Bars Highlight Tri-Meet Performance

TUSCON -- Solid team performances in every event sparked a 194.225 outing for the BYU gymnastics team Friday night in a triangular meet at the University of Arizona.

The No. 30 Cougars' overall posting topped No. 40 Cal State Fullerton's 191.400, but was not enough as they fell behind No. 18 Arizona's 196.125.

Bars proved to be the Cougars strongest event of the night landing an even 49. No BYU gymnast scored below 9.775 on the apparatus. Senior Kylee Draper-Marvin topped the bars squad recording 9.875 to tie her career-best. Donehue followed with 9.800, with the remaining four gymnasts at 9.775.

Performance was also sound on vault. The Cougars stuck 48.275 on the apparatus. Senior Alethea Boon topped the squad landing a score of 9.800, with sophomore Megan Donehue following at 9.750.

BYU scored 48.275 on beam. Hayley Jensen, Dayna Smart-Allen and Draper-Marvin, all posted 9.775 to lead the team. Sophomore Kaylee Gallup followed at 9.700.

The team remained strong as BYU with its 48.675 performance on floor. Draper-Marvin posted 9.825, a score that tied her season high. Sophomore Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen followed as she recorded 9.800 for the third meet in a row.

BYU will next travel to face in-state rival University of Utah next Friday for its last meet of the regular season. The meet will start at 7 p.m. in Salt Lake City.

Team Standing  Top
Place  Team Score 
1  University of Arizona 196.125 
2  Brigham Young University 194.225 
3  Cal St. Fullerton 191.400 
 
University of Arizona Home
Head Coach:  Bill Ryden Top
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Briana Bergeson   9.800  9.825     
 Colleen Fisher 9.800    9.775  9.225   
 Alexis Greene 9.800  9.900  9.725  9.650  39.075 
 Danielle Hicks   9.575  9.225  9.875   
 Miranda Russell 9.800  9.825  9.825  9.825  39.275 
 Rachelle Silberg 9.775         
 Sarah Specht 7.875  9.850    9.725   
 Karin Wurm 9.800  9.900  9.825  9.825  39.350 
 Team Totals 48.975  49.275  48.975  48.900  196.125 
 
Brigham Young University
Head Coach:  Brad Cattermole Top
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Hayley Jensen 9.550    9.775  9.775   
 Danielle Goldman 9.625      9.725   
 Kaylee Gallup     9.700     
 Madeleine Johnson   9.775  8.800     
 Kiki Berrett 9.550      9.550   
 Alethea Boon 9.800  9.775  9.250     
 Melissa Hough   9.775       
 Kylee Draper-Marvin   9.875  9.775  9.825   
 Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen       9.800   
 McKell Poulsen   9.775       
 Dayna Smart-Allen 8.250    9.775  9.100   
 Megan Donehue 9.750  9.800       
 Team Totals 48.275  49.000  48.275  48.675  194.225 
 
Cal St. Fullerton
Head Coach:  Jill Hicks Top
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Jessica Tait   9.100  9.725     
 Shannon Kawada   8.775       
 Alaina Baker 9.750  9.775  9.475  9.875  38.875 
 Melissa Schafer       8.650   
 Amanda Van Horn 9.650         
 Alana Mouery 9.700         
 Britni Echeverria   9.700       
 Katie Turcotte 9.075      9.525   
 Shelly Cooper 9.800  9.750    9.650   
 Kori Underhill     9.525  9.500   
 Jessica Merriam     8.475  8.800   
 Taylor Miller   9.600       
 Karina Flynn     9.625     
 Maddie Steinauer 9.825    9.050     
 Team Totals 48.725  47.925  47.400  47.350  191.400 
 
