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Ute Gymnasts To Compete in NCAA Championships Friday
4/12/2019 8:45 AM | Gymnastics
Utes at a Glance
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* Utah is only school to qualify for all 38 NCAA Gymnastics Championships and is making a record 44th consecutive trip to nationals dating back to the 1976 AIAW Championship.
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* The Utes have won nine NCAA Championships and 10 total national titles (1981 AIAW). Utah has finished as the NCAA runner-up eight times—most recently in 2015.
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* In the 26-year history of the Super Six (1993-2018), Utah advanced to the finals 21 times to tie for second among all teams. Utah is one of just two schools to qualify into the first and last Super Six.
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* 2016 USA Olympic alternate MyKayla Skinner is a two-time NCAA champion, winning the floor title in 2017 and the vault title in 2018. A two-time NCAA all-around runner-up (2017-18), Skinner placed fourth all-around at the 2016 Olympic Trials prior to joining the Utes.
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* Junior MyKayla Skinner owns a school-record 22 career All-America awards. Nineteen of Skinner's All-America honors are first team (eight NCAA, 11 regular season) and three are second team.
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*Utah has four All-Americans on its current squad: MyKayla Skinner (22), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (8), Kari Lee (3), Missy Reinstadtler (1) and Sydney Soloski (1).
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* Utah competes three all-arounders and all have season highs of 39.500 or better: MyKayla Skinner (39.750), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (39.650) and Kari Lee (39.550).
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* Utah captured its ninth all-women's sports attendance title in 2019, averaging 14,842 fans a meet.
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Championships Start on Apr. 19
Utah opens NCAA competition in the Fort Worth Convention Center on Friday, Apr. 19 in the afternoon semifinal at noon CT/11 a.m. MT. Competing with No. 5 Utah are No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 LSU and No. 6 Michigan. The evening semifinal (6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT) features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Denver, No. 7 Georgia and No. 8 Oregon State. The top two teams from each semi will advance to the NCAA Final on Saturday, Apr. 20 at 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT.
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Broadcast Schedule
The ESPN family will televise every session of the competition live with semifinal 1 on ESPN2, semifinal 2 on ESPNU (joined in progress on ESPN2) and the final on ESPNU. The announcers are Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson-Clarke. Utah alum Holly Rowe is on the "sidelines." All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN3. ESPN 700 radio with Mike Lageschulte and Maddy Stover will broadcast Utah's competitions.
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For the Record
Utah enters NCAA play with a 21-5 overall record … Utah was runner-up at both the Pac-12 Championship and at regionals … The Utes drew the same rotation for the NCAA Championship semifinal as they did for the regional final on Apr. 5: floor, vault, bars and beam … Utah is 1-4 this season against the teams in its semifinal. Utah lost to LSU in the GymQuarters Invitational in Missouri and again in regional finals in Baton Rouge. The Utes lost to UCLA at home and finished second to the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championship. Utah beat Michigan at home.
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Accolades
MyKayla Skinner and MaKenna Merrell-Giles were named 2019 regular season All-Americans—Skinner in the all-around, vault, bars, floor and Merrell-Giles in the all-around and vault. Skinner's honors were all first-team, while Merrell-Giles was first team on vault and second team in the all-around … Skinner, Merrell-Giles, Kari Lee and Macey Roberts made the All-Pac-12 Conference team. Skinner has tied a 13-year-old Pac-12 record for most all-conference awards with 14 (13 first team, one second team) … Shannon McNatt (first team), Skinner (second team) and Missy Reinstadtler (second team) highlighted the Utah contingent on the Pac-12 All-Academic team. See sidebar on page 3 for a complete list of Utah's season awards to date.
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Chalk Talk
A Ute won the all-around both days at the Baton Rouge Regional, Apr. 5-6. MyKayla Skinner was the official all-around and floor champion with her victories during semifinals. MaKenna Merrell-Giles had the top all-around score on finals' night and tied for first on vault with Skinner, who also won floor … The 2019 Utes have set the school record for most 197 scores in a season with 13, including all 12 regular-season meets (high of 198.025 at the Pac-12 Championship) and the regional final … Individual winners are Skinner (34), Merrell-Giles (13), Kari Lee (4), Adrienne Randall (3), Missy Reinstadtler (3), Alexia Burch (1), Cristal Isa (1) and Sydney Soloski (1). … The Utes have hit 326-of-334 routines … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are Lee (52-52), Macey Roberts (28-28), Randall (25-25), Hunter Dula (12-12), Cristal Isa (7-7) and Shannon McNatt (6-6).
