Feb. 22, 2008

Complete Results

SALT LAKE CITY - A season-high on bars was not enough as Utah State gymnastics was third in a tri-meet with Southern Utah at Utah Friday night at Utah's Huntsman Center. The host Utes, who are ranked second in the country, won the meet with a 197.200 while the Thunderbirds logged a 193.100 and the Aggies finished with a 189.650.

The result moves Utah State to 3-9 overall, and with the loss to Southern Utah, drop to 1-5 in Western Athletic Conference action. Utah improves to 8-0 while Southern Utah is now 6-3 overall and 4-2 in WAC competition.

USU posted a season-high 48.450 on bars, led by freshman Nicole Simoneau's 9.825 to tie for fourth-place, the Aggies' highest finisher in any event on the night. It was the seventh time in eight meets that Simoneau has logged a 9.800 or higher. Senior Megan Tschida tied a season-high with a 9.550 on bars.

Sophomore Heather Heinrich was USU's top finisher on vault by placing eighth with a 9.775, while freshman Lyndsie Boone matched her season-best with a 9.700, good for 11th. The Aggies ended with a 48.350 on vault.

Heinrich also led Utah State on beam, posting a 9.700 to place ninth leading to a team score of 48.350. On floor, Tschida was the top Aggie placer at 10th with a 9.675, as USU logged a 46.050 on the apparatus. Junior Nicki Felley was Utah State's lone all-arounder, placing sixth with a 37.875.

The Aggies return home to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum to host Denver on Friday, Feb. 29 for "Flip & Stick For The Cure Night" to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink as a show of support for the brave individuals battling cancer. The first 100 fans wearing pink will receive an official Flip and Stick For A Cure visor sponsored by the Logan Regional Hospital Foundation.

Gymnastics tickets are available through the USU Ticket Office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, online at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on "tickets" in left column, or by calling or (435) 797-0305 or 1-888-U-STATE-1 (1-888-878-2831).

Team Results
1) UTAH 197.200
2) SUU 193.100
3) USU 189.650

VAULT Results
1) Postell (UTAH) 10.000
2) Baskett (UTAH) 9.975
3) DiLuzio (UTAH) 9.850
4) Robarts (UTAH) 9.825
5) Bijak (UTAH) 9.800, Rizzo (UTAH) 9.800, Wheeler (SUU) 9.800
8) Heinrich (USU) 9.775
9) Coughlin (SUU) 9.750, Johnson (SUU) 9.750
11) Boone (USU) 9.700
12) Vogt (SUU) 9.675
13) Dillon (USU) 9.650, Dangerfield (SUU) 9.650
15) Felley (USU) 9.625
16) Simoneau (USU) 9.600, Omann (USU) 9.600, Hicks (SUU) 9.600

BARS Results
1) Baskett (UTAH) 9.875, Postell (UTAH) 9.875
3) Duke (UTAH) 9.850
4) Mackie (UTAH) 9.825, Simoneau (USU) 9.825
6) Deetscreek (UTAH) 9.775, Dangerfield (SUU) 9.775
8) Bijak (UTAH) 9.725, Marquardt (USU) 9.725
10) Heinrich (USU) 9.700, Lamb (SUU) 9.700
12) Morgan (SUU) 9.675
13) Vogt (SUU) 9.650
14) Omann (USU) 9.600, Felley (USU) 9.600
16) Tschida (USU) 9.550
17) Douglas (SUU) 9.325
18) Wheeler (SUU) 8.675

BEAM Results
1) Postell (UTAH) 9.950
2) Bijak (UTAH) 9.925
3) Deetscreek (UTAH) 9.825, DiLuzio (UTAH) 9.825
5) Robarts (UTAH) 9.800
6) Baskett (UTAH) 9.775
7) Vogt (SUU) 9.750
8) Hicks (SUU) 9.725
9) Heinrich (USU) 9.700
10) Simoneau (USU) 9.650
11) Wheeler (SUU) 9.575
12) Dangerfield (SUU) 9.525
13) Coughlin (SUU) 9.300
14) Lamb (SUU) 9.225
15) Felley (USU) 9.125
16) Boone (USU) 9.050
17) Patterson (USU) 8.525
18) Tschida (USU) 8.375

FLOOR Results
1) Postell (UTAH) 9.925
2) Baskett (UTAH) 9.900
3) Rizzo (UTAH) 9.850
4) Wheeler (SUU) 9.825
5) Bijak (UTAH) 9.775, Kivisto (UTAH) 9.775, Robarts (UTAH) 9.775
8) Dangerfield (SUU) 9.750
9) Hicks (SUU) 9.725
10) Tschida (USU) 9.675
11) Douglas (SUU) 9.600
12) Coughlin (SUU) 9.575
13) Felley (USU) 9.525
14) Vogt (SUU) 9.425
15) Rickard-Whitfield (USU) 9.400
16) Boone (USU) 9.375
17) Dillon (USU) 8.825

 All-Around Results
1) Postell (UTAH) 39.750
2) Baskett (UTAH) 39.525
3) Bijak (UTAH) 39.225
4) Dangerfield (SUU) 38.700
5) Vogt (SUU) 38.500
6) Felley (USU) 37.875, Wheeler (SUU) 37.875

UTAH:  VAULT: 49.450, BARS: 49.200, BEAM: 49.325, FLOOR: 49.225
VAULT: Postell 10.000, Baskett 9.975, DiLuzio 9.850, Robarts 9.825, Bijak 9.800, Rizzo 9.800
BARS: Baskett 9.875, Postell 9.875, Duke 9.850, Mackie 9.825, Deetscreek 9.775, Bijak 9.725
BEAM: Postell 9.950, Bijak 9.925, Deetscreek 9.825, DiLuzio 9.825, Robarts 9.800, Baskett 9.775
FLOOR: Postell 9.925, Baskett 9.900, Rizzo 9.850, Bijak 9.775, Kivisto 9.775, Robarts 9.775
All-Around: Postell 39.750, Baskett 39.525, Bijak 39.225