PROVO, Utah — BYU women’s gymnastics senior Anyssa Alvarado was named Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after the opening weekend of competition, the league announced Tuesday.
The Cougars opened the 2024 gymnastics season at the Mean Girls Super 16 Championships in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 6. Competing against SUU, Oregon State and Minnesota, BYU finished the meet with a team score of 195.900.
Alvarado competed on the uneven bars and ended the meet tied for second with a new career-high score of 9.950. After scoring a 9.900 on the apparatus at last year's Super 16 meet, the Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. native improved her score by .050 this year.
BYU Weekly Big 12 Awards
Week 1:
Anyssa Alvarado - Event Specialist of the Week