The LSU gymnastics team had reached the final round of the NCAA tournament nine times prior to Saturday’s trip. It came up short in all of them.
The 10th time proved to be the charm, however. LSU ended its futility by capturing the program’s first national championship after a historic season. The Tigers, ranked No. 2 in the country and the favorites in the Four on the Floor event, edged out No. 3 California, No. 5 Utah and No. 4 Florida.
LSU finished with a team score of 198.225 with Haleigh Bryant (vault) and Konnor McClain (balance beam) also recording event-high scores.
Here were the photos as the Tigers are national champions for the first time.