Women’s Gymnastics Takes Third at Boise State Quad

BOISE, Idaho – Taking on a quad at Boise State along with Utah State and Sacramento State, Air Force Women's Gymnastics closed Friday evening at ExtraMile Arena with a third-place, 194.225 finish.

Junior gymnast Maggie Slife earned her fourth all-around title in as many weeks of competition, scoring a 39.475 to match the second-best individual all around score in Air Force history (Jessica Liegl, 2004). The reigning Mountain West Gymnast of the Year and current sitting conference Gymnast of the Week earned at least a share of first place in all four events on Friday night while scoring the only two 9.900-plus scores of the meet.

Opening the evening on balance beam, Air Force earned a 48.475. On the apparatus, Slife got back on track in week four, leading the Falcons with a 9.825 to tie for first place. Sophomore Alyssa Bigler and senior Kylee Greene both scored 9.775 and 9.725 respectively, ranking sixth and 11^th to round out the Falcons' top beam scores.

Air Force brought the heat on floor exercise, scoring a 48.925 to earn the second-best team score of the evening. A one-two-three from Gracie Willis, Greene and Slife fueled the Falcons in the event; Willis brought the energy on her floor routine, scoring a 9.850 to tie a career high and reset her season best. Up next, Greene notched a new career benchmark, earning a 9.875 to tie for second place. Slife capped Air Force's strong showing in rotation two, finishing with a 9.900 and her second top performance of the night.

On vault, the Falcons landed a 48.625. Greene stayed consistent in providing strong results for Air Force, scoring a 9.775 tie for third place. Slife's 9.800 paced Air Force on the score sheet, tying Utah State's Nyla Morabito for a share of first.

Air Force (7-3) closed the night with a 48.200 on uneven bars. Slife, the final Falcon in competition on Friday evening, punctuated a stellar all-around night by landing a 9.950 – Tying the program record on bars (Slife, 2024; Anna Salamone, 2019) while setting the high score of the evening across all four events.

Head coach Jennifer Green' reaction to Friday evening in Boise:

"We didn't perform to our potential. We had a lot of mental errors and plenty of opportunities missed. We had some last minute changes in lineups - I feel like they rose to the occasion tonight for us.

"We will go back home and focus on details. We have to learn how to compete on the road like we do at home.

Coach on Maggie's consistent dominance:

"Maggie performed like she does every day - consistency is the key to success and she has found it. I'm always very proud to watch her work."

Up Next:
Air Force Women's Gymnastics is back in Cadet West Gym on Feb. 6, hosting Utah State and Alaska Anchorage at 7 p.m. MT.

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