MRGC awards Jordan Matthews as Vault Specialist of the Week
LOGAN, Utah - For her first time, sophomore Jordan Matthews received weekly recognition from the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference, earning Vault Specialist of the Week for Week 9.
In 2018, Matthews set a career-high score of 9.850 on the apparatus. On Friday, she crushed that standard, achieving a 9.900 against Utah State. In addition to achieving a new personal best, her score contributed to BYU earning its highest team vault score of the season, a 49.300.
With Mathews' honor, she becomes the fifth BYU gymnast to earn MRGC recognition this season. In all, BYU gymnasts have received 13 different weekly MRGC awards during the 2020 season.
Coming up, BYU will host its final home meet of the season against Southern Utah on Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m. MDT.
2020 BYU Weekly Award Winners
WEEK 1
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Gymnast of the Week: Abbey Miner, BYU (39.325)
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Vault Specialist: Sadie Miner, BYU (9.900)
WEEK 2
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Gymnast of the Week: Abbey Miner, BYU (39.375)
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Co-Vault Specialist of the Week: Abbey Miner, BYU (9.850)
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Co-Floor Specialist of the Week: Abbey Miner, BYU (9.875)
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Co-Beam Specialist of the Week: Helody Cyrenne, BYU (9.900)
WEEK 3
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Gymnast of the Week: Abbey Miner, BYU (39.350)
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Floor Specialist: Shannon Evans, BYU (9.900)
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Co-Vault Specialist: Shannon Evans, BYU (9.875)
WEEK 4
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Gymnast of the Week: Abbey Miner, BYU (39.100)
WEEK 5
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Gymnast of the Week: Shannon Evans, BYU (39.475)
WEEK 6
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Gymnast of the Week: Shannon Evans, BYU (39.550)
WEEK 9
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Vault Specialist of the Week: Jordan Matthews, BYU (9.900)
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