Broncos Collect Four Mountain West Specialist of the Week Honors
3/4/2025 10:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Emily Lopez, Emma Loyim and Kristina Shchennikova each garnered Mountain West weekly honors following their performances against Air Force on Feb. 28.
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Lopez earned Vault and Bars Specialist of the Week, Loyim received Beam Specialist of the Week while Shchennikova picked up Freshman of the Week.
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The specialist of the week honor is awarded to the highest-scoring athlete in each event weekly, while freshman of the week is given to the freshman with the highest score among all events.
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Lopez scored a season-high 9.900 on vault to earn her 11th title on the event of her career. She marked the first Bronco of the season to score at least a 9.900 on the apparatus. The fifth year also put up a 9.925 on bars to earn the title, marking her 18th of her career. Lopez now holds 16 MW specialist of the week honors.
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Loyim earned her second beam title of the season, sixth of her career, as she scored a season-high 9.925. She now holds the highest score on the event among all Broncos. Loyim notched her seventh MW weekly accolade and second on beam.
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Shchennikova secured her fourth freshman of the week honor, bringing her MW weekly award count to six. She recorded the second-highest score on bars for the Broncos, putting up a 9.875.
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Boise State gymnastics will travel to Cedar City, Utah, to face Southern Utah. The meet will take place on Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
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Lopez earned Vault and Bars Specialist of the Week, Loyim received Beam Specialist of the Week while Shchennikova picked up Freshman of the Week.
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The specialist of the week honor is awarded to the highest-scoring athlete in each event weekly, while freshman of the week is given to the freshman with the highest score among all events.
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Lopez scored a season-high 9.900 on vault to earn her 11th title on the event of her career. She marked the first Bronco of the season to score at least a 9.900 on the apparatus. The fifth year also put up a 9.925 on bars to earn the title, marking her 18th of her career. Lopez now holds 16 MW specialist of the week honors.
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Loyim earned her second beam title of the season, sixth of her career, as she scored a season-high 9.925. She now holds the highest score on the event among all Broncos. Loyim notched her seventh MW weekly accolade and second on beam.
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Shchennikova secured her fourth freshman of the week honor, bringing her MW weekly award count to six. She recorded the second-highest score on bars for the Broncos, putting up a 9.875.
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Boise State gymnastics will travel to Cedar City, Utah, to face Southern Utah. The meet will take place on Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
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