LOGAN -- Ten Cougar gymnasts recorded career highs to lift the BYU women's gymnastics team to a season-best 195.475 and season-high scores on all four apparatuses. The Cougars won the meet 195.475 - 193.800 over Utah State.
"Utah State is a very good team," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "Tonight the girls performed well. They competed like a group of seasoned veterans."
Kacie Capra Callens led BYU to a season-best 48.775 on bars to start the night. The senior from Kingwood, Texas, recorded a season-high 9.850 to take second place. Junior Dayna Smart, competing on bars for the second time in her career, was close behind with a career-high 9.800. Freshman McKell Poulson matched a career-best 9.775 for the Cougars. USU's Jessica Pareni-Otte took first place with a 9.900.
Junior Alethea Boon sparked BYU to its best team score of the season on vault at 48.800. The Auckland, New Zealand, native matched her career-high 9.900 to take first place on the event. Smart recorded a season-high 9.850. Freshmen Kiki Berrett and Jenna Kerbis chipped in solid performances with career-best 9.700s. The Aggies' Katy Schilla came in second place at 9.875.
Smart and Capra Callens led the Cougars to a solid 48.775 in the floor exercise. Each recorded a 9.825. Boon followed with a season-best 9.775. Freshman Heidi Poulson also chipped in a career-best 9.650. USU's Megan Tschida took away first place on the event at 9.850.
After a disappointing outing on beam in its last meet, BYU rebounded with a 49.125. The Cougars took the top three spots on the event. Smart led the way with a sizzling 9.900. Boon and Lisa Willis were right behind with career-high marks of 9.875 and 9.850, respectively. Freshman Kaylee Gallup followed with a career-best 9.800.
"The girls really performed well on beam," Cattermole said. "They have been working hard there in practice."
For only the second time of her career competing in the all-around, Smart took away her second all-around title with a 39.375. The Aggies' Meagan Lewis and Parenti-Otte followed at 39.125 each.
"Dayna (Smart) is a very hard working kid," Cattermole said. "She really did great tonight."
BYU will be back in action on Feb. 2 when it takes on perennial national-power and No. 3-ranked Utah at the Huntsman Center.
Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
Host:Utah State University
Meet:Brigham Young at Utah StateJanuary 22, 2007
Location:Dee Glen Smith SpectrumHome Meet
Contents:Event ResultsTeam Results
VaultTeam Standing
Uneven Parallel BarsUtah State University
Balance BeamBrigham Young University
Floor ExerciseJudge List
Team StandingTop
Place TeamScore
1 Brigham Young University195.475
2 Utah State University193.800
Utah State University
Head Coach: Ray CornTop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Ashley Barr 8.625
Nicki Felley 9.225 9.825
Heather Heinrich9.625 9.675
Meagan Lewis9.700 9.800 9.825 9.800 39.125
Rachael Mandy9.400
Devin Markle9.725 9.725 8.875
Alex Martin 9.125 9.550
Katie Omann 9.650
Jessica Parenti-Otte9.825 9.900 9.825 9.575 39.125
Katy Schilla9.875 9.700
Megan Tschida 8.400 9.850
Team Totals48.750 48.200 48.100 48.750 193.800
Brigham Young University
Head Coach: Brad CattermoleTop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Jenna Kerbis9.700 9.700
Aimee Walker-Pond 9.300
Kaylee Gallup 9.800
Kiki Berrett9.700 9.675
Alethea Boon9.900 9.875 9.775
Kacie Capra-Callens 9.850 9.375 9.825
Brittany Fisher9.625
Melissa Hough 9.675
Heidi Poulson 9.650
McKell Poulson 9.775
Lisa Willis 9.675 9.850 9.675
Dayna Smart9.850 9.800 9.900 9.825 39.375
Megan Donehue9.650
Team Totals48.800 48.775 49.125 48.775 195.475
Vault ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University9.900
2 Katy Schilla Utah State University9.875
3 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University9.850
4 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University9.825
5 Devin Markle Utah State University9.725
6 Meagan Lewis Utah State University9.700
6 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University9.700
6 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University9.700
9 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University9.650
10 Heather Heinrich Utah State University9.625
10 Brittany Fisher Brigham Young University9.625
12 Rachael Mandy Utah State University9.400
Uneven Parallel Bars ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University9.900
2 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University9.850
3 Meagan Lewis Utah State University9.800
3 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University9.800
5 McKell Poulson Brigham Young University9.775
6 Devin Markle Utah State University9.725
7 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University9.675
7 Melissa Hough Brigham Young University9.675
9 Katie Omann Utah State University9.650
10 Aimee Walker-Pond Brigham Young University9.300
11 Alex Martin Utah State University9.125
12 Ashley Barr Utah State University8.625
Balance Beam ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University9.900
2 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University9.875
3 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University9.850
4 Meagan Lewis Utah State University9.825
4 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University9.825
6 Kaylee Gallup Brigham Young University9.800
7 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University9.700
8 Heather Heinrich Utah State University9.675
9 Alex Martin Utah State University9.550
10 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University9.375
11 Nicki Felley Utah State University9.225
12 Megan Tschida Utah State University8.400
Floor Exercise ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 Megan Tschida Utah State University9.850
2 Nicki Felley Utah State University9.825
2 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University9.825
2 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University9.825
5 Meagan Lewis Utah State University9.800
6 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University9.775
7 Katy Schilla Utah State University9.700
8 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University9.675
8 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University9.675
10 Heidi Poulson Brigham Young University9.650
11 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University9.575
12 Devin Markle Utah State University8.875
All Around ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University39.375
2 Meagan Lewis Utah State University39.125
2 Jessica Parenti-Otte Utah State University39.125
4 Devin Markle Utah State University37.175
Meet JudgesTop
Vault
Judge 1Wendy AtkinsonBrevet
Judge 2Tina PaulosNational
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1Jan McNallNational
Judge 2Donna NicholsonLevel 10
Balance Beam
Judge 1Wendy AtkinsonBrevet
Judge 2Donna NicholsonLevel 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1Jan McNallNational
Judge 2Tina PaulosNational