MEET 2 VS. #7 DENVER, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO, SEATTLE PACIFIC FRIDAY, JAN. 19 // 7 P.M. (MT) // TACO BELL ARENA 2018 WEEK 2 NATIONAL RANKINGS

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1 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2017 Record: 15-6, 7-0 MRGC (vs. Top-25: 6-6) Neil Resnick and Tina d BSU Record: (.745) DATE OPPONENTS TIME / RESULT Jan. 11 Southern Utah* W, Jan. 19 Denver/UIC/SPU 7 p.m. * 7 p.m. * 7 p.m. 8 p.m. * 7 p.m. * 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. March 24 Mountain Rim Gymnastics Champs 6 p.m. Home Meets in Orange All Times Mountain All Times/Dates Subject to Change 2018 WEEK 2 NATIONAL RANKINGS RANK, TEAM 13. Washington 1. LSU 14. Central Michigan 2. Utah 15. Iowa State 3. Michigan 16. Auburn 4. UCLA 17. Arizona 5. Kentucky 18. West Virginia Florida 19. BYU 7. Denver 20. Stanford 8. Boise State 21. Illinois 9. Alabama 22. Kent State 10. Arkansas 23. California 11. Arizona State 24. Missouri 12. Nebraska 25. Oregon State BRONCO COACHES Head Coaches (Year as HC)...Tina d (11th) Neil Resnick (11th) Records at Boise State (.746) Career Records (.746) Assistant Coach...Patty Resnick (11th Year) FOLLOW US Website: Live Scoring: Facebook: Boise State Gymnastics MEET INFO The No. 8 Boise State Broncos host a quad meet on Friday, January 19 at 7 p.m. MT at Taco Bell Arena. The Broncos welcome No. 7 Denver, Illinois-Chicago and Seattle Pacific to Boise. DADS AND DAUGHTERS Friday s meet is a Dads and Daughters event, meaning that both Dads and Daughters recieve half-priced tickets at the door. The team will also be signing autographs after the meet. SERIES HISTORY The Broncos are alltime against Denver. The Broncos won a dual meet last season at Taco Bell Arena, with a program-high score of The Broncos previously lost to Denver in a quad meet earlier in the 2017 season at Utah. Denver currently sits one spot ahead of the Broncos in the weekly rankings, boasting a season-high score last week vs. Air Force. Against Illinois-Chicago, the Broncos are all-time against the Flames, and they have won the last four matchups, with the last meeting coming in a 2017 quad meet at Utah, along with Denver. BRONCOSPORTS.COM // BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS Rachel Caton: Office: ; Cell: ; rachelcaton@boisestate.edu MEET 2 VS. #7 DENVER, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO, SEATTLE PACIFIC FRIDAY, JAN. 19 // 7 P.M. (MT) // TACO BELL ARENA The Broncos are alltime against Seattle Pacific, having won the last 34 matchups. The last time the two teams faced off was in a trimeet to open up the 2016 season. BRONCO CAPTAINS Seniors Sandra and Ann have been tabbed as team captains for the season. LAST TIME OUT The Broncos defeated MRGC foe Southern Utah to to open up the 2018 campaign with their program-best season-opening all-around team score. Junior Shani picked up where she left off in 2017, winning the all-around meet title with a score of and the bars (9.875), beam (9.875) and floor (9.875) titles. For her efforts, was named MRGC Gymnast of the Week and MRGC Bars Specialist of the Week for her conferencehigh scores in the all-around and bars. RETURNERS The Broncos return a wealth of experience from a 2017 squad that brought home the program s thirdstraight MRGC title. The 11 returners are headlined by 2017 MRGC Gymnast of the Year Shani, who finished ninth individually in the first semifinal at the 2017 NCAA Women s Gymnastics Championships, setting the highest all-around score at nationals in Boise State history ( ). In addition to, the Broncos return six additional gymnasts that earned All-MRGC First Team honors in 2017, Sarah, Courtney, Mary Frances, Sandra, Alex and Abby. Overall the Broncos return seven of eight allconference honorees from last season. For the 11th-straight season the Broncos are under the direction of co-head coaches Tina d and Neil Resnick, the 2017 MRGC Coaches of the Year and the 2017 NACGC/W West Region Co-Head Coaches of the Year. NEWCOMERS The five newcomers will provide outstanding depth to the team and many are expected to contribute right away - Rachel (Roseville, Calif.), Gabriela (Rio Rico, Ariz.), Tatum (Peoria, Ariz.), Tessa (Reno, Nev.), Emily (Castle Rock, Colo.). BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK The Broncos are coming off their third-straight MRGC title in 2017, and advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the 10th-straight season. Other record-breaking moments from 2017 include; first time recording four team scores over 197 in a single season, with the highest team score in school history ( ). BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 1

