PROVO -- In a meet that included the University of Denver and the Air Force Academy, the BYU gymnastics team took first place at the Rocky Mountain Open in Colorado Springs on Saturday night.

Behind a strong performance on the beam, the Cougars scored a 194.325, compared to 192.325 by the University of Denver and 191.775 by Air Force. BYU took the top three spots in the beam, with Kari Dye, Karen Froerer, and Kelly Parkinson scoring a 9.850, 9.850, and 9.825, respectively.

Parkinson took the all-around competition with a 39.250. She finished in the top three in every event, including a 9.825 on the floor, beam, and bars. Jeni Lopez finished third in the all-around, with a 38.200.

RESULTS: 
Final Team Scores:
                      BYU     194.325
                      UD      192.325
                      AFA     191.775
VAULT--
Jeni Lopez        9.475  
Kari Dye          9.550
Brogan Jacobsen   9.525
Kim Little        8.950
Angie Hickman     9.650
Kelly Parkinson   9.775
BARS--
Lindsay Emig      9.550
Jeni Lopez        9.700
Brooke Craig      9.775
Lindsay Lines     9.800
Brogan Jacobsen   9.825
Kelly Parkinson   9.825
BEAM--
Brooke Craig      9.550
Trisha Driggs     9.675
Karen Froerer     9.850
Jeni Lopez        9.225
Kari Dye          9.850
Kelly Parkinson   9.825
FLOOR--
Angie Hickman     9.650
Candace Cosgrave  9.625
Brooke Craig      9.700
Kari Dye          9.700
Jeni Lopez        9.800
Kelly Parkinson   9.825

The BYU gymnastics team will be on the road this weekend as they travel to Air Force to participate in the Rocky Mountain Open on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

After a solid performance in the season opener last Friday, defeating Iowa State in the Marriott Center, 194.275 to 191.475, the young Cougars are looking to get some valuable experience on the road in their first away meet of the season.

With only two seniors on this year's team, Coach Brad Cattermole understand that the Cougars have a long way to go before they are where they need to be at the end of the season.

All-American Kelly Parkinson is coming off a solid performance against the Cyclones. She scored a 39.325 on Friday night, currently the third highest all-around score in the country.

BYU's senior leader, Kim Little only participated in the bars last week because of a strained calf muscle.

"Kim is fine," said Cattermole. "If this was the post season, she would be competing in the all-around and be just fine. We are just taking it easy with her right now."

Other key contributers last week were Jeni Lopez, Brooke Craig, Angie Hickman, and newcomers Kari Dye, Brogan Jacobsen and Trisha Driggs.