Feb. 2, 2001

Columbia, Mo.-- The University of Missouri Tigers hosted the team competition of the 21st Annual Cat Classic on Friday night in front of over 2,500 Tiger fans. All four teams put on a show for the fans as No. 14 BYU took the team title for the first time in their eight all-time appearances at the event with a score of 193.600. The Tigers jumped into second place (192.425), No. 22 Bowling Green was third (192.250) and No. 10 Illinois State rounded out the field (192.125).

"I was happy with the way we competed tonight," Drass said. "BYU is a great team and we had our chances at making a run at them, but they hit routines when they had to and we struggled at the end."

Mizzou was within one point of the Cougars heading into the final rotation, but were unable to capitalize on a shaky BYU beam team. Mizzou had two falls on floor on the final rotation and all-around champion Kelly Parkinson put the finishing touches on a great night with her 9.825 beam routine leading BYU to the win. Parkinson's all-around mark of 39.225 is the second-highest all-around score in Cat Classic history.

The Tigers were led by freshman Lindsay Davis, who has been a rock-solid competitor for the Tigers in the all-around competition all season. Davis broke the MU freshman all-around record with her mark of 38.900 eclipsing the mark of 38.850 that was set just last weekend against Nebraska by freshman teammate Andrea Nervig.

Davis tied for fifth on vault with a career best 9.725, tied for ninth on beam with a mark of 9.700, and was third on floor with a career-high score of 9.775.

Sophomore Leah Gremaud also registered one of the top-Tiger performances of the night as she won the balance beam on her way to breaking the Cat Classic balance beam record and also tying the MU school record with a mark of 9.925.

Senior Ann Gietler and sophomore continued to be solid on bars. Gietler finished second with a 9.850 while sophomore Alina Hamm tied for fourth with a 9.825.

The Tigers are now 3-3 overall, 1-2 in dual competition, and 0-1 in the Big 12. The top 10 gymnasts in each event qualify for the individual competition of the two day extravaganza. Saturday nights competition starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Hearnes Center. For ticket information, call 1 800 CAT PAWS. Listed below are the team scores and the top ten gymnasts in each event.

Team Score
BYU-193.600
Missouri-192.425
Bowling Green-192.250
Illinois State-192.125


Vault
BYU-48.650
Bowling Green-48.475
Missouri-47.875
Illinois State-47.275


Bars
Bowling Green-48.650
BYU-48.550
Illinois State-48.500
Missouri-47.975


Beam
Illinois State-48.700
Missouri-48.550
BYU-47.600
Bowling Green-46.450


Floor
BYU-48.800
Bowling Green-48.675
Missouri-48.025
Illinois State-47.650

Individual

All-Around
1. Kelly Parkinson, BYU, 39.225
2. Lindsay Davis, Missouri, 38.900
3. Marny Oestrang, Bowling Green, 38.150
4. Denise Houda, Illinois State, 38.075
5. Alina Hamm, Missouri, 37.850



Vault
1. Angie Hickman, BYU, 9.850
2. Pia Svojall, Bowling Green, 9.800
3. Kelly Parkinson, BYU, 9.775
4. Kim Little, BYU, 9.750
5. Alina Hamm, Missouri, 9.725
6. .Lindsay Davis, Missouri, 9.725
7. Amber Curry, Bowling Green, 9.700
8. Marny Oestrang, Bowling Green, 9.700
9. Jeni Lopez, BYU 9.675
10. Kristy Kreinbrink, Illinois State, 9.650
11. Jamie Kent, Bowling Green, 9.650

Bars
1. Kim Little, BYU, 9.875
2. Ann Gietler, Missouri, 9.850
3. Lindsay Lines, BYU, 9.850
4. Alina Hamm, Missouri, 9.825
5. Marny Oestrang, Bowling Green, 9.825
6. Melissa Popovich, Bowling Green, 9.825
7. Kelly Parkinson, BYU, 9.800
8. Michelle Huston, Illinois State, 9.750
9. Dana Luther, Illinois State, 9.725
10. Kelly Kropko, Bowling Green, 9.725

Beam
1. Leah Gremaud, Missouri, 9.925
2. Kari Dye, BYU, 9.850
3. Kelly Parkinson, BYU, 9.825
4. Dana Luther, Illinois State, 9.800
5. Heather Mohler, Illinois State, 9.775
6. Laura Forbes, Missouri, 9.750
7. Jaime Reineck, Illinois State, 9.750
8. Heather Holden, Missouri, 9.725
9. Lindsay Davis, Missouri, 9.700
10. Lisa Klein, Illinois State, 9.700

Floor
1. Kelly Parkinson, BYU, 9.825
2. Jeni Lopez, BYU, 9.800
3. Lindsay Davis, Missouri, 9.775
4. Marny Oestrang, Bowling Green, 9.775
5. Melissa Popovich, Bowling Green, 9.775
6. Kari Dye, BYU, 9.750
7. Kristy Kreinbrink, Illinois State, 9.750
8. Amber Curry, Bowling Green, 9.750
9. Candace Cosgrove, BYU, 9.725
10. Lisa Klein, Illinois State, 9.725