May 20, 2008

LOGAN, Utah -

Complete USU Gymnastics End of Season Notes in PDF Format

END OF SEASON - ­Utah State finished the season 6-18 overall and 2-6 in Western Athletic Conference action, finishing fifth at the WAC Championships meet... While USU did not qualify as a team to the NCAA North Central Regional Gymnastics meet, the Aggies sent six individuals.

USU returns seven letterwinners, including five all-WAC honorees... The Aggies also return three that missed either a large portion or the entire season due to injuries.

IN THE RANKINGS - Utah State was ranked No. 38 in the final rankings... The Aggies were the fifth-highest among WAC schools, with WAC Champion Boise State finishing the highest at No. 23, while conference runner-up Southern Utah was 28th... San Jose State was No. 30, Sacramento State was 34th, followed by Utah State at No. 38 and Cal State Fullerton was 43rd.

UTAH STATE RECORD BOOK UPDATE - Utah State gymnasts had six individual event marks and five season average marks in the USU record book.

Freshman Jasmine Minion posted four of the six of the individual event high scores, as her 9.900 at the NCAA North Central Regional was the third-highest score in school history... Minion is one of eight different Aggie gymnasts to post a 9.900... She also had a 9.875 on Jan. 27 at Cal State Fullerton, which is the fourth-highest posting in USU history and the ninth different Aggie to log that... Minion also had two 9.850's this season, doing it last at the Texas Woman's quad meet on March 14, which is the fifth-highest score... In the same Texas Woman's quad meet that she had the previously mentioned vault score, Minion also had a 9.900 on floor, the fourth-highest score in USU history.

Freshman Nicole Simoneau posted a 9.900 on bars in a home dual against Southern Utah on Feb. 21, which is the fourth-highest score in school history, becoming the 11th Aggie gymnast with that posting.

Senior Megan Tschida's WAC Championship score of 9.925 on floor (March 29), is the third-highest score on the apparatus in school history and she is the 10th USU gymnast to log that score... Tschida also has the No. 2 spot on the list with a 9.950 during her freshman season of 2005.

On the season average list, Simoneau's 9.822 average on bars is No. 2 on USU's top 20 season average bars list, trailing Christy Denson's 9.856 from 1999.

Minion's average of 9.759 is No. 11, while fellow freshman's Jackie Dillon's average of 9.732 is No. 15... Sophomore Heather Heinrich's 9.725 average is tied for No. 17... Heinrich holds the No. 20 spot with a 9.723 average in 2007.

Tschida had a season-average of 9.788 on floor, which is No. 12... She has the No. 4 spot with a 9.831 average from her freshman season of 2005.

ABOUT UTAH STATE - The Aggies ended the season with a 6-18 (.250) overall and 2-6 Western Athletic Conference ledger... Utah State had its five best scores of the season in the final five meets of the year... USU posted its season-best 194.450 in a home dual with San Jose State (March 7), topping the Spartans' 194.125... The Aggies' second-best mark was a 194.250 in a dual loss at BYU (196.300) on March 10... At the WAC Championships, USU logged its third-best mark of the season with a 194.150 in finishing fifth... Host Boise State won the team title with a 194.925, while San Jose State was second at 194.725. Southern Utah tallied a 194.575 for third, while Sacramento State was fourth at 194.275, followed by Utah State's 194.150 and Cal State Fullerton's sixth-place finish at 192.650... A 193.900 in the quad meet at Texas Woman's on March 14 was good for USU's fourth-highest score of the season, finishing third behind Kentucky's 195.200 and Texas Woman's with 194.200, but ahead of Centenary's 192.025... The Aggies' No. 5 best mark of the season was a 193.150 in a home dual loss to Southern Utah on March 21, after the Thunderbirds notched a 195.075.

All five of USU's top vault scores came on the road, with the season-best 48.875 coming at BYU (March 10), while its second-highest mark of 48.850 was at the Texas Woman's quad meet on March 14... The Aggies logged their third-highest vault mark of 48.775 at the WAC Championships on March 29, followed by a 48.650 at Southern Utah on Feb. 4 and a 48.625 at the Denver quad meet on Feb. 9.

The Aggies had their top two bars marks at home with a season-high 48.750 in the San Jose State dual (March 7), while the second-best score of 48.650 came against Denver (Feb. 29)... USU's third, fourth and fifth marks all came on the road with a 48.525 at the Texas Woman's quad meet on March 14, a 48.450 at Utah with Southern Utah on Feb. 22 and a 48.400 at BYU on March 10.

Utah State's top five beam scores were just the opposite with the top two coming on the road and the next three posting at home... A season-best 48.675 at BYU on March 10 was followed by a 48.550 at the WAC Championships (March 29)... The third-best and top home score was a 48.125 in the dual against San Jose State (March 7), while the fourth-best was a 48.000 against Sacramento State (Jan. 18) and the fifth-best was a 47.725 against Southern Utah (March 21).

USU's top five floor scores were scattered from early to late in the season, with the top score of 49.050 coming in the home dual with San Jose State (March 7)... The second-best score of 48.975 was done at the Texas Woman's quad meet (March 14) while the number three score of 48.900 was logged twice, most recently at the WAC Championships (March 29)... Number four and five spots came at home, with the fourth-best score of 48.850 coming in the home tri-meet with BYU and New Hampshire (Feb. 15) while the fifth-highest score of 48.725 came in the home dual against Boise State (Jan. 22).

