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LSU gymnastics wins 1st national championship in program history

The Tigers finally reached the gymnastics mountaintop.

At long last, the LSU gymnastics program stands atop the mountain as national champions.

The Tigers, led by coach [autotag]Jay Clark[/autotag], captured the 2024 NCAA gymnastics championship on Saturday in what was their second consecutive Four on the Floor appearance. Unlike last year’s trip, which ended in disappointment, LSU has finally shrugged off the moniker of “best team to never win a championship.”

The Tigers finished with a score of 198.2250, edging out No. 3 California (silver), No. 5 Utah (bronze) and No. 4 Florida. [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] took home individual titles in the vault, while [autotag]Konnor McClain[/autotag] had the high score on the beam.

“They did everything we asked them to all year long,” Clark said on the broadcast. “It feels fantastic and I’m just so happy for them. I’m speechless.”

LSU ultimately clinched the win in the final rotation on the beam, in which it set a school record.

It took 10 appearances in the finals, but the Tigers are finally bringing the gymnastics trophy to Baton Rouge.

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LSU gymnastics advances to Four on the Floor with top score in NCAA semifinal

Haleigh Bryant recorded the top all-around score as the Tigers advance to the Four on the Floor for the second year in a row.

For the second year in a row, the LSU gymnastics team has reached the Four on the Floor.

The Tigers advanced to the final round at the NCAA championships in Fort Worth, Texas, with a total score of 198.1125, finishing .400 ahead of second-place finisher California, which also advanced to the championship round.

LSU finished with the top score in the final three rotations, with [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] recording the meet-high on the beam (9.950) and [autotag]Aleah Finnegan[/autotag] doing so on the floor (9.9625).

Bryant also finished with the highest all-around score of 39.7125.

The Tigers and Golden Bears advance to the Four on the Floor, which will also take place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on Saturday, though they’ll have to wait for the second semifinal session to find out who will complete the final grouping.

That match will air on ABC with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. CT.

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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 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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Haleigh Bryant, Jay Clark headline postseason SEC awards for LSU gymnastics

The SEC champions dominate the postseason awards, and five Tigers made the All-SEC team.

LSU gymnastics captured its first SEC title since 2019 over the weekend, and now the Tigers head into their NCAA regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a No. 1 national seed.

The Tigers have a program-best National Qualifying Score of 198.215, and that’s in large part thanks to superstar [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag]. She set the program record for Perfect 10s this season, and she’s been named the SEC Gymnast of the Year.

She’s joined as a postseason award winner by her head coach, [autotag]Jay Clark[/autotag], who was named the Co-SEC Coach of the Year alongside Kentucky’s Tim Garrison.

Further, five total Tigers were named to the All-SEC team, including Bryant as well as [autotag]Ashley Cowan[/autotag], [autotag]Kiya Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]KJ Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Konnor McClain[/autotag].

McClain was also named a member of the All-Freshman team.

 

LSU begins its postseason run in Fayetteville next Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. CT.

 

 

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LSU gymanst Haleigh Bryant named a finalist for AAI Award

Haleigh Bryant has had a legendary career at LSU.

[autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] is having a fantastic final season with the Tigers, and she’s in the mix for quite a bit of postseason hardware.

On Friday, Bryant was named a finalist for the 2024 AAI Award, which is given annually to the top senior gymnast in the country. She joins a list of finalists that also includes Luisa Blanco (Alabama), Audrey Davis (Oklahoma), Maile O’Keefe (Utah), Gabby Wilson (Michigan) and Raena Worley (Kentucky).

Bryant is seeking to become the fourth LSU gymnast to win the award after Sarah Finnegan (2019), Ashleigh Gnat (2017) and Susan Jackson (2010). She’s LSU’s all-time leader in career perfect 10s and has won 11 SEC Gymnast of the Week honors.

Bryant and the Tigers host North Carolina on Friday night for the final meet of the regular season.

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LSU superstar Haleigh Bryant earns 10th career SEC Gymnast of the Week award

Hailey Bryant recorded a season-best score in Friday night’s win against Alabama.

