CANCUN -- The BYU gymnastics team opened its 2007 season on a good note, posting a 194.025 score and finishing third among three top 20 teams Friday night in Cancun.

No. 13 Iowa State won the Cancun Classic with a 195.600 outing. No. 20 Auburn placed second at 194.150 and No. 18 Missouri finished in fourth place at 192.725.

BYU came out a little shaky in the early going with some struggles on floor. Dayna Smart and Kacie Capra Callens put together a couple of nice routines however, and led the team with a 9.725 each. Iowa State's Janet Anson took first at 9.900.

Smart and Alethea Boon both scored a 9.725 on vault to lead the Cougars in their second rotation. Freshman Jenna Kerbis and Brittany Fischer were close behind at 9.700. The Cyclones' Megan Barnes won the event with a 9.900.

BYU freshman McKell Poulson had a strong showing on bars in her collegiate debut. The Payson, Utah, native finished in third place with a 9.775, right behind All-Americans Anson at 9.850 and Julie Dwyer of Auburn at 9.800. Kylee Draper also turned in a good performance on the event at 9.750.

Smart led a close pack of Cougars that recorded a 48.975 on beam in the team's final rotation. The junior scored a 9.850 and finished in fourth place, just .050 points out of first. Capra Callens was right behind her with a 9.825, while Lisa Willis and Boon each posted a 9.775. Kerbis added a 9.750 for BYU. The Tigers' Dwyer took first at 9.900.

Dwyer also took first place in the all-around with a 39.225. BYU did not have an all-around competitor in the meet.

The Cougars will be back in action on Jan. 12 when they take on Texas Woman's University in their home opener. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Marriott Center.

