Utah State Aggies

Jan. 24, 2012

LOGAN, Utah -

Utah State Tri-Meet
w/ #13 Boise State & Southern Utah
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 - 7 p.m. (MT)

HOME OPENER ON TAP - Utah State gymnastics (1-3, 0-0 WAC) will make its 2012 home debut on Friday, Jan. 27, hosting former Western Athletic Conference foe and No. 13 Boise State (2-0) as well as current WAC opponent Southern Utah (0-2, 0-0 WAC) in a tri-meet... The three-team meet gets underway at 7 p.m. (MT) at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)... Friday night is USU Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night with all USU faculty and staff members get $1 admission per person for themselves and their families as long as they present their USU ID's... Live video and live results will be available through UtahStateAggies.com.

FIRST HOME MEET HISTORY - This is the second year in a row that Southern Utah has been the opponent for the Aggies' home opener... It is the second time in three years that Boise State has been the first meet opponent as the Broncos were in Logan for the Aggies' 2010 home-opener.

CONFERENCE CONNECTIONS - Friday's meet will count toward the Western Athletic Conference standings for USU and SUU... The other two meetings between the Aggies and Thunderbirds will not count toward the WAC standings... Boise State is an independent in gymnastics this season but will be returning to the WAC in all sports except football next season.

PUPIL VS. TEACHER - It's not quite as famous as noteworthy pupil vs. teacher match-ups like Luke Skywalker vs. Yoda, Henry David Thoreau vs. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Corey vs. Mr. Feeny, Neil Perry vs. John Keating, or even Bob Knight-Mike Krzyzewski, but Friday's meet features fourth-year USU head coach Jeff Richards facing his former boss, as he was an assistant under SUU head coach Scott Bauman from 1991-98.

RIGHT OFF THE OL' CORN COB - Both head coaches began their coaching careers as student assistants for Utah State legendary head coach Ray Corn, with Richards coaching from 1988-90 while Bauman was with the Aggies through his 1990 graduation.

ALMA MATER SWAP - Saturday's meet also features a match-up between two head coaches leading the opposite's alma mater, as USU's Richards is a 1995 Southern Utah graduate while SUU's Bauman is a 1990 graduate of Utah State.

IN THE RANKINGS - Boise State is ranked No. 13 in this week's Troester/GymInfo Women's Gymnastics Coaches Rankings... Southern Utah is No. 27 while USU is 40th.

Rank Team Avg. High Team RQS 13 Boise State 195.288 196.175 - 27 Southern Utah 193.675 194.050 - 40 Utah State 192.125 192.325 -

TICKET INFO - USU Gymnastics Tickets are available through the USU Ticket Office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, by phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or (435) 797-0305, or online 24 hours a day at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on the "buy/renew tickets" under the "tickets" drop down menu.

LIVE RESULTS - Live results for Friday's tri-meet are available by clicking on the "Live Results" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com, the official web site of USU athletics. * Note the link will only work after the meet starts.

LIVE VIDEO - Fans can watch the meet on Friday live online by clicking on the "Watch Live" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com, the official web site of USU athletics. Fans will need to pay a small fee to watch the meet.

TWITTER / FACEBOOK - Fans can also get live updates from the meets as well as other team information through the USU Twitter and Facebook pages - Twitter: www.twitter.com/USUGymnastics and Facebook: Utah State Gymnastics

UP NEXT - Utah State continues is four-meet homestand by hosting Arizona State on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. (MT).

ABOUT UTAH STATE - The Aggies notched 13 career-bests on the way to posting a 197.450, finishing third at a quad meet at Texas Woman's by .1 of a point, as host TWU was second with a 197.550...No. 10 Oklahoma won the meet with what was at the time the highest score in the country with a 197.450 while Centenary finished in fourth-place with 191.400.

