Gymnasts Shake Off Slow Start, Perform Well

DENTON -- The No. 25 BYU gymnastics team shook off a slow start on bars to record season-best scores on vault, beam and floor in route to a 194.550 performance Saturday night in Texas.

The Cougars won the triangular meet, while host Texas Woman's finished second with a season-high 191.525. Ball State rounded off the three teams at 188.875.

"We are happy with how we did," BYU assistant coach Dawn Cattermole said. "We started off slow on bars and then came back with a lot of confidence and did really well on the other three events."

Things looked rocky for BYU in the early going as it counted a fall on bars. The Cougars did take home the top two spots on the event behind Senior Kacie Capra-Callens' 9.700 and Lisa Willis' 9.675.

The young BYU team bounced right back from its struggles on bars with a strong 48.825 score on beam in the second rotation. Smart showed why she is among the best beam workers in the country with a first-place 9.850 to lead the way for the Cougars. A close pack of BYU gymnasts were close behind. Alethea Boon recorded a 9.775, while freshman Jenna Kerbis and Willis each notched identical 9.750s.

Capra-Callens tumbled her way to a career-best 9.900 mark on floor to lead the Cougars in their third rotation. The Kingwood, Texas, native helped BYU to a strong 48.875, their highest score of the season on the event. Smart and Boon each chipped in solid 9.800 scores, while freshman Heidi Poulson tied a career-high 9.725 for the Cougars.

Boon sparked BYU to its highest score of the season on vault to end the evening. The Auckland, New Zealand, native nailed a career-high 9.950, just a hair off of a perfect score. Smart was right behind with a career-best 9.900. Cougar freshmen Kiki Berrett and Kerbis also contributed good marks at 9.700 and 9.725, respectively.

BYU's Smart picked up her third all-around victory of the season with a 39.150 performance. Ball State's Kelly Watson came in second place at 38.450.

The Cougars will be on the road yet again next weekend when they travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. for a showdown with Southeast Missouri State on Saturday Feb. 17.

Vault	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
Place	 Ave Score	 AA Total	 Name	 Num	 Level	 Age	 Team	  	  	  	  
1	 9.950	 29.525	 Alethea Boon	 202	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
2	 9.900	 39.150	 Dayna Smart	 216	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
3	 9.750	 19.500	 Jenna Kerbis	 211	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
4	 9.700	 19.325	 Kiki Berrett	 201	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
5	 9.675	 19.175	 Jenna Tarkington	 108	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
6	 9.650	 28.375	 Brittany Parker	 309	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
6	 9.650	 28.075	 TIE - Nicole Poling	 311	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
8	 9.600	 37.925	 Kelly Watson	 114	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
8	 9.600	 9.600	 TIE - Megan Donehue	 204	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
8	 9.600	 9.600	 Brittany Fischer	 206	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	 Uneven Parallel Bars	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
Place	 Ave Score	 AA Total	 Name	 Num	 Level	 Age	 Team	  	  	  	  
1	 9.700	 29.300	 Kacie Capra-Callens	 203	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
2	 9.675	 29.075	 Lisa Willis	 217	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
3	 9.625	 9.625	 Bibiana Rodr.-Lockwood	 113	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
4	 9.600	 39.150	 Dayna Smart	 216	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
4	 9.600	 19.225	 TIE - Brista Michael	 307	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
4	 9.600	 9.600	 TIE - Aimee Walker-Pond	 213	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
7	 9.550	 18.950	 Cobie Zuk	 110	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
8	 9.500	 28.875	 Courtney Arno	 301	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
9	 9.475	 28.200	 Brittani Ricks	 103	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
10	 9.450	 28.750	 Rachel Zimmerman	 314	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	 Balance Beam	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
Place	 Ave Score	 AA Total	 Name	 Num	 Level	 Age	 Team	  	  	  	  
1	 9.850	 39.150	 Dayna Smart	 216	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
2	 9.775	 29.525	 Alethea Boon	 202	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
3	 9.750	 29.075	 Lisa Willis	 217	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
3	 9.750	 19.500	 TIE - Jenna Kerbis	 211	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
5	 9.725	 9.725	 Leslie Pladson	 315	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
5	 9.725	 9.725	 Alex Tuthill	 106	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
7	 9.700	 29.300	 Kacie Capra-Callens	 203	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
7	 9.700	 28.750	 TIE - Rachel Zimmerman	 314	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
9	 9.675	 28.875	 Courtney Arno	 301	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
10	 9.650	 37.925	 Kelly Watson	 114	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	 Floor Exercise	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
Place	 Ave Score	 AA Total	 Name	 Num	 Level	 Age	 Team	  	  	  	  
1	 9.900	 29.300	 Kacie Capra-Callens	 203	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
2	 9.800	 39.150	 Dayna Smart	 216	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
2	 9.800	 29.525	 TIE - Alethea Boon	 202	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
4	 9.725	 37.925	 Kelly Watson	 114	  	  	 Ball St.	  	  	  	  
4	 9.725	 9.725	 TIE - Heidi Poulson	 215	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
6	 9.700	 28.875	 Courtney Arno	 301	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
7	 9.650	 29.075	 Lisa Willis	 217	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
8	 9.625	 28.800	 Amy Hulbert	 305	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
8	 9.625	 19.325	 TIE - Kiki Berrett	 201	  	  	 BYU	  	  	  	  
8	 9.625	 19.225	 TIE - Brista Michael	 307	  	  	 TWU PIONEERS	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
 	  	  	 All Around	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  
Place	 AA Total	 Hi Sc	 Name	 Num	 Level	 Age	 Team	 V	 UB	 BB	 FX
1	 39.150	 9.900	 Dayna Smart	 216	  	  	 BYU	 9.900	 9.600	 9.850	 9.800
2	 37.925	 9.725	 Kelly Watson	 114	  	  	 Ball St.	 9.600	 8.950	 9.650	 9.725