Women’s Gymnastics Hits the Road for Dual at Arizona

Air Force Women's Gymnastics, after showcasing its potential in the first week of competition at home, is off to Tucson for the next leg of its 2025 season, as the Falcons take on Arizona in dual competition at McKale Center at 7 p.m. MT.

Follow Along:
Friday's meet at Arizona will be available for subscription viewing via ESPN+; Live scoring will be provided via Virtius; Links to both can be found on the women's gymnastics page on goairforcefalcons.com.

Week One MW Honors:
Bookending a stellar first week of competition for Air Force Women's Gymnastics, both sophomore Maggie Slife and freshman newcomer Alyssa Bigler were named Mountain West Gymnast and Co-Vault Specialist of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Slife, the most decorated gymnast in the Mountain West last season and reigning conference Freshman of the Year, picked up where she left off from year one, posting a league-high 39.175 all around score on Friday night versus LIU, earning her first all-around title of 2025. The award marks the sophomore's sixth top weekly honor of her career.

Bigler, in her first-ever event as a Falcon, scored a first-place finish on vault and led the Mountain West with a 9.825. Bigler's podium performance underscored a 48.650 team finish – a score good to match Air Force's season high from last year. Bigler finished her collegiate debut on Friday second in the all-around (38.275) behind teammate Slife.

Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's Gymnastics opened its 2025 season in strong form, scoring a 193.375 win on Friday night over LIU in Cadet West Gym.

"I am super proud of how the team handled themselves throughout the entire night," fifth-year head coach Jennifer Green said. "From warm ups to the end of the meet, they kept focused on their commitments in each event and celebrated each other."

Without skipping a beat from her historic freshman season, sophomore Maggie Slife finished the evening being dubbed all-around champion, closing with a pair of first place finishes on uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to closing the Falcons' season opener with a 39.175.

Freshman Alyssa Bigler finished her collegiate debut second in the all around (38.275). Bigler, in her first-ever event as a Falcon, earned a first-place finish on vault, leading the way with a 9.825.Bigler's podium performance underscored a 48.650 team finish – a score good to match Air Force's season high from last year. Following up on Bigler's first-place routine, sophomores Slife and Olivia Raife – also her first start – both earned a pair of 9.725s to finish with a share of fourth place.

"Vault has been one of our top focuses when we've been recruiting," said Green. "We wanted to increase our difficulty and have the courage to go big in competition. Each one completed the mission. Now once we dial in our landings and we will be in a good spot."

On uneven bars, Air Force finished with a 48.175. Slife stuck her landing on a double-back with a full twist, scoring a 9.825 to secure her spot in first place. Freshman Allie Misenheimer set the bar high in her first ever showing, finishing with a second-place, 9.775.

Moving over to balance beam, Bacott (9.700) and Slife (9.775) both earned the top spot in the event, before Kylee Greene finished off the Falcons' showing on the event, scoring a meet-high 9.850 to earn her fifth-straight 9.800 or better, extending a streak originating back to March 23^rd of last year.

Closing on floor exercise, Slife, showing as the final gymnast of the night, matched Greene's 9.850 to close with her second first-place finish of the evening; Floor specialist Gabriella Meccia earned second, scoring a 9.675, while Gianna Martyna rounded out the podium in third, scoring a 9.600.

Women’s Gymnastics Hits the Road for Dual at Arizona

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Bigler

Kylee Greene

Gianna Martyna

Gabriella Meccia

Allie Misenheimer

Olivia Raife

Maggie Slife

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