Taking second in all-around competition, freshman Sarah Landes set a new career-high in all but one event, and bested her previous all-around score, for a total of 38.925. Junior Amelia Montoya beat her career-high on the uneven parallel bars, notching a score of 9.800, to finish tied for fifth as the highest scoring Aggie in the event. She also set a new high on the vault with a 9.750, to earn a final of 38.300 in the all-around competition. Sophomore Paige Jones set a new career-high in her all-around with 38.525, boosted by placed fifth on vault with a team-leading 9.825. Jones was fifth in the all-around while Montoya was sixth. Junior Amanda Watamaniuk also earned a personal best on the vault, landing a 9.675.

Landes was the highest-placing USU gymnast on beam, tying for seventh with a 9.750 while Jones was the top Aggie on floor, tying for eighth with a 9.800.

USU has a team-total average of 192.125, posting averages of 48.075 on vault, a WAC-best 48.663 on bars, 47.100 on beam and 48.288 on floor.

Landes is fourth in the WAC, sixth in the North Central region and tied for 45th in the country in the all-around with a 38.875 average... She also is tied for fourth in the conference, tied for 11th in the region and tied for No. 90 in the nation on bars (9.763), as well as tied for sixth in the league, tied for No. 16 in the region and tied for 99th in the nation on beam (9.725)... Jones is second in the WAC, eighth in the region and tied for 57th in the country on vault (9.825), as well as tied for third in the conference, tied for 10th in the region and tied for 70th in the nation on floor (9.800).

BAKER'S DOZEN - A total of 13 Aggie individual career-best marks were hit or tied Saturday night at Texas Woman's, including all five of USU's scoring vault scores... Landes posted four career-best marks (vault, beam, floor and all-around), while three others notched two marks in Jones (vault and all-around), freshman Susie Miller (vault and floor) and Montoya (vault and bars), and three had one each in freshman Kaitlyn Betts (bars), freshman Ashley Follett (beam) and junior Amanda Watamaniuk (vault).

WAC-BEST BARS - Utah State leads the WAC with a 48.663 bars average... USU is fourth in the conference in both team total (192.125) and floor (48.288), while ranking fifth in the league stats in vault (48.075) and beam (47.100).

SPARKS ALL-STARS - USU freshman Breyanna Aufiero, BSU junior Lacee Lang and freshman Amanda Otuafi are all from Sparks, Nev., but Aufiero went to Bishop Manogue Catholic HS and competed for Deltchev Club while Lang and Otuafi both went to Reed HS and competed for Flips USA Club.

SUPER 16 - The 16 gymnasts on USU's 2012 roster is the most on an Aggie roster since 2006, after having 15 on the 2011 roster, 13 on the 2010 ledger, 12 on the 2009 roster... USU had 14 gymnasts on each of the 2008 and 2007 rosters, while having 16 on the 2006 roster.

ABOUT SOUTHERN UTAH - The Thunderbirds are 0-2 on the year, but are averaging a 193.675 and are ranked No. 27 in the country... In its last outing, SUU suffered a narrow 194.800 - 194.050 loss to BYU... Despite the loss, junior Alyssa Click took home three individual titles, winning bars (9.875), floor (9.875) and the all-around with a career-best 39.400.

Southern Utah is averaging 48.588 on vault, 48.188 on bars, 48.550 on beam and 48.350 on floor for its 193.675 total average... Click is averaging a 39.000 all-around score, including team-leading averages on floor (9.863) and beam (9.888), while also averaging 9.713 on vault and 9.538 on bars... Freshman Brittney Jensen leads SUU on vault with a 9.813 average while fellow freshman Jamie Armijo has a team-best 9.800 bars average.

SUU head coach Scott Bauman is in his 21st season at the helm of the T-Birds, earning WAC Coach of the Year and North Central Region Coach of the Year honors in 2010... Bauman has led SUU to four consecutive NCAA Regional appearances and led the T-Birds to the 2010 WAC Championship trophy.

