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Women's Gymnastics Hosts Utah State in Home Opener
1/24/2020 3:13:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Air Force women's gymnastics will take on Utah State at 6 p.m. MT in Cadet West Gym
MEET 3: AIR FORCE vs. UTAH STATE
WHEN: 6 p.m. MT, Saturday, January 25
WHERE: Cadet West Gym - USAF Academy, Colo.
Air Force opens the home slate in a dual against Utah State, Saturday (Jan. 25), in Cadet West Gym, USAF Academy. The meet is slated to start at 6 p.m. MT. The Aggies are ranked 34th in the nation with a top team score of 194.750 and a season average 194.450.
UP NEXT
Air Force travels to the University of Denver to compete in a tri-meet with the fourth-ranked Denver Pioneers and Ball State on Sunday, February 2. Action is slated to begin at 2 p.m. MT in Magness Arena.
TOP SCORES
With two meets in the record books, Tyler Davis has the highest individual mark of the season, scoring 9.875 on the floor exercise in the season opener. Freshman Briona Carswell has the highest score on the balance beam, scoring a 9.850 in her collegiate debut. Senior team captain Anna Salamone has the top score in two events, scoring 9.800 in both the vault and uneven bars. Davis, the Falcons' primary all-around gymnast, has scored as high as 38.650 this season.
As a squad, the Falcons posted their highest event score on the floor exercise (48.625). The best team score was registered in a dual meet with Seattle Pacific (192.450).
AROUND THE MPSF
San Jose State leads the MPSF with an average score of 194.113 and a high score of 194.375. The Falcons are fifth of six teams with their current average of 190.550. The highest individual mark in the MPSF is 9.900, scored twice by UC Davis' Kelley Hebert (BB/FX) and once by Alaska's Sophia Hyderally (UB).
Rank Team Avg. High
1 San Jose State 194.113 194.375
2 Alaska 191.492 192.525
3 Sacramento State 190.892 191.725
4 UC Davis 190.867 193.550
5 Air Force 190.550 192.450
6 Seattle Pacific 189.913 190.300
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force outscored Seattle Pacific, 192.450-190.300, Friday evening (Jan. 17) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dual meet, hosted in Brougham Pavilion. The Falcons won first-place in all five events with nine top-three finishes on the night, highlighted by two first-place finishes apiece from Anna Salamone and Tyler Davis.
The Falcons began the night on the bars where co-team captain and Academy record holder in the event, Anna Salamone, led the Falcons with a 9.800 and a first-place finish. Sophomore Daija Stevenson had the next highest score for Air Force, finishing third with a 9.675.
Air Force moved to the vault in the next even where the squad posted a 43.850 team score led by Salamone who scored another 9.800 to win her second first-place finish of the night, setting a season-high mark. Senior teammate and co-captain Heidi Sand followed up in close-second, scoring a 9.750 to tie for second-place. Air Force's Daija Stevenson and Brooke Bruder finished fourth and fifth with a 9.700 and 9.600, respectively.
Air Force floor exercise record holder Tyler Davis took it upon herself to shine in the third event of the night, scoring a 9.850 to finish first. Salamone was firing on all cylinders right behind Davis, scoring a second-place score of 9.825 for the second time in as many tries on the floor exercise this season. Brooke Bruder and Natalie Meyer had solid performances, each posting a personal season-high 9.700 to finish in a three-way tie for third.
On the beam, the Falcons combined for a 47.575, led by Daija Stevenson's 9.800 and first-place finish. Davis finished third with a season-high 9.725 followed up by Amber Boll who scored a season-high 9.625 for a fifth-place finish.
Davis, the Falcons' most seasoned all-arounder checked in at first with a 38.650, setting the high-mark for the season. Her counterpart, Darian Burns, finished with a 38.525
WHEN: 6 p.m. MT, Saturday, January 25
WHERE: Cadet West Gym - USAF Academy, Colo.
Air Force opens the home slate in a dual against Utah State, Saturday (Jan. 25), in Cadet West Gym, USAF Academy. The meet is slated to start at 6 p.m. MT. The Aggies are ranked 34th in the nation with a top team score of 194.750 and a season average 194.450.
UP NEXT
Air Force travels to the University of Denver to compete in a tri-meet with the fourth-ranked Denver Pioneers and Ball State on Sunday, February 2. Action is slated to begin at 2 p.m. MT in Magness Arena.
TOP SCORES
With two meets in the record books, Tyler Davis has the highest individual mark of the season, scoring 9.875 on the floor exercise in the season opener. Freshman Briona Carswell has the highest score on the balance beam, scoring a 9.850 in her collegiate debut. Senior team captain Anna Salamone has the top score in two events, scoring 9.800 in both the vault and uneven bars. Davis, the Falcons' primary all-around gymnast, has scored as high as 38.650 this season.
As a squad, the Falcons posted their highest event score on the floor exercise (48.625). The best team score was registered in a dual meet with Seattle Pacific (192.450).
AROUND THE MPSF
San Jose State leads the MPSF with an average score of 194.113 and a high score of 194.375. The Falcons are fifth of six teams with their current average of 190.550. The highest individual mark in the MPSF is 9.900, scored twice by UC Davis' Kelley Hebert (BB/FX) and once by Alaska's Sophia Hyderally (UB).
Rank Team Avg. High
1 San Jose State 194.113 194.375
2 Alaska 191.492 192.525
3 Sacramento State 190.892 191.725
4 UC Davis 190.867 193.550
5 Air Force 190.550 192.450
6 Seattle Pacific 189.913 190.300
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force outscored Seattle Pacific, 192.450-190.300, Friday evening (Jan. 17) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dual meet, hosted in Brougham Pavilion. The Falcons won first-place in all five events with nine top-three finishes on the night, highlighted by two first-place finishes apiece from Anna Salamone and Tyler Davis.
The Falcons began the night on the bars where co-team captain and Academy record holder in the event, Anna Salamone, led the Falcons with a 9.800 and a first-place finish. Sophomore Daija Stevenson had the next highest score for Air Force, finishing third with a 9.675.
Air Force moved to the vault in the next even where the squad posted a 43.850 team score led by Salamone who scored another 9.800 to win her second first-place finish of the night, setting a season-high mark. Senior teammate and co-captain Heidi Sand followed up in close-second, scoring a 9.750 to tie for second-place. Air Force's Daija Stevenson and Brooke Bruder finished fourth and fifth with a 9.700 and 9.600, respectively.
Air Force floor exercise record holder Tyler Davis took it upon herself to shine in the third event of the night, scoring a 9.850 to finish first. Salamone was firing on all cylinders right behind Davis, scoring a second-place score of 9.825 for the second time in as many tries on the floor exercise this season. Brooke Bruder and Natalie Meyer had solid performances, each posting a personal season-high 9.700 to finish in a three-way tie for third.
On the beam, the Falcons combined for a 47.575, led by Daija Stevenson's 9.800 and first-place finish. Davis finished third with a season-high 9.725 followed up by Amber Boll who scored a season-high 9.625 for a fifth-place finish.
Davis, the Falcons' most seasoned all-arounder checked in at first with a 38.650, setting the high-mark for the season. Her counterpart, Darian Burns, finished with a 38.525
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