PROVO, Utah – No. 21 BYU gymnastics took second place with an overall score of 196.500 against Penn State (196.675), Utah State (195.725) and Texas Woman’s (194.925) in the senior night meet on Friday at the Smith Fieldhouse.

“Hats off to Penn State, they did a great job,” BYU head coach Guard Young said. “We experimented with a new lineup on vault and they came through for us. We also had our highest score on bars in a long time. Then we had a great solid finish on floor.”

The Cougars earned their second highest uneven bars score in program history with a 49.425, including career-high scores from Shannon Hortman Evans and Abby Boden of 9.950 and 9.900, respectively. Freshman Jordan Danbury earned a team-high 9.850 on vault in her first collegiate performance.

Seniors Mackenzie Douglas, Kyleigh Greenlief, Brittni Hawes and Jill van Mierlo were all honored following the meet.

“Senior night is always special. It’s the last time they’re going to be in here competing for BYU,” Young said. “I couldn’t be happier with our senior class this year and the leadership they provide both in the gym, outside of the gym and in life. They have bright futures.”

BYU started the night on vault, matching its season-high 49.050 on the event. Behind Danbury’s 9.850, van Mierlo earned a 9.825 while both Avery Bennett and Abby Boden received scores of 9.800.  At the end of the first rotation, Penn State was in first with a 49.200, followed by the Cougars’ 49.050, Utah State’s 48.575 and Texas Woman's' 48.475.

On uneven bars, BYU earned a 49.425, the second highest score in program history, and took the lead with a 98.475. Evans and Boden recorded career-high scores of 9.950 and 9.900, respectively. Brittni Hawes added a 9.900 while van Mierlo scored a season-high 9.850. Penn State moved to second (98.250) while Utah State (97.600) and Texas Woman’s (97.250) stayed in third and fourth, respectively.

Boden led the Cougars with a 9.825 on beam in the third rotation en route to an event score of 48.850. Briana Pearson, Hannah Miller and Natasha Trejo Marsh all received a 9.800. BYU maintained its lead at the end of the rotation with a 147.425, followed by Penn State’s 147.200, Utah State’s 146.675 and Texas Woman's' 146.000.

In the fourth and final rotation, the Cougars posted a 49.175 on floor. Evans earned a 9.925 on floor while Greenlief and van Mierlo followed with scores of 9.850 and 9.825, respectively. A perfect 10.0 from Penn State’s Lauren Bridgens on bars lifted the Nittany Lions to first place.

BYU Quad Meet Final Results

The Cougars will compete against No. 9 Washington and No. 14 Boise State next week in Seattle. The meet is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 15 at 6 p.m. PDT, 7 p.m. MDT. Live stats and live streaming will be available. 

PROVO, Utah - No. 21 BYU gymnastics will honor its four seniors, Mackenzie Douglas, Kyleigh Greenlief, Brittni Hawes and Jill van Mierlo, during the last home meet of the season against Penn State, Utah State and Texas Woman’s this Friday night in the Smith Fieldhouse.

“We have an unbelievable gymnastics meet on Friday,” head coach Guard Young said. “Utah State is an in-conference rival, and Penn State just threw up a huge score as a Big Ten team. TWU beat us last year at their place, so there’s a little revenge going into this meet.”

The four seniors and team captains will be honored during the meet with videos between each event and a final send-off for their last home meet.

“This is going to be such a special night with the seniors,” Young said. “They have their own personalities and bring some great leadership to the group, especially with our freshmen, and their gymnastics speak for themselves. We’re really going to miss them.”

BYU had an exciting weekend on the road against Utah State and No. 11 Oregon State. The Cougars beat Utah State 196.200 to 196.100 on Friday night. The Beavers came out on top 196.975 to 196.375 on Monday night as Oregon State rallied to earn three floor routines over 9.925. BYU's performance against the Beavers marked the second-highest road score for the Cougars.

The Cougars set several new career records this past weekend. Angel Zhong set career-high scores on vault and bars with a 9.825 and 9.850, respectively. Shannon Hortman Evans earned a new career-high score on vault with a 9.850 and Hannah Miller received a career-high 9.875 on beam. BYU earned its second-highest floor score of the season with a 49.350 against Oregon State.

Texas Woman’s comes off a season-high 195.575 victory against Iowa. Utah State earned a season-high 196.100 against the Cougars on Friday night, and Penn State earned the victory in a quad meet with a season-high 196.650.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. Live stats and live streaming will both be available.