ABOUT BOISE STATE - The Broncos are 2-0 after posting a season-high 196.175 on Friday in a dual with Sacramento State who notched a 191.875... Three BSU gymnasts won individual events and the all-around... Junior Brittany Potvin-Green won the all-around and vault (9.875) titles, while senior Lindsay Kazandjian and freshman Kelsey Morris shared the bars title with 9.850's and sophomore Amanda Otuafi won the floor with a 9.900.

Boise State is averaging 49.038 on vault, 49.125 on bars, 48.450 on beam and 48.675 on floor for its team average of 195.288... Potvin-Green leads BSU on vault (9.850), beam (9.800) and the all-around (39.350)... Freshman Ciera Perkins has a team-leading 9.863 bars average while fellow freshman Caitlin Mann tops the team with a 9.763 average on floor.

BSU co-head coaches Neil Resnick and Tina Bird are in their fifth season at the reins of the Broncos, posting an 84-24 record... Last season, Resnick and Bird guided BSU to the 2011 WAC Championship and a third-place finish at the 2011 NCAA North Central Regional... Under Resnick and Bird, the Broncos have won three of the last four WAC titles (2008, 2009, 2011).

SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTHERN UTAH - Utah State has a combined 36-34 record all-time vs. Southern Utah, including 21-8 at home... Friday is the first of three regular-season meetings between USU and SUU, as the Aggies will also meet the T-Birds in a tri-meet at BYU on Feb. 25, and Utah State will head to Cedar City for a dual at SUU on March 9... SUU will also return to Logan on March 24 for the WAC Championships... The T-Birds have topped the Aggies in the last 15 meetings, taking all four regular-season meetings plus finishing higher at the WAC Championships... USU's last win over SUU was on a certain USU gymnastics' media relations contact birthday on Feb. 23, 2007 when USU scored a season-high 195.675 while SUU notched a 194.700.

SERIES HISTORY VS. BOISE STATE - Utah State is 53-27 all-time vs. Boise State, including 25-7 at Logan... BSU won all three meetings last year, as the Aggies faced the Broncos in home-and-home duals, and in the WAC Championships... USU is currently on a 13-meet losing skid in match-ups with BSU, last winning on March 31, 2007 at the WAC Championships, when Utah State was third while Boise State was sixth.

TOUGH TRODDING FOR WAC TEAMS - The top two scores in the NCAA have been in meets vs. WAC teams as Oklahoma's winning score of 197.450 on Saturday in the quad meet with Utah State is the second-highest score this season in the country, only topped by a 197.575 by UCLA on Sunday in a win over San Jose State.

LAST TIME OUT - A night of career-highs helped the Utah State gymnastics team come away from a quad-meet hosted by Texas Woman's University in a close-call third place finish Saturday night. No. 10 University of Oklahoma came away as the winners of the meet with a final score of 197.450. Host TWU finished in second place with 192.425, just a tenth of a point ahead of the Aggies' 192.325. Centenary College finished in fourth-place with 191.400.

Taking second in all-around competition, freshman Sarah Landes set a new career-high in all but one event, and bested her previous all-around score, for a total of 38.925. Junior Amelia Montoya beat her career-high on the uneven parallel bars, notching a score of 9.800, to finish tied for fifth as the highest scoring Aggie in the event. She also set a new high on the vault with a 9.750, to earn a final of 38.300 in the all-around competition. Sophomore Paige Jones set a new career-high in her all-around with 38.525, boosted by placed fifth on vault with a team-leading 9.825. Jones was fifth in the all-around while Montoya was sixth. Junior Amanda Watamaniuk also earned a personal best on the vault, landing a 9.675.

Landes was the highest-placing USU gymnast on beam, tying for seventh with a 9.750 while Jones was the top Aggie on floor, tying for eighth with a 9.800

Freshman Ashley Follett, who grew up nearby in Flower Mound, Texas and moved to Utah right before her senior year of high school, got the meet started for the Aggies opening with a 9.600 on the beam. She was followed by Jones who notched a 9.200 in her first meet of the season. Freshman Susie Miller was next, who with a fall, earned a 8.825. Montoya was next with a 9.025 while senior Haley Hogan followed with an 8.900. Landes wrapped up the event with a 9.750, just beating her score from last week's meet at Utah.

