LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnastics posted its second-straight 196-plus score as it defeated Mountain West-foe Air Force 196.025-195.825 here Friday night inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Utah State improves to 13-4 on the season with the win, including 4-2 in MW competition. It is the best start to a season since the 1999 club began the year with a 14-3 record and tied for the fourth-best start in school history.

Utah State began the meet on the vault and scored a season-high 49.075, followed by a 48.825 on bars, 49.075 on beam and 49.050 on floor. Air Force scored 48.950 on vault, 48.825 on bars, 49.100 on beam and 48.950 on floor.

Junior Nyla Morabito tied for first on floor with a season-high 9.850 for the Aggies only title of the night. It is her eighth title this year, including her first on floor, and her 17th title overall, including her seventh on floor.

Utah State posted six career-high scores during the meet to go along with one season-high score.

Head Coach Kristin White
"Incredibly proud of our women. We knew that we needed to secure the win tonight at home. They rose to the challenge, really focused on the details, and stayed together the entire meet. Very proud of them and excited for the rest of the year."

Rotation One – Vault (49.075)
Utah State opened the meet with a bang scoring a season-high 49.075 on vault as five Aggies posted career high scores. Morabito led USU with a career-high-tying 9.850 to tie for second on the event. Junior Mya Witte led off with a career-high-tying 9.775 and sophomore Lundyn VanderToolen followed with a career-high-tying 9.825. Freshman Anabelle Dewey tied her career-high with 9.800 and freshman Alianna Valdez scored 9.675, while junior Isabella Vater posted a career-high 9.825.

1. Mya Witte – 9.775
2. Lundyn VanderToolen – 9.825
3. Anabelle Dewey – 9.800
4. Alianna Valdez – 9.675
5. Isabella Vater – 9.825
6. Nyla Morabito – 9.850

Rotation Two – Bars (48.825)
Utah State moved to bars for its second rotation and posted 48.825. Sophomore Olivia Orengo led the Aggies here with a 9.800 to place second on the event. Junior Sydney Jelen scored 9.750 to lead off, while Vater followed with 9.700. Following Orengo's 9.800, senior Avery Bibbey scored 9.725, VanderToolen scored 9.775 and freshman Charly Laufer posted 9.775.

1. Sydney Jelen – 9.750
2. Isabella Vater – 9.700
3. Olivia Orengo – 9.800
4. Avery Bibbey – 9.725
5. Lundyn VanderToolen – 9.775
6. Charley Laufer – 9.775

Rotation Three – Beam (49.075)
Moving to beam for its third rotation, Utah State scored 49.075, tying for its second-best score on the apparatus this year. Jelen began the rotation with 9.825 and Orengo followed with 9.775. Sophomore Kaylie Medrano scored 9.800 and Valdez posted 9.825. Laufer then notched a career-high 9.800 and Witte concluded the rotation with 9.825. Jelen, Valdez and Witte all tied for third on the event.

1. Sydney Jelen – 9.825
2. Olivia Orengo – 9.775
3. Kaylie Medrano – 9.800
4. Alianna Valdez – 9.825
5. Charley Laufer – 9.800
6. Mya Witte – 9.825

Rotation Four – Floor (49.050)
Utah State finished the competition with 49.050 on floor. Morabito led USU with a season-high 9.850 to tie for first on the event. Orengo began the final rotation with a 9.800, and freshman Sienna Yelle scored 9.750. Following Morabito's 9.850, USU posted back-to-back-to-back 9.800 scores from Dewey, Vater and freshman Mara Gruber.

1. Olivia Orengo – 9.800
2. Sienna Yelle – 9.750
3. Nyla Morabito – 9.850
4. Anabelle Dewey – 9.800
5. Isabella Vater – 9.800
6. Mara Gruber – 9.800

Up Next
Utah State has two meets next week as it competes at Southern Utah on Monday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m., and hosts future Pac-12 opponent Oregon State for Senior Night on Friday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m.

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Utah State vs. Air Force
Logan, Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | February 27, 2026

Team Results
1. Utah State: 196.025 (VT: 49.075; UB: 48.825; BB: 49.075; FX: 49.050)
2. Air Force: 195.825 (VT: 48.950; UB: 48.825; BB: 49.100; FX: 48.950)