BYU at Utah State | Friday, Feb. 3 | 7 p.m. MST | Logan, Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | www.BYUcougars.com | @BYUgymnastics, facebook.com/byugymnastics GYMNASTICS Kristen Kerr | Gymnastics Sports Information | BYU Athletic Communications | Office: (801) 422-8999 | Cell: (801) 450-1346 | [email protected] BYU 2017 SCHEDULE MEET INFORMATION Date Meet Score/Result Location . Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah 1/7 at Penn State, 194.225, 2nd Date . Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 Bowling Green, Temple Live Stats . utahstateaggies.com 1/13 Utah 194.175, 2nd Live Stream . www.themw.com 1/20 Utah State 195.200, 2nd 1/27 Gem State Invitational 193.525, 2nd 2/3 at Utah State 2/11 at Texas Woman’s, Centenary 2/17 at Southern Utah 2/24 Iowa 3/4 at Minnesota 3/10 Arizona 3/13 Southern Utah 3/18 MRGC Championship 2017 QUICK FACTS Location ......................Provo, Utah 84602 Elevation. 4,553 feet UTAH STATE BYU Enrollment ............................ 33,336 AGGIES Founded. October 15, 1875 COUGARS Owned ...........................LDS Church Head Coach . .Nadalie Walsh Head Coach . .Guard Young Nickname ............................Cougars Assistant Coach . Andi Dolinsky-Webb Assistant Coach . Natalie Broekman BYU President . Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1979) Assistant Coach . Chris Bogantes Assistant Coach . Brogan Evanson Athletics Director .........Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA ..Liz Darger (BYU, 2000) Overall . 195.400 Overall . 195.200 Arena ........................ Smith Fieldhouse Vault . 48.950 Vault . 48.750 2016 Regional Finish ....................... 6th Uneven Bars . 48.950 Uneven Bars . 49.225 2016 NCAA Finish ........................DNC Beam . 49.075 Beam . 48.575 Floor . 48.900 Floor . 49.050 2017 MRGC WEEKLY AWARDS MEET PREVIEW Week 1: PROVO, Utah — Two weeks after their last meeting, the BYU and Utah State gymnastics teams will Gymnast of the Week: compete in Logan Friday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. • Shannon Hortman (38.975) “We didn’t have a very good meet up at Boise last week,” BYU head coach Guard Young said. “Hav- Vault Specialist of the Week: ing a little adversity is a good thing. We’re finding our identity. We expect to rebound and bounce • Mackenzie Douglas (9.775) back even stronger.” Bars Specialists of the Week: • Brittni Hawes (9.900) In their first meeting of the season, the Aggies topped the Cougars with a narrow 195.300 to • Jessie Westergard (9.900) 195.200 victory in Provo on Jan. 20. Beam Specialist of the Week: Last week, BYU fell to Boise State in the Gem State Invitational, 196.400 to 193.525. Jill van Mierlo • Shannon Hortman (9.800) earned a season-high 9.900 on beam while two freshmen added career highs on the same event. Week 2: Hannah Miller posted a 9.800 and Briana Pearson scored a 9.750. Gymnast of the Week: Utah State recently lost to New Hampshire on the road, 195.175 to 194.075. Sophomore Madison • Shannon Hortman (39.050) Ward earned her second straight 9.900 on floor. Vault Specialist of the Week: • Shannon Hortman (9.825) The meet begins at 7 p.m. MST. A live stream and live stats will be available. PREDICTED BYU EVENT LINE-UP SOCIAL MEDIA VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR Website: www.BYUcougars.com 1. Lauren Love 1. Natasha Trejo 1. Briana Pearson 1. Erin Hilton Facebook: BYU Cougars Gymnastics 2. Jill van Mierlo 2. Mackenzie Douglas 2. Natasha Trejo 2. Natasha Trejo Twitter: @BYUgymnastics 3. Angel Zhong 3. Jill van Mierlo 3. Hannah Miller 3. Briana Pearson Instagram: BYUgymnastics 4. Shannon Hortman 4. Shannon Hortman 4. Shannon Hortman 4. Jill van Mierlo 5. Cheyenne Hill 5. Brittni Hawes 5. Jill van Mierlo 5. Shannon Hortman Hashtags: #BYUgym #GoCougs 6. Mackenzie Douglas 6. Jessie Westergard 6. Taylor Harward 6. Mackenzie Douglas 1 2017 BYU ROSTER NAME HT. YEAR HOMETOWN WEEK FOUR: Emily Cannon 5-4 RS Fr. Park City, Utah Cougars come up short at Helody Cyrenne 5-4 Fr. Beauharnois, QC, Canada Gem State Invitational Mackenzie Douglas 5-5 Jr. Queen Creek, Ariz. Kyleigh Greenlief 5-4 RS Jr. Sammamish, Wash. BOISE, Idaho — BYU gymnastics came up short against Boise State 196.400 to 193.550 at the Gem State Invitational Friday Taylor Harward 5-3 Sr. Farmington, Utah night. Brittni Hawes 5-5 RS Jr. Idaho Falls, Idaho Cheyenne Hill 5-1 So. Las Vegas, Nev. “The girls didn't deliver,” BYU head coach Guard Young said. “It Erin McKayla Hilton 5-4 Fr. Henderson, Nev. wasn’t just one person—it was a group effort. If you had a good set and a good dismount, you were going to get a good score.” Shannon Hortman 5-2 Fr. American Fork, Utah Lauren Love 5-3 