2 A LOOK BACK AT The 2017 Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference championship team The 18-2 record is the best winning percentage (.900) in program history. The 15-0 record at the end of the 2016 regular season was the first time a Boise State gymnastics team went undefeated in the regular season. Boise State was also the only team to accomplish the feat last season out of the 82 teams that occupy Divisions I, II and III. Co-Head Coaches Tina d and Neil Resnick 2017 MRGC Co-Head Coaches of the Year Shani 2017 MRGC All-Around Champion Sarah 2017 MRGC Vault and Balance Beam Champion Abby 2017 MRGC Floor Exercise Champion 2017 All-MRGC Honorees Shani 2017 MRGC Gymnast of the Year BRONCOSPORTS.COM Vault - Sarah *, Courtney *, Mary Frances *, Shani * Uneven Bars - Diana Mejia, Courtney *, Shani *, Sandra * Balance Beam - Sarah *, Alex *, Shani * Floor - Abby * All-Around - Shani * MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 2

3 A PAIR OF OLYMPIANS... Isabella (Panama) and Courtney (New Zealand) and competed in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, marking the first time in school history that the gymnastics program was represented at the Olympic Games with either past or present gymnasts. finished 44th in the all-around with a and was slightly ahead in 41st place thanks to a s highest individual event score came on vault (13.900), and ended up taking 13th in the same event after scoring a , just five spots away from qualifying for the final. SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM Academic Year MRGC All-Academic + Finished the academic year with a team grade point average (GPA) of , giving them the secondhighest team GPA among women s gymnastics teams in the country according to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). + The No. 2 ranking is the second-best ranking in school history - coming up just shy of last year s No. 1 nod - but the team GPA is the highest in program history, beating out last year s The Broncos saw 93 percent (14-of-15 gymnasts) of the roster earn individual NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors, giving them the No. 4 percentage in the country. + In 2017 all 15 Broncos on the women s gymnastics roster earned MRGC All-Academic honors. + Four gymnasts posted perfect 4.0 GPAs: Mary Frances (health science studies), Sandra (psychology), Courtney (health science studies) and Abby (biology). + In addition, six gymnasts recorded GPAs of 3.9 or better: Isabella (3.95, pre-medical), Mackenzie Bennion (3.96, criminal justice), Alex (3.92, health science studies), Diana Mejia (3.94, health science studies), Maddi (3.95, chemistry) and Ann (3.93, kinesiology). BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 3

4 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS ROSTER NAME HEIGHT YEAR EVENTS HOMETOWN (CLUB TEAM) Isabella 5-1 So. AA Panama City, Panama (Excalibur Gymnastics) Mary Frances 5-1 RS Sr. V, FX Huntington Beach, Calif. (SCATS HB) Gabriela 5-3 Fr. AA Rio Rico, Ariz. (Arizona Dymnastics Gymnastics) Tatum 5-0 Fr. AA Peoria, Ariz. (Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics) Sandra 5-3 RS Sr. AA Lima, Peru (Excalibur Gymnastics) Alex 5-5 Sr. BB, FX Auburn, Calif. (Technique Gymnastics) Courtney 5-4 So. AA Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch School of Gymnastics) Sarah 5-2 Jr. AA Las Vegas, Nev. (Gymcats) McKenna 5-2 So. AA Santa Clarita, Calif. (Wallers GymJam Academy) Emily 5-2 Fr. BB, UB Castle Rock, Colo. (Colorado Aerials Gymnastics) Maddi Nielson 5-3 So. AA Las Vegas, Nev. (Gymcats Gymnastics) Rachel 5-2 Fr. AA Roseville, Calif. (Byers Roseville Gymnastics) Tessa 5-5 Fr. V, BB, UB Reno, Nev. (Flips USA Gymnastics) Shani 5-4 Jr. AA Loomis, Calif. (Byers Gymnastics) Ann 5-5 Sr. V, UB, FX Newcastle, Calif. (Miyagi) Abby 5-3 Sr. UB, FX Clarkston, Wash. (Palouse Empire) Co-Head Coaches: Tina d and Neil Resnick (11th Season) Assistant Coach: Patty Resnick (11th Season) CLASS BREAKDOWN Seniors (5) Mary Frances *, Sandra *, Alex, Ann and Abby Juniors (2) Sarah and Shani Sophomores (4) Isabella, Courtney, McKenna and Maddi Freshmen (5) Gabriela, Tatum, Emily, Rachel, Tessa *Redshirt PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Isabella AMADO (Amah-dough) Gabriela BOUZA (BOW-zah) Sandra COLLANTES (co-yawn-tays) Emily MUHLENHAUPT (MULL-en-Hopt) Maddi NILSON (Kneel-son) Tessa OTUAFI (O-Too-Off-ee) SHANI REMME (Shay-nee / Rem-ee) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name... Boise State University Address University Dr. Boise, Idaho, Founded Enrollment...23,886 Nickname... Broncos Colors...Blue and Orange Facility... Taco Bell Arena Conference... Mountain Rim Gymnastics NCAA Affiliation... Division I President...Dr. Robert Kustra Director of Athletics...Curt Apsey SWA...Christina Van Tol Faculty Representative... Dr. Roger Munger 2018 BOISE STATE QUICK FACTS GYMNASTICS STAFF Head Coaches (Year as HC)...Tina d (11th) Neil Resnick (11th) Records at Boise State (.745) Career Records (.745) Assistant Coach... Patty Resnick (11th Year) GYMNASTICS INFORMATION 2017 Record MRGC Finish... 1st of NCAA Regional Finish...3rd of NCAA National Finish...N/A 2017 Final NCAA Ranking...13th 2017 High Score Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/4 Newcomers... 5 Boise State s All-Time Record (as of Jan. 18, 2018) BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 4

