LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field senior Logan Hammer has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, March 15. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.

With their sponsorship of the student-athlete of the week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.

Hammer earned second team All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships last weekend as he cleared 5.40 meters (17-8.5) to tie for 14th place in the men's pole vault. The winner of three-straight Mountain West titles in the event cleared the height on his first jump of the day, before failing to clear the bar at 5.50 meters (18-0.5). Hammer, who earned first-team honors at the 2025 indoor championships and second-team honors at the outdoor championships in 2024 and 2025, became the eighth four-time All-American in Utah State track and field history.

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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
MEN'S BASKETBALL – Senior guard MJ Collins Jr. (Clover, South Carolina) helped Utah State to a 3-0 record last week and a Mountain West Tournament title with an 80-60 win over eighth-seeded UNLV in the quarterfinals, a 79-66 win over fifth-seeded Nevada in the semifinals, and a 73-62 win over second-seeded San Diego State in the championship game. Collins was named the tournament's MVP. Against the Rebels, Collins scored 20 points to go along with four assists, three rebounds, three steals and one block, while shooting 7-of-15 from the floor, 2-of-8 from deep and 4-of-4 at the free throw line. Against the Wolf Pack, he totaled 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists, shooting 3-of-9 from the field, 0-of-2 from 3-point range and 6-of-7 at the free throw line. And against the Aztecs, Collins Jr. went for 20 points, three rebounds, three steals and one assist, shooting 8-of-15 from the field and 4-of-10 from 3-point range. For the week, Collins Jr. averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while shooting 46.2 percent (18-of-39) from the field, 30.0 percent (6-of-20) from 3-point range and 90.9 percent (10-of-11) at the free throw line.

GYMNASTICS – Junior Nyla Morabito (Welland, Ontario, Canada) shared the vault title with a score of 9.825 and tied for second on floor with a score of 9.900 at the Arizona State-hosted Tri Meet. USU finished second with a team score of 196.300.

SOFTBALL – Senior outfielder Kya Pratt (Temecula, California) led Utah State during a 2-2 week with a pair of wins over Fresno State (9-2 and 8-4 (9)) sandwiched between a pair of losses to Idaho State (13-2(5) and the Bulldogs (6-2). Against the Bengals, Pratt led the Aggies with a pair of hits, including a double and an RBI, and recorded a pair of putouts in the field. In USU's conference opener against the Bulldogs, Pratt scored a pair of runs, drew a walk and added an RBI and two putouts to help the Aggies earn a 9-2 victory. Pratt was then instrumental in helping USU force the game to extra innings, scoring a run and recording a career-high four hits, a career-high-tying four RBIs and adding three putouts. Pratt hit a two-RBI single to cap off USU's four-run output in the ninth inning to seal the 8-4 win and the series victory. In the final game of the week, Pratt added another two hits, including a triple, plus an RBI and one putout. For the week, Pratt hit .533 (8-of-15) with seven RBIs alongside eight putouts on defense.

MEN'S TENNIS – Sophomore Dmitri Goubin (Plano, Texas) posted a 2-0 day across doubles and singles play during Utah State's 4-3 loss at Florida Atlantic. Goubin helped clinch the doubles point in the match, teaming with senior Jean-Baptiste Badon for a 7-6 (1) victory at the second position in the lineup. In singles action, Goubin notched a 6-1, 7-5 victory at the sixth position.

WOMEN'S TENNIS – Sophomore Maria Paula Ramos Garcia (Guatemala City, Guatemala) posted a 3-1 record as Utah State began Mountain West play with a 4-0 loss at Wyoming and a 4-0 victory at Colorado State. Against the Cowgirls, Ramos Garcia recorded a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles alongside freshman Chahd Tourkhani before falling in a three-set battle during singles play. She then posted two victories to lead the Aggies to a sweep of the Rams, first notching a 7-5 win with Tourkhani to clinch the doubles point and then doubling USU's lead with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 5 singles.

2025-26 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
Sept. 1 – Miles Davis, Football
Sept. 8 – John Miller, Football
Sept. 15 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Sept. 22 – Bryson Barnes, Football
Sept. 29 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Oct. 6 – Kaylie Kofe, Volleyball
Oct. 13 – Tess Werts, Soccer
Oct. 20 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Oct. 27 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Nov. 3 – Mara Štiglic, Volleyball
Nov. 10 – Rine Yonaha, Soccer
Nov. 17 – Garry Clark, Men's Basketball
Nov. 24 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball
Dec. 1 – Andrea Simovski, Volleyball
Dec. 8 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball
Dec. 15 – Javin Richards, Track and Field
Dec. 22 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Jan. 5 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball
Jan. 12 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball
Jan. 19 – Ayodele Ojo, Jr., Track and Field
Jan. 26 – Sydney Jelen, Gymnastics
Feb. 2 – Landon Bott, Track and Field
Feb. 9 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Feb. 16 – Jayden Holdsworth, Track and Field
Feb. 23 – Olivia Orengo, Gymnastics
March 2 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field
March 9 – Nyla Morabito, Gymnastics
March 16 – Logan Hammer, Track and Field

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