Trio of Spartans Earn Mountain West HonorsTrio of Spartans Earn Mountain West Honors

Trio of Spartans Earn Mountain West Honors

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Kaviana Jurries, Sophie Patterson and Genesis PeBenito have all earned recognitions this week from the Mountain West Conference for their performances in Sunday’s tri-meet.

Kaviana Jurries, Vault Specialist of the Week

  • Tied for first with a 9.850 on vault
  • Won her third consecutive vault title
  • Ranked second in the MW on the vault with Patterson

Sophie Patterson, Vault Specialist of the Week

  • Tied for first on the vault with a 9.850
  • First collegiate vault title won
  • Ranked second in the MW on the vault with Jurries

Genesis PeBenito, Beam Specialist of the Week, Freshman of the Week

  • Won the beam with a season-high 9.900
  • Just the 28th time in school history that a gymnast has received that score on beam
  • First collegiate event title won
  • Ranks second in the conference on beam with a 9.800 average

UP NEXT – The Spartans travel to Boise State this Friday for a quad meet with the Broncos, Oregon State and UC Davis at 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT. SJSU returns home on Sunday, February 15, for a dual meet with Utah State at 2 p.m.

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