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. Jill van Mierlo earned a season-high 9.900 on beam while two Savanna Maradiaga 5-2 So. Tyler, Texas freshmen added career highs on the same event. Hannah Miller Hannah Miller 5-2 Fr. Farmington, Utah posted a 9.800 and Briana Pearson scored a 9.750. Macie Miller 5-4 Fr. Frisco, Texas BYU began on the night on uneven bars, earning a 48.850. Marielle Mitchell 5-2 RS Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Team captain Brittni Hawes led the team with a 9.850 while Jes- Briana Pearson 5-3 Fr. Los Gatos, Calif. sie Westergard scored a 9.775. Natasha Trejo and Mackenzie Natasha Trejo 5-0 So. Tucson, Ariz. Douglas both posted a 9.750. Boise State ended the rotation on Jill van Mierlo 5-2 Jr. San Clemente, Calif. top with a score of 49.050. Jessie Westergard 5-2 RS So. Norwell, Mass. In the second rotation, the Cougars moved to vault and Angel Zhong 5-5 Fr. Langley, BC, Canada recorded a 48.550. Douglas earned a team-high 9.825 and freshmen Shannon Hortman and Lauren Love added a 9.750 Head Coach: Guard Young (2nd Season) and 9.700, respectively. The Broncos maintained their lead, 98.525 to 97.400. Assistant Coach: Natalie Broekman (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Brogan Evanson (2nd Season) Three BYU gymnasts tied for the team’s highest floor score en route to a 47.600 on the event. Douglas, Pearson and Trejo earned a 9.750. Falls on floor proved costly for the Cougars as BYU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Boise State extended its lead, 147.700 to 145.000. HELODY CYRENNE Elle-oh-dee / Sy-reen BYU ended the night on a higher note in the final rotation on KYLEIGH GREENLIEF Ky-lee / Green-leaf beam with a 48.550. In addition to van Mierlo’s season high and Savanna MARADIAGA Mah-rrah-dee-ah-gah Miller and Pearson’s career highs, Hortman also posted a 9.750 on beam. Boise State took home the victory with a final score of BRIANA Pearson Bree-ah-nuh 196.400 to 193.550. Natasha TREJO Tray-hoe The Cougars continue their four-game road trip with a stop in Jill van MIERLO Meer-low Logan to compete against Utah State Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. Angel ZHONG Zong MST. 2017 UTAH STATE ROSTER NAME HT. YEAR HOMETOWN USU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Emily Briones 4-9 So. San Antonio, Texas Emily BRIONES Bree-own-s Katie Brown 5-5 Sr. Norman, Okla. ELLE GOLISON Ell-e / Goll-i-son MaKayla Bullitt 5-2 Fr. Garland, Texas Kiera MILLER Kear-a (rhymes with "here") Jazmyn Estrella 5-3 Fr. Allentown, Pa. Melanie OSTER Oh-stir (rhymes with "toaster") Elle Golison 4-11 Fr. Long Beach, Calif. Jessi RONDEAU Ron-due Miranda Hone 5-6 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Natalia Jacobson 5-2 Fr. Rochester, Minn. Brittany Jeppesen 5-3 Fr. Bountiful, Utah Bailey McIntire 5-2 Sr. Kearney, Mo. Kiera Miller 4-11 Fr. Oshkosh, Wis. Logan Nugent 5-6 Fr. Dacula, Ga. Melanie Oster 5-1 Jr. Kenosha, Wis. Keri Peel 5-6 Sr. Fort Collins, Colo. Jessi Rondeau 5-0 Fr. Young America, Minn. Hayley Sanzotti 5-1 Sr. Wheaton, Ill. Madison Ward 5-0 So. Rexburg, Idaho Head Coach: Nadalie Walsh (4th Season) Assistant Coach: Andi Dolinsky-Webb (4th Season) Assistant Coach: Chris Bogantes (1st Season) Manager: Kaitlyn Betts Volunteer Assistant: Peterson Pierre 2 2017 SEASON SCORES Meet Result Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1/7 at PSU, BGSU, Temple 2nd 48.600 49.225 48.425 48.275 194.225 1/13 Utah 2nd 48.700 48.875 47.875 48.725 194.175 1/20 Utah State 2nd 48.750 48.825 48.575 49.050 195.200 1/27 Gem State Invitational 2nd 48.525 48.850 48.550 47.600 193.525 2/3 at Utah State 2/11 at TWU, Centenary 2/17 at Southern Utah 2/24 Iowa 3/4 at Minnesota 3/10 Arizona 3/13 Southern Utah 3/18 MRGC Championship 4/1 NCAA Regionals 2017 PHOTO ROSTER Emily Cannon Helody Cyrenne Mackenzie Douglas Kyleigh Greenlief Taylor Harward Brittni Hawes RS Fr. Fr. Jr. RS Jr. Sr. RS Jr. Cheyenne Hill Erin McKayla Hilton Shannon Hortman Lauren Love Savanna Maradiaga Hannah Miller Macie Miller So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Marielle Mitchell Briana Pearson Natasha Trejo Jill van Mierlo Jessie Westergard Angel Zhong RS Fr. Fr. So. Jr. RS So. Fr. 3 2017 INDIVIDUAL SCORES Mackenzie DOUGLAS Cheyenne HILL • MRGC Vault Specialist of the Week on Jan. 9 • NACGC/W Scholastic All-American, MRGC All-Academic Team • All-MRGC Second Team on vault, bars and floor in 2016 • Competed in all 12 meets as a freshman Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Date Team Vault Bars Beam Floor AA 1/07 PSU/BGSU/Temple 9.775 9.825 9.775 1/07 PSU/BGSU/Temple 1/13 Utah 9.800 9.700 9.775 1/13 Utah 9.650 1/20 Utah State 9.750 9.775 9.750 1/20 Utah State 9.825 1/27 Gem State Invit.