IN THE WORDS OF ET: OUCH - Utah State was severely bitten by the injury bug, as four gymnasts suffered some form of season-ending injury: freshman Erica Huelsmann did not compete all season after having preseason shoulder surgery; Huelsmann ended up redshirting the season... Sophomore Devin Markle missed the first two meets of the season recovering from a preseason injury and only saw limited action in two meets before suffering a season-ending knee injury... Freshman Maegan Snodgrass suffered an injury in the second meet of the season and was out the remainder of the year... Freshman Chelsea Marquardt was injured during third meet of season and after missing four meets, returned to bars only action.

W-L RECORD HISTORY - It was the second time in last three years that USU had a below .500 winning percentage after going 5-14 (.263) in 2006... Utah State's regional ranking of No. 8 was also its lowest in the program's 31-year history... The Aggies' fifth-place WAC finish was their lowest conference placing since 1992.

NCAA REGIONAL - Six members of the Aggies' squad were selected to the NCAA North Central Regional meet on April 12, hosted by the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, Minn. Of the six USU individuals, two were all-arounders and four were individual specialists.

Junior Nicki Felley and sophomore Heather Heinrich were selected as all-arounders, while senior Megan Tschida (floor) along with freshmen Jasmine Minion (vault), Lyndsie Boone (beam) and Nicole Simoneau (bars) were all chosen in their respective events.

Minion was USU's top finisher, posting a season-best 9.900 on vault, in finishing in a three-way tie for second with Michelle Stout of Arkansas and Ashley Postell of Utah. Kristina Baskett of Utah won the vault with a 9.925. Minion logged her score during the second rotation and sat atop of the leaderboard with Stout until Utah went on bars for the final rotation, knocking Minion off and denying her berth to the National Championships.

USU's other top finisher was freshman Nicole Simoneau placing in a three-way tie for eighth with a 9.800. It was Simoneau's 13th posting of 9.800 or better this season.

The Aggies' third individual was senior Megan Tschida on floor and she placed tied for 14th with a 9.825 while the fourth individual, freshman Lyndsie Boone, was 42nd on beam with an 8.275.

In the all-around, sophomore Heather Heinrich was 19th with a 37.650 while junior Nicki Felley finished 21st with a 36.975.

Heinrich was tied for 29th on beam with a 9.575, tied for 28th on vault with a 9.675, tied for 37th on floor with a 9.650 and 41st on bars with an 8.750.

Felley finished tied for 33rd on vault with a 9.625, 35th on bars with a 9.500, 41st on beam with an 8.975 and 42nd on floor, notching an 8.975.

The last USU gymnast to individually qualify for the NCAA National Championships was Amber Jamison in 1999.

Utah won the team title with a 196.950, while host Minnesota was third with a 195.275. Arizona posted a 194.275 to finish fourth, just ahead of Southern Utah's 194.050 for fifth and Iowa was sixth at 193.875.

REGIONAL HISTORY - In the 31-year history of the USU gymnastics program, the Aggies have qualified for regionals 26 times, with the highest finish coming in 1982 when the Aggies placed second and went on to the National Championships, where they placed ninth... USU's most recent appearance at the regional championships was in 2007 when the Aggies placed sixth at the North Central Regional meet.

IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS - Utah State gymnastics began the 2008 season ranked 33rd in the country according to the Troester Women's Preseason Coaches Poll, before falling as low as No. 46 in the Jan. 21 rankings. USU finished the season at No. 38 in the final rankings.

Six USU opponents were ranked in final Top 25: No. 2 Utah (Feb. 22), No. 9 Oklahoma (Feb. 9), 12th-ranked Denver (Feb. 9 and Feb. 29), No. 21 Kentucky (March 14), 23rd-ranked Boise State (Jan. 11, Jan. 22, March 29) and No. 24 BYU (Feb. 15, March 10)... Other Aggie opponents just outside the top 25 are 28th-ranked Southern Utah (Feb. 4, Feb. 22, March 21, March 29), No. 30 San Jose State (March 7 and March 29), No. 30 Sacramento State (Jan. 18 and March 29) and 37th-ranked New Hampshire (Feb. 15), ... Other USU opponents include 41st-ranked Texas Woman's (March 14), No. 43 Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 27 and March 29), No. 54 Centenary (March 14) and 59th-ranked Air Force (Feb. 9).

ATTENDANCE - According to the Troester Gymnastics rankings (released May 19), Utah State was ranked 31st in the nation in average attendance (1,027 per home meet)... The 2,029 fans for the Aggies' home tri-meet with BYU and New Hampshire on Feb. 15 was 22nd among the highest maximum attendance for a single meet in the country... USU was second in the WAC in average attendance, trailing Southern Utah, who was No. 14 with an average of 2,217.

The Aggies competed at five of the top 21 teams, performing at No. 1 Utah (Feb. 22), at No. 14 Southern Utah (Feb. 4), No. 19 Minnesota (NCAA Regionals on April 12), No. 20 BYU (March 10) and No. 21 Denver (Feb. 9)... Other WAC schools were No. 36 Boise State, No. 42 San Jose State, No. 57 Cal State Fullerton and No. 61 Sacramento State.

ALL-WAC HONOREES - USU had five gymnasts earn all-WAC accolades this year, as senior Megan Tschida was co-WAC champ on floor to earn first-team recognition. Tschida notched a 9.925 on floor to tie for first. Joining Tschida on the first-team all-WAC list was sophomore Heather Heinrich's tied for third-place finish on beam with a 9.825.

