Skip to main content

McMillan, Lee, Skinner earn final Pac-12 Gymnastics Weekly Awards of 2017

Mar 14, 2017

Gymnast of the Week: Kaytianna McMillan, OREGON STATE 

  • Kaytianna McMillan registered the first 10.0 by an Oregon State gymnast in nine years, when Tasha Smith accomplished the feat on the floor exercise. 
  • McMillan's 10 on the uneven bars is the first for and OSU gymnast on the bars since Elizabeth Jillson in 2003. 
  • She went on to win titles on floor (tied career-high, 9.950) and in the all-around with a career-best 39.650. Her all-around score ties as the third-highest all-around mark in OSU history.
  • McMillan's efforts on Senior Day also helped lead the Beavers to a season-best score of 197.475 and their third straight team score over 197. It goes down as the fifth-best score in program history.

Specialist of the Week: Christine Peng-Peng Lee, UCLA

  • Christine Peng-Peng Lee earned her second perfect 10 of the season on uneven bars to win the event for a team-best seven times.
  • Lee has five scores of 9.95 or better on bars and has moved up to No. 2 in the nation on the event.  
  • Additionally, Lee placed second on balance beam, scoring 9.925. She has six scores of 9.9 or better on beam this season and is averaging 9.933 in her last three meets.
  • This marks Lee's third Specialist of the Week honor this season, and the 7th for UCLA. Four different UCLA gymnasts have won the award this season: Lee, Kyla Ross, Katelyn Ohashi, and Hallie Mossett. 

Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: MyKayla Skinner, UTAH 

  • MyKayla Skinner won her sixth Freshman/Newcomer of the Week award this season after placing second in the all-around at No. 7 Georgia with  a 39.425.
  • Her 39.425 all-around score was the best all-around score by a Pac-12 freshman last week and the third best overall.
  • She was also Utah's highest finisher on floor (9.925) and vault (9.875), finishing third on both. 
  • Skinner remains the nation's No. 2-ranked all-arounder.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Gymnast of the Week:
Elizabeth Price, STAN; Kari Lee, UTAH; Madison Cindric, ARIZ; Katelyn Lentz, ASU; Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA.

Specialist of the Week: Nicolette McNair, STAN; Dani Dessaints, OSU; Krysten Howard, ARIZ; Nicolette McNair, STAN; Emily Richardson, CAL; Morgan Wilson, ASU.

Freshman / Newcomer of the Week: Ashley Tai, STAN; Macy Toronjo, UCLA; Jessica Ginn, ASU; Isis Lowrey, OSU; Mariah Peterson, CAL; Heather Swanson, ARIZ.

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
March 14 Kaytianna McMillan, OSU Christine Peng-Peng Lee, UCLA MyKayla Skinner, UTAH