With so many programs shuffling around these days, it’s no surprise when teams need to find a new place to land when their divisions start to dwindle. For Boise State, a member of the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference from that first season to the very last, that search for a new home started when BYU left to make moves to settle into the Big 12.
The Cougars’ departure left a gap in that gymnastics mountain range, compounding the shrinking range left by Denver a handful of seasons earlier. Just three teams were still standing in the MRGC. And for those three remaining teams, moves had to be made.
From the MRGC to the Mountain West went Boise State.
Making that jump between conferences isn’t always an easy feat, some programs need to petition and apply year after year. Luckily, the Broncos didn’t face that uphill battle.
The Broncos looked right at home sliding into the Mountain West this season. With a new schedule and new faces but familiar old ones, they handled it like the pros they are. For head coach Tina Bird, although this season meant a little more travel as meets weren’t just down the road how they once were, it was a chance to really grow as a team.
In previous seasons, the Broncos faced off against opponents in head-to-heads,…
