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How to watch LSU gymnastics in the NCAA semifinal on Thursday afternoon

The Tigers are looking to get back to their second-straight Four on the Floor.

After taking victory in the Fayetteville Regional, LSU is moving on to the 2024 NCAA Gymnastics Championship semifinal in Fort Worth.

The Tigers will compete in the first semifinal, which is set for Thursday afternoon at Dickies Arena. Eight total teams are competing for a spot in the Four on the Floor, and LSU will go head-to-head against No. 3 California, No. 12 Arkansas and Stanford.

The top two teams from each semifinal will advance with No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Utah and No. 8 Alabama competing on the other side of the bracket.

“I’m proud of our group,” coach [autotag]Jay Clark[/autotag] said in a release. “We’re one step closer to where we’re trying to go and we’re ready to keep the train rolling. This team has done a good job of staying present and doing it for each other. That’s been a huge key for our success this year and we just want to continue to stay true to ourselves.

“It doesn’t get any easier now that we’re headed to the semifinals. That in itself is certainly a great accomplishment, but we want to continue to move forward and stay in the same mindset we have all year. We are grateful for each step of this journey and we’re excited to get out there and do what we’ve done all year.”

The Tigers are looking to get back to the Four on the Floor for the second year in a row, and that will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. In the meantime, here’s how to watch LSU gymnastics in the NCAA semifinal on Thursday.

How to Watch

  • Date: Thursday, April 18
  • Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. CT
  • Live Stream: ESPN2 (Additional coverage on ESPN+)
  • Live Stats: Click here

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LSU’s Haleigh Bryant wins AAI Award as top senior in gymnastics

The accolades continue to add up for Haleigh Bryant as LSU prepares for the NCAA championships this week.

The LSU gymnastics team is heading to Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday to compete in the semifinal round of the NCAA championships, but first, star [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] picked up some hardware.

She was named the AAI Award winner on Tuesday as the top senior in college gymnastics, beating out five other finalists for the award. Bryant has 31 individual titles on the season and 91 on her career, which ranks sixth all-time at LSU.

She becomes the fourth Tiger to win the AAI Award, tying them for the most in the NCAA. LSU has the most AAI winners since 2010 and the most in the SEC.

Her National Qualifying Score of 39.810 leads the nation, and she also recorded the best all-around score in the country (and program history) this season. She also leads the SEC with six conference Player of the Week awards this year.

After falling short in the Four on the Floor last spring, the Tigers will hope Bryant can lead them to a title this time around.

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LSU gymnastics to compete in first semifinal session at NCAA championships next week

The Tigers will face off against California, Arkansas and Stanford in their semifinal session.

The No. 2 LSU gymnastics team won the Fayetteville Regional over the weekend, and now it’s one of eight teams advancing to the NCAA Gymnastics Championships semifinals in Fort Worth, Texas, which will be held a week from Thursday.

The Tigers will take part in the first session at Dickies Arena, which begins at 3:30 p.m. CT and will face off against No. 3 California, No. 12 Arkansas and Stanford.

The top two teams from that session will advance to the Four on the Floor round against the top two teams from the other session, which features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Utah and No. 8 Alabama.

The semifinal rounds will be televised on ESPN2, while the final round will be held on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. CT on ABC.

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LSU gymnastics claims Fayetteville Regional title, advances to NCAA semis

The Tigers are regional champions for the 14th time in program history.

With a score of 198.250, the LSU gymnastics team was the top performer at the Fayetteville Regional final on Sunday, beating out No. 7 Kentucky, No. 10 Arkansas and No. 15 Minnesota.

The Tigers captured their 14th regional title and first since 2019. Their score also was the second-highest in program history in a regional final. Now, coach Jay Clark’s team advances to the NCAA Championship Semifinals in Forth Worth, Texas.

“I’m proud of the girls. They had a consistent and steady mindset from start to finish. We had that one mishap to start on bars, but I think in the long run that makes us better. We’re battle tested,” Clark said in a release. “This thing was as tough an environment as it could’ve been, and we had to bring our A game because everyone else did. Any four of these teams could have claimed their spot in Fort Worth and I’m just glad that we’re one of them.”

LSU and Arkansas will move on to face the top two teams from the Berkeley Regional, which features California, Denver, Arizona State and Stanford.

