Livvy Dunne, LSU Celebrate After Winning 1st NCAA Gymnastics Title in School History
Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIApril 20, 2024
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Led by individual all-around champion Haleigh Bryant and closed by Aleah Finnegan’s title-clinching beam performance, LSU gymnastics won its first-ever national championship on Saturday by besting Florida, Utah and California for the title in Fort Worth, Texas.
Afterward, the LSU team (including senior gymnast and social media star Livvy Dunne) celebrated the huge win:
LSU Gymnastics @LSUgymNATIONAL. CHAMPIONS.
LET THAT SINK IN. pic.twitter.com/ePdtAQCfUJ
LSU Tiger TV @lsutigertv@livvydunne speaks to her emotions after @LSUgym brings home their first National Championship pic.twitter.com/OGUoVnSbDn
Inside Gymnastics @InsideGym pic.twitter.com/PzFsOmqnlp
LSU Gymnastics @LSUgymAllow us to formally introduce your 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/6jI9F37wqm
WBRZ News @WBRZThe LSU Gymnastics team holds the program’s first-ever NCAA Trophy pic.twitter.com/8yuh8oBbdg
LSU Gymnastics @LSUgymTypical beam slay from @_KonnorMcClain
She scores a 9.9625! pic.twitter.com/1vlLmLXAJG
Bryant finished tied with Cal’s eMjae Frazier atop the all-around scoreboard at 39.7125 points apiece. She notably tied Cal’s Mya Lauzon tied atop the vault leaderboard with 9.95 points apiece, tied for second in the balance beam (behind teammate Konnor McClain) and finished solo second behind Florida’s Leanne Wong in the floor exercise.
ESPN @espnHALEIGH BRYANT STUCK THE LANDING‼️
📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/RC11faXP8v
LSU Gymnastics @LSUgymHB doing HB things
It’s a 9.9375 for @haleighbryant3!
📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/nDGhSSo83R
LSU Gymnastics @LSUgymNo one better to close us out.
It’s a 9.950 from @haleighbryant3
📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/XMVSlDuCSx
LSU closed with the beam, where Finnegan shined with a 9.95 to close out the Tigers’ national title.
LSU Gymnastics @LSUgymICE IN HER VEINS
Aleah. Finnegan. Called. Game. pic.twitter.com/3HAOlSVg7D
Dunne didn’t take part in the national championship, although she’s performed in most of LSU’s meets along the way.
She notably participated in nine meets, including a career-high 9.900 score in the floor during the second round of the NCAA tournament regionals.
With the victory, LSU earned the school’s 52nd-ever team title.
