Southern Utah junior Niya Randolph (Las Vegas, NV) opened the 2026 season with a dominant all-around performance to lead the Thunderbirds over Boise State (Jan. 9). She captured the all-around title with a 39.400, while posting top-two finishes on all four events, highlighted by a first-place result on bars with a 9.900. She added second-place finishes on vault (9.800), beam (9.850), and floor (9.850). This is the 11th career MPSF weekly award for Randolph.