Floor Highlights Senior Night for BYU

PROVO -- The BYU gymnastics team bid farewell to two seniors Friday night as Lisa Willis and Kacie Capra-Callens competed in the final home meet of their careers, helping No. 24 BYU record a team score of 194.600 against No. 6 Utah, who posted a score of 196.725.

"The senior meet is always exciting," said BYU head coach Brad Cattermole. "This is almost the pinnacle for our seniors. But it's also about the score and about hitting. We can do better than we did tonight."

BYU started the meet with a strong performance on the vault, recording a 48.900. Freshman Kiki Berrett and sophomore Hayley Jensen each tied career highs with scores of 9.725 and 9.8, respectively, while freshman Jenna Kerbis posted a personal-best 9.8. Junior Dayna Smart, ranked No. 29 nationally, notched the high score of the night for the Cougars on the event with a 9.875. The Utes, ranked third in the nation on the uneven bars, were forced to count a fall in the event and completed the first rotation with a score of 48.725.

Utah took over the lead on the next apparatus as the Utes recorded a 49.275 on vault while the Cougars turned in a 48.775 on bars, giving Utah a 98.000-97.675 advantage through two events. Competing for just the fourth time this season on bars, Alethea Boon paced BYU with a 9.8 while Aimee Walker-Pond tallied the second-highest score of her career with a 9.775.

The Cougars looked to rebound on the next rotation as they moved to the balance beam where the team is ranked 20th in the nation. However, the beam proved slippery for BYU, who was forced to count a fall resulting in a score of 47.725. Despite the struggles, Jensen and Smart had solid outings as Jensen set a career high with a score of 9.8, and Smart showed why she is ranked 20th in the nation on the beam with a 9.85. Utah also saw a competitor go down in the third rotation on the floor exercise, but the rest of the Utes turned in strong performances, including a 9.975 from Ashley Postell, to propel the team to a score of 49.300 on the event.

A strong finish on the floor exercise was just what the doctor ordered for the Cougars as they got solid outings from Heidi Poulson, Berrett, Kylee Draper, Smart and Capra-Callens in the final rotation and posted a 49.200. Poulson tied her career high with a 9.85 while Smart once again led BYU with a 9.875. The junior co-captain paced the Cougars in all three events in which she competed and was honored as the Cougar of the Meet.

With regular-season competition completed, BYU will now advance to postseason competition. The NCAA Regional fields will be announced on Monday.

"We're down to the end," said Cattermole. "The finish line is in sight. We'll go and give it our best shot. I think we'll do well at Regionals."

Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
Host:	BYU Cougars
Meet:	Utah Utes @ BYU Cougars 20070330	March 30, 2007
Location:	MARRIOTT CTR BYU Provo UT 84602	Home Meet
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Team Standing	Top 
Place	 Team	Score 
1	 UTAH Utes
196.725 
2	 BYU Cougars
194.600 
 
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BYU Cougars	Home
Head Coach:  Brad CATTERMOLE	Top 
 Gymnast	Vault 
Bars 
Beam 
Floor 
AllArr 
 BERRETT, Kiki	9.725 	 	 	9.825 	 
 BOON, Alethea	9.700 	9.800 	9.300 	 	 
 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie	 	9.750 	9.650 	9.825 	 
 DRAPER, Kylee	 	9.475 	 	9.825 	 
 FISCHER, Brittany	9.000 	 	 	 	 
 GALLUP, Kaylee	 	 	9.050 	 	 
 JENSEN, Hayley	9.800 	 	9.800 	 	 
 KERBIS, Jenna	9.800 	 	 	 	 
 POULSON, Heidi	 	 	 	9.850 	 
 POULSON, Mckell	 	9.750 	 	 	 
 SMART, Dayna	9.875 	 	9.850 	9.875 	 
 WALKER-POND, Aimee	 	9.775 	 	 	 
 WILLIS, Lisa	 	9.700 	9.125 	9.100 	 
 Team Totals	48.900 	48.775 	47.725 	49.200 	194.600 
 
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UTAH Utes
Head Coach:  Greg MARSDEN	Top 
 Gymnast	Vault 
Bars 
Beam 
Floor 
AllArr 
 BASKETT, Kristina	9.850 	9.375 	9.850 	9.900 	38.975 
 DILUZIO, Annie	9.900 	 	 	9.850 	 
 DUKE, Jessica	 	9.775 	 	 	 
 FORD, Nicolle	9.825 	9.900 	9.925 	9.850 	39.500 
 KIM, Nina	9.800 	9.850 	9.850 	 	 
 POSTELL, Ashley	9.900 	9.375 	9.975 	9.925 	39.175 
 RIZZO, Beth	 	 	 	9.775 	 
 SHIRE, Sarah	9.775 	 	9.825 	 	 
 NEFF, Stephanie	 	 	 	9.225 	 
 BIJAK, Daria	 	9.825 	9.825 	 	 
 Team Totals	49.275 	48.725 	49.425 	49.300 	196.725 
 
