LSU Tigers women's gymnastics

The LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team [n 1] represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's gymnastics.[4] The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Jay Clark, who is coaching in his first season. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center serves as the home arena for the team.

LSU Tigers women's gymnastics
Founded1975
UniversityLouisiana State University
Head coachJay Clark[1] (1st season)
ConferenceSEC
Division I Division
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center (Capacity: 13,472)
NicknameTigers
ColorsPurple and Gold[2]
         
Super Six appearances
2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference championships
1981, 2017, 2018, 2019

History

The gymnastics program was founded in 1970. In 2008, LSU made their first Super Six appearance. The team also made Super Six appearances in 2009, 2013 and 2014. In both the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the program made the Super Six and finished second at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.[5][6] Also in 2017, LSU won back-to-back SEC Regular Season and SEC Championship Meet championships.[7] In 2018, LSU again won back-to-back SEC Regular Season and SEC Championship Meet championships and reached the Super Six.[7]

In 2019, LSU won the SEC Championship Meet in New Orleans and made an appearance in the first-ever Four on the Floor in NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship. The team finished second overall for the third time in school history.

Championships

Individual NCAA champions
LSU Tigers Individual NCAA Championship Titles
Gymnast Vault Balance Beam Uneven Bars Floor Exercise All-Around
Jeanie Beadle1977[n 2]
Nicki Arnstad2002
April Burkholder2006
Susan Jackson200820102010
Ashleigh Clare-Kearney20092009 (tie)
Rheagan Courville2013 (tie) & 2014 (tie)
Ashleigh Gnat2017 (tie)
Sarah Finnegan2017 (tie) & 2019
Kennedi Edney2017 & 2019 (tie)

Conference championships
  • SEC Regular Season champions (5): 1981, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • SEC Championship Meet champions (4): 1981, 2017, 2018, 2019

NCAA Championship appearances

Super Six appearances
LSU Tigers Super Six Appearances
Year Finish
20085th
20096th
20135th
20142nd
20162nd
20172nd
20184th

Four on the Floor appearances
LSU Tigers Four on the Floor Appearances
Year Finish
20192nd

Arena & facilities

Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Main article: Pete Maravich Assembly Center

The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972 and is home of the LSU Tigers gymnastics team. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor of Pete Maravich, a Tiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988. The Maravich Center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "The Palace that Pete Built," or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome," coined by Dick Vitale.[8]

The slightly oval building is located directly to the north of Tiger Stadium, and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. The arena concourse is divided into four quadrants: Pete Maravich Pass, The Walk of Champions, Heroes Hall and Midway of Memories. The quadrants highlight former LSU Tiger athletes, individual and team awards and memorabilia pertaining to the history of the LSU Tigers gymnastics team.[9]

LSU Gymnastics Training Facility
LSU Gymnastics Training Facility
Main article: LSU Gymnastics Training Facility

The LSU Gymnastics Training Facility is the practice venue for the LSU Tigers gymnastics team. The new facility opened in 2016 and provides 38,000 square feet of training and team space.

LSU Strength and Conditioning facility
Main article: LSU Strength and Conditioning facility

The LSU Tigers basketball strength training and conditioning facility is located in the LSU Strength and Conditioning facility. Built in 1997, it is located adjacent to Tiger Stadium.[10] Measuring 10,000-square feet with a flat surface, it has 28 multi-purpose power stations, 36 assorted selectorized machines and 10 dumbbell stations along with a plyometric specific area, medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes and assorted speed and agility equipment.[11] It also features 2 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 2 elliptical cross trainers, a stepper and stepmill.[12]

Head coaches
Name Seasons All W/L/T Win %
Jackie Walker 1974–1977 33–36–0 .481
D-D Breaux 1978–2020 800–410–8 .660
Jay Clark present

Roster
2020–21
Name Height Year Hometown Club
Elena Arenas5-1FRAthens, GAGeorgia Elite
Sierra Ballard5-2FRMandeville, LA
Chase Brock5-4FRAtlanta, GA
Haleigh Bryant5-5FRCornelius, NC
Reagan Campbell5–1SRCoppell, TXTexas Dreams
Rebecca D'Antonio5–0SONew Orleans, LACypress Pointe Gymnastics
Bridget Dean5–2SRFort Myers, FLOrlando Metro
Christina Desiderio5–0SRHackettstown, NJParkettes
Olivia Dunne5-6FRHillsdale, NJENA Paramus
Sami Durante5–1SRAthens, GAGeorgia Elite
Sarah Edwards4-11SROcean Springs, MSLanier's Gymnastics
Courtney Goodrich5-3SOOrlando, FLOrlando Metro Gymnastics
Olivia Gunter5-2SRMandeville, LANorth Shore Gymnastics
Kiya Johnson5-2SOCoppell, TXTexas Dreams Gymnastics
Lexie Nibbs5-3SOHouston, TX
Maddie Rau5-0SOHouston, TX
Kai Rivers5-3SODetroit, MITwistars Gymnastics
Kamryn Ryan5-2SOLuling, LAElmwood Gymnastics
Alyona Shchennikova5-5SOEvergreen, CO5280 Gymnastics
Caitlin Smith5-2SOValley Village, CAParamount Elite

Coaching staff

See also

Footnotes
  1. LSU uses the nickname of "Lady Tigers" only in sports that have both men's and women's teams. Since LSU only sponsors gymnastics for women, that team uses "Tigers" instead.[3]
  2. AIAW Championship

References
  1. https://lsusports.net/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/coaches/jay-clark/721
  2. LSU Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines for Internal, Vendor or Media Use (PDF). Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2015. An Associated Press survey of all 65 schools from the five major conferences found that at least 28 had separate nicknames for men's and women's teams at some point in their histories. Only seven continue that practice, and in most cases they only have separate nicknames for certain women's teams. Texas Tech uses the Lady Raiders for women's teams in sports that also have men's teams: basketball, tennis, golf, track and cross country. LSU uses a similar strategy.
  4. "Gymnastics - News - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". lsusports.net.
  5. http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/04/lsu_gymnastics_places_2nd_in_n.html
  6. http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/15510945-63/second-to-none-lsu-gymnastics-team-finishes-second-at-ncaas-super-six-the-best-finish-in-program-his
  7. http://www.secsports.com/article/18832187/no-2-lsu-claims-first-sec-regular-season-title
  8. "Pete Maravich Assembly Center, United States : map, ticket booth, seat, parking, events, hotels near, photo, guided tours, entry fee, reviews". tvtrip.com.
  9. "LSU Men's Basketball Facilities". LSUsports.net.
  10. "LSU Strength and Conditioning". lsusports.net. September 29, 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  11. "A Strength Training Legacy" (PDF). biggerfasterstronger.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  12. "LSU Tigers' Weight Room". ESPN The Magazine. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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