Utah State University Athletics

Kristin White, who was named the head gymnastics coach at Utah State on May 20, 2022, is entering her fifth season with the Aggies.

During the 2026 season, White led Utah State to both the Mountain West regular season and postseason championships, a first in program history, giving USU nine conference titles all-time. It is the first time in program history that Utah State has won back-to-back conference titles. Junior Mya Witte was named the MW Championship MVP after placing first on beam with a career-high 9.950, which is tied for the second-highest score on the event in program history, and one of the top eight beam scores ever at Utah State.

Utah State also advanced to the second round of NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2022. It was the program’s 29th NCAA Regional appearance all-time.

Utah State finished the 2026 campaign with a 19-8 record as those 19 victories are the sixth-most in program history and most since 1986. USU had 16 regular season wins, which is tied with the 1986 club for the fourth-most in program history, and the Aggies began the year with a 15-4 record, which is the second-best start to a season in program history. USU posted an 8-0 home record during the 2026 season, marking just the fourth time in program history that USU has gone undefeated at home.

Utah State scored 196.000 or better in six straight meets during the 2026 season, which is a school record, while its seven overall scores of 196.000 or better is tied with the 2021 and 2022 teams for the most in school history. USU’s best score of the season was a 196.875 at Southern Utah, which is its third-highest score ever. USU also posted a 196.650 in a home win against No. 25 Oregon State, which is its third-highest home score and 10th-highest overall, and scored 196.325 in a home win against Boise State, which is the 10th-highest home score in school history.

Utah State scored 49.325 on bars against No. 25 Oregon State, which is tied for the fifth-best bars score in program history and scored 49.175 on vault at Southern Utah, which is tied for the sixth-best vault score in school history.

Utah State finished the 2026 season ranking first in the Mountain West with a team National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 195.905. USU was also first in the MW on floor with an NQS of 49.125, first in the MW on bars with an NQS of 48.982, first in the MW on beam with an NQS of 48.9355, and second in the MW on vault with an NQS of 48.866.

Utah State began the 2026 campaign by placing second at the Best of Utah Meet with 195.825. That score is its second-highest season-opening score in program history. It is just the second time in the seven-year history of the Best of Utah Meet that USU has placed second.

Utah State had six gymnasts earn first-team All-Mountain West honors during the 2026 campaign in junior Sydney Jelen (beam), junior Nyla Morabito (vault), junior Isabella Vater (floor), junior Mya Witte (beam), sophomore Olivia Orengo (bars), and sophomore Lundyn VanderToolen (bars). Jelen also earned second-team All-MW honors on bars. USU also had seven gymnasts combine to win 13 weekly MW awards during the year.

Utah State had five gymnasts ranked in the top 100 on their respective events in Morabito (vault), Witte (beam), Jelen (beam), Vater (floor) and VanderToolen (bars). Morabito’s 9.823 vault average is tied for the fourth-best in program history. VanderToolen finished the season with the seventh-best bars average in program history at 9.817, while Witte posted the ninth-best beam average at 9.825, Jelen posted the 10th-best bars average at 9.808, and Vater had the 14th-best floor average in school history at 9.843. Furthermore, Orengo’s 9.812 bars average is the eighth-best all-time.

Along with Witte’s 9.950 on beam at the Mountain West Championships, Jelen scored a career-high 9.925 on bars against No. 25 Oregon State, which is tied for the 11th-highest bars score in program history.

As a team, Utah State averaged 49.002 on bars during the 2026 season, which ranks second all-time in school history. USU also averaged 49.137 on floor, which is the third-best single-season average in program history, 48.898 on vault, which is the fifth-best average in school history, and 48.915 on beam, which is the sixth-best average all-time.

Morabito won 10 vault titles during the 2026 campaign to set the single-season school record, while her 13 total titles are the fifth-most by a junior. For her career, she won 13 vault titles, which is tied for the third-most in program history.

