LSU gymnastics advances to NCAA Championship (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) By Spencer Chrisman | April 3, 2021 at 10:37 PM CDT - Updated April 3 at 10:37 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (WAFB) - No. 3 LSU gymnastics is advancing to the 2021 NCAA Championships for the 31st time in school history.
The Tigers beat out Kentucky and Arizona State in the Regional Finals on Saturday, April 3 to finish second behind Utah. LSU needed a strong performance heading into beams, the final rotation.
Heading into the final rotation it was Utah in first at 148.700, Kentucky in second at 148.250 and LSU in third at 148.225.
The Tigers would answer with a strong performance on beam from Christina Desiderio who opened with a 9.90, Sami Durante would follow with a 9.95. Alyona Shchennikova replaced Haleigh Bryant and scored a 9.825.
LSU star gymnast Haleigh Bryant won SEC Freshman of the Week for the fifth time this season out of eight meets. Bryant posted a career best all-around score of 39.625 against No. 22 Missouri.
SEC announces seeding for 2021 Gymnastics Championship
LSU Gymnastics Bridget Dean during a match against the Florida Gators at PMAC on 2 12, 2021 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photo by: Brandon Gallego (Source: Chris Parent/Chris Parent / LSU Athletics) By Spencer Chrisman | March 8, 2021 at 10:23 AM CST - Updated March 8 at 10:57 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Southeastern Conference has announced seeding for the 2021 Gymnastics Championship based on the final regular-season National Qualifying Scores (NQS). LSU will be the No. 2 seed.
The SEC Gymnastics Championship is scheduled for Saturday, March 20 in Hunstville, Ala. The first session will feature seeds 5-8 at 2:30 p.m. at the Von Braun Center. The second session will feature seeds 1-4 at 7 p.m. both sessions will be aired live on the SEC Network.
No. 3 LSU gymnastics closes regular season with win against No. 22 Missouri LSU gymnastics ends its regular season with a win. (Source: LSU Athletics) By WAFB Staff | March 5, 2021 at 9:54 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 5:46 AM
The following information is from LSU Athletics:
Freshman Haleigh Bryant and sophomore Kiya Johnson bookmarked the night with perfect scores to lead No. 3 LSU (6-3, 3-3 SEC) to a 197.875-196.175 win over No. 22 Missouri on Friday night inside the PMAC.
Bryant scored her first career 10 as the Tigers’ anchor on vault. Johnson ended the night with her second 10 on floor and fourth of her career.