Boise State Travels to Texas for Metroplex Challenge

WHAT’S NEXT: Boise State travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to compete within the Metroplex Challenge. The Broncos will meet No. 17 Auburn, No. 21 NC State and No. 13 North Carolina at 6:15 p.m. MT, Sunday, Feb. 15.
 
FOLLOW THE MEET: A reside stream of the meet can be offered by MeetScoresOnline. Subscription is required. The hyperlink might be discovered on BroncoSports activities.com.
 
SCOUTING AUBURN: Auburn ranks seventeenth within the nation with a mean rating of 196.450, incomes top-12 nationwide averages on vault (49.195), beam (49.145) and flooring (49.265). Sophia Bella paces the Tigers on vault (9.850) and flooring (9.885). Head coach Jeff Graba has led the workforce to 13 NCAA Regional appearances and three NCAA Championships berths in his 15 seasons on the helm.
 
SCOUTING NC STATE: NC State averages a rating of 195.155, rating twenty first within the nation. The Wolfpack are within the NCAA’s top-25 in all 4 occasions, together with fifteenth on flooring (49.245) and sixteenth on bars (49.040). Syniya Thomas has the workforce’s prime beam (9.825) and flooring (9.905) averages, tying for seventeenth within the nation on flooring. Kim Landrus is in her ninth season on the helm, main the workforce to NCAA Regionals annually.
 
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina is thirteenth within the nation with a mean of 196.500, together with a 49.215 mark on vault that locations it ninth within the NCAA. The Tar Heels are additionally within the top-20 on beam (49.035) and flooring (49.240). Sydney Seabrooks ranks sixth-nationally on flooring (9.920) whereas Kaya Forbes is tenth on vault (9.885). Danna Durante has guided the workforce to NCAA Regionals in all 4 seasons on the helm.
 
BROUGHT IT ON BARS: Kristina  Shchennikova received a share of the bars crown in Boise State’s Feb. 6 quad, recording a season-high 9.875. This matches Boise State’s highest particular person occasion rating of the yr and gave the sophomore her first-career win on the equipment. She has 4 general wins in her profession, posting three on beam final season. She is the one gymnast on the Boise State roster with an occasion title in a number of occasions.
 
SEASON-BESTS AT THE X: In addition to a team-high general rating (195.350), Boise State notched season-best occasion scores on vault (48.850) and bars (48.975) within the Feb. 6 house quad. The vault rating was obtained regardless of solely having 5 routines, with all 5 scoring 9.750 or larger. Kristina Shchennikova received the bars crown whereas Kylee Hamby (9.850) matched her season-high and Carly Buell (9.800) posted her prime rating of the yr.
 
FLOURISHING ON FLOOR: Boise State posted a season-best 49.075 on flooring within the Jan. 30 house quad, led by Blake Pascal, who completed second with a 9.875. Pascal has scored 9.800 or larger and led the Broncos in 4 meets this yr. Miraya Nero added a career-high 9.850 whereas Delaney Reeves posted a 9.825, the second-best mark of her profession.
 
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN: Miraya Nero was named Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Week after her Jan. 16 efficiency at BYU, the place she received the all-around crown with a 39.075 and tied for second on beam with a 9.825. She is the primary Boise State freshman to win an all-around title since 2017 (Courtney McGregor) and first Bronco to safe a MW Specialist of the Week award this yr. She posted a career-high 9.850 on flooring and 39.100 within the all-around within the Jan. 30 house quad, Boise State’s greatest all-around rating since 2021 (Hope Masiado). Isabella Delarosa, a Meridian, Idaho native, competed at house for the primary time on Jan. 30, scoring 9.825 on beam to earn a share of the occasion title, the primary of her profession.
 
KHO-BOOM: Senior Sydney Kho captured her first vault title of the yr and second of her profession at Air Force on Jan. 23, tallying a season-high 9.825. The senior has appeared in Boise State’s vault lineup in all however one meet since becoming a member of the Broncos, finishing 40 routines.
 
PRESEASON POLLS: Boise State was tabbed first within the Mountain West Preseason Coaches’ Poll, incomes 27 of 30 factors and two first-place votes. The Broncos have been tabbed thirty second within the WCGA Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Last yr, the Broncos have been thirty second within the last rankings, tallying a 196.115 NQS. They ended the common season ranked thirtieth general and twentieth on bars, registering a workforce NQS of 49.240.
 
RING SEASON: One season after successful the inaugural Mountain West Championships, Boise State received the 2025 MW common season crown. The Broncos had the league’s prime NQS on bars (49.240), beam (49.080) and flooring (49.105) final yr. This season, the Broncos will host the Mountain West Championships in ExtraMile Arena.
 
BIRD BACK WITH THE BRONCOS: Head coach Tina Bird is in her nineteenth season on the helm, serving as co-head coach from 2008-19 earlier than changing into the lone head coach in 2020. From 1990-2007, she was an assistant coach for Boise State. Bird was a gymnast at Boise State from 1986-89, holding the college’s flooring file for 4 years. In her 36 years on workers, Boise State has produced 34 NCAA Regional appearances, 15 convention titles and 13 All-Americans. Bird has earned the convention coach of the yr eight instances, together with the final two awards within the Mountain West.
 
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST RETURNERS: Boise State returns three All-Mountain West alternatives from final season, led by Co-Freshman of the Year Kristina Shchennikova, who was additionally a second-team choice on bars. She earned MW Freshman of the Week 5 instances and MW Beam Specialist of the Week 3 times all through the 2025 marketing campaign, successful three beam titles throughout her rookie yr. Also coming again for the Broncos are two All-MW flooring alternatives. First-team honoree Blake Pascal returns for her fifth yr and second-team honoree Bridget Kemp is again for her sophomore marketing campaign. Pascal has four-career wins on flooring with Kemp including two.

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