Four other marks earned USU gymnasts second-team honors, led by freshman Nicole Simoneau, who was tied for fourth on bars with a 9.775, while junior Nicky Felley was fifth in the all-around with a 38.925 and was tied for sixth on beam with a 9.800. Freshman Jasmine Minion rounded out the Aggie honorees with a 9.800 on vault, good for a tie for sixth.

ACADEMIC ALL-WAC - Utah State had six gymnasts earn academic all-Western Athletic Conference accolades... Of the 13 Utah State student-athletes to be recognized by the WAC, six were gymnasts, including one who is receiving academic all-conference honors for the fourth straight year, one being honored for the third time, while two more are being honored for the second time in a row.

Nicki Felley, Jr., 3.28, Exercise Science  **
Heather Heinrich, Jr., 3.57, Management Information Systems **
Katie Omann, Sr., 3.15, Exercise Science ***
Kelly Patterson, Sr., 3.41, Biology *
Megan Tschida, Sr., 3.14, Journalism *
Ana Rickard-Whitfield, Sr., 3.37, Exercise Science ****
* = number of times named academic all-conference

ALL-WAC RETURNERS - USU returns four of its five all-WAC honorees from this season, in Heather Heinrich (first-team beam), Jasmine Minion (second-team vault), Nicole Simoneau (second-team bars) and Nicki Felley (second-team beam and all-around).

MINION TABBED WAC GYMNASTICS SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK - Utah State gymnast Jasmine Minion has been named the Western Athletic Conference Gymnastics Specialist of the Week it was announced by the conference office on March 17, for the week of March 10-16.

Minion, a freshman from Memphis, Tenn. (Bolton HS) recorded a career-best 9.900 on floor at the Texas Woman's quad meet (3/14). The mark tied her for first in the event and is Utah State's first 9.900 on any event this season. Minion's 9.900 is the second-best mark on floor in the WAC this season and ranks as the fourth-highest score on floor in USU history. She becomes the 15th Aggie in school history to notch a 9.900 on floor. Minion also posted a career-best mark on vault with a 9.875, placing her third at BYU (3/10). The 9.875 on vault is the fourth-best mark in USU history as she becomes just the ninth athlete in USU history to post such a score on the apparatus. Minion's 9.875 on vault is the second-highest score in the WAC this season in the event, as she is the only second gymnast in the conference to post that score.

This is the first conference honor for a USU gymnast this season after having three gymnast of the week and two specialist of the week accolades last year.

2008 TEAM CAPTAINS - Seniors Kelly Patterson and Katie Omann along with junior Nicki Felley are serving as team captains. This is Patterson's third season in the position, while it is Omann's and Felley's first.

HEAD COACH RAY CORN - Ray Corn has created and maintained a tradition of success in his 31 years at Utah State, both in the gym and in the classroom.

As the only coach in USU's Division I gymnastics history, he has led the Aggies to the postseason 26 times, including five trips to the national championships. Corn owns an overall record of 442-444-2, with a regular-season record of 389-288-2.

Corn was named the Midwest Regional Coach of the Year in 1991, earned Big West Co-Coach of the Year honors in 1994 and was named Big West Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2001. He also earned Coach of the Year honors in the High Country Athletic Conference in 1986, 1987 and 1988 and was named WGC Coach of the Year in 2005.

Corn has coached three All-Americans, three Olympians, two World Championship competitors and had nine gymnasts qualify for the NCAA National Championships.

A GLANCE AT THE AGGIES ­

Lyndsie Boone - Posted a 9.350 (6th) on beam, a 9.400 (7th) on floor and a 9.575 (8th) on bars at the Boise State dual... Logged a then season-high 9.550 (5th) on floor, as well as an 8.900 (12th) on vault in the Sacramento State dual... Posted then season highs in all three events she competed in at the home dual with Boise State, 9.600 on both vault (10th) and floor (10th), as well as 9.550 on beam (9th)... In the win at Cal State Fullerton, she tallied a 9.650 on floor (8th), as well as 9.550 on vault (10th) and 9.475 on beam (4th)... In the dual at Southern Utah logged then-career-bests on vault 9.700 (8th) and beam 9.675 (5th), as well as scoring a 9.725 (7th) on floor... Also competed as an exhibitioner on bars, posting an 8.65... Competed in the all-around for the first time this season at the Denver quad meet and finished fifth with a 38.475... Also competed on bars officially for the first time this year and logged a 9.550 (14th), as well as tying a season-high on vault with a 9.700 (T-14th) in addition to scoring 9.700 on floor (T-15th) and 9.525 on beam (16th)... In the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, she tied for 12th on vault (9.650) and was 13th on floor (9.625)... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet she notched a 9.700 (11th) on vault, 9.375 (16th) on floor and 9.050 (16th) on beam... Also an exhibitioner on bars, posting a 9.500... In the dual with Denver, she competed in the all-around for just the second time this season, posting a 38.250 to place third... She logged 9.800 (T-5th) on floor, 9.625 (T-9th) on vault, 9.500 (12th) on bars, 9.325 (7th) on beam... Tallied season-highs in the all-around in the San Jose State dual with 38.625 (4th), as well as 9.800 (T-4th) on floor and 9.675 on bars (T-8th), as well as tallying 9.600 (T-6th) on beam and 9.550 (T-10th) on vault... At the BYU dual, she tallied a season-highs 9.750 on both vault (9th) and beam (T-5th), as well as scoring a 9.625 on bars (10th) and a 9.000 (12th) on floor, to finish with a 38.125 (T-3rd) in the all-around... At the Texas Woman's quad meet, she notched a 9.725 on vault (T-13th), a 9.700 on floor (T-17th) and a 9.450 on beam (T-13th)... In the Southern Utah dual, she tallied 9.600's on both vault (T-9th) and beam (7th) as well as notching a 9.400 (10th) on floor... At the WAC Championships, she notched a 9.725 (T-13th) on beam, a 9.800 on floor (T-13th) and a 9.675 (T-27th) on vault...Selected to the NCAA North Central Regional meet on beam, where she was 42nd with an 8.275.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast for Randy Anderson at Scamps Gymnastics... Was a three-time national qualifier ... Placed seventh in all-around at 2007 Regionals, including third in vault... Won the all-around as well as the vault and beam at the Wisconsin Level 10 State Championships... Helped Scamps to five Wisconsin state titles... Graduated from Zion Benton High School with a 3.7 grade point average.

