SALT LAKE -- In a four-team meet featuring three nationally ranked squads, No. 22 BYU (192.600) finished third at the Huntsman Center Friday night behind No. 3 Utah (196.150) and No. 13 Arkansas (193.625). Southern Utah placed fourth at 190.650.
The Cougars competed well over the first two rotations but suffered season lows on bars and beam to conclude the night, resulting in BYU's second-lowest team score of the season.
"You need to hit (your routines) and we didn't tonight," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "Tonight we just struggled and there's no real reason for it. We have another meet tomorrow at noon in Provo so we have a chance to get back at it right away and do better."
In the first rotation, BYU scored 48.750 on floor exercise as senior Kacie Capra-Callens tied her season high with a 9.850 performance to build upon junior Dayna Smart's 9.800 score. Freshman Heidi Poulson started the Cougars off in the event with a career-best 9.725, which tied junior Alethea Boon for the Cougars' third best score on floor. BYU trailed only Utah after the first rotation as the Utes posted a season-best 49.400 score on vault, while Southern Utah scored 48.000 on beam and Arkansas recorded a 47.725 on bars.
The Cougars maintained their second-place standing after a 48.600 effort on vault. Smart and Boon each recorded a 9.825 to pace the Cougars while freshman Jenna Kerbis, a Canadian National Team gymnast, posted a career-high 9.775 score. The Cougars' two-event score of 97.350 followed Utah's 98.725 while Arkansas (96.200) passed Southern Utah (95.250) on the strength of a 48.475 total on beam.
Competing without regular bars worker Kylee Draper for the third straight meet, BYU suffered a season-low 47.650 bars total in the third rotation. The Cougars had to count a fall as Smart and freshman Melissa Hough both found the mat prematurely during their routines to score identical 9.150 scores. Capra-Callens led BYU with a 9.775 effort while Aimee Walker-Pond finished off the rotation with a season-high 9.700 performance.
"I think we came off of bars a little rattled because we have been a much better bars team this year," Cattermole said. "A lot of that was on me because I don't think I got the bars tightened down enough. We went into beam a little cautious and that doesn't usually prove to be a good thing on that event."
BYU suffered its low score of the night with a 47.600 total on beam to end the meet, allowing Arkansas to slide past the Cougars into second place. Capra-Callens tied her season high with a 9.825 to start BYU off well but none of the other five Cougars who followed her were able to top her routine, including Smart, who as the No. 8-ranked beam worker in the nation had never scored below a 9.8 this season before recording 9.625 Friday.
Smart finished the meet in seventh place in the all-around competition with a 38.425. Utah senior Nicolle Ford won the all-around at 39.600 with Southern Utah freshman Elise Wheeler finished second with a career-best 39.050.
Capra-Callens provided BYU with its top event finishes of the night, placing fourth on floor, fifth on beam and sixth on bars. Smart and Boon tied for seventh on vault to lead the Cougars.
BYU hosts Boise State Saturday at noon in the Smith Fieldhouse to complete back-to-back competitions this weekend.
