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Anonymous | Posted: 27 Jan 2008 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Cougars Post Solid Scores in Tough Tri-Meet

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DURHAM -- The BYU gymnastics team opened its season posting solid scores in a tough tri-meet against the University of New Hampshire and the University of Pittsburg Saturday evening. The Cougars final score of 191.200 fell between UNH's 192.400 and Pitt's 190.075.

"It was a good meet to get out of the way," said BYU assistant coach Dawn Cattermole. "We had to adapt to a different environment, and we realized we still have a couple of kinks to work out."

BYU had a rough start, beginning with the floor. Sophomore Heidi Poulson's 9.625 topped the Cougar squad as the team finished 47.475 on the event. The Cougars tumbled their way to a 47.325 on vault, with both sophomores Danielle Goldman and Megan Donehue landing a 9.575 on the apparatus.

Moving to the uneven bars, BYU's strongest event of the night, the Cougars scored 48.325 as a team. Draper-Marvin led the Cougars on bars posting a 9.825, the highest individual score of the night for BYU.

At the beam, the final event of the night for BYU, the Cougars posted 48.075, with senior Alethea Boon and junior Hayley Jensen leading the squad, scoring 9.750 respectively.

BYU will continue its season on the road as the team travels to Southern Utah University Friday to face Cal State Fullerton and Boise State. The meet starts at 7 p.m. MT.