The No. 1 gymnast in America continues to add hardware to her collection.

On Tuesday, LSU’s [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] was named the SEC Gymnast of the Week for the fifth time this season and the 10th time in her illustrious career. She leads the conference through all nine weeks of competition, and she’s coming off a season-best 39.850 as she helped lead the Tigers to a top-10 win over Alabama on Friday night.

She posted scores of 9.900 or higher in every event in that meet, including her 14th career perfect score on the floor. Her four titles in the meet put her at 78 in her career, which ranks sixth in program history.

With two weeks remaining before the SEC Championships, Bryant and the Tigers will be back in action at the Raising Cane’s River Center on Friday night for the Podium Challenge, which will feature No. 14 Auburn, George Washington and Texas Women’s.

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LSU’s Haleigh Bryant takes home another SEC Gymnast of the Week award

Haleigh Bryant became the first gymnast in LSU history to record a perfect 10 in every event in her career on Friday night.

For the second time in as many weeks, LSU star [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] has been named the SEC Gymnast of the Week. It’s the fourth time she’s received the honor this season and the ninth time in her career.

Bryant was the Tigers’ top performer in a win over No. 19 Georgia on Friday night, recording an all-around score of 39.750. She also took home titles in the vault, beam and floor events.

She recorded a perfect score on the beam, giving her a gym slam — a perfect 10 in every event. She’s the first LSU gymnast to do so and the 14th gymnast in NCAA history. Bryant now has 13 career perfect 10s, the most in program history.

Bryant has ranked as the top gymnast in the nation for four weeks in a row now, and she will be back in action with the No. 3-ranked Tigers on Friday night as they return home to host Auburn.

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PHOTOS: No. 5 LSU gymnastics sets program record in win over No. 7 Arkansas

The Tigers put up the highest score in program history and matched the highest score in the nation this season on Friday night.

The LSU gymnastics team delivered its most impressive performance yet this season in a win over No. 7 Arkansas on Friday night.

The No. 5 Tigers won 198.475-196.200 at home against the Razorbacks, marking the highest score in program history and the highest score posted in the country this season. It also ties for the 14th-highest score in NCAA history.

LSU matched its season highs on vault and beam scores, and the performance was anchored by a program-best 49.775 floor score thanks to Haleigh Bryant’s school-record 12th career perfect 10.

“Well, we got better. That’s what this week was about. The focus and the main goal was to get a good performance, a complete performance,” coach [autotag]Jay Clark[/autotag] said in a release. “I know everyone wants to talk about the score tonight and that’s great. I do not focus on whether we get a low or high score. It’s about our performance. We did our job tonight and we can do that same performance somewhere else. For us it’s about keeping our eye on the next step ahead of us and just taking it one step at a time.”

LSU will be back in action on Friday night when it hits the road to take on Georgia. In the meantime, here are the photos from the win over the Razorbacks.

LSU gymnastics notches win in SEC opener against No. 6 Kentucky

The Tigers recorded the highest team score in the country so far this season.

LSU gymnastics began conference competition on Friday, hosting No. 6 Kentucky in the PMAC.

It couldn’t have gone much better for LSU with the Tigers posting a score of 198.125, the highest score we’ve seen around the country this year. LSU had a strong performance on vault, headlined by a 9.975 from [autotag]Haleigh Bryant[/autotag] and a 9.925 from [autotag]Savannah Schoenherr[/autotag].

But it was the floor that pushed LSU’s score into the upper echelon. The Tigers’ floor score would have been a season-high for any team in the country and was the third-highest in program history.

[autotag]Kiya Johnson[/autotag] stole the show and anchored the rotation with a perfect 10. Johnson finished with a 39.650 in the all-around, a season-high for her.

The win was Jay Clark’s 50th career victory at LSU after taking over the program in 2021.

Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Missouri on Friday. Missouri, which is coming off a win against No. 20 Georgia and has just one loss to No. 4 Alabama, will be another tough test for LSU.

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