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PHOTOS: Florida gymnastics’ Gainesville Regional Semifinals victory

Take a look at highlights from Florida’s big win in Gainesville on Friday night in the O’Dome. 

The Florida gymnastics team advanced to the 2024 Gainesville Regional Finals inside the O’Connell Center on Friday thanks to winning Session II with a team score of 197.925.

The Missouri Tigers were the runner-up after the Gators, which earned the two schools a shot at the regional title on Sunday. Both join the Utah Utes and Michigan State Spartans in Sunday’s regional championship.

A season-high five members of the Orange and Blue competed as all-arounders Friday. [autotag]Leanne Wong[/autotag] was third overall at 39.65 and [autotag]Victoria Nguyen[/autotag] was fourth (39.55), while Skylar Draser was sixth with a collegiate-best 39.50.

Four marks of 9.9 or better helped Florida amass the top total on the floor (49.475). Nguyen and Wong led the team with 9.925 with [autotag]Sloane Blakely[/autotag] and [autotag]Ellie Lazzari[/autotag] each earning 9.9s.

Take a look below at highlights from Florida’s big win in Gainesville on Friday.

Clemson gymnastics falls to Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament

Clemson’s inaugural season ends in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Gainesville, Fla. – The Clemson Tigers scored a 195.625 in round one of the NCAA Gainesville Regional, falling to Iowa State, who scored a 195.875. The loss ends the Tigers’ inaugural team season, one that saw Clemson finish second in the conference, earn an ACC Coach of the Year honors, have the Regional Administrator of the Year and make the program’s first NCAA Tournament.

VAULT (Team Total: 49.200)

Clemson led off the meet on vault as the designated home team for the meet. Rebecca Wells led off the rotation with a solid 9.825 for the Tigers, followed by Molly Arnold’s 9.85. Lauren Rutherford and late-add Trinity Brown each earned 9.875 on the back-half of the lineup, sandwiched around Madison Minner’s 9.775, giving the Tigers a 49.200 team score and the lead after one rotation.

BARS (Team Total: 48.375)

The Tigers seemed to struggle on bars in the second rotation, but the brightest spot was Kaitlin DeGuzman’s high-score of 9.900. Rebecca Wells earned a 9.775 in the anchor position, followed by Lilly Lippeatt with a 9.75 and Eve Jackson with a 9.675. Trinity Webb recovered from a fall to stick the landing and score a 9.275 and a 97.575 team score for the Tigers through two rotations.

BEAM (Team Total: 48.975)

Rebecca Wells was the beam star for the Tigers, scoring a 9.900 to lead Clemson. Freshman Quinn Kuhl tied her season-high with a 9.80, followed by Brie Clark with a 9.775 and Sierra Church and Kielyn McCright each with a 9.75. Clemson held a 146.550 team score through three rotations to trail Iowa State by .100 heading into rotation four.

FLOOR (Team Total: 49.075)

The Tigers finished the day on floor, with Lauren Rutherford, Lilly Lippeatt, and Eve Jackson tying for the highest score for the Tigers with three 9.825s. Brie Clark and Rebecca Wells each tallied 9.8 to give the Tigers a 49.075 on floor and a 195.625 team score.

Rebecca Wells (all-around), Molly Arnold (vault, floor), Kielyn McCright (beam) and Brie Clark (floor) will compete in Friday’s second Round Two session of the NCAA Gainesville Regional.

– via Clemson Athletic Communications 

LSU gymnastics advances to Fayetteville NCAA Regional final with top score in opening session

The Tigers recorded the top team score in each rotation.

The No. 2 national-seeded LSU gymnastics team looked the part in its opening session at the Fayetteville NCAA Regional on Thursday night.

The Tigers recorded the top score of the four teams in the session, beating out 15-seeded Minnesota as well as Oregon State and BYU with a score of 197.800. Both the Tigers and Golden Gophers advance to the regional final as the top two scoring teams, which will take place on Sunday also in Bud Walton Arena.

LSU led all four teams in each rotation with the highest team score — 49.700 — coming on the floor. That was in large part thanks to a perfect 10 from [autotag]Aleah Finnegan[/autotag].

[autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] and [autotag]Konnor McClain[/autotag] recorded scores of 9.925 on the vault and balance beam, respectively. Bryant finished with a 39.525 all-around score, the second-highest in the session behind Oregon State’s Jade Carey.

Coach Jay Clark’s team is looking to return to the NCAA championships in Fort Worth, Texas, when it takes part in the regional final on Sunday.

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How to watch LSU gymnastics open NCAA regional in Fayetteville on Thursday night

The No. 2 national seed begins its postseason run on Thursday night.

The LSU gymnastics team has clinched a postseason berth for the 39th consecutive season, and it’s heading to Arkansas as the No. 2 national seed and the top seed in the Fayetteville Region.

LSU (19-3, 5-2 SEC) has a National Qualifying Score of 198.215, the highest in program history, as it seeks to punch its ticket to the NCAA championships in Fort Worth.

The Tigers begin their postseason run in the Thursday evening session, where they’re joined by No. 15 Minnesota, No. 18 Oregon State and BYU.

“There’s no such thing as an easy regional. We’ll see some familiar SEC faces and we know that it’ll be a great environment, but regardless of where we go, we have a job to do” coach Jay Clark said in a release. “It’s just about us staying on our same message, and that’s focusing on the five minutes in front of our face and not getting too ahead of ourselves. We just have to go out there and be normal. If we can do that, then we’re pretty confident in the results.”

The regional round runs through Saturday and the NCAA championships will be from April 18-20.

Here’s what you need to know to watch LSU’s opening session at the Fayetteville Regional on Thursday night.

How to Watch

  • Date: Thursday, April 4
  • Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Time: 7 p.m. CT
  • Live Stream: ESPN+
  • Live Stats: Click here

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Clemson gymnastics ready to face Iowa State in first NCAA Regional

Clemson will participate in their first ever NCAA Regional.

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson gymnastics opens its first-ever NCAA Regional competition on Thursday afternoon, taking on Iowa State in first round action at 2:00 p.m. The dual meet is set to be streamed on ESPN+.

The winner of Clemson’s dual meet against Iowa State will face Florida, Missouri, and Georgia in a quad meet on Friday, April 5, while the other portion of the regional includes Utah, Michigan State, Towson, and Maryland. The regional final will be held on Sunday, April 7.

2024 AAI Award Nominee Rebecca Wells was selected as an individual all-around competitor, while Molly Arnold was selected as both a vault and floor specialist. Kielyn McCright will serve as an individual event specialist on beam, and Brie Clark on floor.

The Tigers are coming off a second-place finish at the 2024 ACC Championships, where seven Tigers earned ACC All-Championship honors. Lilly Lippeatt, a redshirt freshman from Mason, Ohio, and Clemson’s first freshman signee was named the ACC’s Newcomer of the Year for the 2024 season, while Amy Smith was named ACC Coach of the Year in her first competitive season guiding the Tigers.

The Tigers will start the dual on vault and rotate in olympic order (vault, bars, beam, floor).

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– Via Clemson Athletic Communications 

Pair of Gators gymnasts earn WCGA Regular-Season All-America honors

These two Gators are keeping up the proud tradition of excellence for Florida’s gymnastics program.

The Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association announced its regular-season All-America honors for the 2024 season, which included five total selections for the Florida gymnastics program split between a pair of student-athletes.

Florida freshman [autotag]Anya Pilgrim[/autotag] and junior [autotag]Leanne Wong[/autotag] were the two who earned the accolades. The former earned multiple All-American honors, landing on the second team in all-around and vault as one of just five freshmen among the selections.

The latter earned her first-team placement in the uneven bars event for the third consecutive season while claiming second-team honors for balance beam and all-around — making Wong an 18-time All-American with eight coming from the NCAA and 10 from the WCGA regular season.

Final national qualifying scores in the Road to Nationals rankings determine the WCGA All-Americans. The top eight gymnasts in each event and the all-around receive first-team honors and gymnasts Nos. 9-16 receive second-team honors with all ties included.

This is the 12th year the WCGA has recognized regular-season All-Americans.

Both Pilgrim (Barbados) and Wong (U.S.) competed in the 2023 FIG World Championships in Belgium last October, with Wong winning gold with Team USA.

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