Night of Highs for Cougar Gymnasts
LOGAN -- Ten Cougar gymnasts recorded career highs to lift the BYU women's gymnastics team to a season-best 195.475 and season-high scores on all four apparatuses. The Cougars won the meet 195.475 - 193.800 over Utah State.
"Utah State is a very good team," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "Tonight the girls performed well. They competed like a group of seasoned veterans."
Kacie Capra Callens led BYU to a season-best 48.775 on bars to start the night. The senior from Kingwood, Texas, recorded a season-high 9.850 to take second place. Junior Dayna Smart, competing on bars for the second time in her career, was close behind with a career-high 9.800. Freshman McKell Poulson matched a career-best 9.775 for the Cougars. USU's Jessica Pareni-Otte took first place with a 9.900.
Junior Alethea Boon sparked BYU to its best team score of the season on vault at 48.800. The Auckland, New Zealand, native matched her career-high 9.900 to take first place on the event. Smart recorded a season-high 9.850. Freshmen Kiki Berrett and Jenna Kerbis chipped in solid performances with career-best 9.700s. The Aggies' Katy Schilla came in second place at 9.875.
Smart and Capra Callens led the Cougars to a solid 48.775 in the floor exercise. Each recorded a 9.825. Boon followed with a season-best 9.775. Freshman Heidi Poulson also chipped in a career-best 9.650. USU's Megan Tschida took away first place on the event at 9.850.
After a disappointing outing on beam in its last meet, BYU rebounded with a 49.125. The Cougars took the top three spots on the event. Smart led the way with a sizzling 9.900. Boon and Lisa Willis were right behind with career-high marks of 9.875 and 9.850, respectively. Freshman Kaylee Gallup followed with a career-best 9.800.
"The girls really performed well on beam," Cattermole said. "They have been working hard there in practice."
For only the second time of her career competing in the all-around, Smart took away her second all-around title with a 39.375. The Aggies' Meagan Lewis and Parenti-Otte followed at 39.125 each.
"Dayna (Smart) is a very hard working kid," Cattermole said. "She really did great tonight."
BYU will be back in action on Feb. 2 when it takes on perennial national-power and No. 3-ranked Utah at the Huntsman Center.
Women's Gymnastics Meet ResultsHost: Utah State University
Meet: Brigham Young at Utah State January 22, 2007
Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Home Meet
Contents: Event Results Team Results
Vault Team Standing
Uneven Parallel Bars Utah State University
Balance Beam Brigham Young University
Floor Exercise Judge List
Team Standing Top
Place Team Score
1 Brigham Young University 195.475
2 Utah State University 193.800
Utah State University
Head Coach: Ray Corn Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Ashley Barr 8.625
Nicki Felley 9.225 9.825
Heather Heinrich 9.625 9.675
Meagan Lewis 9.700 9.800 9.825 9.800 39.125
Rachael Mandy 9.400
Devin Markle 9.725 9.725 8.875
Alex Martin 9.125 9.550
Katie Omann 9.650
Jessica Parenti-Otte 9.825 9.900 9.825 9.575 39.125
Katy Schilla 9.875 9.700
Megan Tschida 8.400 9.850
Team Totals 48.750 48.200 48.100 48.750 193.800
Brigham Young University
Head Coach: Brad Cattermole Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Jenna Kerbis 9.700 9.700
Aimee Walker-Pond 9.300
Kaylee Gallup 9.800
Kiki Berrett 9.700 9.675
Alethea Boon 9.900 9.875 9.775
Kacie Capra-Callens 9.850 9.375 9.825
Brittany Fisher 9.625
Melissa Hough 9.675
Heidi Poulson 9.650
McKell Poulson 9.775
Lisa Willis 9.675 9.850 9.675
Dayna Smart 9.850 9.800 9.900 9.825 39.375
Megan Donehue 9.650
Team Totals 48.800 48.775 49.125 48.775 195.475
Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.900
2 Katy Schilla Utah State University 9.875
3 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.850
4 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University 9.825
5 Devin Markle Utah State University 9.725
6 Meagan Lewis Utah State University 9.700
6 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.700
6 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University 9.700
9 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.650
10 Heather Heinrich Utah State University 9.625
10 Brittany Fisher Brigham Young University 9.625
12 Rachael Mandy Utah State University 9.400
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University 9.900
2 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.850
3 Meagan Lewis Utah State University 9.800
3 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.800
5 McKell Poulson Brigham Young University 9.775
6 Devin Markle Utah State University 9.725
7 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.675
7 Melissa Hough Brigham Young University 9.675
9 Katie Omann Utah State University 9.650
10 Aimee Walker-Pond Brigham Young University 9.300
11 Alex Martin Utah State University 9.125
12 Ashley Barr Utah State University 8.625
Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.900
2 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.875
3 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.850
4 Meagan Lewis Utah State University 9.825
4 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University 9.825
6 Kaylee Gallup Brigham Young University 9.800
7 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University 9.700
8 Heather Heinrich Utah State University 9.675
9 Alex Martin Utah State University 9.550
10 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.375
11 Nicki Felley Utah State University 9.225
12 Megan Tschida Utah State University 8.400
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Megan Tschida Utah State University 9.850
2 Nicki Felley Utah State University 9.825
2 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.825
2 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.825
5 Meagan Lewis Utah State University 9.800
6 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.775
7 Katy Schilla Utah State University 9.700
8 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.675
8 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.675
10 Heidi Poulson Brigham Young University 9.650
11 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University 9.575
12 Devin Markle Utah State University 8.875
All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 39.375
2 Meagan Lewis Utah State University 39.125
2 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University 39.125
4 Devin Markle Utah State University 37.175
Meet Judges Top
Vault
Judge 1 Wendy Atkinson Brevet
Judge 2 Tina Paulos National
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1 Jan McNall National
Judge 2 Donna Nicholson Level 10
Balance Beam
Judge 1 Wendy Atkinson Brevet
Judge 2 Donna Nicholson Level 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1 Jan McNall National
Judge 2 Tina Paulos National