Jackie Dillon - Competed as an exhibitioner on bars at Boise State, scoring an 8.95... Also an exhibitioner in the Sac State dual, posting a season-high 9.55 on vault and an 8.45 on bars... Did not compete in the home Boise State dual... In the USU lineup officially for the first time in the Cal State Fullerton dual, she scored a 9.450 on bars, good for 10th-place... Posted a 9.050 (11th) on bars and a 9.625 (9th) on floor at the Southern Utah dual... Logged a 9.675 on floor (17th) at the Denver quad meet, as well as a 9.525 on vault as a exhibitioner... Tallied a 9.675 on floor (11th) in the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet... Competed on vault officially for the first time this season at the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet, logging a 9.650 (T-13th), as well as 8.825 (17th) on floor... Posted a new season-high on floor with a 9.800 (T-5th) in the Denver dual in addition to scoring 9.650 (8th) on vault... In the San Jose State dual, posted a 9.775 (4th) on vault, as well as scoring a 9.650 (10th) on floor... In the dual at BYU, she notched a season-high 9.825 on vault (T-4th) for the second meet in a row, as well as scoring a 9.525 (10th) on floor... At the Texas Woman's quad meet, tallied 9.800 (7th) on vault and a 9.575 (T-22nd) on floor... In the dual vs. SUU, she logged a 9.750 (5th) on vault and 9.050 on floor (12th)... At the WAC Championships, she posted a 9.675 on vault (T-27th).

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast at Hayden's International Gymnastics Academy for Denis Hayden and Craig Kirby... Finished 19th in the all-around and third on the vault at the 2006 regional championships after finishing 21st in the all-around in 2005... Graduated from Greenbrier High School with a 3.8 grade point average.

Nicki Felley - Was second in the all-around at Boise State, scoring a 36.775... Was tied for sixth on vault (9.600), ninth on floor (9.250), 10th on beam and 12th on bars (8.900) at the Boise State dual... Against Sac State, she posted 9.675 on beam (5th), 9.650 (T-5th) on bars, as well as tying season high with 9.600 (T-6th) on vault and scoring a 9.100 (11th) on floor, totaling a USU-best 38.025 (3rd) in the all-around... Won the all-around of the home Boise State dual with a season-high 38.775... Posted season-highs in three of the four events with a 9.775 (5th) on floor, 9.700 (7th) on vault and 9.675 (7th) on beam... Also had a 9.625 (9th) on bars... Captured top honors in the all-around for the second meet in a row with a 38.650... Matched a season-high on bars with a 9.650 (5th), as well as 9.750 on floor (T-4th), 9.650 on vault (8th) and 9.600 on beam (2nd)... Posted a career-best on bars 9.825 (6th) and a new season-high on vault with a 9.825, tying for second as well as placing 8th on beam (9.600), on floor 9.150 (12th) and in the all-around 38.400 (4th) at the Southern Utah dual... Was sixth in the all-around at the Denver quad with a 38.450, as well as logging 9.725 on vault (T-10th), 9.675 on bars (T-9th), 9.300 (19th) on beam and 9.750 (13th) on floor... Won the all-around in the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet with a 38.400... Also logged a season-high 9.825 (T-4th) on floor, as well as 9.700 on both vault (T-7th) and bars (T-6th) in addition to a 9.175 on beam (13th)... Tied for sixth (37.875) in the all-around at the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet, logging 9.625 (15th) on vault, 9.600 (T-14th) on bars, 9.125 (15th) on beam and 9.525 (13th) on floor... In the dual with Denver, tallied season-high of beam with a 9.750 (3rd) and tied a season-high with 9.825 (T-3rd) on floor, as well as a 9.575 (11th) on bars and 8.875 (12th) on vault, totaling a 38.025 (5th) in the all-around... In the San Jose State dual, logged 38.700 (3rd) in the all-around, posting 9.725's on both floor (T-6th) and bars (T-5th), 9.600 (T-7th) on vault and 9.600 (T-6th) on beam... At the BYU dual, she tied a season-high 9.750 on beam (T-5th) in addition to scoring 9.675 on bars (9th), 9.575 on floor (9th) and 9.125 on vault (12th) to tally a 38.125 in the all-around (T-3rd)... In her home state of Texas at the TWU quad meet, she scored a 9.800 on floor (11th), 9.700 on bars (T-10th) a 9.625 on vault (T-19th) and an 8.850 (24th) on beam, posting a 37.975 (7th) in the all-around... She registered a 38.350 (3rd) in the all-around in the SUU dual, posting a 9.800 (T-6th) on floor, 9.775 (T-5th) on bars, 9.625 (T-7th) on vault and a 9.150 (11th) on beam... At the WAC Championships, she earned second-team all-WAC accolades on both beam and in the all-around after placing tied for sixth on beam (9.800) and fifth in the all-around (38.925)... Was also tied for 17th on vault (9.750), 21st on bars (9.675) and tied for 23rd on floor (9.700)... Selected to the NCAA North Central Regional meet in the all-around, where she finished 21st with a 36.975... Placed tied for 33rd on vault with a 9.625, 35th on bars with a 9.500, 41st on beam with an 8.975 and 42nd on floor, notching an 8.975.

