March 28, 2005

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State gymnastics retained its ranking of 16th in the nation this week thanks to a Western Gymnastics Conference Championships winning score of 195.150 last week. It is the highest regular season ending ranking for the Aggies since 1997 when they were ranked 11th.

Utah State finished the regular season with a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 195.370. The Aggies also finished 17th on beam (48.915), 19th on floor (49.045) and 24th on vault (48.860) and bars (48.715).

By finishing in the top-18, the Aggies guaranteed themselves a trip to any one of six locations for their regional competition. The seeding assignments will be announced Tuesday, March 29. The North Central Region, of which the Aggies are members, has five members in the top-18 while the South Central Region has four.

Utah State will compete in the regional championships on Saturday, April 9 at the site it is assigned.

Gymnastics National Rankings: 1. Utah 197.320*@ 2. UCLA 197.090 3. L.S.U. 197.025 4. Alabama 196.815 5. Georgia 196.800 6. Nebraska 196.750 7. Florida 196.685 8. Michigan 196.595 9. Iowa State 196.260@ 10. Oklahoma 196.130 13. BYU 195.625*@ 14. C. Michigan 195.540* 16. UTAH STATE 195.370@ 17. Denver 195.310*@ 20. Minnesota 195.185@ 22. Southern Utah 195.155*@ 23. Kentucky 195.070*

* 2005 season opponent @ North Central Region member