Brittni Hawes repeats as MRGC Bars Specialist of the Week

PROVO, Utah — Brittni Hawes earned Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Bars Specialist of the Week for the second time during the 2017 campaign.

Hawes, a junior from Idaho Falls, Idaho, scored a 9.950 on bars as BYU (195.450) finished second against Texas Woman’s University (195.625) and Centenary College (191.300). She finished first on the event and earned her second Bars Specialist of the Week award, having shared bars specialist honors with teammate Jessie Westergard the first week of the season.

The Cougars conclude the final of four-straight away meets with a stop in Cedar City to compete against Southern Utah on Friday, February 17, at 7 p.m. MST.  

2017 Weekly Award Winners

(Week 1) Gymnast: Shannon Hortman, BYU

• Vault Specialist: Mackenzie Douglas, BYU
• Bar Specialist: Brittni Hawes, BYU, and Jessie Westergard, BYU
• Beam Specialist: Shannon Hortman, BYU
• Floor Specialist: Madison Ward, Utah State

(Week 2) Gymnast: Shannon Hortman, BYU

• Vault Specialist: Shannon Hortman, BYU
• Bar Specialist: Diana Mejia, Boise State
• Beam Specialist: Emily Briones, Utah State
• Floor Specialist: Madison Ward, Utah State

(Week 6): Co-Gymnast: Danielle Ramirez, SUU, and Shani Remme, Boise State

• Vault Specialist: Sarah Means, Boise State
• Bars Specialist: Brittni Hawes, BYU
• Beam Specialist: Shani Remme, Boise State
• Floor Specialist: Autumn Jorgensen, SUU