After the first rotation, the Aggies were in fourth with a total of 46.475. OU led with 49.375 on bars, followed by Centenary at 48.525 on floor and TWU with 48.350 on vault.

Moving to floor for the second rotation, Miller landed a 9.75 and Watamaniuk finished with a score of 9.600. Landes was next, landing a 9.750, again beating her score from last week for a new career-high. Montoya followed with a 9.725. Jones was next with a 9.800 while Follett concluded the event with an 8.450. The Aggies finished floor exercises with a total of 48.625, for a running score of 95.100.

After the second rotation, Oklahoma maintained their lead with 98.625. Texas Woman's was at 96.900 while Centenary was at 96.575.

On vault for the third rotation, freshman Breyanna Aufiero kicked it off with an 8.625. She was followed by Watamaniuk and her career-high score of 9.675. Miller went next, stopping herself from falling and notching a 9.575. Montoya nailed her landing, earning a 9.750, also breaking her personal record. On a roll, Landes was next, again beating her career-high with a 9.725. Jones rounded out the event with a 9.825, tying her career-high. Every score counted in the USU vault total was either a new or tied career-high.

The Aggies ended the third rotation with a total of 48.550, with an overall score of 143.650. With one event remaining, OU was at 148.075, Texas Woman's at 144.350 and Centenary at 143.800.

To conclude the quad meet, the Aggies moved to the uneven bars, with senior Rebecca Holliday up first. She earned a 9.750, followed by a new career-high of 9.800 from Montoya. Watamaniuk was up next with a 9.150, preceding scores of 9.700 from both Landes and Jones. Freshman Kaitlyn Betts wrapped up the rotation as well as the meet with a score of 9.725, a new high score for her after competing at Utah last week.

BEEHIVE STATERS - Utah State has three gymnasts from the state of Utah in senior Haley Hogan (Centerville/Viewmont HS/North Davis Gymnastics), sophomore Christina Nye (North Logan/Logan HS/Tytans Gymnastics) and freshman Ashley Follett (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS/All American Gymnastics).

FLIPPING THE BOOKS TOO - Utah State had four gymnasts earn academic all-WAC honors last season, and three return, in seniors Haley Hogan and Rebecca Holliday, along with junior Amanda Watamaniuk.

2011 REVIEW - Utah State finished with a No. 47 ranking in the Troester/GymInfo Women's Gymnastics Coaches Poll... USU had a final Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 192.935, a season-average of 192.483 and a season-high of 194.550... The Aggies were fourth in the WAC and eighth in the North Central final rankings... USU was also fourth in the WAC on two of the four apparatus: vault (48.400 RQS/48.173 avg./48.600 high), bars (48.555 RQS/48.308 avg./49.000 high), while ranking fifth on the other two events: beam (47.820 RQS/47.575 avg./48.625 high) and floor (48.625 RQS/48.427 avg./48.975 high).

Individually, Nicole Simoneau was fourth in the WAC, tied for 11th in the North Central region and tied for No. 55 in the country with a 9.835 RQS and a 9.765 average with a season-high of 9.875... Simoneau is also tied for 14th in the conference and 38th in the region on beam with a 9.710 RQS and a 9.584 average with a season-best of 9.750... Lyndsie Boone was tied for eighth in the WAC and tied for 24th in the region on vault with a 9.775 RQS and a 9.738 average with a high score on the season of 9.825... Jackie Dillon was tied for ninth in the WAC and tied for 21st in the region on floor with a 9.800 RQS and a 9.771 average, with a top season score of 9.850... Dillon was also sixth in the conference and 12th in the region as well as 76th in the nation in the all-around with a 38.720 RQS and 38.423 average with a season-high score of 38.150.