5 ISABELLA AMADO GABRIELA BOUZA MARY FRANCES BIR TATUM BRUDEN SANDRA COLLANTES ALEX ESMERIAN COURTNEY MCGREGOR SARAH MEANS MCKENNA MORRELL EMILY MUHLENHAUPT MADDI NILSON RACHEL OBMANN TESSA OTUAFI SHANI REMME ANN STOCKWELL ABBY WEBB TINA BIRD NEIL RESNICK PATTY RESNICK KEITA SHIMADA BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 5

6 TEAM RESULTS DATE OPP. BSU SCORE OPP. SCORE RECORD MRGC Jan. 11 Southern Utah* Jan. 19 Denver Illinois-Chicago Seattle Pacific Jan. 26 at Southern Utah* Feb. 2 at Utah State* Feb. 9 at San Jose State * Feb. 23 at BYU* March 10 at Georgia March 15 at Washington March 24 MRGC Champs Southern Utah BYU Utah State vs. Southern Utah* (1.11) vs. Denver, Illinois-Chicago, Seattle Pacific (1.19) BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 6

7 at Southern Utah* (1.26) at Utah State* (2.2) at San Jose State (2.9) BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 7

8 vs. Utah State* (2.16) at BYU* (2.23) vs. Sacramento State (3.2) BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 8

9 at Georgia (3.10) at Washington (3.15) at MRGC Championships (3.24) BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 9

10 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS ISABELLA AMADO Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests SANDRA COLLANTES Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests GABRIELA BOUZA Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests ALEX ESMERIAN Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests MARY FRANCES BIR Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests COURTNEY MCGREGOR Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests TATUM BRUDEN Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests SARAH MEANS Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests BOLD: SEASON HIGH BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 10

11 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MCKENNA MORRELL Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests TESSA OTUAFI Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests EMILY MUHLENHAUPT Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests SHANNI REMME Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests MADDI NILSON Jan. 13 UC Davis/Stanford/Yale Jan. 20 Utah/Denver/UIC Jan. 27 BYU Feb. 3 Southern Utah Feb. 11 Denver Feb. 17 Utah State Feb. 24 Alabama March 2 Utah State March 10 Denver March 18 MRGC Champs. April 1 NCAA Regional Career Bests ANN STOCKWELL Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests RACHEL OBMANN Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests ABBY WEBB Jan. 11 Southern Utah Career Bests BOLD: SEASON HIGH BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 11