LAST SEASON: Had a career-best 39.005 in the all-around at the WAC Championships (3/31)... Posted a career-high with a 9.875 on vault at home against Southern Utah (2/23), tying the 13th-best mark in USU history... Also tallied a career-best on the floor with a 9.900 at San Jose State with Boise State and Seattle Pacific (1/26), a mark that is tied for 19th in school history and tied for the best score for USU... Had season averages of 38.635 in all-around, 9.686 on floor exercise, 9.625 on vault, 9.325 on beam and 9.700 on bars... Her 9.700 bars average is the 14th-best single-season average in USU history... Earned second-team all-WAC honors by finishing sixth in the all-around at the WAC Championships with her career-best score of 39.050, after placing tied for fourth on bars (9.800), tied for sixth on floor (9.775), tied for eighth on beam (9.825) and 29th in vault (9.650)... Earned second-team all-WAC in bars and floor... Placed 12th at the NCAA North Central Regionals (38.375) after finishing 15th on beam (9.75), 34th on bars (9.525), 38th on vault (9.625) and 40th on floor (9.475)... Received academic all-WAC honors as well as the USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award.

Heather Heinrich - Was first in the all-around at Boise State, scoring a 36.875... Placed eighth on floor (9.350), ninth on vault (9.400) and tied for 10th on both bars (9.100) and beam (9.025)... In the Sac State dual, tallied 9.650 (4th) on vault and 9.600 (7th) on beam, as well as 8.950 (12th) on floor and 8.850 (12th) on bars, for a total of a 37.050 (6th) in the all-around, for a season high... Tallied season-highs in all three events she competed in at home against Boise State with a 9.800 (3rd) on beam, 9.750 (4th) on vault and 9.700 (7th) on bars... At Cal State Fullerton, she posted season-high 37.450 in all-around (3rd), as well as season-highs 9.775 (3rd) on vault and 9.450 (T-10th) on floor... Also scored 9.225 on beam (5th) and 9.000 on bars (12th)... Logged a year-high with a 38.275 in all-around including posting season-bests on vault with 9.825 (T-2nd), bars with a 9.725 (7th) and floor with a 9.525 (11th), also posting a 9.200 (11th) on beam... At the Denver quad, she was eighth in the all-around with a 37.675... Was also tied for fifth on vault (9.800), 15th on bars (9.525), 12th on beam (9.675) and 22nd on floor (8.675)... In the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, she tied a season-high on bars with a 9.725 (T-4th), as well as scoring a 9.700 on beam (T-6th) and a 9.650 (T-12th) on vault... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet 9.775 (8th) on vault, 9.700 (T-10th) on bars and 9.700 (9th) on beam... In the Denver dual, she was fourth in the all-around (38.225) posting a season-high 9.825 on floor (T-3rd), as well as a 9.725 (6th) on vault, 9.675 (10th) on bars and 9.000 (10th) on beam... Had perhaps her best meet as an Aggie in the San Jose State dual, logging a career-high 39.000 in winning the all-around, as well as tying for first with a career-best 9.850 on floor... Also tied a career-best with a 9.750 (3rd) on bars and tallied a 9.600 (4th) on beam... At the BYU dual, tied her season-best on vault with a 9.825 (T-4th), while posting a 9.750 (7th) on floor, a 9.725 (T-7th) on beam and a 9.025 (12th) on bars, tallying a 38.325 (2nd) in the all-around... In the quad meet at Texas Woman's, tallied 9.750's on both vault (T-10th) and floor (T-13th), a 9.725 (T-7th) on bars and a 9.650 on beam (6th), finishing with a 38.875 (2nd) in the all-around... The SUU dual meet saw her post a 9.800 (1st) on vault, 9.650 (9th) on floor, 9.250 (T-9th) on beam and an 8.200 (12th) on bars for a 36.900 (5th) in the all-around... Earned first-team all-WAC on beam at the conference meet by placing tied for third with a 9.825... Also finished 11th in the all-around with a 37.900, posting a 9.775 (T-10th) on vault, 9.350 (30th) on floor and 8.950 (35th) on bars... Earned a spot to the NCAA North Central Regional meet in the all-around where she was 19th with a 37.650... Finished tied for 29th on beam with a 9.575, tied for 28th on vault with a 9.675, tied for 37th on floor with a 9.650 and 41st on bars with an 8.750.

LAST SEASON: Had season-averages of 9.723 in vault, 9.646 on floor, 9.506 on bars, 9.452 on beam and 38.250 on all-around... The 9.723 average on vault is the 17th-best in school history... Posted a 9.850 on vault at the WAC Championships (3/31), a mark that ties for No. 21 on USU's best individual scores... Had a season-high 9.850 on beam against Southern Utah (2/23)... Posted a season-high 9.750 on floor at BYU and against Oregon State (3/9)... Also tallied a season-high 9.750 on bars vs. Minnesota (3/17)... Finished 10th in the all-around at the WAC Championships with a season-best 38.750, also placing tied for third in the vault with teammate Katie Omann (9.850) to earn first-team all-WAC honors, tied for 13th in the bars (9.725), tied for 19th on beam (9.750) and 30th on floor (9.425)... Was 10th at the NCAA North Central Regionals in the all-around (38.450), finishing tied for 29th on bars (9.650), tied for 23rd on beam (9.675), tied for 28th on floor (9.675) and 39th on vault (9.450).

