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5'
6"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Lethbridge,
Last School
Lethbridge College
Roster Years
1996-2000
Personal
- Parents are Tony and Roberta Pauga
- Is the middle of three girls
- Older sister Cassie competed for BYU gymnastics team, as did younger sister Kirsten
- Likes singing, playing the piano (anything musical), hanging out with teammates and friends
- Majored in elementary education
Before BYU
- Coached by Dan Niehaus and Tammy Sharp at the West Wind Gymnastics Club in Lethbridge
- Named West Wind Club Athlete of the Year for 1993-94
- Finished second in all-around at the 1992 Japan Friendship Cup
- Also finished second at the 1993 Canadian National Championships
- Finished third in all-around at the 1995 national trials
- Winner of the 1995 Canadian Nationals all-around title
- Recorded high scores of 9.35 on floor, 9.3 on beam and 9.15 on bars
Stats
Career Highs:
| Vault: | 9.875 |
| Bars: | 9.925 |
| Beam: | 9.925 |
| Floor: | 9.900 |
| All-Around: | 39.325 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
1996
- Tied for the Cougars' season-best on vault (9.875)
- Recorded a career-high of 9.775 on beam before injuries ended her season with just three meets remaining
Sophmore Year
1997
- Recorded a career-high 9.925 on beam
- Scored a career-high 9.825 on floor
- Posted a career-high 9.825 on bars
- Earned a career-high 38.575 in all-around
- Tied career-best on vault (9.875)
- Missed just two bars routines and one vault all season
Junior Year
1998
- Named Co-Cougar of the Meet at Southern Utah with a 9.725 on the beam and a career-high 9.785 on bars
- Tied for 3rd on bars at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a career-high 9.85
- Achieved a career-best and season team-high 9.925 on the beam against Utah
Senior Year
2000
- Recorded a career-high 9.925 on bars at the Rocky Mountain Open (1/22)
- Posted a career-high 9.900 on floor against Utah (2/4)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
1999
Medical Redshirt Year
1999
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- \r\n Medical redshirt year after suffering a hand injury before the season started \r\n