COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Air Force junior Maggie Slife swept individual weekly honors this week and set a second straight Mountain West record, recording a league-record 39.650 in the all-around.
ALL-AROUND GYMNAST, VAULT, BARS, CO-BEAM & FLOOR SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
MAGGIE SLIFE, AIR FORCE
Junior, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin/Arrowhead HS
- Scored a Mountain West record and league-best 39.650 in the all-around to win the title in a quad meet against Georgia, Stanford and Cal.
- Scored a league-best-tying 9.925 on vault, the highest mark by any gymnast on the event this season, to share the event title with teammate Alyssa Bigler.
- Scored a league-best 9.925 on bars to finish tied for third at the meet.
- Scored a league-best-tying 9.900 on beam, finishing just off the podium in fourth place.
- Scored a league-best 9.900 on floor to finish third on the event.
- Slife has tallied 23 weekly awards this season.
CO-VAULT SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
ALYSSA BIGLER, AIR FORCE
Sophomore, Phoenix, Arizona/Sandra Day O’Connor HS
- Scored a league-best-tying 9.925 on vault, the highest mark by any gymnast on the event this season, to share the event title with teammate Maggie Slife in a quad meet against Georgia, Stanford and Cal.
- Also competed in the all-around during the meeting, scoring a season-high 39.325 with a 9.700 on bars, 9.775 on beam and 9.825 on floor.
CO-BEAM SPECIALIST & CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
MIRAYA NERO, BOISE STATE
Freshman, Omaha, Nebraska/Omaha Westview HS
- Scored a league-best-tying 9.900 on beam to share fourth place with teammate Kristina Shchennikova in a quad meet against Auburn, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
- Also competed in the all-around during the meet, finishing with a 38.150, including a 9.850 on vault, 8.950 on bars and 9.425 on floor.
- The 9.900 matched the highest score by a freshman on any event this week.
CO-BEAM SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
KRISTINA SHCHENNIKOVA, BOISE STATE
Sophomore, Morrison, Colorado/Lakewood HS
- Scored a league-best-tying 9.900 on beam to share fourth place with teammate Miraya Nero in a quad meet against Auburn, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
- Also competed on bars and floor during the meet, scoring a 9.800 and 9.675, respectively.
CO-BEAM SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
MYA WITTE, UTAH STATE
Junior, Greenacres, Florida/Florida Virtual School
- Scored a league-best-tying 9.900 on beam to capture the individual title in a head-to-head conference clash at San José State.
- Also competed on vault during the meet, scoring a 9.725.
CO- FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
VICTORIA KISCH, SAN JOSÉ STATE
Parker, Colorado/Legend HS
- Scored a 9.900 on bars to capture a share of the individual title in a head-to-head conference clash with Utah State.
- The 9.900 matched the highest mark by a freshman on any event in the Mountain West this week.
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