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Gymnastics

LSU all-around junior Ashleigh Gnat flips at the vault event during the Tigers' 196.575-195.100 victory against Kentucky for the Pink & Blue Meet on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in the PMAC.

Ashleigh Gnat’s perfect-10 leads LSU to a victory against No. 20 Kentucky in SEC opener

By Markus Hufner January 22, 2016

The No. 7 LSU gymnastics team (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) stayed undefeated as the Tigers beat No. 20 Kentucky on Friday in the PMAC during the first ever “Pink and Blue” Meet, 196.575-195.100. LSU...

LSU freshman all-around Myia Hambrick performs her routine Friday, Jan. 9, during the Tigers' win 197-193 against Iowa State in the PMAC.

Gymnastics brings same excitement to fans with new moves and new faces

By Markus Hufner January 21, 2016

Although fans might miss hearing the names Rheagan Courville, Jessie Jordan and Lloimincia Hall at LSU gymnastics meets, the excitement that last year’s seniors brought to both the team and PMAC...

LSU sophomore Ashley Gnat prepares for her high bar routine during the Tiger's 198.375 - 195.450 victory against Minnesota on Friday, March 6, 2015, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Gymnastics prepares for emotional “Pink and Blue” meet

By Christian Boutwell January 21, 2016

Tonight’s meet at 7:30 p.m. in the PMAC against No. 20 Kentucky weighs heavy on LSU coach D-D Breaux’s heart for reasons other than simply gymnastics. The Tigers will host their annual “Pink...

Senior all-arounder Jessica Savona (far right) and freshman all-arounder Sarah Finnegan (second from right) pose during the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, in Sept. 2010. 

From cartwheels in the basement to nearly quitting, freshman Sarah Finnegan etches her name in gymnastics history

By Christian Boutwell January 20, 2016

Sarah Finnegan was born with a gift. She was treasured with talent, dissimilar from nearly all gymnasts her age. The “most beautiful best beam worker” as LSU coach D-D Breaux now calls Finnegan,...

LSU sophomore Shae Zamardi flips during a bars routine on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, during the Lady Tiger's 197-192 victory against Missouri in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU gymnastics still battling last season’s inconsistency on uneven bars

January 18, 2016

Editors note: This story was updated to more accurately represent the team's statistics through the season on Jan. 19 2015  Despite changes in the Tigers’ uneven bars lineup, inconsistency remains...

LSU junior Randii Wyrick celebrates after her bar routine on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, during the Lady Tiger's 197-193 victory against Iowa in the PMAC

LSU gymnastics team ready for a business trip to Las Vegas

By Christian Boutwell January 13, 2016

After 38 seasons of coaching LSU gymnastics, D-D Breaux will spend her birthday weekend in her 39th season in Las Vegas. But she won’t be going for slot machines, poker chips and booze. Breaux will...

LSU sophomore all-around Ashleigh Gnat performs her routine on the floor Friday, Jan. 9, during the Tigers' win 197-193 against Iowa State in the PMAC.

Chemistry fuels the LSU gymnastics team’s fast start

By Christian Boutwell January 12, 2016

All it took for LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux to say the team’s 2016 season was “legit” was a season-opening upset win against then-No. 1 Oklahoma. But, the upset couldn’t have...

LSU freshman Myia Hambrick performs her floor during the Tiger's 198.375 - 195.450 victory against Minnesota on Friday, March 6, 2015, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU gymnasts bring home SEC weekly awards

January 12, 2016

The LSU gymnastics team’s upset of then-No.1 University of Oklahoma earned the Lady Tigers a near sweep of the Southeastern Conference weekly awards announced by the conference Tuesday. While sophomore...

LSU sophomore all-arounder Ashleigh Gnat performs her floor routine during the 2015 NCAA individual event finals on Sunday, April 19, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas.

LSU gymnastics opens season with upset of No. 1 Oklahoma in 17th straight home win

By Christian Boutwell January 9, 2016

The 2016 LSU gymnastics team’s opening meet ended the way the Tigers preferred after an outpouring of pre-game hype revving up the fans to record attendance numbers. LSU advanced to 1-0 to begin...

LSU gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux cheers for her team Saturday, April 19, 2014 during the second rotation of the NCAA Super Six Finals in Birmingham, Ala.

LSU Gymnastics team helps campus recover in wake of Hurricane Katrina

By Jacob Hamilton - The Daily Reveille August 30, 2015

For more than 24 hours, LSU gymnasts rode out Hurricane Katrina together in the safety of West Campus Apartments, 107 miles west of the eye of the storm. Half the team had no idea what was heading its...

LSU senior all-around Rheagan Courville performs her floor rutine during the 2015 NCAA gymnastics championships on Friday, April 17, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Semester in Review: LSU gymnastics fails to reach Super Six in record-setting season

May 3, 2015

The 2014-2015 LSU gymnastics team had all the tools to win a national championship, but its team-score of 48.275 on the balance beam in the NCAA semifinal on April 17 brought darkness to the near-perfect...

LSU sophomore all-around Ashleigh Gnat performs her floor rutine during the 2015 NCAA gymnastics championships on Friday, April 17, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas.

LSU gymnast Gnat ready to lead team as seniors move on

By Jacob Hamilton April 26, 2015

When gymnastics season drew to a close at the 2015 NCAA Championships, so did the careers of five LSU gymnasts. Three of the Tigers graduating in May are among the most accomplished gymnasts in LSU history:...