Erica Huelsmann - Redshirted this season after shoulder surgery.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast for Todd Gardner at the Illinois Gymnastics Institute... She placed 41st at the 2005 National Championships, after a second-place finish on the bars, beam and the all-around at regionals... At the state championships, she placed first on the beam and floor, and third in the all-around.. She graduated from Naperville Central High School with a 4.0 grade point average... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Devin Markle - Did not compete at Boise State nor in the Sacramento State dual due to injury... Made her season debut in the Aggie lineup in the Boise State dual, placing 12th on floor with an 8.975 as well as competing as an exhibitioner on vault, scoring a 9.525... Did not compete at the Cal State Fullerton dual... At Southern Utah she was 10th on vault (9.450)... Did not compete rest of season due to an injury.

LAST SEASON: Had season-averages of 9.696 on vault, 9.661 on floor, 9.489 on bars, 9.215 on beam and 38.758 in all-around... Logged all her season-best marks at home, highlighted by career outing against Southern Utah (2/23) in which she posted season-highs in the all-around (38.925), floor (9.85) and beam (9.700)... Recorded a season-high 9.800 on vault vs. Boise State (2/1) and 9.800 on bars vs. Alaska- Anchorage... Was 36th in vault at WAC Championships (3/31) with a 9.100... Placed tied for 15th in vault (9.775) and 37th on floor (9.575) at the NCAA North Central Regional (4/14)... Earned academic all-WAC honors as well as the USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award.

Chelsea Marquardt - Was third on beam with a 9.550 and tied for third on vault with a 9.700 at Boise State dual... Posted season-highs in all three events she competed in of the Sacramento State dual, tying for first on vault (9.800) as well as finishing third on bars (9.700) and sixth on beam (9.625)... Suffered injury in vault of the Boise State dual and did not compete in the rest of meet... Did not compete in the Cal State Fullerton or Southern Utah duals nor the Denver quad due to the injury... After missing the previous four meets with a knee injury, she returned to the Aggies' line-up on bars for the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, logging a 9.425 (12th)... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet, posted a season-high 9.725 (T-8th) on bars... Tallied a season-high 9.800 (third) on bars in the dual with Denver... In the San Jose State dual, logged a 9.750 (T-3rd) on bars... Posted a 9.575 (11th) on bars at the BYU dual... At the Texas Woman's quad meet, tallied a 9.650 (T-14th) on bars... In the SUU dual she tied a season-high with a 9.800 (4th) on bars... At the WAC Championships, she tied for 21st on bars (9.675).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a five-year Level 10 gymnast for Champion's Gymnastics Team under Aaron Gallegos and Emily Peterman... Was a two-time national championship qualifier, placing 10th on bars in 2007... Was an alternate in 2006... Placed eighth in the all-around, second on vault and 10th on bars in 2005... Graduated from Eaglecrest High School with a 3.2 grade point average.

Jasmine Minion - In the season-opener at Boise State, she was fourth on beam (9.45), fifth on vault (9.675) and 10th on floor exercise (8.900)... In the Sac State dual, she tied for first on vault (9.800) as well as finishing third on floor (9.625) and tied for eighth on beam (9.550)... Was named USU's Most Outstanding Gymnast of the meet of the Boise State dual, as she was second on floor with a season-high 9.850, as well as third on vault with a 9.775... Minion was also eighth on beam with a 9.625, her highest score in the event this year... At the Cal State Fullerton dual, Minion tallied not only a season-high but the fourth-highest score in school history on vault, winning the event with a 9.875... She also scored a 9.750 on floor (T-4th) and an 8.950 on beam (9th)... At Southern Utah, she won the vault with a 9.850, as well as logging a 9.775 on floor (6th) and an 8.650 on beam (12th)... Led USU with a 9.800 on floor at Denver quad, tying for eighth, as well as logging a 9.100 (22nd) on beam and a 9.025 (24th) on vault... Also had a 9.100 on bars as an exhibitioner... In the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, posted a 9.825 (T-4th) on floor and a 9.775 (T-2nd) on vault... Did not compete at the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet with an injury... Posted a 9.800 on vault (3rd) in the Denver dual, as well as an 8.900 (11th) on beam... In the San Jose State dual, she tied for first in both the vault (9.825) and floor (9.850), tying a season-high on floor, as well as posting 9.600 (T-6th) on beam... In the dual with BYU, she posted season-high and USU season-best 9.875 on vault, placing third, also posted a 9.800 (T-4th) on floor and 9.650 (11th) on beam... At the Texas Woman's quad meet, scored 9.850 on vault (T-2nd) as well as 9.500 on beam (11th) and she recorded a career-best 9.900 on floor in tying for first, Friday at the Texas Woman's quad meet... The mark tied her for first in the event and is Utah State's first 9.900 on any event this season... Minion's 9.900 is the second-best mark on floor in the WAC this season and ranks as the fourth-highest score on floor in USU history... She becomes the 15th Aggie in school history to notch a 9.900 on floor... Minion was named the WAC Specialist of the Week on March 17... In the Southern Utah dual, she tallied a 9.875 on floor (2nd) and tied for first on vault (9.800)... Also posted a 9.475 (9th) on beam... At the WAC Championships, she earned second-team all-WAC on vault after tying for sixth (9.800)... Also notched a 9.800 (T-13th) on floor and a 9.550 (26th) on beam... Earned a spot to the NCAA North Central Regional meet on vault, where she tied for second with a season-best 9.900 on vault, in finishing in a three-way tie for second with Michelle Stout of Arkansas and Ashley Postell of Utah... Kristina Baskett of Utah won the vault with a 9.925... Minion logged her score during the second rotation and sat atop of the leaderboard with Stout until Utah went on bars for the final rotation, knocking Minion off and denying her berth to the National Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast for Gus Vandervoot at River City Gymnastics... Placed eighth in the all-around at the Eastern Regionals, finishing first on floor exercise... Was 26th in all-around at 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals including eighth in vault... Was state champion at Level 7-9... Graduated from Bolton High School with a 3.1 grade point average.

