Personal
Parents are John and Heidi Little ... is the third of seven children ... a brother and a sister also attend BYU ... younger sisters are on traveling select soccer teams ... likes playing piano and water skiing...majoring in food science.
Before BYU
Prepped at Washington High ... coached by Steve Wilken at Cal West Gymnastics ... competes in Level 10 ... 1997 state champion on vault, bars, floor and all-around ... 1997 Regional vaulting champion and runner-up in all-around ... 1997 national 14th-place all-around, 10th-place vault and fifth-place floor.
Stats
Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
1998 9.875 9.850 9.875 9.875 38.625
1999 9.850 9.850 9.925 9.950 39.375
2000 9.850 9.875 9.925 9.950 39.400
1998 | Freshman Year
placed 5th on vault at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 9.875 ... tied with Christensen for best Cougar score on the vault against Oregon State (9.875) ... highest Cougar score on vault against UC Santa Barbara with a 9.850.
1999 | Sophomore Year
competed in the all-around in every meet for the Cougars ... qualified for the regional meet ... recorded career highs in bars (9.850), beam (9.925), floor (9.950), and all-around (39.375).
2000 | Junior Year
competed in the all-around at every meet except three...tied a school record on the floor with a score of 9.950 against Southern Utah...set a new career high on the all-around with a 39.400...had the team high all-around score at Regionals.