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LSU all-around junior Ashleigh Gnat performs her floor routine Friday, March 4, 2016, during the Tigers' 197.925-196.225 victory against Alabama in the PMAC.

LSU gymnastics wins in Denton, Texas, behind another high team score

By Christian Boutwell March 13, 2016

For the fourth straight meet, LSU tallied another high team score of 197.825, or higher. LSU (13-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) scored an exact 197.825 in Denton, Texas, on Saturday against Oregon State,...

LSU all-around freshman Lexie Priessman smiles at the judges after a bars routine during the Tigers' 196.575-195.100 victory against Kentucky for the Pink & Blue Meet on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in the PMAC.

No. 3 LSU travels to Texas for tune-up meet before SEC Championships

March 10, 2016

This week for the LSU gymnastics team will closely resemble next week’s Southeastern Conference Championships. The third-ranked Tigers will compete in a quad-meet, tune-up soiree against Oregon State,...

LSU senior gymnast Michelle Gauthier is not just a back up for the team, but a strong vocal leader and pacesetter for practice.

Senior gymnast Gauthier leads by example, pushes others to improve

By Jacob Hamilton March 9, 2016

Dismounting from the apparatus after a near perfect beam set in the new LSU Gymnastics Training Facility, Michelle Gauthier still isn’t satisfied. The Mandeville native senior climbs back on the...

LSU all-around senior Jessica Savona celebrates her floor routine score Friday, March 4, 2016, during the Tigers' 197.925-196.225 victory against Alabama in the PMAC.

Seniors post career-best numbers, make last home meet one to remember

By Jacob Hamilton March 6, 2016

If you build it, they will come. LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux built an elite program, and 13,296 people came to the PMAC on Friday for then-No. 4 LSU’s 197.925-196.225 victory against then-No....

LSU freshman all-around McKenna Kelley during gymnastics availability on Monday, Feb. 29, 2015 in the Gymnastics Practice Facility.

From playing wiffle ball, to the private lessons in the playroom, to a text message, McKenna Kelley finds home at LSU

By Christian Boutwell March 6, 2016

With a bat in her hand, a wiffle ball soaring through the sky and her three sisters, mother and father in the field, McKenna Kelley’s gymnastics career began. Kelley, LSU’s freshman all-arounder,...

Gnat's Excellent Night Fuels Season High Scoring Over #3 Alabama

Gnat’s Excellent Night Fuels Season High Scoring Over #3 Alabama

March 5, 2016

In front of what was the programs’ first ever sold out crowd of 13,296, the #4 LSU gymnastics team found themselves overcome with emotion as they defeated the #3 Alabama Crimson Tide. The night was...

LSU all-around senior Randii Wyrick prepares to perform on the bars Friday, March 4, 2016, during the Tigers' 197.925-196.225 victory against Alabama in the PMAC.

No. 4 LSU posts season-high score, knocks off No. 3 Alabama in front of sellout crowd

By Jacob Hamilton March 4, 2016

The No. 4 LSU gymnastics team stayed in its “purple zone” Friday night. In front the first sellout in program history, the Tigers posted their best score of the season as No. 3 Alabama suffered...

LSU junior Ashleigh Gnat is congratulated by senior all-around Jessica Savona and the rest of her teammates after her beam rutine during the Tigers' 197.825-197.125 victory against Auburn on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in the PMAC.

LSU focuses on marquee matchup versus third-ranked Alabama on Senior Night

By Christian Boutwell March 3, 2016

For LSU coach D-D Breaux, the LSU-Alabama rivalry certainly translates to gymnastics. Like the football matchup, the fourth-ranked Tigers and the No. 3 Crimson Tide will square off in a heavyweight brawl...

LSU senior all-arounder Jessica Savona performs her floor rutine during the Tigers' 197.825-197.125 victory against Auburn on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in the PMAC.

Senior gymnasts reflect on years of connection with Tiger faithful

By Christian Boutwell March 2, 2016

Rarely do tears and excitement intersect, but for the LSU gymnastics team’s Senior Night on Friday, the two will be perfectly pieced together. Senior gymnasts Jessica Savona, Randii Wyrick and Michelle...

Ashleigh Gnat nails a 9.950 floor routine and finishes by striking a Tiger claw pose on Friday night in the O'Connell Center.

LSU knocks out No. 2 Florida in Gainesville for the first time since 1994

By Christian Boutwell February 26, 2016

After four rounds of fighting, the seventh-ranked LSU gymnastics team knocked out No. 2 Florida in a slugfest. “It was like two heavyweight fighters just slugging at each other the whole time,”...

LSU gymastics head coach D-D Breaux is introduced during the Tigers' 197.825-197.125 victory against Auburn on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in the PMAC.

LSU looks to pirate No. 2 Florida’s ship in a hopeful upset tonight

By Christian Boutwell February 25, 2016

In a utopian society, stealing is neither preached nor praised, but tonight, LSU coach D-D Breaux intends for her seventh-ranked gymnastics team to become a savage pirate crew. To compete against No. 2...

LSU junior Ashleigh Gnat is congratulated by her teammates after earning a perfect 10.0 for her floor rutine during the Tigers' 197.825-197.125 victory against Auburn on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in the PMAC.

Gnat’s perfect score and Hambrick, Savona power LSU past No. 8 Auburn

By Markus Hufner February 19, 2016

The No. 6 LSU gymnastics team extended its 19-game home winning streak to 20 on Friday night, defeating No. 8 Auburn with a season-high team score of 197.825 to 197.125. Coming off a season-high road scoring...