Nyla Morabito Named America First Credit Union USU Student

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State gymnast Nyla Morabito has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, March 8. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.

This is Morabito's first America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week honor this year and the second of her career.

With their sponsorship of the student-athlete of the week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.

Morabito, a junior from Welland, Ontario, Canada, claimed three event titles last week as Utah State posted a 2-0 record with a 196.875-195.725 win at Southern Utah and a 196.650-196.150 home win against No. 25 Oregon State. USU's 196.875 at SUU is the third-highest score in program history, while its 196.650 against OSU is the third-highest home score ever and the 10th-highest in school history.

Against the Thunderbirds, Morabito shared the vault title with a career-high 9.875 and scored a season-high 9.875 on floor to tie for second. Against the Beavers, Morabito shared the vault title by tying her career-high of 9.875. She then won the floor title with a career-high-tying 9.925.

Next Up

Utah State (15-4, 4-2 MW) concludes its 2026 regular season on Sunday, March 15, at the Arizona State Tri Meet with the host Sun Devils (9-8, 2-3 Big 12) and Southeast Missouri (14-6, 4-0 MIC) at 2 p.m.

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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:

MEN'S BASKETBALL – Junior guard Mason Falslev (Benson, Utah) helped Utah State to a 1-1 Mountain West record last week with a 92-65 loss at UNLV and a 94-90 home win against New Mexico to claim the outright MW regular season championship. Against the Rebels, Falslev scored 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals for his second double-double of the season, while shooting 5-of-11 from the floor, 2-of-6 from deep and 8-of-11 at the free throw line. Against the Lobos, he totaled 15 points, three rebounds and four assists, shooting 5-of-9 from the field, 1-of-1 from 3-point range and 4-of-5 at the free throw line. For the week, Falslev averaged 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 50.0 percent (10-of-20) from the field, 42.9 percent (3-of-7) from 3-point range and 75.0 percent (12-of-16) at the free throw line.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – Sophomore guard Elise Livingston (Millville, Utah) led Utah State this past weekend as the Aggies concluded the regular season with a 72-69 overtime loss to Nevada and a 75-58 loss to sixth-seeded Grand Canyon in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament. Against the Wolf Pack, Livingston led the Aggies with a season-high 21 points alongside three assists, two rebounds and one steal. In the MW Tournament, Livingston scored 16 points while leading the team with three steals and adding two rebounds and one assist. Livingston did much of her scoring damage from behind the arc, going 4-of-8 from 3-point range in both games, making eight triples on the week.

GOLF – Sophomore Chase Goetschel (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) shot 7-over 220 and finished tied for 31st at the Fresno State-hosted Watney Invitational last week. Goetschel began the tournament by carding an even par 71, followed by rounds of 3-over 74 and 4-over 75. USU finished in 14th place out of 14 teams at 51-over 903 (308-297-298).

SOFTBALL – Freshman infielder Jazmin Ramirez (Chandler, Arizona) led Utah State in an 0-3 showing at Kansas (L, 1-7; L, 2-18 (5), L, 0-14 (5)) this past weekend. Ramirez began the week by going 1-for-3 in the first game. In the second contest, she went 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI. In the final game, she went 0-for-1 with a base on balls. In total, Ramirez hit .500 (3-for-6) on the week with a run scored, an RBI and a base on balls. She had a .625 on base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage. In the field, Ramirez had 14 putouts with no errors.

MEN'S TENNIS – Senior Jean-Baptiste Badon (Los Angeles, California) led Utah State with a pair of wins across singles and doubles play during a 4-1 win at Florida Gulf Coast. In doubles, Badon played alongside sophomore Dmitri Goubin to record a 6-1 win at the second position as USU secured the doubles point to begin the match. Badon then helped set the tone in singles, responding to FGCU's lone point in the match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles to spur the Aggies to the team win.

2025-26 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners

Sept. 1 – Miles Davis, Football

Sept. 8 – John Miller, Football

Sept. 15 – Bryson Barnes, Football

Sept. 22 – Bryson Barnes, Football

Sept. 29 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball

Oct. 6 – Kaylie Kofe, Volleyball

Oct. 13 – Tess Werts, Soccer

Oct. 20 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball

Oct. 27 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball

Nov. 3 – Mara Štiglic, Volleyball

Nov. 10 – Rine Yonaha, Soccer

Nov. 17 – Garry Clark, Men's Basketball

Nov. 24 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball

Dec. 1 – Andrea Simovski, Volleyball

Dec. 8 – Loryn Helgesen, Volleyball

Dec. 15 – Javin Richards, Track and Field

Dec. 22 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball

Jan. 5 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball

Jan. 12 – MJ Collins Jr., Men's Basketball

Jan. 19 – Ayodele Ojo, Jr., Track and Field

Jan. 26 – Sydney Jelen, Gymnastics

Feb. 2 – Landon Bott, Men's Track & Field

Feb. 9 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball

Feb. 16 – Jayden Holdsworth, Men's Track & Field

Feb. 23 – Olivia Orengo, Gymnastics

Mar. 2 – Logan Hammer, Men's Track & Field

Mar. 9 – Nyla Morabito, Gymnastics

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