IN THE RECORD BOOKS - The Aggies left their mark in several spots in the USU record books in 2011, with one individual event high, three individual season averages and two team season averages marks:

INDIVIDUAL EVENT HIGHS
Bars - T24. Nicole Simoneau - 9.875 - 2/18/11 - Boise State dual

INDIVIDUAL SEASON AVERAGES
Bars - 7. Nicole Simoneau - 9.767 - 2011
Floor - T17. Jackie Dillon - 9.763 - 2011
Vault - T18. Lyndsie Boone - 9.725 - 2011

TEAM SEASON AVERAGES
Floor - 9. 48.427 - 2011
Bars - 10. 48.308 - 2011

UTAH STATE'S RICHARDS NAMED NACGC CO-REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR - Utah State gymnastics head coach Jeff Richards was named the NCAA Division I National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC) North Central Region Co-Coach of the Year, in a vote by the region's head coaches at the NCAA Division I Gymnastics North Central Regional. Richards shares the award with Utah co-head coach Megan Marsden.

Richards led five Aggie individuals to the NCAA North Central Regional Championships last Saturday in Denver, Colo. Senior Jackie Dillon was eighth in the all-around with a score of 38.450 to lead the Aggies on the night. The eighth-place finish was the highest of the night for Utah State. Freshman Rachel Vaske was 12th in the all-around with a score of 38.025. Senior Lyndsie Boone capped off an amazing Utah State career, finishing 14th in the all-around with a score of 37.950.

A GLANCE AT THE AGGIES -

Breyanna Aufiero - Notched a 9.500 on vault (8th) in collegiate debut at the Utah dual... Scored an 8.625 on vault (24th) at the Texas Woman's quad meet.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Deltchev Gymnastics under Stoyan Deltchev... Nevada State Champion in 2009... Named Gymnast of the Year for her club in 2010... Qualified for Level 9 Western Championship.

Kaitlyn Betts - In USU debut in dual at Utah, posted a 9.625 on bars (11th) and an 8.925 on vault (12th)... Scored a 9.725 on bars (T11th) at the Texas Woman's quad.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Euro Stars Gymnastics under Peter and Tania Gueorguive... Was named the 2011 Level 10 National Champion on vault and placed eighth on bars... Placed third in the all-around at the 2010 Level 10 National Invitation Tournament... In 2008 she was the Level 9 Regional all-around and bars champion... Placed third in the all-around at 2008 Level 9 Nationals.

Ashley Follett - Logged a 9.600 on beam (8th) in first collegiate action in dual at Utah... Notched a 9.600 on beam (T11th) and an 8.450 on floor (24th) at the Texas Woman's quad.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for US Gold Gymnastics in Roanoke, Texas under Tina Martin... Moved to Utah where she competed with All American Gymnastics under Jamie Wysong... Was the 2011 Level 10 Utah State Champion in all-round, bars and floor... Was a five-time regional qualifier... Placed fifth at the 2010 Level 9 Westerns.

Haley Hogan - Scored a 9.575 on beam (11th) in dual at Utah... At the Texas Woman's quad, scored an 8.900 on beam (21st).

LAST SEASON: Posted a 9.625 on beam as an exhibition performance in the Southern Utah dual... Was the top Aggie on beam at the San Jose State tri-meet with Wisconsin-Eau Claire, tying for second overall with a 9.675... At the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State, posted a 9.500 on beam (18th)... Logged a 9.575 on beam (T7th) at the Southern Utah dual... Posted a 9.625 on beam (T5th) at the Sacramento State dual... In the dual vs. Boise State, tied career-high with a 9.750 on beam (T4th)... Scored a 9.125 on beam and placed 12th in both the Utah dual and the dual at Boise State... Did not compete in the home dual vs. Cal State Fullerton... Was 13th on beam (9.575) at the Southern Utah tri-meet with Iowa... At the WAC Championships, posted a 9.675 on beam (T17th), which was USU's highest score of the meet on the event... Earned academic all-WAC accolades as well as USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award honors.

Rebecca Holliday - Notched a 9.575 on beam (9th) at Utah dual... At the Texas Woman's quad, registered a 9.750 on bars (10th).