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Vault Results	Top 
Place	 Gymnast	 Team	Score 
1	 DILUZIO, Annie	 UTAH Utes	9.900 
1	 POSTELL, Ashley	 UTAH Utes	9.900 
3	 SMART, Dayna	 BYU Cougars	9.875 
4	 BASKETT, Kristina	 UTAH Utes	9.850 
5	 FORD, Nicolle	 UTAH Utes	9.825 
6	 JENSEN, Hayley	 BYU Cougars	9.800 
6	 KERBIS, Jenna	 BYU Cougars	9.800 
6	 KIM, Nina	 UTAH Utes	9.800 
9	 SHIRE, Sarah	 UTAH Utes	9.775 
10	 BERRETT, Kiki	 BYU Cougars	9.725 
11	 BOON, Alethea	 BYU Cougars	9.700 
12	 FISCHER, Brittany	 BYU Cougars	9.000 
 
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Uneven Parallel Bars Results	Top 
Place	 Gymnast	 Team	Score 
1	 FORD, Nicolle	 UTAH Utes	9.900 
2	 KIM, Nina	 UTAH Utes	9.850 
3	 BIJAK, Daria	 UTAH Utes	9.825 
4	 BOON, Alethea	 BYU Cougars	9.800 
5	 WALKER-POND, Aimee	 BYU Cougars	9.775 
5	 DUKE, Jessica	 UTAH Utes	9.775 
7	 POULSON, Mckell	 BYU Cougars	9.750 
7	 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie	 BYU Cougars	9.750 
9	 WILLIS, Lisa	 BYU Cougars	9.700 
10	 DRAPER, Kylee	 BYU Cougars	9.475 
11	 POSTELL, Ashley	 UTAH Utes	9.375 
11	 BASKETT, Kristina	 UTAH Utes	9.375 
 
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Balance Beam Results	Top 
Place	 Gymnast	 Team	Score 
1	 POSTELL, Ashley	 UTAH Utes	9.975 
2	 FORD, Nicolle	 UTAH Utes	9.925 
3	 SMART, Dayna	 BYU Cougars	9.850 
3	 BASKETT, Kristina	 UTAH Utes	9.850 
3	 KIM, Nina	 UTAH Utes	9.850 
6	 BIJAK, Daria	 UTAH Utes	9.825 
6	 SHIRE, Sarah	 UTAH Utes	9.825 
8	 JENSEN, Hayley	 BYU Cougars	9.800 
9	 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie	 BYU Cougars	9.650 
10	 BOON, Alethea	 BYU Cougars	9.300 
11	 WILLIS, Lisa	 BYU Cougars	9.125 
12	 GALLUP, Kaylee	 BYU Cougars	9.050 
 
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Floor Exercise Results	Top 
Place	 Gymnast	 Team	Score 
1	 POSTELL, Ashley	 UTAH Utes	9.925 
2	 BASKETT, Kristina	 UTAH Utes	9.900 
3	 SMART, Dayna	 BYU Cougars	9.875 
4	 POULSON, Heidi	 BYU Cougars	9.850 
4	 DILUZIO, Annie	 UTAH Utes	9.850 
4	 FORD, Nicolle	 UTAH Utes	9.850 
7	 BERRETT, Kiki	 BYU Cougars	9.825 
7	 DRAPER, Kylee	 BYU Cougars	9.825 
7	 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie	 BYU Cougars	9.825 
10	 RIZZO, Beth	 UTAH Utes	9.775 
11	 NEFF, Stephanie	 UTAH Utes	9.225 
12	 WILLIS, Lisa	 BYU Cougars	9.100 
 
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All Around Results	Top 
Place	 Gymnast	 Team	Score 
1	 FORD, Nicolle	 UTAH Utes	39.500 
2	 POSTELL, Ashley	 UTAH Utes	39.175 
3	 BASKETT, Kristina	 UTAH Utes	38.975 
 
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Meet Judges	Top 
 Vault
 Judge 1	Carole BUNGE	Brevet
 Judge 2	Jenna KARADBIL-LEAVITT	National
 Uneven Parallel Bars
 Judge 1	Wendy ATKINSON	Brevet
 Judge 2	Donna NICHOLSON	Level 10
 Balance Beam
 Judge 1	Carole BUNGE	Brevet
 Judge 2	Donna NICHOLSON	Level 10
 Floor Exercise
 Judge 1	Wendy ATKINSON	Brevet
 Judge 2	Jenna KARADBIL-LEAVITT	National