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| Posted: 26 Feb 2007 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Freshmen Energize Cougars in Southern Utah
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CEDAR CITY -- Four different freshmen produced career-high marks to spark the BYU gymnasts to their second-best score of the season at 194.700. The Cougars rolled out their highest scores of the year on both vault and floor as BYU ended its three-meet road trip with a 194.700-192.775 victory over Southern Utah Monday night.
"The freshmen did great tonight," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. "Danielle (Goldman) has been working hard and came out and hit. Jenna (Kerbis), McKell (Poulson) and Megan (Donehue) were great. We continue to progress. Hopefully we can keep improving from here."
The Cougars received a boost on bars behind a pair of career-high scores in the first rotation. Dayna Smart notched a career-best 9.825 to lead the way. Freshman McKell Poulson was right behind with a career-tying mark of 9.775. Junior Aimee Walker-Pond chipped in a 9.750. Alethea Boon and Megan Donehue were both solid in exhibition for BYU. SUU's Shayla Garcia was top performer for the Thunderbirds at 9.825 to tie Smart for the top score on the event.
A pair of Canadians energized the Cougars to their best showing of the season on vault. Montreal, Quebec, native Danielle Goldman was substituted into the lineup late and responded with a career-high 9.775. Fellow countryman Jenna Kerbis tied her career-best 9.775 to help spark the team to a 48.900. BYU took away the top two spots on the event with Smart taking home first-place honors with a 9.875. Boon was close behind with a 9.850 for second place. Garcia and Leah Sakhitab were the top scorers for SUU at 9.800 each.
More first-year performers proved their ware for the Cougars on floor as BYU tumbled to a season-best 48.975. Kiki Berrett tumbled her way to a career-high 9.800. Fellow freshman Heidi Poulson also chipped in a career-best score at 9.750. Senior Lisa Willis recorded a season-best 9.800. Smart tied a career-high 9.850 to lead the way. The Thunderbirds' Elise Wheeler was their top scorer at 9.825.
Smart once again showed why she is among the best in the country to lead the Cougars on balance beam. The junior just missed a perfect score with a 9.950 to the tie the highest score of her career and match the second-highest score in school history on the event. Boon chipped in a strong 9.850. Kerbis notched a new career-best 9.825 for BYU. Sakhitab recorded the best score for SUU at 9.825.
Smart came in first place on each of the four events and produced a career-high 39.500 to win the all-around competition. The Thunderbirds' Sakhitab was second at 39.250.
"I just came in here and did my stuff," Smart said. "I felt I actually could have done better in a couple of my routines, but I was happy with how I did."
The Cougars will have a week off before welcoming Utah State and Oregon State into Provo on March 9.
Women's Gymnastics Meet ResultsHost: Southern Utah University
Meet: SUU vs BYU February 26, 2007
Location: Cedar City, Utah (Centrum Arena) Home Meet
Contents: Event Results Team Results
Vault Team Standing
Uneven Parallel Bars Southern Utah University
Balance Beam Brigham Young University
Floor Exercise Judge List
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Team Standing Top
Place Team Score
1 Brigham Young University 194.700
2 Southern Utah University 192.775
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Southern Utah University Home
Head Coach: Scott Bauman Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Kellie Dangerfield 9.025 9.125 9.525
Tehani Douglas 9.650 9.625
Shayla Garcia 9.800 9.825 9.075 9.700 38.400
Katie Hicks 9.100
Melissa Johnson 9.500
Jess Langley 9.750
Erin Morgan 9.600 9.225
Leah Sakhitab 9.800 9.800 9.850 9.800 39.250
Elise Wheeler 9.775 9.775 9.725 9.825 39.100
Team Totals 48.475 48.800 47.025 48.475 192.775
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Brigham Young University
Head Coach: Brad Cattermole Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Kiki Berrett 9.625 9.800
Alethea Boon 9.850 9.850 9.775
Kacie Capra-Callens 9.100 8.225 9.700
Megan Donehue 9.600
Kaylee Gallup 9.225
Danielle Goldman 9.775
Melissa Hough 8.700
Jenna Kerbis 9.775 9.825
McKell Poulsen 9.775
Heidi Poulson 9.750
Dayna Smart 9.875 9.825 9.950 9.850 39.500
Aimee Walker-Pond 9.750
Lisa Willis 9.700 9.825 9.800
Team Totals 48.900 48.150 48.675 48.975 194.700
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Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.875
2 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.850
3 Shayla Garcia Southern Utah University 9.800
3 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.800
5 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.775
5 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University 9.775
5 Danielle Goldman Brigham Young University 9.775
8 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.625
9 Erin Morgan Southern Utah University 9.600
9 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.600
11 Melissa Johnson Southern Utah University 9.500
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Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Shayla Garcia Southern Utah University 9.825
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.825
3 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.800
4 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.775
4 McKell Poulsen Brigham Young University 9.775
6 Jess Langley Southern Utah University 9.750
6 Aimee Walker-Pond Brigham Young University 9.750
8 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.700
9 Tehani Douglas Southern Utah University 9.650
10 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.100
11 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 9.025
12 Melissa Hough Brigham Young University 8.700
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Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.950
2 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.850
2 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.850
4 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.825
4 Jenna Kerbis Brigham Young University 9.825
6 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.725
7 Erin Morgan Southern Utah University 9.225
7 Kaylee Gallup Brigham Young University 9.225
9 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 9.125
10 Katie Hicks Southern Utah University 9.100
11 Shayla Garcia Southern Utah University 9.075
12 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 8.225
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Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 9.850
2 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 9.825
3 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 9.800
3 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.800
3 Lisa Willis Brigham Young University 9.800
6 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.775
7 Heidi Poulson Brigham Young University 9.750
8 Shayla Garcia Southern Utah University 9.700
8 Kacie Capra-Callens Brigham Young University 9.700
10 Tehani Douglas Southern Utah University 9.625
11 Kellie Dangerfield Southern Utah University 9.525
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All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Dayna Smart Brigham Young University 39.500
2 Leah Sakhitab Southern Utah University 39.250
3 Elise Wheeler Southern Utah University 39.100
4 Shayla Garcia Southern Utah University 38.400
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Meet Judges Top
Vault
Judge 1 Tina Paulos National
Judge 2 Donna Nicholson Level 10
Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1 Cathy Bennion National
Judge 2 Pat Bryant Level 10
Balance Beam
Judge 1 Cathy Bennion National
Judge 2 Donna Nicholson Level 10
Floor Exercise
Judge 1 Tina Paulos National
Judge 2 Pat Bryant Level 10