LAST SEASON: In the season-opener at the Southern Utah dual, was second on beam with a 9.775 and also tied for second on bars with a 9.725, as well as posting a new career-best on vault (9.700)... Tied for eighth on bars in the Arizona/BYU tri-meet with a 9.700, along with logging 9.450 on vault (18th) and a 9.050 on beam (13th)... Logged 9.700 on bars (T4th), 9.600 on vault (T7th) and 8.850 on beam (16th) at the San Jose State tri-meet with Wisconsin-Eau Claire... At the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State, posted a 9.725 on bars (T17th) and 9.550 on vault (T18th)... Registered a 9.650 on bars (5th), 9.600 on vault (9th) and a 9.100 on beam (12th) at the Southern Utah dual... At the Sacramento State dual, scored a 9.700 on beam (2nd), a 9.275 on bars (T7th) and a 9.075 on vault (12th)... Scored a 9.725 on bars (T6th), a 9.100 on vault (12th) and an 8.350 on beam (12th) in the dual vs. Boise State... Did not compete in either the Utah dual nor the dual at Boise State, due to an injury sustained during warm-ups of the Utah dual... Returned to action in the Cal State Fullerton dual, posting a 9.675 on bars (7th), a 9.475 on vault (T8th) and an 8.325 on beam (12th)... In the tri-meet at Southern Utah with Iowa, logged a 9.725 on bars (T9th) and a 9.600 on vault (16th) as well as a 9.075 in a beam exhibition performance... At the WAC Championships, scored a 9.600 on bars (T23rd) and a 9.100 on vault (33rd)... An academic all-WAC selection and a USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Paige Jones - Did not compete in the dual at Utah... In first action of season at Texas Woman's quad, finished fifth in the all-around with a career-high 38.525, including tying career-best on vault with a 9.825 (5th), as well as notching 9.800 on floor (T8th), 9.700 on bars (T13th) and 9.200 on beam (17th).

LAST SEASON: Made collegiate debut doing the all-around in the Southern Utah dual, posting a 37.150 (5th), logging 9.700 on vault (T-5th), 9.675 on bars (5th), 9.225 on floor (11th) and 8.550 on beam (12th)... Improved all-around score with a 37.675 in the Arizona/BYU tri-meet, logging a 9.750 on floor (2nd), 9.725 on vault (T7th), 9.700 on bars (T8th) and an 8.500 on beam (18th)... Continued improvement in the all-around at the San Jose State tri-meet with Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a career-best 38.450, while finishing second on vault with 9.725, tied for third on floor with a 9.825, while also logging season-best 9.225 on beam (13th) and adding a 9.675 on bars (T6th)... Won the vault with a career-best 9.825 at the Sacramento State dual, along with tying for third on both floor (9.750) and bars (9.525)... Posted a career-high with a 9.850 on floor (T2nd) in the dual vs. Boise State, while also logging a 9.725 on bars (T6th) and notching a 9.750 on vault (T7th)... Posted a 9.725 on vault (T15th) at the WAC Championships, as well as a 9.050 on floor (T34th)... At the NCAA North Central Regionals, logged a 9.550 on vault (40th) and a 9.425 on floor (39th)... Earned academic all-WAC honors and was also a USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Sarah Landes - Had smashing collegiate debut, notching a 38.825 in the all-around to finish third and also tied for fourth on the bars with a 9.825 and was the lone Aggie in the top five of any of the four events, also posting a 9.700 on beam (7th), a 9.675 on vault (7th) and 9.625 on floor (8th)... At the Texas Woman's quad meet, improved on her all-around score with a 38.925 to finish second, as well as bettering her vault score with a 9.725 (T9th), and improving with 9.750's on both beam (T7th) and floor (T10th), while posting a 9.700 on bars (T13th).

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Dynamo Gymnastics under Dennis and Shannon Harrison... At the 2011 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed 10th on floor, 15th on vault, 12th on beam and 12th in all-around... Received the Shannon Miller Award in 2009... Graduated first in her class at Deer Creek High School.