During the 2025 season, White led Utah State to its first-ever Mountain West Championship with a 196.100 to defeat regular season champion Boise State, along with San Jose State and Air Force. It was the program’s seventh conference title all-time and first since 2022. Graduate Brianna Brooks was named the Championship MVP after tying for first on bars with a season-high-tying 9.900 and tying for third on beam with a 9.850.

Utah State also advanced to NCAA Regionals as a team for the first time since 2022 and for the 28th time in program history, while five individuals qualified for the second round. Brooks shined on bars in the second round of NCAA Regionals as she tied for second with a season-high-tying 9.900, which is tied for the third-best bars score at an NCAA Regional meet in school history.

Utah State scored a 196.000 or better four times during the year, including a season-high 196.475 versus No. 7 California and Texas Woman’s at the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, which is the ninth-highest away score in program history. 

During the season, Utah State had 10 gymnasts combine to win 26 weekly Mountain West awards, both of which were the most by any program in the conference. USU also had 10 All-Mountain West honorees during the 2025 campaign, which were the most of any program in the conference.

Utah State had four gymnasts earn first-team All-Mountain West honors in Brooks (bars, beam), who was also named the MW Beam Specialist of the Year, Morabito (vault, floor), junior Avery Bibbey (bars), and Jelen (beam). Four more Aggies earned second-team All-MW honors in Vater (floor), and freshmen Kaylie Medrano (vault), Orengo (floor) and VanderToolen (bars).

Brooks finished her career with 24 event titles, with nine on beam, nine on bars, five in the all-around and one on the vault. Her nine beam titles are the fourth most in school history, while her nine bar titles are the seventh most. During the 2025 campaign, Brooks won 12 event titles, which is tied for the sixth most by a senior in school history, as she has placed first on beam seven times and first on bars five times. Her seven beam titles are tied for the most in a single season in school history and her five bar titles are tied for the eighth most.

Overall, Brooks averaged 9.838 on beam and 9.800 on bars to rank sixth and ninth all-time in school history for a single season. VanderToolen averaged 9.805 on bars to rank eighth all-time in program history and Morabito averaged a 9.807 on vault to rank 11th all-time. 

As a team, Utah State averaged a 48.982 on bars during the 2025 season, which ranks second all-time in school history and a 48.934 on beam, which is the fourth-best single-season average in program history. USU posted a season-best 49.375 on bars at Boise State, which is tied for the second-best score on the event in program history.

Individually, VanderToolen scored a career-high 9.925 on bars, which is tied for the 11th-best score in school history, while Morabito scored a career-high 9.925 on floor, which is tied for the 13th-best score in program history.

During the 2024 campaign, White led Utah State to a second-place finish at the inaugural Mountain West Championships, which was held in Logan, Utah, with a season-high 196.500, which is tied for the fifth-highest home score in school history and the best score overall under White. It was also the second-highest score in a conference championship meet in school history. Highlighting USU's performance at the conference championship was Brooks winning the bars title with a season-high-tying 9.900 and placing second in the all-around with a 39.300.

Brooks concluded the 2024 season for Utah State by competing at the NCAA Regional Championships in Berkeley, California, where she tied for first on bars with a season-high-tying 9.900, which is tied for the third-best bars score at an NCAA Regional meet in school history. Brooks, who was named the North Central Region Gymnast of the Year for the second-straight season, also earned second-team All-Mountain West honors in the all-around and on bars.

Two more Aggies earned All-Mountain West honors during the 2024 season as graduate senior Alivia Ostendorf was named to the first team on vault and senior Lexi Aragon was named to the second team on beam. USU also had five Aggies combine to win eight MW Specialist of the Week honors during the year.

During the 2024 campaign, Ostendorf posted career highs of 9.925 on vault and floor, which is tied for the fourth- and 13th-best scores in school history on those events, while Aragon scored a career-high 9.925 on beam, which is tied for the ninth-best score on that event in school history. 

Overall, Ostendorf averaged 9.846 on floor and 9.792 on vault to rank 10th and 18th all-time in school history for a single season, while Brooks averaged a 9.852 on bars to rank fourth and Aragon averaged a 9.782 on beam to rank 16th. 

