LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnast Mya Witte has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, March 22. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
This is Witte's first-ever America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week honor.
With their sponsorship of the student-athlete of the week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.
Witte, a junior from Greenacres, Florida, was named the Mountain West Championship MVP as she helped Utah State score a 196.400 to win its second-straight MW Postseason Championship. Witte won the beam title with a career-high 9.950 and scored 9.700 on vault. Her score on beam is tied for the second highest in program history, and she is one of just eight USU gymnasts ever to score a 9.950 or better on the event.
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Utah State qualified for its 29th NCAA Regional Championships and will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to compete against No. 7 Stanford, No. 10 Michigan and No. 22 North Carolina on Thursday, April 2 at noon MT.
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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
MEN'S BASKETBALL – Junior guard Mason Falslev (Benson, Utah) helped Utah State advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with an 86-76 win against eighth-seeded Villanova in the first round and a 78-66 loss to top-seeded and second-ranked Arizona in the round of 32. Against Villanova, Falslev had 22 points to go along with seven rebounds and four assists. Against Arizona, Falslev scored eight points while adding three rebounds, three assists and three steals. During the NCAA Tournament, Falslev averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 42.9 percent from the field (12-of-28), 18.2 percent (2-of-11) from 3-point range, and 80.0 percent (4-of-5) at the free throw line.
SOFTBALL – Senior catcher/infielder Kaylee Erickson (Phoenix, Arizona) led Utah State with a .583 batting average (7-of-12) with three doubles and three home runs to help the Aggies to a 2-2 week with wins over Idaho State (2-1) and Nevada (7-6) amidst a pair of losses to the Wolf Pack (6-13 and 6-10). Against the Bengals, Erickson supplied the offense for USU, hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning for the decisive runs. In the series opener against Nevada, Erickson went 2-of-4 from the plate with a double and a home run, notching two RBIs and a run scored. In USU's comeback 7-6 win over Nevada on Saturday, Erickson again went 2-of-4 with two RBIs, hitting a two-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the game and set up teammate Grace Matej for the walk-off. Erickson closed out the weekend with another 2-of-4 outing against Nevada on Sunday, recording a double and scoring one run. On the week, Erickson recorded 19 total bases, hitting three doubles in addition to her three homers, and finished with a 1.583 slugging percentage. On defense, Erickson also recorded 25 putouts and one assist.
MEN'S TENNIS – Sophomore Roman Venger (Lviv, Ukraine) posted a 3-0 record across doubles and singles play and provided the clinching point in both 4-0 wins over UNLV and Nevada last week. Against the Rebels, Venger first teamed with sophomore Eliot Nobel for a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles to help the Aggies secure the early doubles point. In singles at the third position, Venger posted a 6-4, 6-4 win to earn the clinching point in the 4-0 win. Venger added another 6-4, 6-4 win at the third spot against the Wolf Pack, again providing the final point to finish out the 4-0 win. Venger's doubles match alongside Nobel against Nevada was tied 6-6 before the match was left abandoned.
WOMEN'S TENNIS – Freshman Sabina Pintea (Iasi, Romania) led the Aggies during a pair of conference defeats to nationally ranked foes in No. 31 San Diego State (4-0) and No. 63 Grand Canyon (4-1). Against the Aztecs, Pintea earned USU's lone set victory of the day at No. 2 singles before her match was left abandoned while ahead 7-6 (6), 1-1. Pintea then scored the Aggies' lone point against the Lopes with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles.
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD – Junior Sam Beckwith (Alpine, Utah) claimed a pair of event titles this past weekend at the Utah Tech Invitational in St. George, Utah. Beckwith won the men's long jump and triple jump, clearing respective distances of 7.11 meters (23-4) and 12.41 meters (40-8.75). Beckwith, who holds the Utah Tech facility record in the triple jump, won his fourth and fifth career event titles on the Greater Zion Stadium runways.
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD – Junior Claire Petersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho) won the 100-meter hurdles this past weekend at the Utah Tech Invitational in St. George, Utah. Peterson crossed the finish line in 13.74, good for ninth in USU history. Petersen also placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in her first-ever competition in the event, finishing in 1:00.05, and helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish, clocking in at 46.74.
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, Men's Track & Field
Feb. 9 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Feb. 16 – Jayden Holdsworth, Men's Track & Field
Feb. 23 – Olivia Orengo, Gymnastics
Mar. 2 – Logan Hammer, Men's Track & Field
Mar. 9 – Nyla Morabito, Gymnastics
Mar. 16 – Logan Hammer, Men's Track & Field
Mar. 23 – Mya Witte, Gymnastics
