CEDAR CITY, Utah - Jan. 26 - Southern Utah's Elise Wheeler has been named the WAC Gymnast of the Week after matching her career high in the all-around with a 39.325 against Sacramento State.  It is the first award for the junior this year and first for a T-Bird.

 Wheeler captured the all-around title along with the individual title on bars with a 9.875 as Southern Utah posted a 195.250-193.900 victory over Sacramento State.  She also gleaned top-three finishes on vault (9.825, second), beam (9.825, third) and floor with a second-place finishing mark of 9.800.  Wheeler's score in the all-around tied the third-best total in school history.

Southern Utah will be back in action tonight when the Thunderbirds host Utah State at 7:00 p.m. in the Centrum.