Brigitte Kivisto is the captain of the 2009-2010 Yale women''sgymnastics team. Despite battling injuries throughout her junioryear, Kivisto competed on various events in all but one meet. Forthe last three competitions, she unveiled a new vault with a 10.0start value, scoring a career high 9.725 at Maryland. AgainstBridgeport she scored a 9.775 on floor for a new career high andadded a 9.725 at the Ivy Classic where she received second place.She never received below a 9.6 on the event all season. Kivistocompeted all-around at the ECAC Championships, earning a 9.775 onbeam. In addition, she represented Yale at the Collegiate NationalChampionships on beam and scored a 9.125. For her consistency onbeam and floor, Kivisto received the ECAC Coaches'' Choice andSpecialist of the Week Award. Kivisto was a key all-arounder in hersophomore year, competing all four events seven times. After tyingher career high of 38.3 at URI''s quad meet, she was honored as ECACGymnast of the Week. At the meet, she won all-around and beam(9.75). Kivisto''s standout floor performance was against Penn, whenshe scored a 9.75. She placed 3rd at the Ivy Classic with a 37.75,which included a season high 9.575 on vault. Despite variousinjuries, Kivisto competed in every meet of her rookie season,including six times in the all-around. At the team''s opening quadmeet at URI, she scored a 9.7 on beam to earn ECAC Rookie of theWeek honors, followed by the ECAC Coaches'' Choice Award a mere twoweeks later. Kivisto proved to be solid on all four eventsthroughout the season, as highlighted by her performance at theTowson tri-meet where she scored above a 9.5 on all four events andfinished with a career high 38.3 in the all-around. At the ECACChampionships, Kivisto received a 9.775 on beam, earning her 3rdplace. Kivisto joined the Bulldogs from American Twisters. She wasa three-time Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier. In 2001she placed 2nd on beam and in the all-around and 3rd on vault andfloor, and she was a member of the Junior National Olympic Teamthat year as well. At the Region VIII Championships, she has placed2nd and 3rd in the all-around, as well as 2nd on vault. Kivistograduated from Spanish River Community High School and was a memberof the varsity weight-lifting team.