Broncos Sweep Event Titles in Season-High Night

Friday, February 14

Boise, Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

196.425

194.300

San Jose State

2/14/2025 10:04:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State swept the event titles in ExtraMile Arena as it outscored San Jose State 196.425-194.300, Friday night.

The Broncos picked up a total of six event titles. Sydney Kho and Emily Lopez earned a share of the vault title, Lopez was named bars champion, Kristina Shchennikova notched the beam title and Bridget Kemp and Blake Pascal shared the floor crown.

Boise State started off on vault and scored a 48.775. The team was led by Sydney Kho and Emily Lopez, both scoring a 9.800.

On bars, the Broncos put up two scores above a 9.900. Shchennikova scored a 9.900, which was followed by a 9.950 by Lopez. The team scored a 49.375 on the apparatus.

The Blue and Orange moved to beam next, scoring a 49.175. Shchennikova put up another 9.900 to lead the Broncos in the event.

Boise State finished on floor being led by Kemp and Pascal with a 9.800 each. The Broncos scored a 49.100 to bring their overall score to a 196.425.

Top Broncos

Sydney Kho and Emily Lopez both scored a 9.800 to share the vault title. This marks the first event crown of Kho's career. Lopez has two vault wins this season and 10 in her career, tying her for sixth in program history.
Lopez also claimed the bars championship, scoring a season-high 9.950. The fifth year has four wins on the apparatus this season and 17 in her career.
Kristina Shchennikova won the beam title for the second-straight meet, tallying another 9.900.
Bridget Kemp and Blake Pascal were crowned co-champions on floor, scoring 9.850. This was the second floor event title of the year for both gymnasts and the fourth title of Pascal's career.

Notables

The Broncos put up a 49.375 on bars, which tied for 14th in the nation in highest scores on the event this year prior to tonight's NCAA meets.
Boise State swept event titles for the first time since Feb. 10, 2023, where the Broncos competed against Utah State.
The Broncos have improved their bars score in four-straight meets. This is the longest streak of improvement on the apparatus since 1999, when Boise State increased its score in five-straight meets.
Boise State recorded its highest score (196.425) since March 23, 2024, where the team notched a 196.550. It also marks a season-high for the Broncos.
The Broncos notched a season-high score on bars with a 49.375. This is the highest since the team scored a 49.400 on the apparatus on Feb. 23, 2024.
Boise State earned a season-high 49.175 on beam.
The Broncos are the only team in the Mountain West without a loss in conference competition.
Boise State remains undefeated against San Jose State at home. The Broncos boast a 13-0 record at home and 40-6-2 overall.
The announced attendance of 2,326 is a Boise State gymnastics single-meet record.
Emily Lopez's 9.950 on bars tied for eighth in the nation on the apparatus this year prior to tonight's NCAA meets.
Kristina Shchennikova is the first Bronco to record back-to-back 9.900s or higher on beam since Emma Loyim did in 2024 on March 23 (9.950) and April 3 (9.900).
Sydney Kho matched her career-high on vault with 9.800.
Noelle Ball earned a career-high 9.850 on bars.
Shchennikova notched a career-high on bars with a 9.900 and matched her career-high on beam with a 9.900.
Sydney Leitch put up a career-high 9.850 on bars and matched her career-high 9.825 on beam.

Quotables

"Tonight was a total team effort," head coach Tina Bird said. "There were so many individual highlights that made the team come together in a big way for our season-high score. Thank you Bronco Nation, once again, for supporting this amazing group of young women."
"Kristina Shchennikova had another stellar evening," Bird said. "Two 9.900s and another event win on beam! She is just starting to hit her stride and I am excited to see what the rest of the season will bring for her."
"Emily Lopez was her usual amazing self, bringing in top scores on 3 events for us once again," Bird said. "Her quiet leadership and consistency is so important to this team."
"Blake Pascal and Bridget Kemp continue to be the floor duo that we cannot do without," Bird said.
"Sydney Kho had her first career win on vault and we are celebrating," Bird said. "This has been coming for a few months now and to see her stick the vault right out of the gate was just what we needed to set the tone for the type of evening we were in store for."
"Emma Loyim, Alyssa Vulaj and Sydney Leitch are steady contributors who make an impact on several events," Bird said. "We would not be the team we are without them."
"My favorite moment of the night for me was Julia Melchert's debut on floor as an exhibition," Bird said. "She nailed her routine and will be a contender in the future."