Personal
- Parents are Tony and Roberta Pauga
- Two older sisters, Cassie and Denice, competed for the BYU women's gymnastics team
- Began gymnastics after she saw her sisters competing
- Awarded the Rutherford Scholarship and was an honors student grades 10-12
- Also competed in track and field, played in the band and sang in choir
Before BYU
- Coached by Dan Niehaus and George Baranyi
- Attended Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
- Member of the Alberta National Team six times
- Won the athlete achievement award (1996-1997)
- Took first place in beam at the Western Canadian Championships 2000-2001
- Provincial Champion
- Second place on beam and eight in all-around at Canadian Nationals (1999-2000)
Stats
Career Highs:
Vault: | 9.975 | 3/12/04 |
Bars: | 9.800 | 3/28/03 |
Beam: | 9.875 | 2/14/03 |
Floor: | 9.850 | 2/6/04, 2/13/04, 2/26/05 |
All-Around: | 39.375 | 3/28/03 |