Kelly Evanson
All Around #0
Ht
5'
2"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Houston, 
Texas
Last School
Westfield High School
Roster Years
1999-2002


Personal

  • Parents are Dan and Cyndy Parkinson
  • Has four sisters and two brothers
  • Sister, Holly, was a former All-American tennis player for the Cougars
  • Likes water and snow skiing, creating scrapbooks
  • Married to Richard Evanson and has five children

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Westfield High
  • Level 10 Regionals 1995 - 3rd all-around, 1st beam, 1st floor
  • Level 10 Nationals 1995 - 7th all-around, 5th beam, 6th floor
  • US Championships 1995 - 16th all-around (Junior Division)
  • US Championships 1996 - 6th all-around, 5th beam, 5th vault
  • American Classic 1997 - 4th all-around
  • Competed in Australia in 1996 as well as in Italy and Guatemala in 1997. She placed 2nd all-around, 1st on vault, 1st on beam and 1st on bars in Guatemala

Stats

Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
1999 9.850 9.875 9.850 9.925 39.425
2000 9.900 9.875 9.875 9.950 39.550
2001 9.950 9.925 9.875 9.950 39.675
2002 9.950 9.950 9.950 9.950 39.700
2014 BYU Hall of Fame

2014 BYU Hall of Fame

Kelly Parkinson Evanson finished her four-year career from 1999-02 as a Cougar gymnast with nine of the top 10 all-around scores in BYU history. As a sophomore she set a new school record of 39.550 in the all-around competition. As a senior two seasons later, she broke her own record with a new BYU mark of 39.700.

During her junior season, Evanson was ranked among the top six in the nation in the all-around.  She finished her senior season ranked seventh in the nation on balance beam and 11th in the all-around. 

Evanson qualified to compete in the NCAA finals three years in a row. At the NCAA Nationals in 2000, she garnered two National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches for Women All-America citations for finishing 17th in the all-around and 16th in the floor exercise. She also attained All-America honors on floor, vault and all-around as a junior.

Evanson holds seven of the top 10 all-around scores in BYU history. She has 10 scores that rank in the top 10 all-time for bars, vault and all-around. She holds a bachelor’s degree from BYU in finance.

Freshman Year 1999

  • Suffered injury to her knee that left her one meet short of qualifying for the regional meet
  • Set career highs in vault (9.850), bars (9.875), beam (9.850), floor (9.925) and all-around (39.425)
  • Her career-high of 39.425 in the all-around was the second of the highest of the season for the Cougars behind only Natalie Broekman's school-record 39.475
Sophmore Year 2000

  • Set career high in vault with a 9.900 and beam with a 9.875
  • Tied a school record in the floor exercise with a 9.950 against Southern Utah
  • Set a new school record in the all-around by breaking Broekman's record with a 39.550 against Southern Utah
  • Scored a 38.825 in the regional all-around
  • Garnered two NACGC/W All-American citations for finishing 17th in the all-around and 16th in the floor exercise at the 2000 NCAA Nationals
  • Academic All-American
Junior Year 2001

  • Ranked among the top six in the nation in the all-around
  • Qualified for the NCAA Nationals for the second year in a row
  • Garnered All-American honors on vault
Senior Year 2002

  • Finished her senior season ranked seventh in the nation on balance beam and 11th in the all-around
  • Closed out her four-year career with eight of the top 10 all-around scores in BYU history
  • Broke her own all-around record (39.550 set as a sophomore) with a mark of 39.700
  • Academic All-American
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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