USU Gymnastics continues to set records
Utah State University gymnastics had another record setting week, continuing its impressive run of form by setting a program record 49.575 on beam Friday. The record eclipsed the old mark of 49.475, which had stood since Feb. 26, 1999.
Not only did the Aggies set a record, they also finished with the second-highest score in school history — 196.800 — after recording the third-highest score just a week prior against 196.525.
“What an amazing night,” said third-year Utah State head coach Amy Smith. “It’s a broken record, but I keep saying that we keep getting better and better, and we keep getting better and better.”
Boise State (4-5-1, 0-3-1 MRGC) hosted the quad meet and tied Utah State (5-6-1, 2-4-1), while the Aggies picked up wins against UC Davis (8-6) and Sacramento State (3-12).
The Aggies and Broncos split wins on the four events with Utah State claiming vault and beam wins, while Boise State picked up victories in the floor and bars rotations.
Junior Leighton Varnadore won the all-around for the Aggies with a career-high 39.350 and freshman Sofi Sullivan took second with a score of 39.325.
Utah State was led by junior Autumn DeHarde and Sullivan on the beam, who tied for first with scores of 9.950s. For DeHarde, it was her 11th such title on the event, which tied the school record.
“It felt really good,” DeHarde said. “I just wanted to get up there and do what I do every day in practice, and I knew that they were scoring high, so I knew it could pay off.”
Next up for the Aggies is a home meet against UC Davis on Friday.
Photo courtesy of Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
All results below
Team Results: T1. Utah State – 196.800 (vault: 49.175, bars: 48.825, beam: 49.575, floor: 49.225); T1. Boise State – 196.800 (vault: 49.150, bars: 49.225, beam: 49.025, floor: 49.400); 3. UC Davis – 195.850 (vault: 48.975, bars: 48.775, beam: 49.200, floor: 48.900); 4. Sacramento State – 192.700 (vault: 47.700, bars: 47.500, beam: 48.875, floor: 48.625).
Vault: T1. Mikaela Meyer – USU, 9.875; T1. Leighton Varnadore – USU, 9.875; T1. Gabriela Bouza – BSU, 9.875; T6. Grace Rojas – USU, 9.825; T9. Sofi Sullivan – USU, 9.800; T9. Rebecca Wells – USU, 9.800; 17. Autumn DeHarde – USU, 9.725.
Bars: 1. Emily Muhlenhaupt – BSU, 9.975; 2. Maddi Nilson – BSU, 9.850; T3. Brittany Jeppesen – USU, 9.825; T3. Grace Rojas – USU, 9.825; T6. Sofi Sullivan – USU, 9.800; T15. Leighton Varnadore – USU, 9.700; 17. Maia Fishwick – USU, 9.675; 22. Jessica Gutierrez – USU, 9.350.
Beam: T1. Autumn DeHarde – USU, 9.950; T1. Sofi Sullivan – USU, 9.950; T3. Taylor Dittmar – USU, 9.925; T3. Alyssa Ito – UCD, 9.925; T5. Leighton Varnadore – USU, 9.875; T5. Carley Bayles – USU, 9.875; 23. Maia Fishwick – USU, 9.350.
Floor: T1. Leighton Varnadore – USU, 9.900; T1. Adriana Popp – BSU, 9.900; T3. Autumn DeHarde – USU, 9.875; T3. Samantha Smith – BSU, 9.875; T3. Isabella Amado – BSU, 9.875; T3. Tatum Bruden – BSU, 9.875; T8. Ariel Toomey – USU, 9.850; 12. Rebecca Wells – USU, 9.825; T14. Sofi Sullivan – USU, 9.775; T14. Mikaela Meyer – USU, 9.775.
All-Around: 1. Leighton Varnadore – USU, 39.350; 2. Sofi Sullivan – USU, 39.325; 3. Gabby Landess – UCD, 39.250.