Women's Gymnastics Meet ResultsHost: UTAH
Meet: UTAH vs ARKANSAS, BYU, SUU February 2, 2007
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Home Meet
Contents: Event Results Team Results
Vault Team Standing
Uneven Parallel Bars UTAH
Balance Beam Arkansas
Floor Exercise Brigham Young University
All Around Southern Utah University
Judge List
Team Standing Top
Place Team Score
1 UTAH 196.150
2 Arkansas 193.625
3 Brigham Young University 192.600
4 Southern Utah University 190.650
UTAH
Head Coach: Greg Marsden Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Kristina Baskett 9.900 9.925 9.325 9.875 39.025
Daria Bijak 9.825
Annie DiLuzio 9.775 9.150 9.600
Jessica Duke 9.825 9.775
Nicolle Ford 9.900 9.925 9.900 9.875 39.600
Nina Kim 9.875 9.825 9.850
Ashley Postell 9.875 9.325 9.450 9.900 38.550
Beth Rizzo 9.675
Sarah Shire 9.850 9.800
Team Totals 49.400 49.325 48.325 49.100 196.150
Arkansas
Head Coach: Mark and Rene Cook Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Allison Daniels 9.775
Emily Peacock 9.750 9.725 9.700
Sarah Nagashima 9.650
Cassie Drew 9.750 9.675 9.550
Amy DeFilippo 9.575
Samantha Cortez 9.725 9.725 9.350
Rachel Barnett 9.100 9.275
Michelle Stout 9.850 8.275 9.675
Casey Jo Magee 9.825 9.075 9.850 9.800 38.550
Alex LaChance 9.825 9.775
Team Totals 48.975 47.725 48.625 48.300 193.625
Brigham Young University
Head Coach: Brad Cattermole Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Jenna Kerbis 9.775 9.600
Aimee Walker-Pond 9.700
Kaylee Gallup 9.150
Kiki Berrett 9.600 9.650
Alethea Boon 9.825 9.375 9.725
Kacie Capra-Callens 9.775 9.825 9.850
Brittany Fisher 9.350
Melissa Hough 9.150
Heidi Poulson 9.725
Lisa Willis 9.625 9.050 8.975
Megan Donehue 9.575
Dayna Smart 9.825 9.150 9.650 9.800 38.425
McKell Poulsen 9.400
Team Totals 48.600 47.650 47.600 48.750 192.600
Southern Utah University
Head Coach: Scott Bauman Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Tehani Keeno Douglas 9.650 9.425
Leah Sakhitab 9.625 9.725 9.350 9.750 38.450
Erin Morgan 9.050 9.675 9.800
Elise Wheeler 9.775 9.750 9.750 9.775 39.050
Kellie Dangerfield 8.825 9.250 9.850 9.400 37.325
Shayla Garcia 9.250
Katie Hicks 9.225
Jess Langley 9.725
Lindsey Schultz 9.600 8.900
Team Totals 46.875 48.525 48.000 47.250 190.650
Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Nicolle Ford UTAH 9.900
1 Kristina Baskett UTAH 9.900
3 Nina Kim UTAH 9.875
3 Ashley Postell UTAH 9.875
5 Sarah Shire UTAH 9.850
5 Michelle Stout Arkansas 9.850
7 Casey Jo Magee Arkansas 9.825
7 Alex LaChance Arkansas 9.825
7 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.825
7 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.825
11 Annie DiLuzio UTAH 9.775
11 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University 9.775
11 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.775
14 Cassie Drew Arkansas 9.750
15 Samantha Cortez Arkansas 9.725
16 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.625
17 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.600
17 Lindsey Schultz Southern Utah University 9.600
19 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.575
20 Brittany Fisher Brigham Young University 9.350
21 Erin Morgan Southern Utah University 9.050
22 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 8.825
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Nicolle Ford UTAH 9.925
1 Kristina Baskett UTAH 9.925
3 Nina Kim UTAH 9.825
3 Daria Bijak UTAH 9.825
3 Jessica Duke UTAH 9.825
6 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.775
7 Emily Peacock Arkansas 9.750
7 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.750
9 Jess Langley Southern Utah University 9.725
9 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.725
11 Aimee Walker-Pond Brigham Young University 9.700
12 Cassie Drew Arkansas 9.675
12 Erin Morgan Southern Utah University 9.675
14 Sarah Nagashima Arkansas 9.650
14 Tehani Keeno Douglas Southern Utah University 9.650
16 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.625
17 Amy DeFilippo Arkansas 9.575
18 McKell Poulsen Brigham Young University 9.400
19 Ashley Postell UTAH 9.325
20 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 9.250
21 Melissa Hough Brigham Young University 9.150
21 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.150
23 Casey Jo Magee Arkansas 9.075
24 Michelle Stout Arkansas 8.275
Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Nicolle Ford UTAH 9.900
2 Nina Kim UTAH 9.850
2 Casey Jo Magee Arkansas 9.850
2 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 9.850
5 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.825
6 Sarah Shire UTAH 9.800
6 Erin Morgan Southern Utah University 9.800
8 Allison Daniels Arkansas 9.775
9 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.750
10 Emily Peacock Arkansas 9.725
10 Samantha Cortez Arkansas 9.725
12 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.650
13 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University 9.600
14 Cassie Drew Arkansas 9.550
