BYU’s Kylie Eaquinto (co-gymnast) and Brynlee Andersen-Broekman (event specialist), Utah’s Avery Neff (co-gymnast) and West Virginia’s Kayla Smith (newcomer) collect the final Big 12 weekly awards of the 2026 campaign.
Eaquinto registered three career-high totals in vault, beam and the all-around during the Cougars’ dual at Clemson. The meet was the fourth time this season that the junior competed in all four apparatus. She won her first title in the all-around with a score of 39.475, also tying for first on vault with a personal best 9.90. Eaquinto’s performance helped No. 24 BYU upset then-No. 14 Clemson 197.225-197.175. This is her second honor this season.
Anderson-Broekman’s 9.975 on beam led all gymnasts in scoring on any apparatus in the dual meet. The score tied the junior’s career-best, as the Cougars recorded their third-highest beam score of 49.550 in program history. She also tallied a 9.850 on floor. Anderson-Broekman picks up her third Big 12 weekly accolade this season.
Neff was tabbed one of the league’s best gymnasts for the seventh time this season after earning an all-around score of 39.675 in the regular season finale at No. 5 UCLA. Her 9.975 on bars claimed the event title for the sophomore, while tying for the highest score posted by any gymnast during the meet. She posted podium finishes on vault (9.925) and beam (9.900), rounding out her meet with a 9.875 on floor. Neff ranks first in the Conference in vault, beam, bars and the all-around, while she ranks fifth in the league on floor.
Smith set career-bests during the two meets the Mountaineers competed in last week. She bested her personal best all-around score by a tenth of a point to a 39.225 against NC State to win the AA competition in the dual with the Wolfpack before adding another title against Pitt and Illinois State. The freshman also scored a career-best 9.8 on beam (vs. NC State) and a 9.825 on bars (vs. Pitt/Illinois State). Smith is the second Mountaineer gymnast to earn a league weekly accolade this season and is the first freshman from WVU to earn the Newcomer award since Jan. 2025.
The 2026 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship presented by Allstate is slated for Saturday, March 21 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Session I will begin at 1 p.m. CT/Noon MDT on ESPN+ and Session II will air on ESPNU at 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MDT.