Friday, February 27
Logan, Utah
6:30 PM MT
Air Force Academy
at
Utah State
Photo by: Ray Bahner
Women’s Gymnastics Heads to Logan for Dual with Utah State
2/26/2026 11:46:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Air Force Women's Gymnastics aims to continue its historic 2026 season on the road, taking on Utah State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum this Friday at 6:30 p.m. MT.
Follow Along:
Friday night in Logan will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network. Live scoring of the meet will be provided via StatBroadcast. Links to both can be found on the women's gymnastics page at goairforcefalcons.com.
In the Rankings:
Air Force currently ranks 35th in the nation and third in the Mountain West, sporting a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 195.238. The Falcons rank 43rd nationally on vault (48.742), 35th on bars (48.817), 36th on beam (48.708) and 36th on floor (48.967).
Unprecedented Successes for the Falcons:
Twice in 2026 and three times in the past two seasons, Air Force has broken its all-time record score. Air Force finished with a 195.800 on Feb. 6 to beat Utah State and Alaska Anchorage at home, then topped the record again on Feb. 22, scoring a 196.300 in a road win over host San Jose State and UC Davis.
Last Time Out:
The Falcons left San Jose on Sunday evening with an all-time high 196.300 win over both San Jose State and UC Davis at the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
Air Force managed to overcome a season-best 196.100 from San Jose State, ending Sunday's meet scoring a 196.100 – But the Spartans were stonewalled in the final standings, as Air Force's record finish proved good to score the win. UC Davis closed the evening in third place (192.825). Following its second record-breaking finish this month, Air Force improves to 13-7 on the season and 3-2 in against Mountain West opponents.
In the all around, junior and reigning Mountain West Gymnast of the Year Maggie Slife earned her eighth all around title on Sunday afternoon, finishing the evening with a 39.575 – A score good for the second-best all-around score in Academy history, eclipsing her previous record set at the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth on Feb. 14. Slife closed the SJSU tri with sole possession of first on both bars (9.900) and beam (9.925), a share of the top spot on floor with teammate Alysa Bigler (9.925) and a second-place finish on vault (9.825). Bigler ended the evening scoring a 39.275 as an all-arounder, marking both a season and career high for the sophomore.
Air Force and San Jose State were tied for an early lead after the opening rotation after the Falcons opened the afternoon scoring a 48.950 on uneven bars. Chelsea Boyer set the tone for the Falcons in their first event, scoring a 9.825 to earn a career best and her second career 9.800 or better to finish with a share of third place. Slife, in the anchor position, landed a full-twisting double back, scoring a 9.900, good lift the Falcons to the top bars score of the day.
Air Force harnessed its energy from the first event to post an all-time performance on balance beam, scoring a 49.325 to dwarf the Falcons' previous all-time score of 49.150 earned in 2004. Hits across the lineup on beam highlighted Air Force's evening; Freshman Erin McDermott and senior Gabriella Hartley both scored season/career bests, finishing with a pair of 9.850s to lay a strong foundation. Sophomore Anna Bacott kept up the momentum, tying her career best and earning a 9.875. Alyssa Bigler landed a 9.825 and Slife anchored, resetting her career high to score a 9.925 and tie the all-time program score on the apparatus. The Falcons' seismic performance was good to pull Air Force into a lead halfway through the afternoon.
On floor, Air Force amassed a season high scoring a 49.275 to finish with the top score of the evening in the event. A pair of 9.925s from both Slife and Bigler proved good to earn the Falcon duo each a piece of the podium. Seniors Gracie Willis and Kylee Greene followed up, both scoring a 9.850 (tied career high) and 9.800, respectively.
The Falcons closed Sunday scoring a 48.750 on vault. Raife, as consistent as can be, earned her third-consecutive 9.800 to tie her career best in back-to-back meets. Slife's second-place 9.825 to end the evening led Air Force scoring in the Falcons' final rotation.
This Week in the Awards:
For the third time this season and in consecutive weeks, Air Force gymnasts junior Maggie Slife and sophomore Alyssa Bigler shared space on the weekly Mountain West honors list in week seven of competition, the league announced on Tuesday. Slife swept all awards, scoring the Mountain West Gymnast of the Week title and Specialist of the Week recognition on vault, bars, beam and floor. A pair of excellent finishes on floor for Bigler earned her Mountain West Co-Floor Specialist of the Week status with teammate Slife.
In Air Force's second-place finish at Mizzou on Friday evening and a record-breaking win over San Jose State and UC Davis on Sunday, Slife scored 39.450 and 39.575, respectively, both good for a seventh and eighth all around title this season. Slife's set of results at both Mizzou (Vault - 9.850; Bars - 9.900; Beam - 9.825; Floor - 9.875) and San Jose (Vault -9.825; Bars - 9.900; Beam - 9.925; Floor - 9.925) led the Falcons to a top-seven all-time finish in Columbia (195.675), followed by Air Force earning its highest-ever score (195.675) on Sunday in California.
Bigler, earning a 9.875 at Mizzou and a 9.925 at SJSU to share the podium with Slife, scored her sixth MW top honor in 2026 and third top floor finish in the conference.
The collection of honors for Air Force continues to mount, with Slife's running total sitting at 28 this season and Bigler earning her sixth. Slife collects her 17th-straight Gymnast of the Week honor and seventh-consecutive Bars and Floor Specialist accolades. Slife currently ranks eighth in the nation as an all-arounder, sixth nationally on bars and 22nd on floor. Slife, Bigler and senior Kylee Greene hold the top three positions in order as Mountain West all around gymnasts in 2026.