Brittney Mackins - Did not see any action at the Utah dual, nor at the Texas Woman's quad meet.

LAST SEASON: In collegiate debut in the Southern Utah dual, competed on floor in an exhibition performance, posting a 9.450... Did not compete in the Arizona/BYU tri-meet, the San Jose State tri-meet with Wisconsin-Eau Claire, nor the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State... Recorded a 9.200 in a floor exhibition performance at Southern Utah dual... Did not see any action at the Sacramento State dual, nor in the home dual vs. Boise State... Competed officially for the first time in the Utah dual, posting a 9.425 (11th) on floor... Notched a 9.475 on floor (T11th) at the Boise State dual... Scored an 8.950 in a floor exhibition performance in the home finale vs. Cal State Fullerton... Did not compete in tri-meet at Southern Utah w/Iowa, nor at the WAC Championships... An academic all-WAC honoree as well as a recipient of the USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award.

Kristen Meyers - Did not compete in the dual at Utah, nor at the Texas Woman's quad meet.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Edge-Riverside Gymnastics under Laura Habel and John Laudie... Competed in the Women's Junior Olympic Championships Level 10... In 2011, competed in Region levels 8, 9 and 10 with a 35.590... Graduated second in her class at Smithville High School.

Susie Miller - In collegiate debut at Utah dual, scored a 9.650 on floor (7th), a 9.500 on beam (10th) and a 9.475 on vault (T9th)... Scored a 9.750 on floor (T10th), a 9.575 on vault (T17th) and an 8.825 on beam (23rd) in the quad meet at Texas Woman's.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Technique Gymnastics under Lisa Poarch... Was a part of the 2011 Level 10 team that took third place at the NorCal State Championship meet... Was a 2010 National Invitational Tournament qualifier... Qualified for the 2008 Western meet... Was named Gymnast of the Year for her club in both 2009 and 2011.

Amelia Montoya - Was fifth in the all-around at the Utah dual with a 38.000, posting a career-high 9.700 on bars (10th), while also notching a 9.725 on floor (6th), a 9.475 on vault (T9th) and a 9.100 on beam (12th)... Posted a 38.300 in the all-around (6th) at the Texas Woman's quad, scoring a 9.800 on bars (T5th), a 9.750 on vault (8th), a 9.725 on floor (13th) and a 9.025 on beam (T19th).

LAST SEASON: Did not compete in the Southern Utah dual... Tied a career-high with a 9.725 on floor (T3rd) in the Arizona/BYU tri-meet... At the San Jose State tri-meet with Wisconsin-Eau Claire, logged a 9.725 on floor (9th), tying career-high for second-straight meet, while also posting 9.325 on vault (12th) and 9.050 on bars (12th)... At the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State, scored 9.625 and placed 20th on both bars and floor... Posted an 8.950 on floor (12th) at the Southern Utah dual, as well as an 8.950 in a bars exhibition performance... Recorded a 9.075 on floor (12th) and an 8.975 on bars (12th) at the Sacramento State dual... Did not compete in the home duals vs. Boise State and Utah, as well as the road dual at Boise State due to injury suffered at Sacramento State... Returned to action with a bang, logging a career-high 9.750 on floor (T4th) in the Cal State Fullerton dual... Scored a 9.625 on floor (17th) at the Southern Utah tri-meet with Iowa... Registered a 9.600 on floor (T26th) at the WAC Championships.

Christina Nye - Logged a new career-high on bars with a 9.725 (9th), while also registering a 9.500 on floor (9th)... Did not compete at the Texas Woman's quad.

