COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Gymnasts from Boise State and San José State swept individual apparatus awards while Air Force freshman Maggie Slife captured Gymnast and Freshman of the Week honors as the Mountain West announced weekly award winners for Week 9 of the 2024 gymnastic season.

GYMNAST OF THE WEEK / FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
MAGGIE SLIFE, AIR FORCE
Fr., Oconomowoc, Wisconsin / Arrowhead HS
• Recorded a 39.300 in the all-around to capture the all-around title at home against Utah State and San José State last week.
• Scored a 9.875 on bars and floor as part of her all-around title, marking the highest scores by any freshman in the Mountain West on any event last week.

VAULT SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
JAUDAI LOPES, SAN JOSÉ STATE
Sr., Fairfield, California / Buckingham Charter Magnet HS
• Recorded a 9.900 on vault to finish tied for first in a quad meet at Denver last week.
• Has been named Vault Specialist of the Week four times this season.

BARS SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
EMILY LOPEZ, BOISE STATE
Sr., Mission Viejo, California / Trabuco Hills HS
• Recorded a 9.925 on bars to finish tied for first in a quad meet against Minnesota, Washington and UC Davis.
• Has been named Bars Specialist of the Week six times this season.

CO-BEAM SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
ADRIANA POPP, BOISE STATE
5th, Easton, Pennsylvania / Commonwealth Charter Academy
• Recorded a 9.900 on beam to stand alone in first place on the event in a quad meet against Minnesota, Washington and UC Davis.
• Has been named Beam Specialist of the Week in two of the last three weeks.

CO-BEAM SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK / CO-FLOOR SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
JADA MAZURY, SAN JOSÉ STATE
5th, Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Bishop Carroll HS
• Recorded a 9.900 on beam to finish first on the event in a meet featuring MW foes Air Force and Utah State.
• Recorded a 9.950 on floor to help the Spartans to a second-place finish in a quad meet at Denver last week.
• Has logged a total of six weekly accolades this season.

CO-FLOOR SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
COURTNEY BLACKSON, BOISE STATE
Sr., Elk Grove, California / Pleasant Grove HS
• Recorded a 9.950 on floor, finishing as part of a five-way tie for first place on the event in a quad meet against Washington, Minnesota and UC Davis.
• Has been named the MW Floor Specialist of the Week a total of four times this season.

CO-FLOOR SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
EMMA LOYIM, BOISE STATE
Jr., Mountain Lakes, New Jersey / Mountain Lakes HS
• Recorded a 9.950 on floor, finishing as part of a five-way tie for first place on the event in a quad meet against Washington, Minnesota and UC Davis.
• Has been named the MW Floor Specialist of the Week in each of the last two weeks this season.

Competition in the MW continues this week when Air Force travels to Clemson on Friday, March 8. San José State will wrap up the week, hosting MW foe Boise State, alongside Illinois State and Yale at home on Sunday, March 10.

Tickets for the 2024 MW Gymnastics Championship in Logan, Utah, are now on sale. Fans can contact the Utah State ticket office to secure their seats by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or by going online to utahstateaggies.com.

Gymnast of the Week
Week 1 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 2 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 3 – Maggie Slife, Fr., Air Force
Week 4 – Maggie Slife, Fr., Air Force
Week 5 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 6 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 7 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 8 – Maggie Slife, Fr., Air Force
Week 9 – Maggie Slife, Fr., Air Force

Vault Specialist of the Week
Week 1 – Madison Kirsch, Sr., San José State
Week 2 – Jaudai Lopes, Sr., San José State
Week 3 – Courtney Blackson, Sr., Boise State / Jaudai Lopes, Sr., San José State
Week 4 – Jaudai Lopes, Sr. San José State / Nyla Morabito, Fr., Utah State
Week 5 – Madison Kirsch, Sr., San José State
Week 6 – Courtney Blackson, Sr., Boise State
Week 7 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State
Week 8 – Mia Nelson, Fr., San José State
Week 9 – Jaudai Lopes, Sr., San José State

Bars Specialists of the Week
Week 1 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State / Jada Mazury, 5th, San José State
Week 2 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State
Week 3 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State
Week 4 – Katherine Weyhmiller, Jr., San José State
Week 5 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State / Brianna Brooks, Sr., Utah State / Dani Kirstine, Jr., Utah State
Week 6 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State
Week 7 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State
Week 8 – Maggie Slife, Fr., Air Force
Week 9 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State

Beam Specialist of the Week
Week 1 – Lexi Aragon, Gr., Utah State
Week 2 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State / Katherine Weyhmiller, Jr., San José State
Week 3 – Emily Lopez, Sr., Boise State / Emma Loyim, Jr., Boise State
Week 4 – Maggie Slife, Fr., Air Force / Katherine Weyhmiller, Jr. San José State
Week 5 – Lexi Aragon, Gr., Utah State
Week 6 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 7 – Adriana Popp, 5th, Boise State
Week 8 – Lauren Macpherson, Sr., San José State
Week 9 – Adriana Popp, 5th, Boise State / Jada Mazury, 5th, San José State

Floor Specialist of the Week
Week 1 – Courtney Blackson, Sr., Boise State
Week 2 – Emma Loyim, Jr., Boise State
Week 3 – Mia Nelson, Fr., San José State
Week 4 – Jada Mazury, 5th, San José State
Week 5 – Courtney Blackson, Sr., Boise State
Week 6 – Gabriella Meccia, Jr., Air Force / Jada Mazury, 5th, San José State
Week 7 – Courtney Blackson, Sr., Boise State
Week 8 – Emma Loyim, Jr., Boise State / Jada Mazury, 5th, San José State / Alivia Ostendorf, Gr., Utah State
Week 9 – Courtney Blackson, Sr., Boise State / Emma Loyim, Jr., Boise State / Jada Mazury, 5th, San José State

Freshman of the Week
Week 1 – Marissa Ashton, San José State
Week 2 – Marissa Ashton, San José State / Victoria Smirnov, Boise State
Week 3 – Mia Nelson, San José State / Maggie Slife, Air Force
Week 4 – Maggie Slife, Air Force
Week 5 – Nyla Morabito, Utah State
Week 6 – Maggie Slife, Air Force
Week 7 – Maggie Slife, Air Force
Week 8 – Maggie Slife, Air Force
Week 9 – Maggie Slife, Air Force

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