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Ute Insider
MyKayla Skinner ran her NCAA record for routines performed without a fall to 161 before falling for the first time of her college career on bars in the regional final on Apr. 6. She has now hit 162-163 career routines … Skinner performs the most difficult vault and floor routines in NCAA gymnastics. Her vault is a Yurchenko double and her floor routine opens with a double twisting double back and ends with a full in. She also performs double back dismounts on both bars and beam and the straddled Ray release move on bars—all rarities in college gymnastics … MaKenna Merrell-Giles is wearing a half tennis ball taped to the top of her foot to prevent further aggravating an ankle injury … Lost for the season to injury are freshmen Cammy Hall and Cristal Isa. Junior All-America all-arounder Missy Reinstadtler has been limited to bars this season due to injury … Skinner was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week four times, bringing her all-time Pac-12 career record to 16.
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All-Time All-American
With her four 2019 regular season All-America awards, MyKayla Skinner is already Utah's all-time leader in All-America awards with 22 (regular season and NCAA Championship combined). Skinner passed former Ute great Ashley Postell who was a 20-time All-American from 2005-08. All of Postell's awards were won at the NCAA Championships, where she earned the maximum number of 20 possible (the WCGA began awarding regular season All-America honors in 2013). Nineteen of Skinner's 22 All-America honors are first team (eight NCAA, 11 regular season) and the remaining three are second team. She has two NCAA individual championships (floor in 2017 and vault in 2018).
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Winner Skinner
Junior MyKayla Skinner's 34 victories this season leads the team and is tied for eighth in school history (she also had 34 wins in 2018). Her 43 wins in 2017 ranks second all-time at Utah. Skinner's 111 career victories ranks third in school history and she is one win away from tying for second with Theresa Kulikowski (112 from 1999-2003). Among Skinner's career victories are two NCAA championships (vault, 2017; floor, 2018), eight NCAA regional titles (including the all-around and floor this season) and seven Pac-12 championships (including vault and floor in 2019). Skinner's seven career Pac-12 golds is tied for second in conference history.
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* Utah is only school to qualify for all 38 NCAA Gymnastics Championships and is making a record 44th consecutive trip to nationals dating back to the 1976 AIAW Championship.
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* The Utes have won nine NCAA Championships and 10 total national titles (1981 AIAW). Utah has finished as the NCAA runner-up eight times—most recently in 2015.
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* In the 26-year history of the Super Six (1993-2018), Utah advanced to the finals 21 times to tie for second among all teams. Utah is one of just two schools to qualify into the first and last Super Six.
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* 2016 USA Olympic alternate MyKayla Skinner is a two-time NCAA champion, winning the floor title in 2017 and the vault title in 2018. A two-time NCAA all-around runner-up (2017-18), Skinner placed fourth all-around at the 2016 Olympic Trials prior to joining the Utes.
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* Junior MyKayla Skinner owns a school-record 22 career All-America awards. Nineteen of Skinner's All-America honors are first team (eight NCAA, 11 regular season) and three are second team.
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*Utah has four All-Americans on its current squad: MyKayla Skinner (22), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (8), Kari Lee (3), Missy Reinstadtler (1) and Sydney Soloski (1).
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* Utah competes three all-arounders and all have season highs of 39.500 or better: MyKayla Skinner (39.750), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (39.650) and Kari Lee (39.550).
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* Utah captured its ninth all-women's sports attendance title in 2019, averaging 14,842 fans a meet.
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Championships Start on Apr. 19
Utah opens NCAA competition in the Fort Worth Convention Center on Friday, Apr. 19 in the afternoon semifinal at noon CT/11 a.m. MT. Competing with No. 5 Utah are No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 LSU and No. 6 Michigan. The evening semifinal (6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT) features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Denver, No. 7 Georgia and No. 8 Oregon State. The top two teams from each semi will advance to the NCAA Final on Saturday, Apr. 20 at 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT.
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Broadcast Schedule
The ESPN family will televise every session of the competition live with semifinal 1 on ESPN2, semifinal 2 on ESPNU (joined in progress on ESPN2) and the final on ESPNU. The announcers are Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson-Clarke. Utah alum Holly Rowe is on the "sidelines." All sessions will be streamed live on ESPN3. ESPN 700 radio with Mike Lageschulte and Maddy Stover will broadcast Utah's competitions.
