Ht
5'
1"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City,
Utah
Last School
Cottonwood High School
Roster Years
2002-2004
Personal
- Parents are Paul and Janie
- Has three brothers and one sister
- Began gymnastics at the age of 12
- Enjoys performing on the vault the most because she says it is all about power
- Likes snow skiing and water skiing
- Majored in speech language pathology and audiology
- Married to Fernando Pessoa who competed for the BYU volleyball team
Before BYU
- Graduated from Cottonwood High School
- Level 8 State Champion
- Finished sixth at Level 8 regionals
- Took 3rd place at Level 9 State Championships
- Level 7 Summer Games champion
Stats
Season Highs:
Year: | Vault: |
2002 | 9.800 |
2003 | 9.825 |
2004 | 9.875 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2002
- Competed on vault in every meet of the season
- Scored a career-high 9.800 in four of the final five meets of the season
- Injured her ankle on vault at Utah, but returned only two weeks later to score yet another 9.800 at the South Central NCAA Regional meet
- Academic All-American
Junior Year
2003
- Competed on vault in every meet of the season
- Scored a career-high 9.825 twice, once against Kentucky (2/28) and SUU (3/25)
- Academic All-American
Senior Year
2004
- Missed just one meet
- Posted a career-high 9.875 on vault against Utah State (3/12)
- Academic All-American
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year