Vault Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Maddie Steinauer  Cal St. Fullerton 9.825 
2  Alexis Greene  University of Arizona 9.800 
2  Miranda Russell  University of Arizona 9.800 
2  Colleen Fisher  University of Arizona 9.800 
2  Karin Wurm  University of Arizona 9.800 
2  Shelly Cooper  Cal St. Fullerton 9.800 
2  Alethea Boon  Brigham Young University 9.800 
8  Rachelle Silberg  University of Arizona 9.775 
9  Alaina Baker  Cal St. Fullerton 9.750 
9  Megan Donehue  Brigham Young University 9.750 
11  Alana Mouery  Cal St. Fullerton 9.700 
12  Amanda Van Horn  Cal St. Fullerton 9.650 
13  Danielle Goldman  Brigham Young University 9.625 
14  Kiki Berrett  Brigham Young University 9.550 
14  Hayley Jensen  Brigham Young University 9.550 
16  Katie Turcotte  Cal St. Fullerton 9.075 
17  Dayna Smart-Allen  Brigham Young University 8.250 
18  Sarah Specht  University of Arizona 7.875 
 
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Alexis Greene  University of Arizona 9.900 
1  Karin Wurm  University of Arizona 9.900 
3  Kylee Draper-Marvin  Brigham Young University 9.875 
4  Sarah Specht  University of Arizona 9.850 
5  Miranda Russell  University of Arizona 9.825 
6  Briana Bergeson  University of Arizona 9.800 
6  Megan Donehue  Brigham Young University 9.800 
8  Alaina Baker  Cal St. Fullerton 9.775 
8  Madeleine Johnson  Brigham Young University 9.775 
8  Alethea Boon  Brigham Young University 9.775 
8  McKell Poulsen  Brigham Young University 9.775 
8  Melissa Hough  Brigham Young University 9.775 
13  Shelly Cooper  Cal St. Fullerton 9.750 
14  Britni Echeverria  Cal St. Fullerton 9.700 
15  Taylor Miller  Cal St. Fullerton 9.600 
16  Danielle Hicks  University of Arizona 9.575 
17  Jessica Tait  Cal St. Fullerton 9.100 
18  Shannon Kawada  Cal St. Fullerton 8.775 
 
Balance Beam Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Miranda Russell  University of Arizona 9.825 
1  Karin Wurm  University of Arizona 9.825 
1  Briana Bergeson  University of Arizona 9.825 
4  Colleen Fisher  University of Arizona 9.775 
4  Hayley Jensen  Brigham Young University 9.775 
4  Kylee Draper-Marvin  Brigham Young University 9.775 
4  Dayna Smart-Allen  Brigham Young University 9.775 
8  Alexis Greene  University of Arizona 9.725 
8  Jessica Tait  Cal St. Fullerton 9.725 
10  Kaylee Gallup  Brigham Young University 9.700 
11  Karina Flynn  Cal St. Fullerton 9.625 
12  Kori Underhill  Cal St. Fullerton 9.525 
13  Alaina Baker  Cal St. Fullerton 9.475 
14  Alethea Boon  Brigham Young University 9.250 
15  Danielle Hicks  University of Arizona 9.225 
16  Maddie Steinauer  Cal St. Fullerton 9.050 
17  Madeleine Johnson  Brigham Young University 8.800 
18  Jessica Merriam  Cal St. Fullerton 8.475 
 
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Danielle Hicks  University of Arizona 9.875 
1  Alaina Baker  Cal St. Fullerton 9.875 
3  Miranda Russell  University of Arizona 9.825 
3  Karin Wurm  University of Arizona 9.825 
3  Kylee Draper-Marvin  Brigham Young University 9.825 
6  Heidi Poulson-Rasmussen  Brigham Young University 9.800 
7  Hayley Jensen  Brigham Young University 9.775 
8  Sarah Specht  University of Arizona 9.725 
8  Danielle Goldman  Brigham Young University 9.725 
10  Alexis Greene  University of Arizona 9.650 
10  Shelly Cooper  Cal St. Fullerton 9.650 
12  Kiki Berrett  Brigham Young University 9.550 
13  Katie Turcotte  Cal St. Fullerton 9.525 
14  Kori Underhill  Cal St. Fullerton 9.500 
15  Colleen Fisher  University of Arizona 9.225 
16  Dayna Smart-Allen  Brigham Young University 9.100 
17  Jessica Merriam  Cal St. Fullerton 8.800 
18  Melissa Schafer  Cal St. Fullerton 8.650 
 
All Around Results Top
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Karin Wurm  University of Arizona 39.350 
2  Miranda Russell  University of Arizona 39.275 
3  Alexis Greene  University of Arizona 39.075 
4  Alaina Baker  Cal St. Fullerton 38.875