LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnastics won all four event titles and defeated Mountain West-foe San José State 195.125-194.225 here Friday night inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
Utah State began the meet on the vault and scored 48.375, followed by 48.950 on bars, 48.925 on beam and 48.875 on floor. San José State scored 48.500 on vault, 48.450 on bars, 48.525 on beam and 48.750 on floor.
Sophomore
Nyla Morabito took top honors on vault (9.775) and floor (9.850), while junior
Avery Bibbey claimed the bars title (9.850) and graduate
Brianna Brooks placed first on beam (9.875).
Brooks has now claimed 16 event titles in her career, including four on beam. It is her fourth event title this season as she has placed first on bars twice and on beam twice. Morabito now has six career event titles, including four on floor and two on vault. It is her third title on floor this season and first on vault. Bibbey claimed her three career bars title, including her second this season.
Head Coach Kristin White
"Really proud of our student-athletes. We wanted to get that conference win. The last three weekends we have been super close, so our goal tonight was to come out and finish the meet and we did that. Spectrum Magic night was awesome. We had a great crowd again and we are really excited for the win.
"
Brianna Brooks had a great night, and
Avery Bibbey was phenomenal on bars again."
Rotation One – Vault (48.375)
Utah State opened the meet with 48.375 on vault. Morabito won the event with 9.775, while senior
Payton Gatzlaff and freshman
Kaylie Medrano tied for third with 9.725. Graduate
Jenna Eagles made her season debut on vault and scored 9.600. Graduate
Angel Stuart scored 9.550 and freshman
Lundyn VanderToolen scored 9.525.
1.
Lundyn VanderToolen – 9.525
2.
Payton Gatzlaff – 9.725
3.
Kaylie Medrano – 9.725
4.
Nyla Morabito – 9.775
5.
Jenna Eagles – 9.600
6.
Angel Stuart – 9.550
Rotation Two – Bars (48.950)
Utah State moved to bars for its second rotation and posted 48.950. USU had the top four scores on the event led by Bibbey who placed first with a 9.850. VanderToolen finished second with a career-high-tying 9.825. Senior
Dani Kirstine placed third with 9.800 and Brooks finished fourth with 9.775. Sophomore
Sydney Jelen and freshman
Olivia Orengo both scored 9.700.
1.
Olivia Orengo – 9.700
2.
Sydney Jelen – 9.700
3.
Lundyn VanderToolen – 9.825
4.
Avery Bibbey – 9.850
5.
Brianna Brooks – 9.775
6.
Dani Kirstine – 9.800
Rotation Three – Beam (48.925)
Moving to beam for its third rotation, Utah State scored 48.925. Brooks won the event with 9.875 and sophomore Mya Witte posted a career-high-tying 9.825 to place third. Medrano placed fourth with 9.775. Jelen scored 9.750, Eagles scored 9.700 and Orengo scored 9.675.
1.
Sydney Jelen – 9.750
2.
Jenna Eagles – 9.700
3.
Olivia Orengo – 9.675
4.
Kaylie Medrano – 9.775
5.
Mya Witte – 9.825
6.
Brianna Brooks – 9.875
Rotation Four – Floor (48.875)
Utah State finished the competition with 48.875 on floor. Morabito won her second event title of the night by scoring 9.850, while Medrano placed third with 9.800. Orengo and Stuart both posted 9.750 as that score for Stuart is a season high. Eagles scored 9.725 and sophomore
Isabella Vater scored 9.625.
1.
Jenna Eagles – 9.725
2.
Angel Stuart – 9.750
3.
Olivia Orengo – 9.750
4.
Kaylie Medrano – 9.800
5.
Isabella Vater – 9.625
6.
Nyla Morabito – 9.850
Up Next
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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Utah State vs. San José State
Logan, Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | February 7, 2025
Team Results
1. Utah State: 195.125 (VT: 48.375; UB: 48.950; BB: 48.925; FX: 48.875)
2. San José State: 194.225 (VT: 48.500; UB: 48.450; BB: 48.525; FX: 48.750)