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For the Record
Utah enters NCAA play with a 21-5 overall record … Utah was runner-up at both the Pac-12 Championship and at regionals … The Utes drew the same rotation for the NCAA Championship semifinal as they did for the regional final on Apr. 5: floor, vault, bars and beam … Utah is 1-4 this season against the teams in its semifinal. Utah lost to LSU in the GymQuarters Invitational in Missouri and again in regional finals in Baton Rouge. The Utes lost to UCLA at home and finished second to the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championship. Utah beat Michigan at home.
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Accolades
MyKayla Skinner and MaKenna Merrell-Giles were named 2019 regular season All-Americans—Skinner in the all-around, vault, bars, floor and Merrell-Giles in the all-around and vault. Skinner's honors were all first-team, while Merrell-Giles was first team on vault and second team in the all-around … Skinner, Merrell-Giles, Kari Lee and Macey Roberts made the All-Pac-12 Conference team. Skinner has tied a 13-year-old Pac-12 record for most all-conference awards with 14 (13 first team, one second team) … Shannon McNatt (first team), Skinner (second team) and Missy Reinstadtler (second team) highlighted the Utah contingent on the Pac-12 All-Academic team. See sidebar on page 3 for a complete list of Utah's season awards to date.
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Chalk Talk
A Ute won the all-around both days at the Baton Rouge Regional, Apr. 5-6. MyKayla Skinner was the official all-around and floor champion with her victories during semifinals. MaKenna Merrell-Giles had the top all-around score on finals' night and tied for first on vault with Skinner, who also won floor … The 2019 Utes have set the school record for most 197 scores in a season with 13, including all 12 regular-season meets (high of 198.025 at the Pac-12 Championship) and the regional final … Individual winners are Skinner (34), Merrell-Giles (13), Kari Lee (4), Adrienne Randall (3), Missy Reinstadtler (3), Alexia Burch (1), Cristal Isa (1) and Sydney Soloski (1). … The Utes have hit 326-of-334 routines … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are Lee (52-52), Macey Roberts (28-28), Randall (25-25), Hunter Dula (12-12), Cristal Isa (7-7) and Shannon McNatt (6-6).
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Ute Insider
MyKayla Skinner ran her NCAA record for routines performed without a fall to 161 before falling for the first time of her college career on bars in the regional final on Apr. 6. She has now hit 162-163 career routines … Skinner performs the most difficult vault and floor routines in NCAA gymnastics. Her vault is a Yurchenko double and her floor routine opens with a double twisting double back and ends with a full in. She also performs double back dismounts on both bars and beam and the straddled Ray release move on bars—all rarities in college gymnastics … MaKenna Merrell-Giles is wearing a half tennis ball taped to the top of her foot to prevent further aggravating an ankle injury … Lost for the season to injury are freshmen Cammy Hall and Cristal Isa. Junior All-America all-arounder Missy Reinstadtler has been limited to bars this season due to injury … Skinner was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week four times, bringing her all-time Pac-12 career record to 16.
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All-Time All-American
With her four 2019 regular season All-America awards, MyKayla Skinner is already Utah's all-time leader in All-America awards with 22 (regular season and NCAA Championship combined). Skinner passed former Ute great Ashley Postell who was a 20-time All-American from 2005-08. All of Postell's awards were won at the NCAA Championships, where she earned the maximum number of 20 possible (the WCGA began awarding regular season All-America honors in 2013). Nineteen of Skinner's 22 All-America honors are first team (eight NCAA, 11 regular season) and the remaining three are second team. She has two NCAA individual championships (floor in 2017 and vault in 2018).
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Winner Skinner
Junior MyKayla Skinner's 34 victories this season leads the team and is tied for eighth in school history (she also had 34 wins in 2018). Her 43 wins in 2017 ranks second all-time at Utah. Skinner's 111 career victories ranks third in school history and she is one win away from tying for second with Theresa Kulikowski (112 from 1999-2003). Among Skinner's career victories are two NCAA championships (vault, 2017; floor, 2018), eight NCAA regional titles (including the all-around and floor this season) and seven Pac-12 championships (including vault and floor in 2019). Skinner's seven career Pac-12 golds is tied for second in conference history.
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