Utah State at BYU

Recap

The Big Storyline: The quality of competition between these two teams was top notch. Both started out strong and carried that throughout the meet. Neither had perfect meets, and there were uncharacteristic mistakes such as Haley Pitou falling on her beam mount. BYU’s home floor ultimately led to its 196.775 and another somewhat-close conference win. 

Implications: The result of this meet is indicative of the quality and parity of MRGC gymnastics at the moment. Utah State’s 196.450 combined with a lackluster performance from Southern Utah propels it to No. 2 in the conference; this same result also means BYU surpasses Southern Utah for the top spot in the conference. Each team moves up three places in the rankings: BYU to No. 18 and Utah State to No. 20. Once NQS kicks in, Utah State will certainly accept this road score if it’s needed. 

Records: Sadie Miner-Van Tassell’s 9.900 on beam is a career high. Miner-Van Tassell’s 39.425 is also a career high, though it was only her third meet competing all around. Brianna Brooks notched a career high 9.900 on bars.