2006 BYU VS. UTAH STATE Posted by Brad Catternole 1/30/2006 >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >Contact: Darrin Bates, 801-422-8999 > >Cougars Save Best for Last to Edge Aggies > >LOGAN, Utah (Jan. 20, 2006) – BYU used balance >beam, to edge the Aggies 193.375 to 193.275 >Friday night in Logan. The win evens the Cougars’ record at 2-2 on the year. > >BYU started off shaky on bars while the Aggies >got off to a good start on Vault taking a 48.500 >– 48.175 lead after the first rotation. The >Cougars’ Aimee Walker Pond scored a career high >9.800 in taking first place on bars. Kacie Capra >was close behind, tying for third, at 9.750. > >Utah State’s Jessica Parenti won vault with a >9.800 while BYU’s Hayley Jensen tied for second >at 9.750. Parenti also took first on floor with >a 9.800. The Cougars’ Lisa Willis finished second with a 9.750. > >BYU entered their last rotation, beam, down >144.900 – 144.675. The Cougars took four of the >top five spots however in rout to a 48.750. >Alethea Boon and Kylee Draper both scored their >career highs on the event. Boon notched a 9.825 >to tie for first with Willis. Capra scored a >9.775 to take fourth while Draper scored a 9.700. > >The Aggies’ Katie Omann (38.850) and Parenti >(38.750) took the top two spots in the >all-around while BYU’s Kacie Capra (38.675) was third. > >Sophomore Dayna Smart, who led the Cougars on >vault last week, was kept out with an injured >foot. She is expected back for their next meet. > >The Cougars will return to action again on >February 2nd in their home opener with a rematch against Utah State. > > >______________________ >Darrin Bates >Sports Information Director >BYU Women's Gymnastics >Athletic Media Relations >30 Smith Fieldhouse >Provo, UT 84602 >Office: 801-422-8948 >Fax: 801-422-0633 >www.byucougars.com    Attachments (click to download)