It’s the fourth annual Best of Utah meet, featuring all four Utah teams competing at the Maverik Center just outside of Salt Lake City in West Valley City, Utah. Southern Utah and BYU both kicked off their seasons at the Super 16 in Vegas; Southern Utah had a solid start and won its session (third in its group of eight overall), while BYU left a lot to be desired in its opening meet. Despite her team’s struggles, BYU’s Rebekah Ripley returned from injury and garnered attention for her Barbie Girl-themed floor routine. Trista Goodman made her college debut in style, anchoring bars with a 9.900 at the meet. It was the first of two meets for Southern Utah and the Thunderbirds took the opportunity to shake up lineups. One more thing is clear: Karley McClain is BACK to her all-around days. Utah opened its season at home against LSU with a 197.275, with former five-star recruit Makenna Smith making her Ute debut alongside Michigan fifth-year transfer Abby Brenner. This is Utah State’s first meet of the season, and it’s a new-look Aggie team with a number of transfers with Amy Smith to Clemson and Kristin White in her first year at the helm.
Utah’s lineups:
Utah State is debuting a new leo!
Rotation 1: BYU VT, USU UB, SUU BB, Utah FX
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