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Skinner, Ohashi's perfect 10.0s earn Pac-12 gymnastics weekly awards

Mar 7, 2017

Gymnast and Freshman of the Week: MyKayla Skinner, UTAH 
• MyKayla Skinner won her seventh Gymnast of the Week award this season after winning the all-around (39.650), vault (9.95), bars (9.95) and floor (10.0) to lead UTAH past STANFORD 197.500 - 196.275.
• Skinner had the highest all-around score in the country this week (tied with teammate Baely Rowe) with a 39.650.
• Her 10.0 on floor is the first perfect score on floor in the Pac-12 this season. 
• She is undefeated this season in the all-around and on vault and has 34 victories this season of a possible 45 individual titles.

Specialist of the Week: Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA
• Katelyn Ohashi scored her first career perfect 10 on the balance beam, leading UCLA to a 197.525-196.800 win over CALIFORNIA.
• Ohashi won both events in which she competed, scoring career-high marks of 10.0 on beam and 9.925 on floor. 
• Ohashi has scored 9.9 or higher on her last five beam routines, averaging 9.955 over those five routines.
• She is the fourth Bruin this season to score a perfect 10, and is just the seventh Bruin in history to score a 10 on beam.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Gymnast of the Week: Nichelle Christopherson, ASU; Joslyn Goings, WASH; Christine Peng-Peng Lee, UCLA; Kaytianna McMillan, OSU; Danielle McNair, STAN; Victoria Ortiz, ARIZ.

Specialist of the Week: Erika Aufiero, OSU; Hailey Burleson, WASH; Zoe Draghi, CAL; Krysten Howard, ARIZ; Katelyn Lentz, ASU; Elizabeth Price, STAN.

Freshman / Newcomer of the Week: Nichelle Christopherson, ASU; Christina Berg, ARIZ; Kaylee Cole, STAN; Michaela Nelson, WASH; Mariah Peterson, CAL; Kyla Ross, UCLA.

2017 PAC-12 GYMNASTICS WEEKLY HONORS

  Gymnast of the Week Specialist of the Week Freshman / Newcomer of the Week
Jan. 10 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Elizabeth Price, STAN MyKayla Skinner, UTAH
Jan. 17 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Christine Peng-Peng Lee, UCLA MyKayla Skinner, UTAH
Jan. 24 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Toni-Ann Williams, CAL MyKayla Skinner, UTAH
Jan. 31 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Kyla Ross, UCLA Kyla Ross, UCLA
Feb. 7 Madison Kocian, UCLA Elizabeth Price, STAN Madison Kocian, UCLA
Feb. 14 Kaytianna McMillan, OSU Christine Peng-Peng Lee, UCLA Madison Kocian, UCLA
Feb. 21 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA Kyla Ross, UCLA
Feb. 28 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Hallie Mossett, UCLA MyKayla Skinner, UTAH
March 7 MyKayla Skinner, UTAH Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA MyKayla Skinner, UTAH