Cougar Gymnasts Strong on Vault as Season Ends at Regionals

AMES -- The BYU gymnastics team concluded its season with its best vault score of the year, but found itself on the short end against tough competition and judging to bring its season to a close at the North Central Regional Saturday night at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The North Central Region was likely the toughest Region in the country with all six competing teams ranked in the Top 25. Being a postseason meet as well, the Cougars and the rest of the squads faced tough judging throughout the competition. Arizona State took home first-place honors (196.725) with Iowa State (195.675) second, followed by Arizona (195.400), Denver (195.250), Minnesota (194.675) and BYU (192.125).

"It was a tough way to end the season," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "We're a much better team than what we showed."

BYU started off with a bye in its first rotation before taking to the bars, which was a thorn in the Cougars' side as they had to count two falls on the event. Kylee Draper led the way at 9.675.

Beam was next where they were able to bounce back a little bit with a better showing despite counting a rare fall from Dayna Smart. Kandis Kelly led the way at 9.775 with Kacie Capra adding a 9.725 and Lisa Willis 9.700 for BYU.

The Cougars then had a bye before hitting the floor. Capra led the way with a team-best 9.800. Willis also had a strong performance at 9.725 while Draper added a 9.675.

BYU then broke through on vault to end the night. The Cougars tied their season-high 49.000 on the event as every gymnast turned in a strong performance and two recorded career and season highs. Capra recorded her third-highest score of the season at 9.625 to start things off before Sierra Jacobs landed a career-high 9.850. Brittany Fischer then vaulted to the second-best score of her career at 9.725. Hayley Jensen then pitched in a 9.750 before Alethea Boon notched a season-high 9.825. Dayna Smart rounded things off with her second-highest score of the season at 9.850. Jacobs and Smart tied for fourth place on the event.

"The girls did very well on vault," Cattermole said. "I was pleased to see them go out and end things on a strong note."

Arizona State's Ashley Kelly took home first-place honors in a deep and talented group of all-arounders at 39.525. ISU's Erin Delthoff was second at 39.400. Capra was BYU's lone all-around competitor at 38.000.

For the Cougars, it marked the final meet of her career for senior Jennifer Harvey-Matthews. Matthews, a walk-on three years ago, exhibitioned on bars for three years before making the bars line-up in BYU's fourth meet this season. Her strong performances from then on helped the Cougars to their seventh-consecutive Regionals appearance this year.

BYU returns every Regionals competitor except Matthews next season while hoping to get Aimee Walker Pond and Haleigh Schofield healthy. Cattermole will count on that experience to make a strong push for an appearance at Nationals next season.

"This season was a good experience builder for our young team," Cattermole said. "It gave them experience and showed them what they need to do to be successful next year. We'll reload and go at it strong next season."

Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
Host: 	Iowa State 	
Meet: 	NCAA North Central Regionals 	April 8, 2006
Location: 	Ames, IA 	Home Meet
 
Contents: 	Event Results 	Team Results
	Vault 	Team Standing
	Uneven Parallel Bars 	Iowa State
	Balance Beam 	Arizona State University
	Floor Exercise 	Brigham Young University
	All Around 	University of Arizona
		University of Denver
		University of Minnesota
		Judge List
 
Team Standing 	Top
Place 	 Team 	Score 
1 	 Arizona State University 	196.675 
2 	 Iowa State 	195.725 
3 	 University of Arizona 	195.400 
4 	 University of Denver 	195.250 
5 	 University of Minnesota 	194.675 
6 	 Brigham Young University 	192.125 
 
Iowa State
Head Coach:  K.J. Kindler 	Top
 Gymnast 	Vault  	Bars  	Beam  	Floor  	AllArr 
 Ashley Alden 	  	  	9.225  	9.800  	 
 Janet Anson 	9.900  	9.000  	9.825  	9.925  	38.650 
 Erin Dethloff 	9.800  	9.900  	9.825  	9.875  	39.400 
 Ashley Kent 	  	  	9.875  	  	 
 Jade Kvach 	9.750  	9.750  	9.800  	9.775  	39.075 
 Katie Lasher 	9.800  	9.875  	  	  	 
 Kacey Oiness 	  	9.600  	  	9.875  	 
 Jessica Oney 	9.775  	  	  	  	 
 Laura-Kay Powell 	9.800  	9.625  	9.125  	9.875  	38.425 
 Team Totals 	49.075  	48.750  	48.550  	49.350  	195.725 
 
