SALT LAKE CITY — The BYU gymnastics team opens its season Friday at No. 5 Utah. The Cougars were picked to finish tied for third with fellow in-state squad Utah State in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (MRGC) preseason poll. Boise State and Southern Utah were selected ahead of the Cougars and Aggies. In the national coaches’ preseason poll, BYU was voted No. 34.
Guard Young enters his third season at the helm of the Cougars, who concluded last year with their highest regional score in 12 years. Young has a youthful team comprised of 16 underclassmen and eight upperclassmen, but the squad looks to continue building on its recent successes.