Smart-Allen Shines, BYU and SUU Tie

CEDAR CITY -- Competition proved to be tight Monday evening between the No. 30 BYU gymnastics team and No. 28 SUU, as both teams landed a solid 195.000 to tie.

"We did well tonight and we are really excited," said BYU assistant coach Dawn Cattermole. "It was one of those meets where we had to fight for every tenth, but we are happy with the outcome."

Senior Dayna Smart-Allen helped the Cougars land their second-highest overall score of the season. She claimed three of four individual titles with her performances throughout the meet.

"Dayna [Smart-Allen] did well and that helped us out tonight," Cattermole said.

BYU started off strong on the uneven bars as the squad recorded a season-high 49.075.

Kylee Draper-Marvin led the Cougars on the apparatus with 9.875, tying the senior's career-best. Freshman Madeleine Johnson followed landing a career-high 9.850.

The Cougars also proved to be solid as they moved to vault, sticking 48.775 on the apparatus. Smart-Allen topped the squad with her 9.875 performance. With that score Smart-Allen claimed the individual title on the event, her first of the night. BYU is currently ranked No. 28 nationally on vault.

Smart-Allen also led the BYU squad on the floor exercises. She landed a season-high 9.875 as the 28th-ranked floor team bolstered 49.100. Sophomore Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen scored a solid 9.800 behind Smart-Allen.

Finishing on the balance beam, the Cougars recorded 48.200. Smart-Allen scored 9.825 to earn the individual title, with junior Hayley Jensen following with her 9.800 routine.

A tied score is not something the BYU squad encounters regularly. Cattermole said the last time the Cougars tied in a meet was in a meet against Utah State more than 15 years ago. Tie or not, Cattermole is pleased with BYU's posting.

"This score will definitely help our regional qualifying score," Cattermole said. "And we will have another chance to improve and get ready for Regionals on Friday."

BYU will compete again this week when the Cougars travel to face the University of Arizona Cal State Fullerton in a tri-meet this Friday. The meet will start at 7:30 p.m. PT at Arizona.

Team Standing  Top
Place  Team Score 
1  Southern Utah 195.000 
1  Brigham Young University 195.000 
 
Southern Utah
Head Coach:  Scott Bauman Top
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Shannon Coughlin 9.800    9.700  9.775   
 Kellie Dangerfield 9.675  9.850  9.225  9.825  38.575 
 Tehani Douglas   9.675    9.825   
 Katie Hicks 9.775    9.775  9.825   
 Melissa Johnson 9.700      9.600   
 Ariel Lamb   9.750  9.725     
 Erin Morgan   9.775       
 Jenna Vogt 9.675  9.275  9.200     
 Elise Wheeler 9.800  9.900  9.775  9.850  39.325 
 Team Totals 48.750  48.950  48.200  49.100  195.000 
 
Brigham Young University
Head Coach:  Brad Cattermole Top
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Kiki Berrett 9.725      9.750   
 Alethea Boon   9.775  9.325     
 Megan Donehue 9.775  9.825       
 Kylee Draper-Marvin   9.875  9.675  9.750   
 Kaylee Gallup     9.250     
 Danielle Goldman 9.725      9.700   
 Melissa Hough   9.750       
 Hayley Jensen 9.700    9.800  9.775   
 Madeleine Johnson   9.850  9.575     
 McKell Poulson   8.750       
 Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen 9.625      9.800   
 Dayna Smart-Allen 9.850    9.825  9.875   
 Team Totals 48.775  49.075  48.200  48.950  195.000 
 
Vault Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Dayna Smart-Allen  Brigham Young University 9.850 
2  Shannon Coughlin  Southern Utah 9.800 
2  Elise Wheeler  Southern Utah 9.800 
4  Katie Hicks  Southern Utah 9.775 
4  Megan Donehue  Brigham Young University 9.775 
6  Danielle Goldman  Brigham Young University 9.725 
6  Kiki Berrett  Brigham Young University 9.725 
8  Melissa Johnson  Southern Utah 9.700 
8  Hayley Jensen  Brigham Young University 9.700 
10  Jenna Vogt  Southern Utah 9.675 
10  Kellie Dangerfield  Southern Utah 9.675 
12  Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen  Brigham Young University 9.625 
 
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Elise Wheeler  Southern Utah 9.900 
2  Kylee Draper-Marvin  Brigham Young University 9.875 
3  Kellie Dangerfield  Southern Utah 9.850 
3  Madeleine Johnson  Brigham Young University 9.850 
5  Megan Donehue  Brigham Young University 9.825 
6  Erin Morgan  Southern Utah 9.775 
6  Alethea Boon  Brigham Young University 9.775 
8  Ariel Lamb  Southern Utah 9.750 
8  Melissa Hough  Brigham Young University 9.750 
10  Tehani Douglas  Southern Utah 9.675 
11  Jenna Vogt  Southern Utah 9.275 
12  McKell Poulson  Brigham Young University 8.750 
 
Balance Beam Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Dayna Smart-Allen  Brigham Young University 9.825 
2  Hayley Jensen  Brigham Young University 9.800 
3  Elise Wheeler  Southern Utah 9.775 
3  Katie Hicks  Southern Utah 9.775 
5  Ariel Lamb  Southern Utah 9.725 
6  Shannon Coughlin  Southern Utah 9.700 
7  Kylee Draper-Marvin  Brigham Young University 9.675 
8  Madeleine Johnson  Brigham Young University 9.575 
9  Alethea Boon  Brigham Young University 9.325 
10  Kaylee Gallup  Brigham Young University 9.250 
11  Kellie Dangerfield  Southern Utah 9.225 
12  Jenna Vogt  Southern Utah 9.200 
 
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Dayna Smart-Allen  Brigham Young University 9.875 
2  Elise Wheeler  Southern Utah 9.850 
3  Tehani Douglas  Southern Utah 9.825 
3  Katie Hicks  Southern Utah 9.825 
3  Kellie Dangerfield  Southern Utah 9.825 
6  Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen  Brigham Young University 9.800 
7  Shannon Coughlin  Southern Utah 9.775 
7  Hayley Jensen  Brigham Young University 9.775 
9  Kiki Berrett  Brigham Young University 9.750 
9  Kylee Draper-Marvin  Brigham Young University 9.750 
11  Danielle Goldman  Brigham Young University 9.700 
12  Melissa Johnson  Southern Utah 9.600 
 
All Around Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Elise Wheeler  Southern Utah 39.325 
2  Kellie Dangerfield  Southern Utah 38.575