LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux teased freshman Rheagan Courville for ending up “in the locker room” after her first tumbling pass in a previous meet because she jumped so high.
Sophomore Kaleigh Dickson joked that the student section had to catch her.
Courville harnessed that abounding energy on Friday against Kentucky to have the performance of her career and give her team something to smile about after an unforgiving road stint.
Courville earned her first career all-around title to guide the Lady Tigers (2-6, 2-2
Southeastern Conference) to a 196.125-195.050 win against the Wildcats (3-4, 0-2 SEC) on Friday in the PMAC, snapping the squad’s two-meet skid.
“It felt good to be able to put four events together, hit my routines, so that my team could count all my scores,” Courville said.
Courville clocked a score of 39.450 by taking the individual title in three of four events, highlighted by her 9.925 tally on the balance beam. She has now totaled eight individual titles in her fledgling freshman campaign to lead the team.
“She does have a quality of total athleticism,” Breaux said. “She’s got tremendous difficulty and real focus. I think we’re in store for some really nice gymnastics from Rheagan, the freshman class and this whole