Looking Ahead:
Following Friday night in Logan, Air Force makes its return to Cadet West Gym on March 6 to host San Jose State at 7 p.m. MT.
Follow Along:
Friday night in Logan will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network. Live scoring of the meet will be provided via StatBroadcast. Links to both can be found on the women's gymnastics page at goairforcefalcons.com.
In the Rankings:
Air Force currently ranks 35th in the nation and third in the Mountain West, sporting a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 195.238. The Falcons rank 43rd nationally on vault (48.742), 35th on bars (48.817), 36th on beam (48.708) and 36th on floor (48.967).
Unprecedented Successes for the Falcons:
Twice in 2026 and three times in the past two seasons, Air Force has broken its all-time record score. Air Force finished with a 195.800 on Feb. 6 to beat Utah State and Alaska Anchorage at home, then topped the record again on Feb. 22, scoring a 196.300 in a road win over host San Jose State and UC Davis.
Last Time Out:
The Falcons left San Jose on Sunday evening with an all-time high 196.300 win over both San Jose State and UC Davis at the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
Air Force managed to overcome a season-best 196.100 from San Jose State, ending Sunday's meet scoring a 196.100 – But the Spartans were stonewalled in the final standings, as Air Force's record finish proved good to score the win. UC Davis closed the evening in third place (192.825). Following its second record-breaking finish this month, Air Force improves to 13-7 on the season and 3-2 in against Mountain West opponents.
In the all around, junior and reigning Mountain West Gymnast of the Year Maggie Slife earned her eighth all around title on Sunday afternoon, finishing the evening with a 39.575 – A score good for the second-best all-around score in Academy history, eclipsing her previous record set at the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth on Feb. 14. Slife closed the SJSU tri with sole possession of first on both bars (9.900) and beam (9.925), a share of the top spot on floor with teammate Alysa Bigler (9.925) and a second-place finish on vault (9.825). Bigler ended the evening scoring a 39.275 as an all-arounder, marking both a season and career high for the sophomore.
Air Force and San Jose State were tied for an early lead after the opening rotation after the Falcons opened the afternoon scoring a 48.950 on uneven bars. Chelsea Boyer set the tone for the Falcons in their first event, scoring a 9.825 to earn a career best and her second career 9.800 or better to finish with a share of third place. Slife, in the anchor position, landed a full-twisting double back, scoring a 9.900, good lift the Falcons to the top bars score of the day.
Air Force harnessed its energy from the first event to post an all-time performance on balance beam, scoring a 49.325 to dwarf the Falcons' previous all-time score of 49.150 earned in 2004. Hits across the lineup on beam highlighted Air Force's evening; Freshman Erin McDermott and senior Gabriella Hartley both scored season/career bests, finishing with a pair of 9.850s to lay a strong foundation. Sophomore Anna Bacott kept up the momentum, tying her career best and earning a 9.875. Alyssa Bigler landed a 9.825 and Slife anchored, resetting her career high to score a 9.925 and tie the all-time program score on the apparatus. The Falcons' seismic performance was good to pull Air Force into a lead halfway through the afternoon.
On floor, Air Force amassed a season high scoring a 49.275 to finish with the top score of the evening in the event. A pair of 9.925s from both Slife and Bigler proved good to earn the Falcon duo each a piece of the podium. Seniors Gracie Willis and Kylee Greene followed up, both scoring a 9.850 (tied career high) and 9.800, respectively.
The Falcons closed Sunday scoring a 48.750 on vault. Raife, as consistent as can be, earned her third-consecutive 9.800 to tie her career best in back-to-back meets. Slife's second-place 9.825 to end the evening led Air Force scoring in the Falcons' final rotation.
This Week in the Awards:
For the third time this season and in consecutive weeks, Air Force gymnasts junior Maggie Slife and sophomore Alyssa Bigler shared space on the weekly Mountain West honors list in week seven of competition, the league announced on Tuesday. Slife swept all awards, scoring the Mountain West Gymnast of the Week title and Specialist of the Week recognition on vault, bars, beam and floor. A pair of excellent finishes on floor for Bigler earned her Mountain West Co-Floor Specialist of the Week status with teammate Slife.
In Air Force's second-place finish at Mizzou on Friday evening and a record-breaking win over San Jose State and UC Davis on Sunday, Slife scored 39.450 and 39.575, respectively, both good for a seventh and eighth all around title this season. Slife's set of results at both Mizzou (Vault - 9.850; Bars - 9.900; Beam - 9.825; Floor - 9.875) and San Jose (Vault -9.825; Bars - 9.900; Beam - 9.925; Floor - 9.925) led the Falcons to a top-seven all-time finish in Columbia (195.675), followed by Air Force earning its highest-ever score (195.675) on Sunday in California.
Bigler, earning a 9.875 at Mizzou and a 9.925 at SJSU to share the podium with Slife, scored her sixth MW top honor in 2026 and third top floor finish in the conference.
The collection of honors for Air Force continues to mount, with Slife's running total sitting at 28 this season and Bigler earning her sixth. Slife collects her 17th-straight Gymnast of the Week honor and seventh-consecutive Bars and Floor Specialist accolades. Slife currently ranks eighth in the nation as an all-arounder, sixth nationally on bars and 22nd on floor. Slife, Bigler and senior Kylee Greene hold the top three positions in order as Mountain West all around gymnasts in 2026.
Looking Ahead:
Following Friday night in Logan, Air Force makes its return to Cadet West Gym on March 6 to host San Jose State at 7 p.m. MT.
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