Katie Omann - At the Boise State dual, was tied for 10th on bars (9.100) and 11th on vault (8.950)... Was 10th on bars (9.050) in the Sacramento State dual, as well as logging an 8.95 on beam as an exhibitioner... Posted a season- high 9.750 (6th) on bars in the home dual with Boise State as well as performing as an exhibitioner on beam with a 9.025... Clinched the team win at Cal State Fullerton with a 9.525 on beam in the final performance of the last rotation, placing third in the event in her first official competition on beam this season... Also scored a 9.575 on bars, tying for sixth... In the dual at Southern Utah, she tallied a 9.500 on bars (9th) and a 9.225 on beam (10th)... Posted a season-high 9.725 on vault (T-10th), sharing top honors for USU in the event at the Denver quad... Also logged 9.575 on bars (13th) and 8.925 on beam (23rd)... Set a season-high 9.550 (11th) on beam in the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, as well as 9.350 (13th) on bars and 9.075 (17th) on vault... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet, posted 9.600's on both vault (T-16th) and bars (T- 14th)... In the dual with Denver, she tied her season-high on bars with a 9.750 (th), in addition to posting 9.625 (T-9th) on vault and 9.350 (7th) on beam... At BYU dual, she posted career-best 9.800 on beam (T-3rd), as well as scoring 9.725 on bars (T-7th) and 9.600 (T-10th) on vault... In the quad meet at Texas Woman's, tied season-best on vault with a 9.725 (T-13th), as well as logging a 9.625 on bars (16th) and a 9.500 (T-11th) on beam... In the home finale dual vs. SUU on Senior Night she notched a 9.725 (9th) on bars, 9.625 (7th) on beam and a 9.600 (T-9th) on vault as well as a 9.450 as a floor exhibitioner... At the WAC Championships, she posted a 9.775 (T-10th) on vault and 9.650 on both bars (T-23rd) and beam (T-18th)

LAST SEASON: Posted season-averages of 9.781 on vault, 9.443 on beam and 9.205 on bars... Had a career-best 9.850 on the vault at WAC Championships (3/31), placing tied for third with teammate Heather Heinrich and earning first-team all-WAC recognition... Posted a career-best 9.725 on beam and season-best 9.675 on floor at Boise State (3/23)... Recorded a season-high 9.650 on bars against BYU (1/22)... Was also 31st on beam (9.650) at WAC Championships... Placed tied for 26th on vault (9.700) and 42nd on beam (8.750) at NCAA North Central Regionals... Earned academic all-WAC honors as well as USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award accolades.

Kelly Patterson - Had not competed all season until the dual at Southern Utah when she performed on beam for the first time officially in her USU career, posting a 9.765, good for a tie for fifth... Was an exhibitioner on beam at the Denver quad, posting a 9.600, which was USU's second-highest score in the event... Logged a 9.050 (15th) on beam in the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet, logged an 8.525 (17th) on beam... Did not compete in the Denver, San Jose State or BYU duals, nor the quad meet at Texas Woman's... On Senior Night in the SUU dual, she was an exhibitioner on both beam (9.425) and bars (8.600).

LAST SEASON: Did not compete in any meets... A USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Ana Rickard-Whitfield - Placed 11th in the floor exercise at Boise State dual (8.825)... Scored a 9.475 on floor as a exhibitioner in the Sac State dual... Notched a career-high 9.700 (T-7th) on floor in the home Boise State dual... At Cal State Fullerton, she tied for 10th with a 9.450 on floor... Posted a 9.625 (T-9th) at Southern Utah dual... Did not compete at Denver quad... Logged a 9.650 (12th) on floor in the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet placed 15th on floor (9.400)... In the dual with Denver, she tallied a 9.650 (10th) on floor... Was an exhibitioner in three events in the San Jose State dual, scoring 9.550 on floor, 9.500 on vault and 9.150 on beam... In the dual at BYU, was an exhibitioner on floor (9.725), vault (9.275) and 9.150 (beam)... At the Texas Woman's quad meet, she was also an exhibitioner on vault (9.500), beam (9.500) and floor (9.475)... Was a exhibitioner in three events in the Southern Utah dual on Senior Night, posting 9.675 on floor, 9.350 on beam and 9.075 on vault.

