Boise State Ties Season-High, Rallies for Senior Night Victory

Friday, March 13

Boise, Idaho

6 p.m. MT

Boise State

196.275

195.850

Southern Utah

Sydney Kho celebration after home meet vault

Boise State Ties Season-High, Rallies for Senior Night Victory

3/13/2026 9:34:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

Final Results

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State gymnastics equaled its season-high score of 196.275 to earn a comeback victory over Southern Utah (195.850) on Senior Night in ExtraMile Arena. Five Broncos earned a share of an event title, with sophomore Noelle Ball and junior Mahleea Werline splitting the bars crown at 9.900 and senior Sydney Kho, sophomore Kristina Shchennikova and freshman Sydnie Whipple taking the beam title with a 9.850.

The Broncos opened with a 48.775 on vault, led by freshman Isabella Delarosa, who posted a career-high 9.825 to finish second. Ball backed her with a 9.775, tying for fourth, while sophomore Bridget Kemp, senior Sydney Kho and freshman Miraya Nero all tallied a 9.725.

In the second rotation, Boise State recorded a 49.150 on bars, marking its fourth-straight meet earning a season-best in the event. Ball and Werline tied for the individual crown, both posting a career-best 9.900. Sophomore Kristina Shchennikova tied for third with a 9.875, her fourth performance of 9.800 or better in the last five meets.

The Broncos added another strong score on beam, tallying a 49.100. Kho, Shchennikova and Whipple tied for the event title, each scoring 9.850. Nero notched a 9.825 and senior Brantley Lucas recorded a 9.725 to round out the rotation.

Trailing by 0.375 entering the final event, Boise State rallied for the victory with an elite floor rotation, recording a 49.250. Shchennikova (9.900) and Delaney Reeves (9.875) tallied career-best routines while Nero equaled her career-high of 9.850. Fifth year Blake Pascal finished the meet with a 9.850, her 15th-career routine of 9.850 or higher.

Top Broncos

Kristina Shchennikova earned a share of the beam title with a 9.850 while finishing second on floor with a career-high 9.900. She also tied for third on bars with a 9.875.
Noelle Ball earned a share of the bars crown for the first time in her career, posting a career-high 9.900.
Mahleea Werline also secured her first-career bars title, tallying a career-best 9.900.
Sydney Kho won a share of the beam crown for the first time in her career, scoring 9.850.
Sydnie Whipple also tallied her first-career beam title with a 9.850.

Notables

Noelle Ball and Mahleea Werline both earned a career-high 9.900 on bars. This is the first time since Feb. 14, 2025 the Broncos have posted multiple 9.900s on bars. Emily Lopez (9.925) and Kristina Shchennikova (9.900) did so in a home dual win over San Jose State.
Ball and Werline shared the event crown, marking the first individual titles of both gymnasts' careers.
Kristina Shchennikova recorded a career-high 9.900 on floor.
Shchennikova earned a 9.875 on bars, her fourth 9.800+ routine in the last five meets. She added a 9.850 on beam, her third-straight 9.800+ routine on the apparatus. This earned her a share of the event crown for the first time this season and fourth time in her career. The sophomore has two event titles this year and five in her career.
Sydney Kho also earned a share of the beam title, the first of her career. She has three-career individual crowns, including two this season,
Kho extended her streak of 9.800+ beam routines to five, tallying a 9.850.
Sydnie Whipple notched her first-career event crown, registering a 9.850 on beam.
Delaney Reeves tallied a career-best 9.875 on floor.
Miraya Nero matched her floor-career high of 9.850.
Blake Pascal earned a 9.850 on floor, her 15th-career routine of 9.850 or higher.
Isabella Delarosa notched a career-best 9.825 on vault.
The Broncos matched their best score of the season with a 196.275.
Boise State posted a season-high 49.150 on bars, its fourth-straight meet tallying a season-best score. This is the team's longest streak since Jan. 20-Feb. 14, 2025, when it improved in five-consecutive competitions.
Boise State gymnastics recognized seniors Anna Ferguson, Kylee Hamby, Sydney Kho, Sydney Leitch and Brantley Lucas, fifth year Blake Pascal and student manager Payton Hollinger after the meet.
Boise State improves to 52-32 all-time against Southern Utah, including a 29-5 mark at home. Under head coach Tina Bird, the Broncos are 35-17 against the Flippin' Birds.