Career Highlights
* Two-time NCAA champion (FX 2017, VT 2018)
* Two-time NCAA all-around runner-up (2017, 2018)
* NCAA record holder for consecutive routines without a fall (161)
* School-record 26-time All-American (13 NCAA, 13 regular season)
* 23 first-team All-America awards (12 NCAA, 11 regular season)
* 13 top-10 individual finishes at the NCAA Championships
* Eight-time regional champion (3x AA, 3x FX, 1 VT, 1 UB)
* Seven-time Pac-12 champion (2x AA, 3x FX, 2x VT)
* Pac-12 co-record holder for most all-conference awards with 14 (13 first team)
* Pac-12 record holder for career Gymnast of the Week awards (16)
* Pac-12 co-record holder for single-season Gymnast of the Week awards (7)
* Pac-12 record holder for Freshman of the Week awards (6)
* Three-time Utah MVP
* 111 career victories (third in school history)
* 28 career all-around wins (second in school history)
* Has hit 166-of-167 career routines
* Three career 10.0’s on floor
* Two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American
* Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic
2019 Season (Junior)
* Eight-time 1st-team All-American (4 NCAA, 4 regular season)
* Four top-10 NCAA finishes across both semifinals (5th VT, 5th FX, 6th UB, 7th AA)
* Placed in the top three in semifinal 1 of the NCAA Championships on VT, UB and FX (4th AA)
* NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-around and floor champion
* Pac-12 champion on vault and floor (10.0)
* Pac-12 all-around runner-up
* Five time All-Pac-12 Conference (1st team AA, VT, UB, FX; 2nd team UB)
* Four-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week
* Utah MVP
* 34 victories
* Hit 56-57 routines
* 2nd-team Pac-12 All-Academic
* Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2018 Season (Sophomore)
* NCAA vault champion
* NCAA all-around runner-up
* 10-time All-American (5 NCAA, 5 regular season)
* Seven-time 1st-team All-American (4 NCAA, 3 regular season)
* Five top-10 NCAA finishes across both semifinals (1st VT, 2nd AA, 4th BB, 5th FX, 7th UB)
* Three-time regional champion (all-around, bars, floor)
* Two-time Pac-12 champion (all-around, floor)
* Five-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week
* Utah MVP
* 34 victories
* Hit 54-54 routines
* WCGA Scholastic All-American
* 1st-team Pac-12 All-Academic
* Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2017 Season (Freshman)
* NCAA floor champion
* NCAA all-around runner-up
* Eight-time 1st-team All-American (4 NCAA, 4 regular season)
* Won all-around, vault and floor titles in NCAA Semifinal I
* Four top-10 NCAA finishes across both semifinals (1st FX, 2nd AA, 5th VT, 8th BB)
* Three-time regional champion (all-around, floor, vault)
* Three-time Pac-12 champion (all-around, floor, vault)
* Set record for most Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards (7) in a season
* Set record for most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (6)
* Four-time 1st-team All-Pac-12 Conference
* 43 victories (second in school history)
* School-record 12 all-around wins
* Hit 56-56 routines
* 56 consecutive routines without a fall tied the school season record
* Set Utah freshman all-around scoring record (39.775)
* Two 10.0 scores included one at the Pac-12 Championship
* Utah MVP
* Utah Athletics Female Rookie of the Year
* WCGA Scholar All-American
* Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Prior to Utah
* 2016 USA gold-medal Olympic Team alternate
* 4th all-around, 2nd on vault, 5th on beam, 5th on floor at the 2016 USA Olympic Gymnastics Trials
* 2016 Glasgow World Cup all-around champion
* Four-year member of U.S. Senior National Team
* 2014 gold medalist USA World Championships team member
* 3rd on vault, 4th on floor at the 2014 World Championships
* 2015 USA World Championships team alternate
* 2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 10th all-around at the 2016 P&G National Championships
* 2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 7th all-around, 7th on beam at the 2015 P&G National Championships
* 2nd on vault, 2nd on floor, 5th all-around, 6th on beam at the 2014 P&G National Championships
* 3rd on vault, 3rd on floor, 6th all-around at the 2013 P&G National Championships
* 2nd on vault, 8th on beam at the 2016 Secret U.S. Classic
* 2nd on vault, 7th all-around at the 2015 Secret U.S. Classic
* 2nd on vault, 5th all-around, 6th on beam, 6th on floor at the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic
* 2nd on vault, 10th all-around at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic
* 1st on vault, 5th all-around at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy
* 2nd all-around at the 2015 AT&T American Cup
* 1st on vault, 1st on floor, 4th all-around at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy
* 1st all-around, vault, floor and team at the 2014 Pan American Championships
* Member of the USA Junior National Team member from 2011-12
* Trained at Desert Lights Gymnastics
* Club coaches: Lisa Spini, John Spini, Neela Nelson, Bob Peterson, Bruce McGehee
* Graduated from Higley High School
Personal
* Daughter of Kym and Cris Skinner
* Brother Jeremy and sisters Chelsea and Katie
* Sisters were both gymnasts
* Communications major
* Full name is MyKayla Brooke Skinner
* Name is pronounced mick-ay-la
Skinner’s Career Highs
All-Around |
39.775 vs. BSU/DU/Illinois-Chicago, Jan. 20, 2017 |
Vault |
9.975 vs. BSU/DU/Illinois-Chicago, Jan. 20, 2017 |
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9.975 vs. BYU, Jan. 11, 2019 |
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9.975 vs. Oregon State, Jan. 19, 2019 |
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9.975 vs. Stanford, Feb. 18, 2019 |
Bars |
9.975 vs. Oregon State, Jan. 19, 2018 |
Beam |
9.95 vs. Arizona State, Feb. 25, 2017 |
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9.95 vs. Georgia, Mar. 16, 2018 |
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9.95 vs. UCLA, Feb. 23, 2019 |
Floor |
10.0 vs. Stanford, Mar. 3, 2017 |
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10.0 at Pac-12 Championship, Mar. 18, 2017 |
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10.0 at Pac-12 Championship, Mar. 23, 2019 |