LSU senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney said earlier this season winning a national title would be icing on the cake for her career.
On Saturday at the NCAA Championships, Clare-Kearney got two servings of icing.
The Manchester, Conn., native won individual national championships on the vault and the floor exercise, becoming the first gymnast in LSU history to win two titles.
“[Winning the national title] was an amazing feeling,” Clare-Kearney said. “It was really an honor.”
Clare-Kearney beat out another Tiger, junior Susan Jackson, by only .006 to claim the title. This also marked the first time LSU had gymnasts finish first and second in one event at the national championships.
Sophomore Staci Schwitkis added even more history to the night with her 10th place finish on vault, marking the first time the Tigers had three gymnasts place top 10 nationally in one event.
Junior Summer Hubbard, the fourth Tiger to compete in an event Saturday, finished in 16th place on the uneven bars.
 
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