University of Utah Athletics

SAN FRANCISCO—Utah sophomore MyKayla Skinner began the 2018 season the same way she did a year ago, by earning Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week. It is the eighth career Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honor for Skinner, which places her second in Pac-12 history behind UCLA's Vanessa Zamarripa's nine career honors from 2009-13.
 
Last year as a freshman, Skinner set Pac-12 single-season records for Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week (7) and Freshman of the Week (6) awards.
 
Skinner's three victories last Friday against BYU led Utah to the third-highest season-opening score in school history and a 197.000-194.275 win. She tied for first in the all-around with teammate MaKenna Merrell-Giles (39.475) and won bars (9.90) and beam (9.90). Skinner's scores in the all-around, bars, beam and vault (9.875) all ranked in the top 10 in the country on opening week and helped Utah rise to No. 2 in the latest national rankings.