Broncos Win Inaugural Mountain West Gymnastics Championship

Saturday, March 23

Logan, Utah

7 p.m.

Boise State

196.550

195.450

Air Force

Emily Lopez and Adriana Popp celebrating at a 2024 home meet

Broncos Win Inaugural Mountain West Gymnastics Championship

3/23/2024 10:01:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Final Results

LOGAN, Utah – The Boise State gymnastics team made history Saturday, winning the inaugural Mountain West Championship with a score of 196.550. The Broncos defeated Utah State (196.500), San Jose State (196.400) and Air Force (195.450) to capture the program's 18th conference title.

Emma Loyim collected two individual victories to lead the Broncos, tying the program record for highest beam score at a conference championship with a 9.950. Boise State scored 49.500 on the apparatus, the second-best beam mark in program history and the highest at a conference championship. Loyim tallied a 9.900 on floor to become the ninth Bronco to win multiple conference crowns in the same season.

After the meet, senior Emily Lopez was announced as MW Gymnast of the Year and head coach Tina Bird was named MW Coach of the Year. The MW also tabbed Specialists of the Year, with Lopez and Adriana Popp garnering honors. Lopez was named Bars Specialist of the Year with an NQS of 9.930. Popp earned Co-Beam Specialist of the Year honors with an NQS of 9.895.

Quotables

"I'm so very proud of the team and their performance tonight. To win the first Mountain West Conference Championship is such a historic moment and they deserve it," said head coach Tina Bird. "Emily Lopez is such a beautiful gymnast and is so deserving of her Gymnast of the Year honor."
"Emma Loyim had a flawless night. She stepped up and claimed two event titles to help boost the team to victory," continued Bird. "Mahleea Werline was the first bar routine in the entire meet, so for her to place second, only to be beat by the very last routine in the meet, is incredible."
"I really admire our beam team. They can stand up against any team in the country," said Bird. "There were so many incredible routines tonight, it was truly a team effort."

Top Broncos

Emma Loyim finished first on beam (9.950) and tied for first on floor (9.900).
Mahleea Werline tied for second on bars, matching her career-high of 9.875.
Adriana Popp, who was the MW Co-Beam Specialist of the Year, tied for second on the apparatus with a 9.925.
Emily Lopez captured MW Gymnast of the Year and MW Bars Specialist of the Year accolades.

Notables

Emily Lopez became the 10th Bronco to be named conference Gymnast of the Year.
Lopez also received MW Bars Specialist of the Year honors, her third Specialist of the Year accolade. Last season, she was tabbed Bars Specialist of the Year and Co-Vault Specialist of the Year by the MRGC.
Popp claimed Co-Beam Specialist of the Year honors, her first Specialist of the Year award.
The Broncos registered a 49.500 on beam, setting a program record for highest beam score at a conference championship. It is also their top mark of the year on the apparatus and the second-best in program history.
Emma Loyim posted a career-high 9.950 on beam. This tied Boise State's highest beam score in conference championship history and gave the junior her first individual conference crown.
Loyim also won the MW title on floor with a 9.900. She became the ninth Bronco to win multiple events at a conference championship and first since 2017 to accomplish this feat.
Loyim has two beam wins this season and four in her career. She also has four-career floor wins, including three this year.
Mahleea Werline equaled her career-best on bars at 9.875.
Sydney Kho tallied a career-high on vault (9.800) and tied her career-best on beam (9.875).
Brantley Lucas posted a season-best 9.775 on floor.
The Broncos have 18 conference championships in program history. This marked the 11th-straight conference championship with at least one Bronco winning an event.
Tina Bird was named MW Coach of the Year, her seventh-career Coach of the Year selection.

What's Next
Boise State will await its postseason fate, which will be announced on Monday, March 25. The Broncos, currently No. 30 in NQS, look to become one of 36 teams to qualify for NCAA Regionals, which are held in four locations from April 3-7.

--BroncoSports.com--