LAST SEASON: Competed in one meet, posting a career-best 9.675 in the floor exercise at Boise State (3/23)... Earned academic all-WAC accolades as well as a USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Nicole Simoneau - Won the bars (9.800) at the Boise State dual, as well as 12th on beam (8.700)... Competed in the all-around in the Sac State dual for the only time this season, posting 37.650 (5th), winning the bars for the second meet in a row with a season-high 9.825... Also posted 9.575 on vault (9th), 9.175 (10th) on floor and 9.075 (12th) on beam... Logged a season-high 9.650 (9th) on vault in the home dual with Boise State, as well as 9.775 (4th) on bars and 8.600 (12th) on beam... Won the bars for the third meet this year by tying for first with a 9.800... Also posted a 9.600 on vault (9th)... At the Southern Utah dual, she tied for top honors on bars with a season-high 9.850... Tied season-high on bars with 9.850, tying for second at the Denver quad meet, as well as a 9.250 on beam (20th)... In the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, she posted a season-high 9.750 (T-2nd) on beam, as well as a 9.800 on bars, tying for first... Was USU's highest finisher at the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet, tying for fourth on bars with a 9.825... Also logged a 9.650 (10th) on beam and a 9.625 (T-16th) on vault... In the dual with Denver, she won the bars with a season-high tying 9.850... Also scored an 8.250 on beam (12th)... Won the bars in the San Jose State dual, tying her season-high for the fourth time with a 9.850... At the BYU dual, she notched a 9.800 (T-3rd) on bars... In the quad meet at TWU, tallied a 9.825 (T-2nd)... In the Southern Utah dual she won the bars with a season-best 9.900, marking the eighth meet that she has taken top honors... Earned second-team all-WAC recognition on bars after finishing tied for fourth (9.775) at the WAC Championships... Selected to the NCAA North Central Regional meet, where she placed in a three-way tie for eighth with a 9.800... It was her 13th posting of 9.800 or better in 14 meets this season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast at Gymnastics Village for Ray Schumacher... A former National Elite... At the 2006 Junior Olympic National Championship she placed 21st in the all-around and fourth in the floor exercise... Was 35th at the 2005 Junior Olympic National Championships at Senior A Level 10 after placing 10th in 2004 at Junior C Level 10... Won state and regional championships... Graduated from Manchester Central High School.

Maegan Snodgrass - Was an exhibitioner at the Boise State dual, with 9.55 on vault... Suffered an injury during warm-ups of the Sac State dual (1/18) and did not compete in any meets rest of season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast with Olympus Gymnastics for Mary Wright... Was a member of the three-time club state champions... In 2005 she finished 15th in the all-around at the Regional Championships... Was also an Olympic weight lifter, finishing seventh in the nation in her age and weight group... In 2006, she won both the 18 & under and the 21 & under USA Weightlifting National Juniors Championship, setting an American National Schoolage Record in the snatch event... Graduated from Bingham High School with a 3.7 grade point average.

Megan Tschida - Was USU's highest finisher on floor exercise at the Boise State dual, by tying for fourth (9.725), as well as finishing eighth on bars (9.450)... Won the floor exercise with a 9.850 in the dual with Sac State, as well as tying for eighth on beam (9.550) and ninth on bars (9.100)... In the home dual against Boise State, was fourth on floor (9.800), 11th on beam (9.000) and 11th on bars (8.700)... After not competing in the all-around since her freshman season of 2005, posted a 36.650 (4th) at CS Fullerton, including a season-high 9.550 on bars (8th) and a 9.850 on floor (2nd)... Also logged an 8.950 on vault (12th) and an 8.300 on beam (12th)... Tallied a 9.175 (12th) on vault and an 8.950 (12th) on bars at the Southern Utah dual... At the Denver quad meet, she logged a season-high 9.675 on vault (17th), as well as a 9.700 (T-15th) on floor and 9.350 on bars (18th)... In the BYU/New Hampshire tri-meet, she posted an individual and USU season-high 9.875 on floor in tying for first... Also placed 16th in both vault (9.575) and bars (8.900), as well as performing on beam as an exhibitioner (8.450)... At the Utah/Southern Utah tri-meet she tied a season-high with a 9.550 on bars (16th), as well as USU's highest finisher on floor at 10th (9.675) and also had an 8.375 (18th) on beam... In the Denver dual she tied for 11th on floor (9.600), in addition to being an exhibitioner on bars, posting a 9.700... In the dual with San Jose State, she tallied season-high 9.625 (5th) on beam, as well as 9.825 (3rd) on floor... Was also exhibitioner on bars, tallying a 9.600... At the BYU dual she tallied 9.650 on floor (8th) and 9.450 on beam (12th)... In the quad meet at Texas Woman's, posted 9.825 on floor (T-6th), 9.600 on bars (17th) and 9.450 on beam (T-13th)... On Senior Night in the SUU dual, she posted a then-season-high 9.900 in winning the floor, while also tallying season-best 9.775 on beam (4th) and a 9.025 (11th) on bars... Co-WAC Champion on floor at the conference meet, earning first-team all-WAC accolades, posting a season-high 9.925, bouncing back from a 9.150 (T-33rd) on bars and an 8.150 (36th) on beam... Selected to compete at the NCAA North Central Regional meet, where she placed tied for 14th with a 9.825.

LAST SEASON: Posted a season-best 9.900 on floor against Southern Utah (2/23), a mark that is the 19th-best in school history and tied for the season-best score for USU... Had a season average of 9.808 on floor... Earned WAC Specialist of the Week (2/26)... Placed third on floor at the WAC Championships (3/31) with a 9.825 to earn first-team all-WAC honors... Finished 39th on floor at the NCAA North Central Regionals (4/14) with a 9.550.

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