15 Ashley Postell UTAH 9.450
16 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.375
17 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.350
18 Kristina Baskett UTAH 9.325
19 Shayla Garcia Southern Utah University 9.250
20 Katie Hicks Southern Utah University 9.225
21 Annie DiLuzio UTAH 9.150
21 Kaylee Gallup Brigham Young University 9.150
23 Rachel Barnett Arkansas 9.100
24 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.050
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Ashley Postell UTAH 9.900
2 Nicolle Ford UTAH 9.875
2 Kristina Baskett UTAH 9.875
4 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.850
5 Casey Jo Magee Arkansas 9.800
5 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.800
7 Jessica Duke UTAH 9.775
7 Alex LaChance Arkansas 9.775
7 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.775
10 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.750
11 Heidi Poulson Brigham Young University 9.725
11 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.725
13 Emily Peacock Arkansas 9.700
14 Beth Rizzo UTAH 9.675
14 Michelle Stout Arkansas 9.675
16 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.650
17 Annie DiLuzio UTAH 9.600
18 Tehani Keeno Douglas Southern Utah University 9.425
19 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 9.400
20 Samantha Cortez Arkansas 9.350
21 Rachel Barnett Arkansas 9.275
22 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 8.975
23 Lindsey Schultz Southern Utah University 8.900
All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Nicolle Ford UTAH 39.600
2 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 39.050
3 Kristina Baskett UTAH 39.025
4 Ashley Postell UTAH 38.550
4 Casey Jo Magee Arkansas 38.550
6 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 38.450
7 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 38.425
8 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 37.325
Meet Judges Top
Vault
Judge 1 Tina Paulos National
Judge 2 Pat Bryant Level 10
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1 Marian DeWane National
Judge 2 Linda McDonald National
Balance Beam
Judge 1 Judy Bodman Brevet
Judge 2 Donna Nicholson Level 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1 Wendy Atkinson Brevet
Judge 2 Kat Sgamba National
Back-to-Back Meets for BYU
PROVO -- The No. 22 BYU gymnastics team will face perhaps its toughest test of the season this weekend when it will have back-to-back meets Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The Cougars will face nationally ranked teams Utah and Arkansas along with perennial-foes Southern Utah and Boise State during the weekend.
Friday night BYU will travel to the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City for a quadrangular meet with No. 3 Utah, No. 13 Arkansas and Southern Utah. Saturday the Cougars will be back at home for an afternoon matinee with Boise State.
"We are looking at sticking our routines," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "We want to hit our routines the best we can. The girls are working very hard and making improvements."
BYU is coming off its best meet of the season in its last meet against Utah State. The Cougars recorded a 195.475, their highest team score since the 2005 NCAA Regionals. Ten gymnasts tied or set career highs against the Aggies. Dayna Smart scored a 39.375 in the all-around, including a 9.900 on beam. Junior Alethea Boon tied career highs on vault at 9.900 and beam with a 9.875. Seniors Kacie Capra-Callens and Lisa Willis also recorded strong outings on bars and beam, respectively.
Perennial national-power and No. 3-ranked Utah will welcome the Cougars in what could be the toughest meet in the nation this weekend with three top-25 teams competing. The Utes are coming off a 195.875 outing at Minnesota and are led by Nicolle Ford, Kristina Baskett, Ashley Postell and Nina Kim. Arkansas scored a 195.575 last week against co-No. 13 LSU and is led by senior Cassie Drew and junior Emily Peacock. The Thunderbirds, meanwhile, recorded a 190.575 in a quad meet hosted by Cal State Fullerton and are led by senior Leah Sakhitab.
BYU will welcome Boise State Saturday for the second of two meets this season between the two teams. The Broncos are coming off a 191.125 outing against Sacramento State in which freshman DeAvera Todd recorded a 9.950 on vault. They are led by Todd and sophomore Taylor Jacob.
"The level of competition this weekend is a bit higher," Cattermole said. "We look forward to competing against strong teams. Good routines against great competition will boost your scores."
Friday's meet is set to begin at 7 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Saturday's meet with Boise State will begin at 12 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. Admission will be free to the public as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Live Stats for both meets will be available on the BYU women's gymnastics homepage on www.byucougars.com.