 36th in the nation on vault (48.745), third in the MW and 36th in the nation on beam (48.645), fourth in the MW and 49th in the nation on bars (48.645), and fourth in the MW and 59th in the nation on floor (48.415).
 
Individually, sophomore Devyn Valuch ranks third in the MW and 63rd in the nation in the all-around (38.912). Freshman Madison Gustitus ranks first in the MW and 33rd in the nation on beam (9.858) and fourth in the MW on floor (9.775). Junior Mikaela Pitts ranks tied for fifth in the MW on vault (9.770). Senior Sophia Konieczny ranks eighth in the MW on bars (9.780).
 
SERIES HISTORY
Utah State is 18-17 all-time against San José State, including an 8-4 home record, and has won six of the last nine meetings. USU posted a 2-1 record against the Spartans last year with a 195.925-195.725 home win on Feb. 16, a 196.450-195.300 loss at the Air Force Tri Meet on March 1 and a 196.500-196.400 home win in the Mountain West Championship on March 23.
 
NEXT UP
Utah State has two competitions next week, both on the road. First, USU will compete at Southern Utah on Monday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m. USU will then travel to Fort Worth, Texas, as it competes against No. 7 California and Texas Woman's in the Metroplex Challenge on Friday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m. (MT).
 
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