Bronco gymnasts head to Oregon State

Coming off of a record-breaking weekend, the Broncos head to

Oregon for some fierce competition. Oregon State will play host to

the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational on Friday, March 5. Boise State

will travel to Oregon along with Michigan State, Sacramento State,

Brigham Young and Seattle Pacific.

The upcoming competition will be extremely intense and

action-packed. The Broncos scored their second best score of the

season, coming in second place to Southern Utah Friday. On Sunday,

March 1 the Broncos hosted Denver and won with a 196.925, the

second best score in school history.

The Broncos are not the only school competing in the

Invitational that have been breaking records and setting season

high scores. Michigan State set a new all-time university-record

defeating West Virginia with a score of 196.775. Michigan has won

its past three meets, defeating five separate opponents. Oregon

State broke an all-time record on floor in their most recent meet

and posted an all-time best 1975.175 in their loss against

Stanford. Brigham Young crushed a school record in their last meet

scoring a 197.550 to beat Texas Women’s University and Air

Force. Seattle Pacific posted a season high 192.175 to finish

second to host Cal State Fullerton and ahead of UC Davis in their

last meet. Sacramento State snapped their 10-game home winning

streak losing to San Jose Friday, 193.475 to 193.125.

Bronco Head Coach Sam Sandmire views this next meet as an

extremely important opportunity to score big on the road.

“We need to seize this opportunity to score well on the

road in order to qualify for the NCAA Regional Championship,”

Sandmire said.

The Invitational in Oregon will give the Broncos a little taste

of what the regional championship will be like.

As a team the Broncos look at each meet as a chance to improve.

Junior Carla Chambers had an off night against Southern Utah but

bounced back against Denver. Chambers scored a 39.4 in all-around

competition, which was only .15 behind the previous school

record.

Freshman Lindsay Ward made her presence known against Denver in

the all-around competition setting a school record of 39.625. Ward

clinched the all-around victory with her commanding performances

scoring a 9.9 on bars, a 9.95 on beam, and a solid 9.95 on

floor.

As the Broncos look forward to a challenging weekend ahead, they

continue to stay focused on sharpening their routines. The

resilience of this Bronco team is amazing and any loss suffered is

a loss to learn from. Coach Sandmire said the team is looking to

put it all together on the road this weekend.

After the Invitational in Oregon the Broncos will fly home to

host Michigan State and Pennsylvania State on Sunday, March 7 at 7

p.m. in the Pavilion.

Sunday promises to be a blast! The theme of the meet is

“Rock Star Night.” Students who dress up as their

favorite rock star will get in for free. A loud and rowdy crowd

will inspire the Broncos to really rock their talent and the minds

of Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Amber Fuger
Sports Reporter

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