PROVO -- The BYU gymnastics team continued its strong start to the 2007 season Friday night with a 193.325-185.675 win over Texas Woman's University in the Marriott Center.
"We had some very good performances," said BYU head coach Brad Cattermole. "We've got a lot of our kids out there competing. We're just trying to score the best we can."
The Cougars began the evening on the vault and quickly established their dominance, posting a 48.225 score while TWU notched a 46.375 on the bars. Junior Dayna Smart led BYU on the event with a score of 9.750 while junior Alethea Boon also bolstered the team score with a 9.700. Freshmen Danielle Goldman and Megan Donehue recorded new career highs.
Bars was up next for the Cougars, who continued to widen the gap with a 48.225 score compared to the Pioneers' 45.875 total on the vault. Despite some early slips by BYU, junior Kylee Draper and senior Kaci Capra-Callens showed why they are the Cougars' top bars competitors as they each recorded scores of 9.825.
Freshman Jenna Kerbis led a talented Cougar beam rotation with a career-high 9.800, tying team captain Smart's score. TWU's Amy Hulbert received an appreciative cheer from the crowd for her entertaining floor routine, but her score was not enough to overtake the BYU squad, which maintained control with a meet-high 48.675 team score on the beam.
"Jenna did very well," said Cattermole. "She's had to fight through some injuries. She's a very good gymnast."
The final rotation was more of the same as BYU secured the victory with a 48.200 score on the floor compared to TWU's 47.250 tally on the beam. Smart once again came up big for the Cougars as she tied her career high on the floor with a 9.85, while Draper had a career mark with a 9.800.
BYU will now travel to Boise, Idaho next Friday night to take on the Boise State Broncos. The Cougars will next be in action at home on Feb. 3 when the Broncos make the trip to Provo.
Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
Host:BYU Cougars
Meet:WTU Pioneers @ BYU CougarsJanuary 12, 2007
Location:Marriott Ctr. BYU Provo UT 84602Home Meet
Contents:Event ResultsTeam Results
VaultTeam Standing
Uneven Parallel BarsBYU Cougars
Balance BeamTWU Pioneers
Floor ExerciseJudge List
Team StandingTop
Place TeamScore
1 BYU Cougars193.325
2 TWU Pioneers185.675
BYU CougarsHome
Head Coach: Brad CATTERMOLETop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
BERRETT, Kiki 9.700
BOON, Alethea9.700 9.725
CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie 9.825 9.750 9.800
DONEHUE, Megan9.575
DRAPER, Kylee 9.825 9.475 9.800
FISCHER, Brittany9.525
GOLDMAN, Danielle9.525 8.850
HOUGH, Melissa 9.250
KERBIS, Jenna9.675 9.800
POULSON, Heidi 9.050
POULSON, Mckell 9.650
SMART, Dayna9.750 9.800 9.850
WALKER-POND, Aimee 9.200
WILLIS, Lisa 9.675 9.600
Team Totals48.225 48.225 48.675 48.200 193.325
TWU Pioneers
Head Coach: Frank KUDLACTop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
HULBERT, Amy8.975 9.225 9.400
PIPKORM, Tonya9.325 9.700 9.300
PARKER, Brittany9.675 9.575
BRENNAN, Alexa 8.250
MICHAEL, Brista 9.450
BOLES, Amie9.450 9.475
ARNO, Courtney 9.275 8.725
ZIMMERMAN, Rachel 9.475 9.700 8.700
MILLER, Keri 9.175
POLING, Nichole8.950 8.500 9.050 9.300 35.800
Team Totals46.375 45.875 47.250 46.175 185.675
Vault ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.750
2 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.700
3 KERBIS, Jenna BYU Cougars9.675
3 PARKER, Brittany TWU Pioneers9.675
5 DONEHUE, Megan BYU Cougars9.575
6 GOLDMAN, Danielle BYU Cougars9.525
6 FISCHER, Brittany BYU Cougars9.525
8 BOLES, Amie TWU Pioneers9.450
9 PIPKORM, Tonya TWU Pioneers9.325
10 HULBERT, Amy TWU Pioneers8.975
11 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers8.950
Uneven Parallel Bars ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.825
1 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.825
3 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.675
4 POULSON, Mckell BYU Cougars9.650
5 ZIMMERMAN, Rachel TWU Pioneers9.475
6 MICHAEL, Brista TWU Pioneers9.450
7 ARNO, Courtney TWU Pioneers9.275
8 HOUGH, Melissa BYU Cougars9.250
9 WALKER-POND, Aimee BYU Cougars9.200
10 MILLER, Keri TWU Pioneers9.175
11 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers8.500
12 BRENNAN, Alexa TWU Pioneers8.250
Balance Beam ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 KERBIS, Jenna BYU Cougars9.800
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.800
3 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.750
4 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.725
5 ZIMMERMAN, Rachel TWU Pioneers9.700
5 PIPKORM, Tonya TWU Pioneers9.700
7 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.600
8 PARKER, Brittany TWU Pioneers9.575
9 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.475
10 HULBERT, Amy TWU Pioneers9.225
11 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers9.050
12 ARNO, Courtney TWU Pioneers8.725
Floor Exercise ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.850
2 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.800
2 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.800
4 BERRETT, Kiki BYU Cougars9.700
5 BOLES, Amie TWU Pioneers9.475
6 HULBERT, Amy TWU Pioneers9.400
7 PIPKORM, Tonya TWU Pioneers9.300
7 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers9.300
9 POULSON, Heidi BYU Cougars9.050
10 GOLDMAN, Danielle BYU Cougars8.850
11 ZIMMERMAN, Rachel TWU Pioneers8.700
All Around ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 POLING, Nichole TWU Pioneers35.800
Meet JudgesTop
Vault
Judge 1Celeste HAMILNational
Judge 2Anna Lee OLSENNational
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1Wendy ATKINSONBrevet
Judge 2Dianne GRAYSONBrevet
Balance Beam
Judge 1Dianne GRAYSONBrevet
Judge 2Anna Lee OLSENNational
Floor Exercise
Judge 1Wendy ATKINSONBrevet
Judge 2Celeste HAMILNational