Arizona State University
Head Coach:  John Spini 	Top
 Gymnast 	Vault  	Bars  	Beam  	Floor  	AllArr 
 April Boone 	9.825  	9.700  	9.875  	9.900  	39.300 
 Nicole Harris 	9.800  	9.900  	9.350  	9.850  	38.900 
 Ashlee Hinkle 	9.775  	  	9.800  	9.825  	 
 Tiana Jean 	  	9.825  	  	  	 
 Cassandra Jusino 	9.300  	9.775  	9.800  	9.775  	38.650 
 Ashley Kelly 	9.875  	9.900  	9.900  	9.850  	39.525 
 Lauren Powell 	9.850  	9.775  	9.800  	  	 
 Ashley Toner 	  	  	  	9.700  	 
 Team Totals 	49.125  	49.175  	49.175  	49.200  	196.675 
 
Brigham Young University
Head Coach:  Brad Cattermole 	Top
 Gymnast 	Vault  	Bars  	Beam  	Floor  	AllArr 
 Alethea Boon 	9.825  	  	9.200  	9.600  	 
 Kacie Capra 	9.625  	8.850  	9.725  	9.800  	38.000 
 Kylee Draper 	  	9.675  	9.675  	9.675  	 
 Brittany Fischer 	9.725  	  	  	  	 
 Sierra Jacobs 	9.850  	  	  	9.625  	 
 Hayley Jensen 	9.750  	9.500  	  	  	 
 Kandis Kelly 	  	  	9.775  	  	 
 Jennifer Harvey Matthews 	  	9.025  	  	  	 
 Cassie Myers 	  	8.150  	  	  	 
 Dayna Smart 	9.850  	  	9.200  	9.175  	 
 Lisa Willis 	  	9.575  	9.700  	9.725  	 
 Team Totals 	49.000  	46.625  	48.075  	48.425  	192.125 
 
University of Arizona
Head Coach:  Bill Ryden 	Top
 Gymnast 	Vault  	Bars  	Beam  	Floor  	AllArr 
 Suzanne Alvey 	  	8.975  	  	  	 
 Briana Bergeson 	  	9.675  	9.725  	9.775  	 
 Alexis Greene 	  	9.800  	  	  	 
 Danielle Hicks 	9.750  	9.550  	9.850  	9.800  	38.950 
 Jamie Holton 	9.850  	  	9.150  	9.800  	 
 Erin Muirhead 	  	  	9.725  	9.750  	 
 Rachelle Silberg 	9.750  	  	  	  	 
 Aubrey Taylor 	9.425  	9.900  	9.825  	9.775  	38.925 
 Bree Workman 	9.550  	  	  	  	 
 Karin Wurm 	9.800  	9.850  	9.800  	9.850  	39.300 
 Team Totals 	48.700  	48.775  	48.925  	49.000  	195.400 
 
University of Denver
Head Coach:  Melissa Kutcher-Kinehart 	Top
 Gymnast 	Vault  	Bars  	Beam  	Floor  	AllArr 
 Katie Andrews 	  	9.750  	  	9.650  	 
 Nikki Brown 	  	9.700  	9.825  	  	 
 Courtney Butler 	9.825  	9.125  	  	  	 
 Lauren Garan 	  	  	9.800  	  	 
 Gretchen Goerlitz 	  	  	  	9.625  	 
 Heather Huffaker 	9.825  	9.650  	9.800  	9.725  	39.000 
 Jessica Lopez 	  	9.800  	9.850  	9.575  	 
 Liz Meals 	9.850  	  	  	  	 
 Paige Schuster 	9.775  	  	  	  	 
 Sasha Sullivan 	  	  	  	9.825  	 
 Cassidy Willingham 	9.750  	  	9.750  	  	 
 Casey Dobyns 	9.900  	9.550  	9.775  	9.750  	38.975 
 Team Totals 	49.175  	48.450  	49.050  	48.575  	195.250 
 
University of Minnesota
Head Coach:  Jim and Meg Stephenson 	Top
 Gymnast 	Vault  	Bars  	Beam  	Floor  	AllArr 
 Jade Beattie 	9.725  	  	  	  	 
 Carmelina Carabajal 	9.850  	  	9.625  	9.850  	 
 Andy Cornelius 	  	9.600  	  	  	 
 Stephanie Funk 	  	9.800  	9.750  	  	 
 Laura Johnson 	9.825  	9.800  	9.775  	9.850  	39.250 
 Amanda Miles 	  	  	  	9.675  	 
 Ashley Mutchler 	9.825  	8.550  	9.700  	9.775  	37.850 
 Maria Opsahl 	9.750  	  	  	9.775  	 
 Rehana Russell 	  	8.925  	  	  	 
 Ashley Stanton 	  	  	9.800  	9.775  	 
 Angela Walker 	  	9.725  	9.800  	  	 
 Kim Womack 	9.625  	  	  	  	 
 Team Totals 	48.975  	47.850  	48.825  	49.025  	194.675 
 
