Utah State Gymnastics Opens 2010 with Two-Meet Road Trip

• at #25 Central Michigan

Rose Arena (5,200)

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 - 5 p.m. (MT)

 

• at #30 New Hampshire Invitational with #33 Ball State and Yale

Lundholm Gymnasium (3,500)

Durham, N.H.

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 - 11 a.m. (MT)

 

ON TAP — ­Utah State (0-0, 0-0 WAC) will open the 2010 season with a two-meet road trip, beginning with a duel against No. 25 Central Michigan (1-0, 0-0 MAC) at Mount Pleasant, Mich., Friday, Jan. 15, at CMU's Rose Arena (5,200). The Aggies will continue on to the New Hampshire Invitational at Durham, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 17, hosted by No. 30 New Hampshire (1-0, 1-0 EAGL) with No. 33 Ball State (0-1, 0-1 MAC) and Yale (0-0, 0-0 ECAC) at UNH's Lundholm Gymnasium (3,500).

 

IN THE RANKINGS — Three of USU's four opponents this weekend competed last weekend and are in the Troester rankings, as Central Michigan is the highest at No. 25 (191.650), followed by No. 30 New Hampshire (189.725) and No. 33 Ball State (187.425). Both Central Michigan and New Hampshire registered wins last weekend while Ball State lost. Like Utah State, this will be the first weekend of action for Yale.

 

 

 

IN LAST YEAR'S FINAL RANKINGS — In last season's final Troester rankings, Utah State finished No. 47 with a 192.825 RQS, finishing in the middle of this weekend's four opponents, as Central Michigan was the highest at No. 23 with a 194.825 RQS, advancing to regionals. New Hampshire also advanced to regionals, finishing at No. 34 with a 194.625 RQS. Ball State and Yale joined Utah State in the "did not qualify for regionals" club, as Ball State was No. 52 with a 192.285 RQS while Yale was No. 71 with an RQS of 184.130.

 

 

           

LIVE RESULTS — Live results for Friday's and Sunday's meets are available by clicking on the "Live Results" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com, the official Web site of USU athletics. * Note the link will only work after the start of the meet.

 

LIVE VIDEO — Fans can watch the meets on Friday and Sunday live online by clicking on the "Watch Live" link at www.UtahStateAggies.com, the official Web site of USU athletics. That link will take viewers to the respective home school's online streaming page, where fans will have to register and pay a small fee to watch.

 

UP NEXT — Utah State continues its three-match road swing to open the season with its WAC opener at Southern Utah Friday, Jan. 22, at Cedar City, Utah. The USU-SUU duel starts at 7 p.m. (MT). The Aggies make their 2010 home debut Friday, Jan. 29, hosting Boise State in a 7 p.m. (MT) start.

 

TICKET INFO — USU Gymnastics Tickets are available through the USU Ticket Office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, by phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or (435) 797-0305, or online 24 hours a day at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on the "buy/renew tickets" under the "tickets" drop down menu.

 

ABOUT UTAH STATE — USU enters the 2010 season with seven letterwinners returning from the 2009 squad that posted a 1-19 overall and 0-9 WAC record. Highlighting the returners are NCAA Regional participants juniors Lyndsie Boone (all-around) and Jackie Dillon (vault) along with sophomore Erica Huelsmann (floor). Those three will join with the lone Aggie senior, Heather Heinrich, to lead USU in talent and experience. The Aggies also return sophomore Brandie Dickson, Haley Hogan and Rebecca Holliday. Also returning to the USU lineup are sophomores Chelsea Marquardt and Rachel Flessner who missed last season with injuries. The Aggies also have three "A-list" freshmen in Amanda Corn, Amelia Montoya and Amanda Watamaniuk. USU does not have any all-WAC performers returning from last year's sixth-place Aggie squad, although Heinrich is a two-time all-WAC honoree, earned all-conference recognition in 2007 and 2008.

 

Read more about USU gymnastics and the season in the full story on the Athletics Web site. 

 

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