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 TopPlace 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
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