As a team, Utah State averaged a 48.929 on bars during the 2024 season, which ranks fourth all-time in school history and a 48.696 on beam, which is the 10th-best single-season average in program history.

During her first season at the helm, White coached Brooks, who was named the North Central Region Gymnast of the Year, as she garnered first-team All-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference accolades in the all-around and second-team honors on bars.

Under White’s tutelage, two Aggies competed at the NCAA Regional Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brooks competed on bars and tied for third in Session I with a career-best 9.925, which is tied for 11th all-time in school history and ranks second all-time for a regional meet. Sofi Sullivan capped her Utah State career by placing seventh out of 27 competitors with a 9.875 on beam.

Three other Aggies joined Brooks in earning All-MRGC honors as Sullivan garnered first-team accolades on beam, while Ostendorf and Ariel Toomey picked up first-team honors on floor.

Behind Ostendorf and Toomey, who each averaged 9.863 on floor, which is tied for sixth all-time in single-season program history, Utah State averaged 49.003 as a team on the event, good enough for seventh-best in school history.

Brooks averaged 9.855 on bars (third-best in school history) and 9.820 on beam (10th-best), while Sullivan averaged 9.861 on beam (fourth-best), Ostendorf averaged 9.808 on vault (tied for ninth-best) and Grace Rojas averaged 9.786 on bars (tied for 15th-best).

Utah State placed fourth at the 2023 MRGC Championships with a score of 195.825 – its third-highest score of the season.

White joined the Aggies after spending two seasons as an assistant coach under co-head coaches Jay and Jess Santos at Arizona State as the Sun Devils finished the 2022 season ranked No. 22 in the nation and captured a share of the Pac-12 regular season title. ASU finished the 2021 season ranked No. 9 in the nation as White was named the WCGA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.

With White working with gymnasts on beam and floor, Arizona State finished the 2022 season scoring 49-plus in nine-straight meets on beam as junior Hannah Scharf led the Sun Devils with a team-best 9.950 on the event and earned WCGA second-team All-American honors and first-team all-Pac-12 accolades.

Prior to Arizona State, White was an assistant coach at Iowa State during the 2018-20 seasons as the Cyclones finished among the top-25 teams in the nation each year. During her final season in Ames, White mentored a floor lineup that finished the year ranked No. 16 in the nation, an improvement of 23 spots from the season before. Individually, junior Andrea Maldonado was named a 2020 WCGA first-team All-American on floor, as well as earning first-team all-Big 12 honors on the event as her 9.935 national qualifying score ranked seventh in the nation and second in the league.

Before entering the college ranks as a coach, White spent five years at the club level, where she mentored club gymnasts with Dynamo Gymnastics in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dynamo, one of the top clubs in the nation, was awarded a pair of Region III Program of the Year honors in 2015 and 2016, as White was recognized individually as the 2016 Oklahoma State Coach of the Year.

A 2010 graduate at Oklahoma, White remained at her alma mater as a graduate assistant during the 2011 and 2012 seasons as the Sooners finished among the top 10 each year. At OU, White completed a master's degree in adult and higher education.

As a student-athlete at Oklahoma, White helped lead the Sooners to a trio of Big 12 team championships from 2008-10, and a runner-up finish at the 2010 NCAA National Championships. Individually, White was recognized with All-American honors on beam and floor as a senior in 2010. In addition to her excellence in the gym, White also earned three Outstanding Community Service Awards and spent three years as a member of Oklahoma's Student Athlete Advisory Committee and two years on OU's Athletics Council.

White and her husband, Trent, have three children: a son, Brayden (4), and twins, Blakely (2) and Boston (2).

Kristin White File
Coaching History:
2023-        Utah State - Head Coach
2021-22    Arizona State - Assistant Coach
2018-20    Iowa State - Assistant Coach
2013-17    Dynamo Gymnastics (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) - Coach and Choreographer
2010-12    Oklahoma - Graduate Assistant

Education:
2010        Oklahoma - Human Relations
2012        Oklahoma - Masters in Adult and Higher Education