Dayna Smart ties Second-Best Floor Mark in School History
PROVO -- BYU saved the best for last to defeat No. 14 Arizona and No. 34 Southern Utah in a tri meet in the Marriott Center Friday night. Scoring a season-high 49.450 on floor in the final rotation, the 26th-rated Cougars came from behind for the win.
"I was very pleased with the team tonight," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "I told the girls to go out and have fun and not to worry about the score. They did a good job of that. We fought all the way to the end."
BYU finished the meet with a 195.675 score, followed by Arizona at 195.300 and Southern Utah at 194.875. The highlight of the night was delivered by BYU's Dayna Smart, who tied the second-best floor score in the history of BYU gymnastics with a 9.975 performance.
"I knew it was a good routine but I didn't know how good it was," Smart said. "I was happy (when I saw the score posted)."
BYU scored 48.675 on vault to open the meet with Smart equaling her career high with a 9.900 effort to lead the Cougars. Hayley Jensen also posted her best vault of the year with a 9.775 to help BYU as it competed in the event without the nation's 25th-ranked vaulter Alethea Boon, who was held out of vault due to an injury. Arizona started on beam with a 48.525 score while Southern Utah claimed the early lead after one rotation with a 49.100 on floor, led by Leah Sakhitab's 9.900.
The Cougars recorded their best score of the year on bars (49.000) in the second rotation thanks to five solid performances. Kylee Draper tied her career high and Boon set her person best as both scored 9.875 to lead the way. Kacie Capra-Callens followed at 9.825 while Lisa Willis tied her season-high score of 9.725 and Aimee Walker-Pond counted towards the tally at 9.700.
BYU's two-event score of 97.675 followed Southern Utah as the Thunderbirds scored 48.700 on vault for a 97.800 running score. Arizona followed at 97.350 after improving with a 48.825 on floor in their second event.
Southern Utah kept up the pressure in the third rotation with Elise Wheeler and Kellie Dangerfield both tying the school record of 9.900 to finish off SUU's bars lineup for a season-high 49.150 team tally and event-best running score of 147.075. Arizona (146.350) slid past BYU (146.225) in the overall scoring thanks to a 49.000 on vault while BYU totaled 48.550 on beam. The best beam performance for the Cougars was a 9.800 delivered by Smart, who ranks 17th nationally on the event.
BYU saved the best for last as it started strong on floor with freshmen gymnasts Heidi Poulson and Kiki Berrett both achieving personal bests of 9.850. Willis followed with a season-high 9.925 and Draper earned the team's third 9.850, a career best for the junior co-captain, before Smart stepped up and delivered a floor routine that has only been topped once (Brogan Jacobsen's perfect 10 in 2003) in the history of BYU gymnastics. The floor score pushed BYU to the win as Arizona totaled 48.950 on bars and SUU tallied a 47.925 on beam.
Arizona's Karin Wurm won the all-around (39.425) followed by SUU's Sakhitab (39.250). BYU did not compete a gymnast in all four events, but Smart won both the vault (9.900) and floor (9.975) events while Wurm earned the top score on bars (9,925) and Wildcat teammate Danielle Hicks was the top performer on beam (9.900).
The Cougars will return to the Marriott Center again next weekend when they take on perennial-power Utah Friday night. The meet will be the final meet of the season before NCAA Regionals the second week in April.
Women's Gymnastics Meet Results
Host:BYU Cougars
Meet:Arizona Wildcats, SUU T-Birds @ BYU Cougars _70323March 23, 2007
Location:Marriot Ctr BYU Provo UT 84602Home Meet
Contents:Event ResultsTeam Results
VaultTeam Standing
Uneven Parallel BarsBYU Cougars
Balance BeamArizona Wildcats
Floor ExerciseSUU ThunderBirds
All AroundJudge List
Team StandingTop
Place TeamScore
1 BYU Cougars195.675
2 Arizona Wildcats195.300
3 SUU ThunderBirds194.875
BYU CougarsHome
Head Coach: Brad CATTERMOLETop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
BERRETT, Kiki9.650 9.850
BOON, Alethea 9.875 9.775
CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie 9.825 9.675 9.575
DONEHUE, Megan9.600
DRAPER, Kylee 9.875 9.850
GALLUP, Kaylee 9.700
GOLDMAN, Danielle9.100
JENSEN, Hayley9.775 9.600
KERBIS, Jenna9.750
POULSON, Heidi 9.850
POULSON, Mckell 9.250
SMART, Dayna9.900 9.800 9.975
WALKER-POND, Aimee 9.700
WILLIS, Lisa 9.725 9.575 9.925
Team Totals48.675 49.000 48.550 49.450 195.675
Arizona Wildcats
Head Coach: Bill RYDENTop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
SILBERG, Rachelle9.825