Team Standing  	Top

Place Team Score

1 University of New Hampshire 192.400

2 Brigham Young University 191.200

3 U. of Pittsburgh 190.075

University of New Hampshire

Head Coach: Gail Goodspeed Top

Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr

Beth Bronson 8.600

Katie Caliendo 9.425 8.800

Melissa C?sar 9.525

Helena Diodati 9.850 9.725 9.600

Diane Grey 9.725 9.550

Lindsay Kovary 9.125

Taryn LaFountain 9.875 9.125

Fairen Plummer 9.525

Rebekah Porter 9.600 9.550 9.625

Andie Sablosky 9.600

Katelyn Schenkel 9.675

Keeley Smith 9.550 9.525 9.600

Chelsea Steinberg 9.850 9.500 9.825

Team Totals 48.700 47.875 48.350 47.475 192.400

Brigham Young University

Head Coach: Brad Cattermole Top

Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr

Kiki Berrett 9.525 9.350 9.450

Alethea Boon 9.375 9.575 9.750

Megan Donehue 9.575 9.775

Kylee Draper-Marvin 9.825 9.675 9.450

Brittany Fischer 8.950

Kaylee Gallup 9.550

Danielle Goldman 9.575 9.350

Melissa Hough 9.525

Hayley Jensen 9.275 9.750 9.600

Madeleine Johnson 8.900 9.325

Whitney Olsen 8.750

McKell Poulsen 9.625

Heidi Poulson-Rasmusen 9.625

Team Totals 47.325 48.325 48.075 47.475 191.200

U. of Pittsburgh

Head Coach: Debbie Yohman Top

Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr

Mallory Brewer 9.450 9.450

Dani Bryan 9.725 9.100

Jessica Byich 9.200

Anya Chayka 9.525

Alix Croop 9.625 9.175 9.550

Samantha DeBone 9.650 9.600

Kailtin Harrison 9.550

Andrea Konesky 9.400

Shannon McConnell 9.675 9.500

Molly Moyer 9.500 9.600 9.625

Krista Rubini 8.875 8.800

Shannon Vafiadou 9.700 9.425 9.525 8.750 37.400

Team Totals 48.050 47.450 47.650 46.925 190.075

Vault Results Top

Place Gymnast Team Score

1 Chelsea Steinberg University of New Hampshire 9.850

1 Helena Diodati University of New Hampshire 9.850

3 Diane Grey University of New Hampshire 9.725

3 Dani Bryan U. of Pittsburgh 9.725

5 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 9.700

6 Katelyn Schenkel University of New Hampshire 9.675

6 Shannon McConnell U. of Pittsburgh 9.675

8 Rebekah Porter University of New Hampshire 9.600

9 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.575

9 Danielle Goldman Brigham Young University 9.575

11 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.525

12 Molly Moyer U. of Pittsburgh 9.500

13 Mallory Brewer U. of Pittsburgh 9.450

14 Katie Caliendo University of New Hampshire 9.425

15 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.375

16 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young University 9.275

17 Brittany Fischer Brigham Young University 8.950

18 Krista Rubini U. of Pittsburgh 8.875

Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top

Place Gymnast Team Score

1 Kylee Draper-Marvin Brigham Young University 9.825

2 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.775

3 Helena Diodati University of New Hampshire 9.725

4 Samantha DeBone U. of Pittsburgh 9.650

5 Alix Croop U. of Pittsburgh 9.625

5 McKell Poulsen Brigham Young University 9.625

7 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.575

8 Keeley Smith University of New Hampshire 9.550

8 Rebekah Porter University of New Hampshire 9.550

8 Diane Grey University of New Hampshire 9.550

8 Kailtin Harrison U. of Pittsburgh 9.550

12 Melissa Hough Brigham Young University 9.525

13 Chelsea Steinberg University of New Hampshire 9.500

14 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 9.425

15 Jessica Byich U. of Pittsburgh 9.200

16 Dani Bryan U. of Pittsburgh 9.100

17 Madeleine Johnson Brigham Young University 8.900

18 Beth Bronson University of New Hampshire 8.600

Balance Beam Results Top

Place Gymnast Team Score

1 Taryn LaFountain University of New Hampshire 9.875

2 Chelsea Steinberg University of New Hampshire 9.825

3 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.750

3 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young University 9.750

5 Kylee Draper-Marvin Brigham Young University 9.675

6 Helena Diodati University of New Hampshire 9.600

6 Molly Moyer U. of Pittsburgh 9.600

6 Samantha DeBone U. of Pittsburgh 9.600

9 Kaylee Gallup Brigham Young University 9.550

10 Keeley Smith University of New Hampshire 9.525

10 Melissa C?sar University of New Hampshire 9.525

10 Anya Chayka U. of Pittsburgh 9.525

10 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 9.525

14 Andrea Konesky U. of Pittsburgh 9.400

15 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.350

16 Madeleine Johnson Brigham Young University 9.325

17 Alix Croop U. of Pittsburgh 9.175

18 Katie Caliendo University of New Hampshire 8.800

Floor Exercise Results Top

Place Gymnast Team Score

1 Rebekah Porter University of New Hampshire 9.625

1 Molly Moyer U. of Pittsburgh 9.625

1 Heidi Poulson-Rasmusen Brigham Young University 9.625

4 Andie Sablosky University of New Hampshire 9.600

4 Keeley Smith University of New Hampshire 9.600

4 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young University 9.600

7 Alix Croop U. of Pittsburgh 9.550

8 Fairen Plummer University of New Hampshire 9.525

9 Shannon McConnell U. of Pittsburgh 9.500

10 Mallory Brewer U. of Pittsburgh 9.450

10 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.450

10 Kylee Draper-Marvin Brigham Young University 9.450

13 Danielle Goldman Brigham Young University 9.350

14 Lindsay Kovary University of New Hampshire 9.125

14 Taryn LaFountain University of New Hampshire 9.125

16 Krista Rubini U. of Pittsburgh 8.800

17 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 8.750

17 Whitney Olsen Brigham Young University 8.750

All Around Results Top

Place Gymnast Team Score

1 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 37.400

 

 
Anonymous | Posted: 24 Jan 2008 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Anonymous

Cougar Gymnasts Kick Off Season at New Hampshire

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PROVO -- The BYU gymnastics team will kick off its 2008 season Saturday, as the team travels to New Hampshire for a tri-meet to face the University of Pittsburgh and the University of New Hampshire.

"It's time to get started," said BYU head coach Brad Cattermole. "I think the girls are getting bored being in workout all of the time. The meets are coming on us fast and furious, but we are ready."

The Cougars last faced New Hampshire in 2005, a meet in which they beat the Wildcats 195.025 to 193.925. BYU has never had a meet against Pittsburgh. This first BYU meet will be both New Hampshire and Pittsburgh's fourth meet of the season, but Cattermole said he is confident in his team.

"Traveling to New Hampshire is always a fun meet," Cattermole said. "They are a good team, and it is a part of the country you never get to see."

Although 13 gymnasts return to the 2008 squad, the team is still young and features 10 underclassmen. Yet despite their youth, many will play big roles in the 2008 lineup.

"A lot of girls we are counting on this season were learning the ropes last year and getting comfortable in the college environment," Cattermole said. "This year they are more comfortable with everything, and I am excited to see what they can do."

Most of the BYU gymnasts this year will focus on a few apparatus events, which Cattermole said he is counting on, instead of having multiple all-around competitors.

Senior Alethea Boon, will begin her final season and is a possible all-around competitor this meet. Last season Boon tied the seventh-highest vault score in school history. Through her experience and leadership will benefit the Cougar squad this season.

The meet will start at 7 p.m. ET (5 p.m. MT). Fans who wish to follow the Cougar action can track scores through live stats available through the following link: http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=152&YR=2007.