Place  Num  	Name  		Gym  	        Vault  	Out
1 	2362 	Megan Barnes 	Iowa State 	9.900 	0.000
2T 	2305 	Kayla Gies 	Auburn 	        9.875 	0.025
2T 	2351 	Amanda Pezzullo Missouri 	9.875 	0.025
4 	2371 	Anna Robey 	Iowa State 	9.850 	0.050
5T 	2361 	Janet Anson 	Iowa State 	9.825 	0.075
5T 	2312 	Lindsey Puckett Auburn 	        9.825 	0.075
7 	2316 	Kristina Voss 	Auburn 	        9.800 	0.100
8T 	2373 	Katie Sweetin 	Iowa State 	9.775 	0.125
8T 	2347 	Ashley Khederian Missouri 	9.775 	0.125
8T 	2343 	Whitney Crater 	Missouri 	9.775 	0.125
11T 	2336 	Dayna Smart 	BYU 		9.725 	0.175
11T 	2321 	Althea Boon 	BYU 		9.725 	0.175
13T 	2303 	Julie Dwyer 	Auburn 	        9.700 	0.200
13T 	2315 	Shanna Somero 	Auburn 	        9.700 	0.200
13T 	2330 	Jenna Kerbis 	BYU 		9.700 	0.200
Place  Num  	Name  		Gym  	        Bars  	Out
1 	2361 	Janet Anson 	Iowa State      9.850 	0.000
2 	2303 	Julie Dwyer 	Auburn 	        9.800 	0.050
3* 	2369 	Ceilia Maccani 	Iowa State 	9.775 	0.075
3* 	2335 	McKell Poulson 	BYU 		9.775 	0.075
5T 	2366 	Ashley Kent 	Iowa State 	9.750 	0.100
5T 	2324 	Kylee Draper 	BYU 		9.750 	0.100
7 	2337 	Lisa Willis 	BYU 		9.700 	0.150
8T 	2322 	Kacie Capra Callens BYU 	9.675 	0.175
8T 	2347 	Ashley Khederian Missouri 	9.675 	0.175
8T 	2348 	Katie Kluga 	Missouri       	9.675 	0.175
8* 	2332 	Aimee Walker Pond BYU 	        9.675 	0.175
Place  Num  	Name  		Gym  	        Beam  	Out
1 	2303 	Julie Dwyer 	Auburn 	        9.900 	0.000
2T 	2360 	Ashley Alden 	Iowa State 	9.875 	0.025
2T 	2367 	Jade Kvach 	Iowa State 	9.875 	0.025
4 	2336 	Dayna Smart 	BYU 	 	9.850 	0.050
5T 	2309 	Adrienne Mills 	Auburn 	        9.825 	0.075
5T 	2373 	Katie Sweetin 	Iowa State 	9.825 	0.075
5T 	2362 	Megan Barnes 	Iowa State 	9.825 	0.075
5T 	2322 	Kacie Capra Callens BYU 	9.825 	0.075
5T 	2350 	Adrianne Perry 	Missouri 	9.825 	0.075
10T 	2312 	Lindsey Puckett Auburn 	        9.800 	0.100
10T 	2305 	Kayla Gies 	Auburn 	        9.800 	0.100
10T 	2366 	Ashley Kent 	Iowa State 	9.800 	0.100
10T 	2315 	Shanna Somero 	Auburn 	        9.800 	0.100
10T 	2348 	Katie Kluga 	Missouri 	9.800 	0.100
15T 	2337 	Lisa Willis 	BYU 		9.775 	0.125
15T 	2321 	Althea Boon 	BYU 		9.775 	0.125
17 	2330 	Jenna Kerbis 	BYU 		9.750 	0.150
Place  Num  	Name  		Gym  	        Floor  	Out
1 	2361 	Janet Anson 	Iowa State 	9.900 	0.000
2T 	2303 	Julie Dwyer 	Auburn 	        9.825 	0.075
2T 	2373 	Katie Sweetin 	Iowa State 	9.825 	0.075
4 	2340 	Julie Abaray 	Missouri 	9.800 	0.100
5T 	2309 	Adrienne Mills 	Auburn 	        9.775 	0.125
5T 	2371 	Anna Robey 	Iowa State 	9.775 	0.125
7 	2350 	Adrianne Perry 	Missouri 	9.750 	0.150
8T 	2336 	Dayna Smart 	BYU 		9.725 	0.175
8T 	2322 	Kacie Capra Callens BYU 	9.725 	0.175
8T 	2310 	Carmen Nelms 	Auburn 	        9.725 	0.175
11 	2346 	Alicia Hatcher 	Missouri 	9.700 	0.200
12 	2374 	Melanie Tham 	Iowa State 	9.675 	0.225
13 	2316 	Kristina Voss 	Auburn 	        9.650 	0.250
14 	2342 	Nicole Bowman 	Missouri 	9.625 	0.275
15T 	2337 	Lisa Willis 	BYU 		9.600 	0.300
15T 	2347 	Ashley Khederian Missouri 	9.600 	0.300
17 	2334 	Heidi Poulson 	BYU 		9.575 	0.325
Place  Num  	Name  		Gym  	        AA      Out
1 	2303 	Julie Dwyer 	Auburn 	        39.225 	0.000
2 	2361 	Janet Anson 	Iowa State 	39.100 	0.125
3 	2316 	Kristina Voss 	Auburn 	        38.275 	0.950
4 	2312 	Lindsey Puckett Auburn 	        37.925 	1.300

PROVO -- The BYU gymnastics team will kick the 2007 season off when it travels to Cancun, Mexico, for the Cancun Classic on Friday Jan. 5. Awaiting the Cougars in Cancun will be preseason top-20 teams Iowa State, Missouri and Auburn.

"This is the level of competition you see at (NCAA) Regionals and (NCAA) Nationals," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "If you can compete well with these teams, you can compete with anybody. We are very excited and are looking forward to it."

The trip to Cancun will mark the Cougars' second visit to Cancun to open a season. BYU's first trip was in 2005 when it scored a 194.675 and finished second place behind Oklahoma. Four girls from this year's squad competed in Cancun that year and two placed very high. Dayna Smart took first place on beam with a 9.900, and Lisa Willis captured second place on bars with a career-best 9.850.

Seniors Kacie Capra Callens and Willis will help lead an experienced group of eight competitors that return from last year's team. The team will also look to juniors Smart, Kylee Draper, Alethea Boon and Aimee Walker Pond for additional leadership and solid routines. Nine new and talented freshmen have joined the Cougars this season. Some of them will get their first taste of collegiate competition in Cancun.

Start time for the meet is 6:30 p.m. (MST). For fans wishing to follow the action, a live-video stream of the meet is available for $24, with sign-ups available through Jan. 3.