Personal
- Parents are Tony and Roberta Pauga
- Oldest of three girls
- Younger sisters Cassie and Kirsten later competed for BYU gymnastics
- Majored in athletic training
Before BYU
- Elite gymnast who spent four years on the Canadian National Team
- 1990 Western Canada Summer Games All-Around Champion
- Placed second in the all-around at the 1991 Canada Winter Games
- Won the 1991 Golden State Club Challenge all-around title
- Placed 11th at the 1992 Canadian Nationals and Olympic trials
- Honor student at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute