DENVER ?“ Utah State?™s Jessica Parenti has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference Gymnast of the Week for the week of Jan. 17. This is the Aggies first WAC Gymnast of the Week honor.
Parenti, a senior from Glendora, Calif., won the all-around title for the second-straight week with a score of 39.250, as Utah State placed second with a 192.875 against eighth-ranked LSU (194.050), Texas Woman?™s (190.475) and Centenary (188.125). The Aggies are now 2-4 overall, and 0-2 in the WAC. Parenti won the all-around with a second-place finish on floor (9.875) and a six-way tie for second on bars (9.775). She had a third-place finish on beam (9.880) and a fourth place finish on vault with a 9.880.
Other nominees included: Tiffany Bass of Sacramento State finished second on the floor (9.700) and tied for fifth on vault (9.600) as the Hornets finished second in a four-way meet that included Stanford … Renae Moneymaker of San Jose State finished fourth in the all-around in her first time competing in the event.