Gymnast Meagan Nelson Named Utah State Athlete of the Week

Utah State gymnast Meagan Nelson was named Utah State's Athlete of the Week for the second straight week, it was announced on Monday. The weekly honor is selected by a local media panel.

Nelson, a freshman from Las Vegas, Nev., scored 39.500 in the all-around in USU's 195.350-193.675 win against Boise State in Logan Friday. Her score was the third-best overall and the top all-around performance by a freshman in USU history.

Friday also marked the third meet in which Nelson has posted a 39.000-plus, as she scored a 9.950 on the floor, 9.900 on vault and 9.800 on bars.

Utah State's team score was the 15th highest in school history, and marks the first time the Aggies have broken 195.00 in the month of January.

Nominees from other sports...

Men's Track -- Justin Wickard... Wickard, a sophomore, broke the Utah State indoor track record in the 60-meter hurdles Saturday at the Air Force Invitational. Wickard broke the old record of 7.98 set in 1997 by Brian Dopp, finishing in second place at the meet with a time of 7.92, .02 behind the first-place time.

Women's Track -- Jana McKinney... McKinney, a sophomore, tied for third in the high jump at the Air Force Invitational with a jump of 5-03, just three inches off the first place jump. McKinney also placed ninth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.23, .41 off the first-place pace.

Basketball -- Mark Brown... Brown, a junior, led Utah State to a pair of home wins against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton this past weekend. Against the Highlanders, Brown scored 10 points and dished out five assists while committing just one turnover. Against the Titans, Brown scored 14 points to go along with four assists. He also tied his season-high with four steals against Fullerton. For the week, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 52.6 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from three-point range.

Women's Tennis -- Caroline Pollock... Pollock, a senior, led the Aggies to a 6-1 win against Montana State in their opening dual match of the season. Playing in the number one singles spot, Pollock defeated Stacy Voelker of Montana State, 1-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Men's Tennis -- Andrew Marsh... Marsh, a freshman, recorded one of two Aggie wins as Utah State fell to Montana State, 5-2. Playing in the fifth singles spot, Marsh defeated Jesse Carl of Montana State, 7-6, 6-4. This season Marsh has the most wins on the Aggie squad with six.

Previous Winners--

Sept. 2 - Erin Cartwright, Volleyball
Sept. 9 - Lacey (Miles) Poulton, Soccer
Sept. 16 - Jose Fuentes, Football
Sept. 23 - Mitch Zundel, Cross Country
Sept. 30 - Amber Tracy, Soccer
Oct. 7 - Mike Nielson, Cross Country
Oct. 14 - Erin Cartwright, Volleyball
Oct. 21 - Jose Fuentes, Football
Oct. 28 - Erin Cartwright, Volleyball
Nov. 4 - Mitch Zundel, Cross Country
Nov. 11 - Jose Fuentes, Football
Nov. 18 - James Samuel, Football
Nov. 25 - Mark Brown, Basketball
Dec. 2 - Mark Brown, Basketball
Dec. - Desmond Penigar, Basketball
Jan. 13 - Spencer Nelson, Basketball
Jan. 20 -Meagan Nelson, Gymnastics