Cougars Post Solid Scores in Tough Tri-Meet
DURHAM -- The BYU gymnastics team opened its season posting solid scores in a tough tri-meet against the University of New Hampshire and the University of Pittsburg Saturday evening. The Cougars final score of 191.200 fell between UNH's 192.400 and Pitt's 190.075.
"It was a good meet to get out of the way," said BYU assistant coach Dawn Cattermole. "We had to adapt to a different environment, and we realized we still have a couple of kinks to work out."
BYU had a rough start, beginning with the floor. Sophomore Heidi Poulson's 9.625 topped the Cougar squad as the team finished 47.475 on the event. The Cougars tumbled their way to a 47.325 on vault, with both sophomores Danielle Goldman and Megan Donehue landing a 9.575 on the apparatus.
Moving to the uneven bars, BYU's strongest event of the night, the Cougars scored 48.325 as a team. Draper-Marvin led the Cougars on bars posting a 9.825, the highest individual score of the night for BYU.
At the beam, the final event of the night for BYU, the Cougars posted 48.075, with senior Alethea Boon and junior Hayley Jensen leading the squad, scoring 9.750 respectively.
BYU will continue its season on the road as the team travels to Southern Utah University Friday to face Cal State Fullerton and Boise State. The meet starts at 7 p.m. MT.
Team Standing TopPlace Team Score
1 University of New Hampshire 192.400
2 Brigham Young University 191.200
3 U. of Pittsburgh 190.075
University of New Hampshire
Head Coach: Gail Goodspeed Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Beth Bronson 8.600
Katie Caliendo 9.425 8.800
Melissa C?sar 9.525
Helena Diodati 9.850 9.725 9.600
Diane Grey 9.725 9.550
Lindsay Kovary 9.125
Taryn LaFountain 9.875 9.125
Fairen Plummer 9.525
Rebekah Porter 9.600 9.550 9.625
Andie Sablosky 9.600
Katelyn Schenkel 9.675
Keeley Smith 9.550 9.525 9.600
Chelsea Steinberg 9.850 9.500 9.825
Team Totals 48.700 47.875 48.350 47.475 192.400
Brigham Young University
Head Coach: Brad Cattermole Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Kiki Berrett 9.525 9.350 9.450
Alethea Boon 9.375 9.575 9.750
Megan Donehue 9.575 9.775
Kylee Draper-Marvin 9.825 9.675 9.450
Brittany Fischer 8.950
Kaylee Gallup 9.550
Danielle Goldman 9.575 9.350
Melissa Hough 9.525
Hayley Jensen 9.275 9.750 9.600
Madeleine Johnson 8.900 9.325
Whitney Olsen 8.750
McKell Poulsen 9.625
Heidi Poulson-Rasmusen 9.625
Team Totals 47.325 48.325 48.075 47.475 191.200
U. of Pittsburgh
Head Coach: Debbie Yohman Top
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor AllArr
Mallory Brewer 9.450 9.450
Dani Bryan 9.725 9.100
Jessica Byich 9.200
Anya Chayka 9.525
Alix Croop 9.625 9.175 9.550
Samantha DeBone 9.650 9.600
Kailtin Harrison 9.550
Andrea Konesky 9.400
Shannon McConnell 9.675 9.500
Molly Moyer 9.500 9.600 9.625
Krista Rubini 8.875 8.800
Shannon Vafiadou 9.700 9.425 9.525 8.750 37.400
Team Totals 48.050 47.450 47.650 46.925 190.075
Vault Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Chelsea Steinberg University of New Hampshire 9.850
1 Helena Diodati University of New Hampshire 9.850
3 Diane Grey University of New Hampshire 9.725
3 Dani Bryan U. of Pittsburgh 9.725
5 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 9.700
6 Katelyn Schenkel University of New Hampshire 9.675
6 Shannon McConnell U. of Pittsburgh 9.675
8 Rebekah Porter University of New Hampshire 9.600
9 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.575
9 Danielle Goldman Brigham Young University 9.575
11 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.525
12 Molly Moyer U. of Pittsburgh 9.500
13 Mallory Brewer U. of Pittsburgh 9.450
14 Katie Caliendo University of New Hampshire 9.425
15 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.375
16 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young University 9.275
17 Brittany Fischer Brigham Young University 8.950
18 Krista Rubini U. of Pittsburgh 8.875
Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Kylee Draper-Marvin Brigham Young University 9.825
2 Megan Donehue Brigham Young University 9.775
3 Helena Diodati University of New Hampshire 9.725
4 Samantha DeBone U. of Pittsburgh 9.650
5 Alix Croop U. of Pittsburgh 9.625
5 McKell Poulsen Brigham Young University 9.625
7 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.575
8 Keeley Smith University of New Hampshire 9.550
8 Rebekah Porter University of New Hampshire 9.550
8 Diane Grey University of New Hampshire 9.550
8 Kailtin Harrison U. of Pittsburgh 9.550
12 Melissa Hough Brigham Young University 9.525
13 Chelsea Steinberg University of New Hampshire 9.500
14 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 9.425
15 Jessica Byich U. of Pittsburgh 9.200
16 Dani Bryan U. of Pittsburgh 9.100
17 Madeleine Johnson Brigham Young University 8.900
18 Beth Bronson University of New Hampshire 8.600
Balance Beam Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Taryn LaFountain University of New Hampshire 9.875
2 Chelsea Steinberg University of New Hampshire 9.825
3 Alethea Boon Brigham Young University 9.750
3 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young University 9.750
5 Kylee Draper-Marvin Brigham Young University 9.675
6 Helena Diodati University of New Hampshire 9.600
6 Molly Moyer U. of Pittsburgh 9.600
6 Samantha DeBone U. of Pittsburgh 9.600
9 Kaylee Gallup Brigham Young University 9.550
10 Keeley Smith University of New Hampshire 9.525
10 Melissa C?sar University of New Hampshire 9.525
10 Anya Chayka U. of Pittsburgh 9.525
10 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 9.525
14 Andrea Konesky U. of Pittsburgh 9.400
15 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.350
16 Madeleine Johnson Brigham Young University 9.325
17 Alix Croop U. of Pittsburgh 9.175
18 Katie Caliendo University of New Hampshire 8.800
Floor Exercise Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Rebekah Porter University of New Hampshire 9.625
1 Molly Moyer U. of Pittsburgh 9.625
1 Heidi Poulson-Rasmusen Brigham Young University 9.625
4 Andie Sablosky University of New Hampshire 9.600
4 Keeley Smith University of New Hampshire 9.600
4 Hayley Jensen Brigham Young University 9.600
7 Alix Croop U. of Pittsburgh 9.550
8 Fairen Plummer University of New Hampshire 9.525
9 Shannon McConnell U. of Pittsburgh 9.500
10 Mallory Brewer U. of Pittsburgh 9.450
10 Kiki Berrett Brigham Young University 9.450
10 Kylee Draper-Marvin Brigham Young University 9.450
13 Danielle Goldman Brigham Young University 9.350
14 Lindsay Kovary University of New Hampshire 9.125
14 Taryn LaFountain University of New Hampshire 9.125
16 Krista Rubini U. of Pittsburgh 8.800
17 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 8.750
17 Whitney Olsen Brigham Young University 8.750
All Around Results Top
Place Gymnast Team Score
1 Shannon Vafiadou U. of Pittsburgh 37.400