LAST SEASON: Made collegiate debut in the Southern Utah dual, leading off USU's lineup on floor with a 9.400 (10th)... Did not compete in the BYU/Arizona tri-meet... Posted a new career-best with a 9.700 on floor (T10th) at the San Jose State tri-meet with Wisconsin-Eau Claire... At the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State, recorded a 9.600 on floor (21st)... Recorded a 9.675 on floor (10th) at the Southern Utah dual... Tied for eighth on floor (9.550) at the Sacramento State dual... In the home dual vs. Boise State, scored a 9.550 on floor (11th)... Did not compete in the dual vs. Utah, the dual at Boise State nor the Cal State Fullerton dual with a minor injury... Returned to action at the Southern Utah tri-meet with Iowa, logging a 9.550 in a floor exhibition performance... Earned academic all-WAC accolades as well as USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recognition.

Jenna Saxton - Made collegiate debut at Utah dual, scoring an 8.550 on bars (12th) and an 8.200 on floor (12th)... Did not see any action at the Texas Woman's quad meet.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL -- Competed for Kristie Phillips at the Kristie Phillips Athletic Center... Competed at the Level 9 Easterns meet... Was a Level 10 regional qualifier in 2009.

Rachel Vaske - Out for at least the first portion of the season with an injury.

LAST SEASON: In first collegiate meet at the Southern Utah dual, notched a 9.725 on floor (T-5th), 9.625 on bars (T-7th) and 9.600 on vault (9th)... Competed in the all-around for the first time in her collegiate career at the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State, logging a 37.700 (6th), posting a 9.575 on bars (22nd), 9.550's on both vault (T18th) and floor (24th), as well as a 9.025 on beam (23rd)... Recorded a season-high 9.650 on bars (12th) in the Boise State dual, while also logging 9.675 on floor (10th) and 9.650 on vault (10th), as well as posting a 9.500 in a beam exhibition performance... Notched career-high 38.600 in the all-around (5th) in the Utah dual, posting a 9.700 on both beam (8th) and floor (7th), as well as 9.600's on both vault (9th) and bars (11th)... In the home finale vs. Cal State Fullerton, posted two career-highs in the all-around with a 38.625 (5th) and on bars with a 9.825 (T2nd), along with scoring 9.675 on beam (T5th), 9.625 on floor (8th) and a 9.500 on vault (7th)... Was ninth in the all-around at the WAC Championships with a 38.250, recording a 9.625 on bars (22nd), a 9.575 on both vault (T28th) and floor (T28th), as well as a 9.475 on beam (28th)... Notched a 38.025 at the NCAA North Central Regionals, placing 12th after scoring a 9.650 on bars (T34th), a 9.550 on both beam (31st) and floor (37th), and a 9.275 on vault (42nd)... A USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Samantha Wagner - Notched an 8.650 in an exhibition bars performance at Utah in first collegiate action... Did not compete at the Texas Woman's quad.

LAST SEASON: Redshirted the season with an injury... A recipient of the USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award.

Amanda Watamaniuk - Posted new career-high on bars with a 9.775 (8th) at the Utah dual, and also scored a 9.475 on vault (T9th) and a 9.450 on floor (10th)... Notched a career-best 9.675 on vault (16th) at the Texas Woman's quad, as well as scoring a 9.600 on floor (19th) and a 9.150 on bars (22nd).

LAST SEASON: Performed on bars in an exhibition performance in the Southern Utah dual, posting a 9.600... Notched a 9.600 (T14th) on bars in the BYU/Arizona tri-meet... Did not compete in the San Jose State/Wisconsin-Eau Claire tri-meet... Did an exhibition performance on bars at the BYU quad meet with Southern Utah and Iowa State, logging a 9.600... Recorded a 9.475 on bars (7th) at the Southern Utah dual... Posted a 9.275 on bars in an exhibition performance at the Sacramento State dual... Did not compete in the home dual vs. Boise State... Posted a 9.025 (12th) on bars in the dual vs. Utah... Recorded a 9.650 on bars (9th) at the Boise State dual... Scored a 9.700 on bars in an exhibition performance in the home finale dual vs. Cal State Fullerton... At the Southern Utah tri-meet with Iowa, posted a 9.625 in a bars exhibition performance... Scored a 9.650 (T20th) on bars at the WAC Championships... An academic all-WAC selection and a USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

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