Vault Results 	Top
Place 	 Gymnast 	 Team 	Score 
1 	 Janet Anson 	 Iowa State 	9.900 
1 	 Casey Dobyns 	 University of Denver 	9.900 
3 	 Ashley Kelly 	 Arizona State University 	9.875 
4 	 Sierra Jacobs 	 Brigham Young University 	9.850 
4 	 Dayna Smart 	 Brigham Young University 	9.850 
4 	 Carmelina Carabajal 	 University of Minnesota 	9.850 
4 	 Liz Meals 	 University of Denver 	9.850 
4 	 Jamie Holton 	 University of Arizona 	9.850 
4 	 Lauren Powell 	 Arizona State University 	9.850 
10 	 Alethea Boon 	 Brigham Young University 	9.825 
10 	 Ashley Mutchler 	 University of Minnesota 	9.825 
10 	 Laura Johnson 	 University of Minnesota 	9.825 
10 	 Courtney Butler 	 University of Denver 	9.825 
10 	 Heather Huffaker 	 University of Denver 	9.825 
10 	 April Boone 	 Arizona State University 	9.825 
16 	 Katie Lasher 	 Iowa State 	9.800 
16 	 Erin Dethloff 	 Iowa State 	9.800 
16 	 Laura-Kay Powell 	 Iowa State 	9.800 
16 	 Karin Wurm 	 University of Arizona 	9.800 
16 	 Nicole Harris 	 Arizona State University 	9.800 
16 	 Kortny Williamson 	 University of Iowa 	9.800 
22 	 Jessica Oney 	 Iowa State 	9.775 
22 	 Paige Schuster 	 University of Denver 	9.775 
22 	 Ashlee Hinkle 	 Arizona State University 	9.775 
22 	 Jessica Parenti 	 Utah State University 	9.775 
22 	 Meagan Lewis 	 Utah State University 	9.775 
22 	 Sheena Shaw 	 Southern Utah University 	9.775 
28 	 Jade Kvach 	 Iowa State 	9.750 
28 	 Hayley Jensen 	 Brigham Young University 	9.750 
28 	 Maria Opsahl 	 University of Minnesota 	9.750 
28 	 Cassidy Willingham 	 University of Denver 	9.750 
28 	 Rachelle Silberg 	 University of Arizona 	9.750 
28 	 Danielle Hicks 	 University of Arizona 	9.750 
34 	 Brittany Fischer 	 Brigham Young University 	9.725 
34 	 Jade Beattie 	 University of Minnesota 	9.725 
34 	 Leah Sakhitab 	 Southern Utah University 	9.725 
37 	 Kacie Capra 	 Brigham Young University 	9.625 
37 	 Kim Womack 	 University of Minnesota 	9.625 
39 	 Bree Workman 	 University of Arizona 	9.550 
40 	 Aubrey Taylor 	 University of Arizona 	9.425 
41 	 Cassandra Jusino 	 Arizona State University 	9.300 
42 	 Liz Grajewski 	 University of Iowa 	9.200 
 
