University of Wyoming Athletics

2015-16: Indoors, won the 60-meter hurdles at three different meets and the 55-meter hurdles at one…posted a season-best time of 8.84 in the event at the Powder River Dual…took 14th in the 60-meter hurdles at the MW indoor championships with a time of 8.93…outdoors, won the 100-meter hurdles at two meets, including a win with a season-best time of 14.10 at the Utah Spring Classic…placed 11th in the 100-meter hurdles at the MW outdoor championships with a time of 14.33…in the classroom, earned MW Academic All-Conference and MW Scholar Athlete honors with a 3.52 GPA.

2014-15: Ran one all-time top 10 mark in Wyoming history during the season...indoors ran the seventh-fastest 60-meter hurdles in 8.60 at the Power Meet on Dec. 12...finished 10th in the event at the MW Championships...outdoors ran a personal-best 14.01 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Cowpoke Open on May 1...finished 10th in the event at the conference meet...also notched a personal-best 1:04.00 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Fum McGraw Quadrangular on March 28...named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom.

 

2013-14: Notched one mark in Wyoming's all-time top 10 during her first year in the program...indoors ran the 10th-fastest 60-meter hurdles in school history with an 8.84 at the MW Championships...placed 13th in the event at the conference meet...outdoors ran a season-best 14.34 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Tom Benich Invite on April 4...place ninth in the event at the MW Championships...named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom.

Before Wyoming: Was coached by Kevin Williams at Kelly Walsh High School during her prep career...a three-time state champion in the 100-meter hurdles...as a senior was the 100-meter hurdles state champion to earn the Best of the Best Award...finished runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles to earn two all-state honors...as a junior won the 100-meter hurdles and earned the Best of the Best Award...placed third in the 300-meter hurdles while leading her team to the state title....as a sophomore won the 100-meter hurdles and placed second in the 300-meter hurdles...as a freshman placed seventh in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet...owned personal bests of 14.4 in the 100-meter hurdles and 44.6 in the 300-meter hurdles...in the classroom was on the honor roll and was a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: The daughter of Maurice and Vickie Skates...born July 7, 1995...majoring in international studies at UW…serves as the President of Wyoming’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee…also serves as the Mountain West representative for the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

60-Meter Hurdles - 8.60 (2015) (No. 7 UW All-Time Mark)

200 Meters - 26.02 (2015)

800 Meters - 2:46.77 (2017)

Long Jump: 16-6 (2016)

High Jump: 4-6 (2017)

Shot Put: 30-9.25 (2017)

Pentathlon: 2,916 (2017)

100-Meter Hurdles – 14.01 (2015)

200 Meters – 26.26 (2016)

400-Meter Hurdles – 1:04.00 (2015)