Kaitlyn Betts Wins Senior D Vault National Title, Landes Finishes 12th In Senior C All-Around
A pair of Utah State gymnastics signees had a solid performance over the weekend at the Junior Olympic National Championships in Long Beach, Calif. Kaitlyn Betts was the Senior D division national vault champion with a 9.700, while fellow signee Sarah Landes was 12th in the Senior C division all-around with a 37.
Up against athletes from nine teams, six nationally ranked, five Aggie gymnasts traveled to the University of Denver Saturday to compete in the NCAA North Central Regional Gymnastics Competition. "We weren't completely on our game, but overall they did pretty well," USU head coach Jeff Richards said.
Compete with no regrets. Those are the words senior Lyndsie Boone has lived for the last four years. "You always get out there and think you can do things better or differently," she said. "It's so much better to compete with no regrets and go out and do the best you can do.
The Utah State gymnastics team took fifth place at the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday in San Jose, Calif., matching their predicted finish in the preseason poll with a score of 191.850. Boise State led the meet with 195.
The Utah State gymnastics team ended its regular season Saturday with a tri-meet against Southern Utah University and No. 17 University of Iowa. Coming off of a season-high final of 148.550 against Cal State Fullerton, USU looked to carry its momentum into Saturday's action.