Uneven Parallel Bars Results 	Top
Place 	 Gymnast 	 Team 	Score 
1 	 Erin Dethloff 	 Iowa State 	9.900 
1 	 Aubrey Taylor 	 University of Arizona 	9.900 
1 	 Nicole Harris 	 Arizona State University 	9.900 
1 	 Ashley Kelly 	 Arizona State University 	9.900 
5 	 Katie Lasher 	 Iowa State 	9.875 
6 	 Karin Wurm 	 University of Arizona 	9.850 
7 	 Tiana Jean 	 Arizona State University 	9.825 
8 	 Stephanie Funk 	 University of Minnesota 	9.800 
8 	 Laura Johnson 	 University of Minnesota 	9.800 
8 	 Jessica Lopez 	 University of Denver 	9.800 
8 	 Alexis Greene 	 University of Arizona 	9.800 
8 	 Leah Sakhitab 	 Southern Utah University 	9.800 
13 	 Cassandra Jusino 	 Arizona State University 	9.775 
13 	 Lauren Powell 	 Arizona State University 	9.775 
15 	 Jade Kvach 	 Iowa State 	9.750 
15 	 Katie Andrews 	 University of Denver 	9.750 
17 	 Angela Walker 	 University of Minnesota 	9.725 
17 	 Sheena Shaw 	 Southern Utah University 	9.725 
19 	 Nikki Brown 	 University of Denver 	9.700 
19 	 April Boone 	 Arizona State University 	9.700 
19 	 Liz Grajewski 	 University of Iowa 	9.700 
22 	 Kylee Draper 	 Brigham Young University 	9.675 
22 	 Briana Bergeson 	 University of Arizona 	9.675 
24 	 Heather Huffaker 	 University of Denver 	9.650 
25 	 Laura-Kay Powell 	 Iowa State 	9.625 
25 	 Ashley Sharpe 	 Southern Utah University 	9.625 
27 	 Kacey Oiness 	 Iowa State 	9.600 
27 	 Andy Cornelius 	 University of Minnesota 	9.600 
27 	 Jessica Parenti 	 Utah State University 	9.600 
27 	 Meagan Lewis 	 Utah State University 	9.600 
31 	 Lisa Willis 	 Brigham Young University 	9.575 
32 	 Casey Dobyns 	 University of Denver 	9.550 
32 	 Danielle Hicks 	 University of Arizona 	9.550 
34 	 Hayley Jensen 	 Brigham Young University 	9.500 
35 	 Courtney Butler 	 University of Denver 	9.125 
36 	 Jennifer Harvey Matthews 	 Brigham Young University 	9.025 
37 	 Janet Anson 	 Iowa State 	9.000 
38 	 Suzanne Alvey 	 University of Arizona 	8.975 
39 	 Rehana Russell 	 University of Minnesota 	8.925 
40 	 Kacie Capra 	 Brigham Young University 	8.850 
41 	 Ashley Mutchler 	 University of Minnesota 	8.550 
42 	 Cassie Myers 	 Brigham Young University 	8.150 
 
Balance Beam Results 	Top
Place 	 Gymnast 	 Team 	Score 
1 	 Ashley Kelly 	 Arizona State University 	9.900 
2 	 Ashley Kent 	 Iowa State 	9.875 
2 	 April Boone 	 Arizona State University 	9.875 
4 	 Jessica Lopez 	 University of Denver 	9.850 
4 	 Danielle Hicks 	 University of Arizona 	9.850 
6 	 Janet Anson 	 Iowa State 	9.825 
6 	 Erin Dethloff 	 Iowa State 	9.825 
6 	 Nikki Brown 	 University of Denver 	9.825 
6 	 Aubrey Taylor 	 University of Arizona 	9.825 
6 	 Leah Sakhitab 	 Southern Utah University 	9.825 
11 	 Jade Kvach 	 Iowa State 	9.800 
11 	 Angela Walker 	 University of Minnesota 	9.800 
11 	 Ashley Stanton 	 University of Minnesota 	9.800 
11 	 Lauren Garan 	 University of Denver 	9.800 
11 	 Heather Huffaker 	 University of Denver 	9.800 
11 	 Karin Wurm 	 University of Arizona 	9.800 
11 	 Lauren Powell 	 Arizona State University 	9.800 
11 	 Cassandra Jusino 	 Arizona State University 	9.800 
11 	 Ashlee Hinkle 	 Arizona State University 	9.800 
11 	 Sheena Shaw 	 Southern Utah University 	9.800 
21 	 Kandis Kelly 	 Brigham Young University 	9.775 
21 	 Laura Johnson 	 University of Minnesota 	9.775 
21 	 Casey Dobyns 	 University of Denver 	9.775 
21 	 Danielle Legeai 	 University of Iowa 	9.775 
25 	 Stephanie Funk 	 University of Minnesota 	9.750 
25 	 Cassidy Willingham 	 University of Denver 	9.750 
25 	 Liz Grajewski 	 University of Iowa 	9.750 
28 	 Kacie Capra 	 Brigham Young University 	9.725 
28 	 Erin Muirhead 	 University of Arizona 	9.725 
28 	 Briana Bergeson 	 University of Arizona 	9.725 
31 	 Lisa Willis 	 Brigham Young University 	9.700 
31 	 Ashley Mutchler 	 University of Minnesota 	9.700 
31 	 Meagan Lewis 	 Utah State University 	9.700 
34 	 Kylee Draper 	 Brigham Young University 	9.675 
35 	 Jessica Parenti 	 Utah State University 	9.650 
36 	 Carmelina Carabajal 	 University of Minnesota 	9.625 
37 	 Nicole Harris 	 Arizona State University 	9.350 
38 	 Ashley Alden 	 Iowa State 	9.225 
39 	 Alethea Boon 	 Brigham Young University 	9.200 
39 	 Dayna Smart 	 Brigham Young University 	9.200 
41 	 Jamie Holton 	 University of Arizona 	9.150 
42 	 Laura-Kay Powell 	 Iowa State 	9.125 
 
