Broncos Collect Three Individual Conference Championship Titles

Saturday, March 22

San Jose, Calif.

3 p.m. MT

Boise State

195.950

195.150

Air Force

Broncos Collect Three Individual Conference Championship Titles

3/22/2025 6:03:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Final Results

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Boise State placed second at the 2025 Mountain West Gymnastics Championships, Saturday afternoon, scoring 195.950.

Emily Lopez was named vault and bars co-champion, while Emma Loyim was crowned floor champion.

The Broncos started the meet on beam, scoring a 48.750. Sydney Kho was the team-high scorer with a 9.850. Boise State moved to floor next and put up a 49.075 team score. Loyim led with 9.875, followed by Bridget Kemp and Elaina McGovern, who both scored a 9.850.

Lopez scored a 9.850 on vault to guide the team to a 48.850. Boise State finished the meet on bars, where five of the six Broncos scored at least 9.800 or better. Lopez led the team once again, posting a 9.900.

Utah State won its first MW title with a score of 196.100. San Jose State finished third at 195.350 and Air Force was fourth at 195.150.

Top Broncos

Emily Lopez was named co-champion of vault and bars with scores of 9.850 and 9.900, respectively.
Emma Loyim took home gold on floor with a score of 9.875.
Sydney Kho tied for third on beam with a 9.850.
Bridget Kemp and Elaina McGovern tied for second on floor, both scoring a 9.850.

Notables

Emma Loyim claimed the floor title at the MW Championships for the second-straight year, joining Diana Loosli (1997-98, Big West) as the only Broncos to finish first on floor at back-to-back conference championships.
Loyim is the ninth gymnast in program history to win at least three-career event titles at conference championships.
Emily Lopez earned a share of the vault and bars title, her first and second-career event wins at a conference championship.
Lopez has 20-career bars titles, tying Lindsay Ward (2004-08) for second in program history. The fifth year has seven bars victories this year, tying Anne Staker (1991) and Emily Muhlenhaupt (2020 and 2021) for third in program single-season history.
Lopez and Loyim (beam and floor, 2024 MW Championships) are among 10 Broncos all-time to win multiple event titles at a conference championship meet.
The Broncos totaled three individual event titles at a conference championship for the first time since 2021.
Noelle Ball recorded the highest bars score among all freshmen at the meet.
Bridget Kemp tied for the highest floor score among all freshmen at the meet.
Ball tied her career-high on bars with a 9.850.
Kho recorded a season-high 9.850 on beam.
Loyim tied her season-high with a 9.875 on floor.

Quotables

"It was a tough loss but we had some amazing individual performances and I am so proud of this team," head coach Tina Bird said. "Congratulations to our Mountain West individual conference champions, Emily Lopez (vault and bars) and Emma Loyim (floor)."

What's Next

The Broncos wait for the selection show on March 24 on ESPNU to determine where they are headed for NCAA Regionals. The team will either travel to Salt Lake City, Seattle, Tuscaloosa, Ala., or University Park, Pa., for the competition from April 2-6.