Well talk about busting out of a losing streak in a big way. Utah’s fourth-ranked gymnastics team beat No. 20 Georgia with a season-best 198.15-196.35 effort in front of 15,208 fans at the Huntsman Center on Friday.
The effort not only broke Utah’s two-meet slump, but matched the fourth-highest score in school history. The Utes haven’t reached a 198.15 since the 2015 Pac-12 Championships. The program’s record is a 198.6 scored against Brigham Young in 2004.
MaKenna Merrell-Giles and MyKayla Skinner led the Utes in the win, with Merrell-Giles earning her first 10.0 on the floor and Skinner winning the all-around (39.