LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnastics won three event titles and posted two career highs and another season high as it defeated Mountain West-foe Air Force 195.325-193.575 here Friday night inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
 
Following the meet, Utah State honored its six seniors in Brianna Brooks, Jenna Eagles, Amari Evans, Payton Gatzlaff, Dani Kirstine and Angel Stuart.
 
Utah State began the meet on vault and scored 48.875, followed by 48.675 on bars, 48.875 on beam and 48.900 on floor. Air Force scored 48.975 on vault, 47.325 on bars, 48.875 on beam and 48.400 on floor.
 
Brooks won the beam title with a score of 9.875 to give her 21 event titles in her career, including eight on beam, which is tied for the fourth most in program history. Brooks has won nine titles this season, including six on beam, which is tied for the second most in a single season in school history.
 
Sophomore Nyla Morabito claimed a pair of titles as she won floor with a 9.875 and tied for first on vault with a career-high-tying 9.850. Morabito has now won nine event titles in her career with six on floor and three on vault. She has won seven titles this season with five on floor and two on vault.
 
Gatzlaff also tied for first on vault with a season high 9.850 for her first career title.
 
Head Coach Kristin White
"We started incredible on vault. Unfortunately, I don't think some of the scores reflected some of our performances tonight, but that is our sport. We have to continue to get better. I'm really proud of the way we started and ended this meet.
 
"Payton Gatzlaff had her best vault of the season on Senior Night, so I'm incredibly proud of her. Overall, I'm proud of the vault group. They have made some incredible strides this season and they have shown improvement each week.
 
"It was a great meet, we won, and we were able to 'Light the A Blue' and send our seniors off with a great performance. So overall, I am really proud of the team."
 
Graduate Brianna Brooks
"Tonight was amazing and bittersweet. It is the last time ever competing in the Spectrum. It has been a good five years. It was special. Utah State has been great to me, and I couldn't have done it without my teammates and coaches.
 
'We have to keep pushing and putting great meets together. We want to finish with a conference championship and make it to regionals and we are on track to reach those goals."
 
Rotation One – Vault (48.875)
Utah State opened the meet with 48.875 on vault. Gatzlaff and Morabito tied for first on the event with scores of 9.850. Gatzlaff's score was a season high and Morabito's tied her career high. Brooks began the competition by scoring 9.650, followed by a 9.675 from VanderToolen. Gatzlaff then scored 9.850 and freshman Kaylie Medrano followed with a career high 9.825 to tie for fourth. Morabito then scored her 9.850 and Stuart concluded the rotation with 9.675.
 
1. Brianna Brooks – 9.650
2. Lundyn VanderToolen – 9.675
3. Payton Gatzlaff – 9.850
4. Kaylie Medrano – 9.825
5. Nyla Morabito – 9.850
6. Angel Stuart – 9.675
 
Rotation Two – Bars (48.675)
Utah State moved to bars for its second rotation and posted 48.675. Freshman Olivia Orengo began the rotation with 9.750 to tie for second. Sophomore Sydney Jelen then scored 9.725 and VanderToolen followed with a 9.750 to tie for second. Junior Avery Bibbey scored 9.700 and Brooks scored 9.075. Kirstine concluded the rotation with 9.750 to tie for second as well.
 
1. Olivia Orengo – 9.750
2. Sydney Jelen – 9.725
3. Lundyn VanderToolen – 9.750
4. Avery Bibbey – 9.700
5. Brianna Brooks – 9.075
6. Dani Kirstine – 9.750
 
Rotation Three – Beam (48.875)
Moving to beam for its third rotation, Utah State scored 48.875 and Brooks won the event with 9.875. Jelen began the rotation with 9.775 and Eagles scored 9.750. Orengo followed with 9.675, Medrano scored 9.775 and Brooks scored 9.875. Sophomore Isabella Vater finished the rotation with 9.700.
 
1. Sydney Jelen – 9.775
2. Jenna Eagles – 9.750
3. Olivia Orengo – 9.675
4. Kaylie Medrano – 9.775
5. Brianna Brooks – 9.875
6. Isabella Vater – 9.700
 
Rotation Four – Floor (48.900)
Utah State finished the competition with 48.900 on floor. Morabito won the event after posting a 9.875 in the anchor spot. Eagles began the rotation by scoring 9.550, followed by 9.750 from Stuart, 9.825 from Orengo as she placed third, 9.750 from Medrano and 9.700 from Vater.
 
1. Jenna Eagles – 9.550
2. Angel Stuart – 9.750
3. Olivia Orengo – 9.825
4. Kaylie Medrano – 9.750
5. Isabella Vater – 9.700
6. Nyla Morabito – 9.875
 
Up Next
Utah State concludes its regular season with a road meet at No. 22 Arizona on Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m. (MT). USU will then compete in the Mountain West Championships, hosted by San José State University, on Saturday, March 22, at 3 p.m. (MT).
 
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Utah State vs. Air Force
Logan, Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | March 7, 2025
 
Team Results
1. Utah State: 195.325 (VT: 48.875; UB: 48.675; BB: 48.875; FX: 48.900)
2. Air Force: 193.575 (VT: 48.975; UB: 47.325; BB: 48.875; FX: 48.400)