Last Friday night, the LSU gymnastics team took on Ohio State at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for their first meet of the season. The Tigers came away with a 196.975-196.775 win and a couple of gymnasts earned SEC awards on Tuesday due to that performance.
LSU senior [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] and freshman [autotag]Amari Drayton[/autotag] took home the SEC awards for SEC Gymnast of the Week and SEC Co-Freshman of the Week. Bryant finished as the top all-around gymnast in the country after week one with a score of 39.675. LSU needed her to be great against the Buckeyes and she was.
Picking up right where she left off 👏
Haleigh Bryant is the first @SEC Gymnast of the Week of 2024!
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— LSU Gymnastics (@LSUgym) January 9, 2024
A new queen is in town 👑
Amari Drayton is your @SEC Co-Freshman of the week!
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— LSU Gymnastics (@LSUgym) January 9, 2024
Drayton emerged onto the scene with a fantastic showing on the vault and the floor as she scored a 9.925 in both disciplines. LSU will now hit the road to Utah to compete in the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad. The Tigers will take on No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Utah, No. 5 LSU, and No. 12 UCLA.
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