Marriott Center
500 E University Parkway Provo UT 84604
PROVO -- The BYU gymnastics team continued its strong start to the 2007 season Friday night with a 193.325-185.675 win over Texas Woman's University in the Marriott Center.
"We had some very good performances," said BYU head coach Brad Cattermole. "We've got a lot of our kids out there competing. We're just trying to score the best we can."
The Cougars began the evening on the vault and quickly established their dominance, posting a 48.225 score while TWU notched a 46.375 on the bars. Junior Dayna Smart led BYU on the event with a score of 9.750 while junior Alethea Boon also bolstered the team score with a 9.700. Freshmen Danielle Goldman and Megan Donehue recorded new career highs.
Bars was up next for the Cougars, who continued to widen the gap with a 48.225 score compared to the Pioneers' 45.875 total on the vault. Despite some early slips by BYU, junior Kylee Draper and senior Kaci Capra-Callens showed why they are the Cougars' top bars competitors as they each recorded scores of 9.825.
Freshman Jenna Kerbis led a talented Cougar beam rotation with a career-high 9.800, tying team captain Smart's score. TWU's Amy Hulbert received an appreciative cheer from the crowd for her entertaining floor routine, but her score was not enough to overtake the BYU squad, which maintained control with a meet-high 48.675 team score on the beam.
"Jenna did very well," said Cattermole. "She's had to fight through some injuries. She's a very good gymnast."
The final rotation was more of the same as BYU secured the victory with a 48.200 score on the floor compared to TWU's 47.250 tally on the beam. Smart once again came up big for the Cougars as she tied her career high on the floor with a 9.85, while Draper had a career mark with a 9.800.
BYU will now travel to Boise, Idaho next Friday night to take on the Boise State Broncos. The Cougars will next be in action at home on Feb. 3 when the Broncos make the trip to Provo.
Women's Gymnastics Meet ResultsHost: BYU Cougars
Meet: WTU Pioneers @ BYU Cougars January 12, 2007
Location: Marriott Ctr. BYU Provo UT 84602 Home Meet
Contents: Event Results Team Results
Vault Team Standing
Uneven Parallel Bars BYU Cougars
Balance Beam TWU Pioneers
Floor Exercise Judge List
Team Standing Top
Place Team Score
1 BYU Cougars 193.325
2 TWU Pioneers 185.675
BYU Cougars Home
Head Coach: Brad CATTERMOLE Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
BERRETT, Kiki 9.700
BOON, Alethea 9.700 9.725
CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie 9.825 9.750 9.800
DONEHUE, Megan 9.575
DRAPER, Kylee 9.825 9.475 9.800
FISCHER, Brittany 9.525
GOLDMAN, Danielle 9.525 8.850
HOUGH, Melissa 9.250
KERBIS, Jenna 9.675 9.800
POULSON, Heidi 9.050
POULSON, Mckell 9.650
SMART, Dayna 9.750 9.800 9.850
WALKER-POND, Aimee 9.200
WILLIS, Lisa 9.675 9.600
Team Totals 48.225 48.225 48.675 48.200 193.325
TWU Pioneers
Head Coach: Frank KUDLAC Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
HULBERT, Amy 8.975 9.225 9.400
PIPKORM, Tonya 9.325 9.700 9.300
PARKER, Brittany 9.675 9.575
BRENNAN, Alexa 8.250
MICHAEL, Brista 9.450
BOLES, Amie 9.450 9.475
ARNO, Courtney 9.275 8.725
ZIMMERMAN, Rachel 9.475 9.700 8.700
MILLER, Keri 9.175
POLING, Nichole 8.950 8.500 9.050 9.300 35.800
Team Totals 46.375 45.875 47.250 46.175 185.675
Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars 9.750
2 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars 9.700
3 KERBIS, Jenna BYU Cougars 9.675
3 PARKER, Brittany TWU Pioneers 9.675
5 DONEHUE, Megan BYU Cougars 9.575
6 GOLDMAN, Danielle BYU Cougars 9.525
6 FISCHER, Brittany BYU Cougars 9.525
8 BOLES, Amie TWU Pioneers 9.450
9 PIPKORM, Tonya TWU Pioneers 9.325
10 HULBERT, Amy TWU Pioneers 8.975
11 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers 8.950
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.825
1 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars 9.825
3 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars 9.675
4 POULSON, Mckell BYU Cougars 9.650
5 ZIMMERMAN, Rachel TWU Pioneers 9.475
6 MICHAEL, Brista TWU Pioneers 9.450
7 ARNO, Courtney TWU Pioneers 9.275
8 HOUGH, Melissa BYU Cougars 9.250
9 WALKER-POND, Aimee BYU Cougars 9.200
10 MILLER, Keri TWU Pioneers 9.175
11 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers 8.500
12 BRENNAN, Alexa TWU Pioneers 8.250
Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 KERBIS, Jenna BYU Cougars 9.800
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars 9.800
3 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.750
4 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars 9.725
5 ZIMMERMAN, Rachel TWU Pioneers 9.700
5 PIPKORM, Tonya TWU Pioneers 9.700
7 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars 9.600
8 PARKER, Brittany TWU Pioneers 9.575
9 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars 9.475
10 HULBERT, Amy TWU Pioneers 9.225
11 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers 9.050
12 ARNO, Courtney TWU Pioneers 8.725
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars 9.850
2 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars 9.800
2 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars 9.800
4 BERRETT, Kiki BYU Cougars 9.700
5 BOLES, Amie TWU Pioneers 9.475
6 HULBERT, Amy TWU Pioneers 9.400
7 PIPKORM, Tonya TWU Pioneers 9.300
7 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers 9.300
9 POULSON, Heidi BYU Cougars 9.050
10 GOLDMAN, Danielle BYU Cougars 8.850
11 ZIMMERMAN, Rachel TWU Pioneers 8.700
All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers 35.800
Meet Judges Top
Vault
Judge 1 Celeste HAMIL National
Judge 2 Anna Lee OLSEN National
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1 Wendy ATKINSON Brevet
Judge 2 Dianne GRAYSON Brevet
Balance Beam
Judge 1 Dianne GRAYSON Brevet
Judge 2 Anna Lee OLSEN National
Floor Exercise
Judge 1 Wendy ATKINSON Brevet
Judge 2 Celeste HAMIL National
PROVO -- After starting the season on a good note in Cancun, Mexico, at the Cancun Classic, BYU will be at home for its first home meet of the season Friday night when the Cougars play host to Texas Woman's University in the Marriott Center.
"The team is looking forward to competing at home," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "The girls saw a lot of things they could improve in from last week and are excited to do better."
BYU scored a 194.025 and came in third place among three top-20 teams last weekend. The Cougars enjoyed a good night on beam, recording a 48.975 team score. Several gymnasts turned in solid individual efforts as well. Dayna Smart scored a 9.850 to lead the team on beam, with Kacie Capra Callens right behind her at 9.825. Alethea Boon also had a good meet on beam at 9.775. Freshmen McKell Poulson and Jenna Kerbis had strong collegiate debuts on bars and beam, respectively.
Meanwhile, TWU will be in its first meet of the season Friday night. The Pioneers, an NCAA Division II gymnastics program, are the reigning USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Champions and return twelve competitors from last year's squad. TWU is led by senior Courtney Arno and juniors Brisa Fuentes and Nicole Poling.
"Texas Woman's does very well every year," Cattermole said. "They do a lot with the talent they have."
Start time for the meet is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Marriott Center. Live stats will be available on the women's gymnastics homepage at www.byucougars.com.