Lopez Wins Bars at the Wasatch Classic

Monday, January 20

Salt Lake City, Utah

1 p.m. MT

Boise State

195.625

San Jose State

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1/20/2025 3:53:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Final Results

SALT LAKE CITY – Emily Lopez took home the bars title as Boise State placed second at the Wasatch Classic. The Broncos (195.625) tied San Jose State (195.625), defeated Iowa State (194.575), but fell to Arizona State (195.675).

Lopez earned her second bars title of the season, scoring a 9.925 on the event.

Boise State started the meet on beam and posted a season-high team score of 48.925. The apparatus was led by senior Emma Loyim who showed off a 9.875 routine.

The Broncos moved to floor next with Loyim once again claiming the team-high score of a 9.850. The squad put together a 48.850 in the second rotation.

On vault, Boise State notched another season-high team score with a 48.775. Lopez earned the team-high on the apparatus, scoring a 9.800.

The Blue and Orange rounded off the Wasatch Classic on bars with an impressive 9.925 routine from Lopez. The team scored a 49.075 on the event to propel their overall score to a 195.625.

Top Broncos

Emily Lopez was named bars champion for the second time this season and 15th of her career. She now holds sole possession of third-most career titles on bars in program history.
Emma Loyim was the team-high scorer on beam and floor, tying-second and tying-third, respectively, overall.
Kristina Shchennikova tied-third on bars with a 9.850.

Notables

Boise State's bar score of 49.075 marked the highest of the meet in the event.
Broncos recorded season-high team scores of 48.925 on beam and 48.775 on vault. They also notched a team season-high overall score of 195.625.
The Blue and Orange matched a season-high ten 9.800s or above combined on all events.
Boise State continued its undefeated streak over Iowa State, boasting a perfect 8-0 all-time record.
The Broncos have gone 11-straight meets without a loss to San Jose State, making the all-time series now 38-6-2.
Emily Lopez earned the first 9.900 or higher on the season for the Broncos with a 9.925 on bars.
Lopez's 9.925 on bars ties for highest score on any event at the meet with San Jose State's Katherine Weyhmiller on beam.
Kristina Shchennikova put up the highest score on bars among all freshmen with a career-high 9.850.
Freshmen Noelle Ball and Bridget Kemp scored career-highs 9.750 on vault.
Kemp also notched a career-high 9.800 on floor.

Quotables

"We had a fun meet tonight," head coach Tina Bird said. "We had lots of highlights and lots of things to work on before our next meet."

What's Next

Boise State will travel to San Jose, Calif., to compete in a quad meet against San Jose State, Sacramento State and UC Davis. The meet will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26 starting at 3 p.m. MT.