Floor Exercise Results 	Top
Place 	 Gymnast 	 Team 	Score 
1 	 Janet Anson 	 Iowa State 	9.925 
2 	 April Boone 	 Arizona State University 	9.900 
3 	 Kacey Oiness 	 Iowa State 	9.875 
3 	 Erin Dethloff 	 Iowa State 	9.875 
3 	 Laura-Kay Powell 	 Iowa State 	9.875 
6 	 Carmelina Carabajal 	 University of Minnesota 	9.850 
6 	 Laura Johnson 	 University of Minnesota 	9.850 
6 	 Karin Wurm 	 University of Arizona 	9.850 
6 	 Ashley Kelly 	 Arizona State University 	9.850 
6 	 Nicole Harris 	 Arizona State University 	9.850 
11 	 Sasha Sullivan 	 University of Denver 	9.825 
11 	 Ashlee Hinkle 	 Arizona State University 	9.825 
13 	 Ashley Alden 	 Iowa State 	9.800 
13 	 Kacie Capra 	 Brigham Young University 	9.800 
13 	 Jamie Holton 	 University of Arizona 	9.800 
13 	 Danielle Hicks 	 University of Arizona 	9.800 
17 	 Jade Kvach 	 Iowa State 	9.775 
17 	 Ashley Mutchler 	 University of Minnesota 	9.775 
17 	 Ashley Stanton 	 University of Minnesota 	9.775 
17 	 Maria Opsahl 	 University of Minnesota 	9.775 
17 	 Briana Bergeson 	 University of Arizona 	9.775 
17 	 Aubrey Taylor 	 University of Arizona 	9.775 
17 	 Cassandra Jusino 	 Arizona State University 	9.775 
24 	 Casey Dobyns 	 University of Denver 	9.750 
24 	 Erin Muirhead 	 University of Arizona 	9.750 
24 	 Jessica Parenti 	 Utah State University 	9.750 
24 	 Sheena Shaw 	 Southern Utah University 	9.750 
28 	 Lisa Willis 	 Brigham Young University 	9.725 
28 	 Heather Huffaker 	 University of Denver 	9.725 
30 	 Ashley Toner 	 Arizona State University 	9.700 
31 	 Kylee Draper 	 Brigham Young University 	9.675 
31 	 Amanda Miles 	 University of Minnesota 	9.675 
31 	 Kortny Williamson 	 University of Iowa 	9.675 
34 	 Katie Andrews 	 University of Denver 	9.650 
34 	 Meagan Lewis 	 Utah State University 	9.650 
34 	 Liz Grajewski 	 University of Iowa 	9.650 
37 	 Sierra Jacobs 	 Brigham Young University 	9.625 
37 	 Gretchen Goerlitz 	 University of Denver 	9.625 
37 	 Leah Sakhitab 	 Southern Utah University 	9.625 
40 	 Alethea Boon 	 Brigham Young University 	9.600 
41 	 Jessica Lopez 	 University of Denver 	9.575 
42 	 Dayna Smart 	 Brigham Young University 	9.175 
 
All Around Results 	Top
Place 	 Gymnast 	 Team 	Score 
1 	 Ashley Kelly 	 Arizona State University 	39.525 
2 	 Erin Dethloff 	 Iowa State 	39.400 
3 	 Karin Wurm 	 University of Arizona 	39.300 
3 	 April Boone 	 Arizona State University 	39.300 
5 	 Laura Johnson 	 University of Minnesota 	39.250 
6 	 Jade Kvach 	 Iowa State 	39.075 
7 	 Sheena Shaw 	 Southern Utah University 	39.050 
8 	 Heather Huffaker 	 University of Denver 	39.000 
9 	 Casey Dobyns 	 University of Denver 	38.975 
9 	 Leah Sakhitab 	 Southern Utah University 	38.975 
11 	 Danielle Hicks 	 University of Arizona 	38.950 
12 	 Aubrey Taylor 	 University of Arizona 	38.925 
13 	 Nicole Harris 	 Arizona State University 	38.900 
14 	 Jessica Parenti 	 Utah State University 	38.775 
15 	 Meagan Lewis 	 Utah State University 	38.725 
16 	 Janet Anson 	 Iowa State 	38.650 
16 	 Cassandra Jusino 	 Arizona State University 	38.650 
18 	 Laura-Kay Powell 	 Iowa State 	38.425 
19 	 Liz Grajewski 	 University of Iowa 	38.300 
20 	 Kacie Capra 	 Brigham Young University 	38.000 
21 	 Ashley Mutchler 	 University of Minnesota 	37.850