12 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS 1980-present TEAM FIRST MEETING LAST MEETING W L T STREAK Air Force Dec. 5, 1981 Jan. 17, W4 Alabama Apr. 3, 2004 Feb. 24, L8 Alaska-Anchorage Mar. 6, 1987 March 6, W2 Alberta Jan. 23, 1988 Jan. 25, W4 Arizona Mar. 26, 1983 Apr. 1, W2 Arizona State Mar. 26, 1983 Apr. 6, L1 Arkansas Apr. 2, 2011 Apr. 6, L3 Auburn Apr. 12, 1993 Apr. 10, W2 Ball State Mar. 4, 1989 Jan. 31, W3 Bowling Green Jan. 18, 1992 Apr. 2, W3 Brigham Young Nov. 30, 1979 March. 18, W19 British Columbia Feb. 13, 1981 Jan. 20, W4 Brown Jan. 11, 2002 Jan. 11, W1 California Dec. 29, 1983 Apr. 2, L2 Cal Poly Jan. 24, 1987 Feb. 10, L1 Cal Poly-Pomona Jan. 11, 1988 Jan. 11, W1 Cal Poly SLO Jan. 8, 1988 Jan. 14, W3 Cal State Fullerton Apr. 9, 1988 Mar. 19, W10 Calgary Jan. 23, 1988 Jan. 22, W5 Central Michigan Apr. 9, 2005 Apr. 9, W1 Chico State Jan. 8, 1988 Jan. 11, W2 Denver Dec. 5, 1981 March 10, W1 Eastern Washington Feb. 15, 1980 Mar. 21, W15 Florida Feb. 11, 2000 Apr. 2, L4 George Washington Apr. 16, 1994 Jan. 26, W1 Georgia Apr. 6, 2013 Apr. 4, L2 Idaho Feb. 16, 1980 Mar. 12, W5 Illinois-Champaign Apr. 12, 1993 Feb. 10, W1 Illinois-Chicago Apr. 21, 1996 Jan. 20, W4 Illinois State Feb. 17, 2007 Jan. 15, W2 Indiana (Penn.) Jan. 18, 1992 Jan. 18, W1 Iowa Apr. 12, 1993 Feb. 28, W2 Iowa State Jan. 20, 1989 April 1, W3 Kentucky Mar. 17, 2006 Apr. 2, W1 Long Beach Feb. 20, 1987 Feb. 20, W1 Louisiana State Apr. 12, 2003 April 1, L3 Maryland Apr. 21, 1996 April 7, W1 Massachusetts Apr. 12, 1993 Apr. 12, W1 Michigan Jan. 2, 2009 Jan. 2, W1 Michigan State Mar. 12, 1988 March 6, W2 Minnesota Feb. 10, 1989 April 1, W2 Missouri Feb. 20, 2004 April 7, W3 Montana Jan. 31, 1980 Mar. 3, L1 Montana State Jan. 17, 1980 Mar. 21, W2 Nebraska Jan. 11, 1980 Apr. 1, L9 New Hampshire Apr. 12, 1993 April 7, W2 New Mexico Dec. 5, 1981 Mar. 28, W1 North Carolina Jan. 2, 2009 Feb. 7, W2 North Carolina State Jan. 22, 2005 Jan. 22, L1 Northeastern Apr. 16, 1994 Apr. 16, W1 Northern Colorado Dec. 5, 1981 Mar. 19, W2 Northern Illinois Apr. 16, 1994 Apr. 12, W3 Ohio State Jan. 18, 1992 Feb. 19, W3 Oklahoma Apr. 16, 1994 Feb. 15, L6 Oregon Mar. 1, 1980 Feb. 25, L2 Oregon State Mar. 1, 1980 Feb. 15, L16 Pennsylvania Mar. 7, 2004 Mar. 7, W1 Penn State Mar. 3, 1990 Mar. 7, W1 Portland State Jan. 17, 1980 Jan. 31, W3 Ricks (BYU-Idaho) Jan. 26, 1980 Jan. 26, W1 Rutgers Apr. 15, 1995 Feb. 23, W3 Sacramento State Jan. 20, 1990 Mar. 23, W12 San Jose State Mar. 12, 1988 Feb. 12, W3 Seattle University Jan. 30, 1981 Mar. 12, W4 Seattle Pacific Jan. 19, 1980 Jan 15, W34 SE Missouri (formerly State) Apr. 12, 1993 Feb. 12, W3 SW Missouri State Mar. 6, 1999 Mar. 6, W1 Southern California Dec. 29, 1983 Dec. 29, L1 Southern Colorado Dec. 5, 1981 Dec. 5, W1 Southern Utah Jan. 31, 1987 March 18, W6 Spokane C.C. Feb. 15, 1980 Jan. 9, W8 Stanford Apr. 9, 1988 Jan. 13, W1 Texas Women s Feb. 21, 1997 Feb. 15, W3 Towson State Apr. 16, 1994 Apr. 12, W2 UCLA Apr. 9, 1988 April 7, L24 UC Davis Jan. 8, 1988 Jan. 13, W8 UC Santa Barbara Jan. 10, 1988 Mar. 24, W12 Utah Mar. 26, 1983 Jan. 20, L16 Utah State Jan. 11, 1980 March 18, W15 UTEP Dec. 5, 1981 Dec. 5, L1 Washington Mar. 1, 1980 Apr. 5, L1 Washington State Dec. 14, 1979 Apr. 6, W3 West Virginia Mar. 8, 1996 Apr. 2, W1 Western Michigan Apr. 15, 1995 Apr. 15, W1 Western Oregon Mar. 12, 1982 Mar. 12, W1 William and Mary Jan. 26, 1997 Jan. 26, W1 Wisconsin-Stout Feb. 25, 2011 Feb. 25, W1 Wisconsin-Whitewater Jan. 17, 1999 Jan. 17, W1 Yale Jan. 13, 2017 Jan. 13, W1 BRONCOSPORTS.COM MEET 1 // 2018 BOISE STATE GYMNASTICS 12