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2019 Gymnastics Roster

Russ Isabella

MyKayla Skinner

  • Height 5-0
  • Class Junior
  • High School Higley HS
  • Hometown Gilbert, Ariz.

Biography

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
 9.975 vs. BYU, Jan. 11, 2019
 9.975 vs. Oregon State, Jan. 19, 2019
 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
 9.95 vs. Georgia, Mar. 16, 2018
 9.95 vs. UCLA, Feb. 23, 2019
Floor 10.0 vs. Stanford, Mar. 3, 2017
10.0 at Pac-12 Championship, Mar. 18, 2017
10.0 at Pac-12 Championship, Mar. 23, 2019


 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'0"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'0"
  • 2019Junior

    5'0"