Livvy Dunne celebrates with her LSU teammates after the Tigers secure a berth at the NCAA Gymnastics National Championships
- Dunne celebrated with her teammates as the Tigers reached the championships
- LSU posted a high score of 198.1125 in the most recent round of the tournament.
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Livvy Dunne celebrated with her LSU teammates as the Tigers posted a team-best score of 198.1125 at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship on Thursday to advance to the finals for the 10th time in school history.
Earlier in the day, images of Dunne and her teammates wearing the Tigers’ new championship uniforms made the rounds before the team recorded its second-highest score in program history during a national championship.
It’s all part of LSU’s bid to win the school’s first national title in the sport.
California reached the finals for the first time in program history with an overall score of 197.7125, ahead of Stanford (197.0750) and Arkansas (196.4750).
LSU senior Haleigh Bryant led the first all-around session with a 39.7125, followed by Cal’s Mya Lauzon with 39.6375. Bryant’s all-around, bars and beam scores led the semifinals.
Livvy Dunne celebrated with her teammates as LSU reached the gymnastics championships
Earlier in the day, Dunne and teammate Kiya Johnson modeled the Tigers’ new uniforms.
LSU took Cal’s lead after the second rotation, highlighted by Bryant’s team-high performance of 9.925 on bars.
The LSU beam team followed with five scores of 9.90 or higher – led by Bryant’s 9.95 – to stay ahead.
Aleah Finnegan ran a 9.9626 on floor to tie LSU’s best finish on the event at the championship.
The Razorbacks were looking for their first finals appearance in program history. Stanford hasn’t progressed since 2015.