MORGAN, Brittney9.800 9.775 8.525 9.825 37.925
SPECHT, Sarah9.775 9.825 9.450
BERGESON, Briana 9.575 9.650
RUSSELL, Miranda9.775 9.800 9.800 9.225 38.600
WURM, Karin9.825 9.925 9.800 9.875 39.425
ALVEY, Suzanne 9.625
HICKS, Danielle9.775 9.900 9.825
HOLTON, Jamie 9.375 9.850
Team Totals49.000 48.950 48.525 48.825 195.300
SUU ThunderBirds
Head Coach: Scott BAUMANTop
GymnastVault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
DANGERFIELD, Kellie 9.900 9.875 9.800
HICKS, Katie9.675 9.300 9.800
KEENO-DOUGLAS, Tehani 9.725 9.750
MORGAN, Erin9.075 9.825 9.225
SAKHITAB, Leah9.750 9.800 9.800 9.900 39.250
JOHNSON, Melissa9.675
WHEELER, Elise9.800 9.900 9.200 9.850 38.750
GARCIA, Shayla9.800 9.700 9.725 9.725 38.950
Team Totals48.700 49.150 47.925 49.100 194.875
Vault ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.900
2 SILBERG, Rachelle Arizona Wildcats9.825
2 WURM, Karin Arizona Wildcats9.825
4 GARCIA, Shayla SUU ThunderBirds9.800
4 WHEELER, Elise SUU ThunderBirds9.800
4 MORGAN, Brittney Arizona Wildcats9.800
7 JENSEN, Hayley BYU Cougars9.775
7 HICKS, Danielle Arizona Wildcats9.775
7 RUSSELL, Miranda Arizona Wildcats9.775
7 SPECHT, Sarah Arizona Wildcats9.775
11 KERBIS, Jenna BYU Cougars9.750
11 SAKHITAB, Leah SUU ThunderBirds9.750
13 HICKS, Katie SUU ThunderBirds9.675
13 JOHNSON, Melissa SUU ThunderBirds9.675
15 BERRETT, Kiki BYU Cougars9.650
16 DONEHUE, Megan BYU Cougars9.600
17 GOLDMAN, Danielle BYU Cougars9.100
18 MORGAN, Erin SUU ThunderBirds9.075
Uneven Parallel Bars ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 WURM, Karin Arizona Wildcats9.925
2 WHEELER, Elise SUU ThunderBirds9.900
2 DANGERFIELD, Kellie SUU ThunderBirds9.900
4 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.875
4 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.875
6 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.825
6 MORGAN, Erin SUU ThunderBirds9.825
6 SPECHT, Sarah Arizona Wildcats9.825
9 SAKHITAB, Leah SUU ThunderBirds9.800
9 RUSSELL, Miranda Arizona Wildcats9.800
11 MORGAN, Brittney Arizona Wildcats9.775
12 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.725
12 KEENO-DOUGLAS, Tehani SUU ThunderBirds9.725
14 WALKER-POND, Aimee BYU Cougars9.700
14 GARCIA, Shayla SUU ThunderBirds9.700
16 ALVEY, Suzanne Arizona Wildcats9.625
17 BERGESON, Briana Arizona Wildcats9.575
18 POULSON, Mckell BYU Cougars9.250
Balance Beam ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 HICKS, Danielle Arizona Wildcats9.900
2 DANGERFIELD, Kellie SUU ThunderBirds9.875
3 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.800
3 SAKHITAB, Leah SUU ThunderBirds9.800
3 RUSSELL, Miranda Arizona Wildcats9.800
3 WURM, Karin Arizona Wildcats9.800
7 BOON, Alethea BYU Cougars9.775
8 GARCIA, Shayla SUU ThunderBirds9.725
9 GALLUP, Kaylee BYU Cougars9.700
10 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.675
11 BERGESON, Briana Arizona Wildcats9.650
12 JENSEN, Hayley BYU Cougars9.600
13 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.575
14 HOLTON, Jamie Arizona Wildcats9.375
15 HICKS, Katie SUU ThunderBirds9.300
16 MORGAN, Erin SUU ThunderBirds9.225
17 WHEELER, Elise SUU ThunderBirds9.200
18 MORGAN, Brittney Arizona Wildcats8.525
Floor Exercise ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 SMART, Dayna BYU Cougars9.975
2 WILLIS, Lisa BYU Cougars9.925
3 SAKHITAB, Leah SUU ThunderBirds9.900
4 WURM, Karin Arizona Wildcats9.875
5 POULSON, Heidi BYU Cougars9.850
5 BERRETT, Kiki BYU Cougars9.850
5 DRAPER, Kylee BYU Cougars9.850
5 WHEELER, Elise SUU ThunderBirds9.850
5 HOLTON, Jamie Arizona Wildcats9.850
10 MORGAN, Brittney Arizona Wildcats9.825
10 HICKS, Danielle Arizona Wildcats9.825
12 HICKS, Katie SUU ThunderBirds9.800
12 DANGERFIELD, Kellie SUU ThunderBirds9.800
14 KEENO-DOUGLAS, Tehani SUU ThunderBirds9.750
15 GARCIA, Shayla SUU ThunderBirds9.725
16 CAPRA-CALLENS, Kacie BYU Cougars9.575
17 SPECHT, Sarah Arizona Wildcats9.450
18 RUSSELL, Miranda Arizona Wildcats9.225
All Around ResultsTop
Place Gymnast TeamScore
1 WURM, Karin Arizona Wildcats39.425
2 SAKHITAB, Leah SUU ThunderBirds39.250
3 GARCIA, Shayla SUU ThunderBirds38.950
4 WHEELER, Elise SUU ThunderBirds38.750
5 RUSSELL, Miranda Arizona Wildcats38.600
6 MORGAN, Brittney Arizona Wildcats37.925
Meet JudgesTop
Vault
Judge 1Marian DEWANENational
Judge 2Teresa BOUDREAUXLevel 10
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1Janet McNALLNational
Judge 2Tracey SMITHNational
Balance Beam
Judge 1Kim BIRDNational
Judge 2Jill ROUNDYLevel 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1Charity GREENENational
Judge 2Kandra GRAHAMLevel 10
PLEASE NOTE:All scores are unofficial until verified at end of meet. For