Gymnast Olivia Dunne and her group, the LSU Tigers, are on a roll, as they’ve momentum within the 2024 NCAA gymnastics championship.
After placing up sturdy performances in opposition to Ohio and Kentucky, the stage was set for LSU, who have been coming off a troublesome loss in opposition to Missouri. Regardless of the setback, LSU placed on a historic present in opposition to Arkansas.
LSU, who have been additionally the hosts, beat No. 7-ranked Arkansas by 198.475–196.2. This was the Tigers’ season-best rating as in addition they secured this system’s highest recorded rating in a meet.
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An impressed coach Jay Clark stated:
“We got better, and that’s what this week was about. That’s what the message was about. … get things back on an even kill after we stumbled against Missouri.”
“Certainly when you’re coming out of a disappointment, getting back in front of your home crowd can be a tremendous boost,” Clark stated earlier within the week.
Extra from Olivia Dunne and LSU’s current matchup in opposition to Arkansas
Ranging from the vaults, LSU‘s Haleigh Bryant put up an ideal rating to propel her group to 49.5250 in opposition to Arkansas’ 49.2. Coming to uneven bars, Bryant and Kiya Johnson scored 9.9 every, main LSU to a rating of 49.5500 in opposition to Arkansas’ 48.1750.
Subsequent up within the steadiness beam, the place LSU struggled in current meets, Sierra Ballard and Johnson high scored (9.9) to propel LSU to 49.6250 as in opposition to 49.4500 by Arkansas.
Olivia Dunne solely participated in a single occasion, flooring train, the place she scored 9.875. Bryant, in the meantime, nailed the occasion with an ideal 10 on the ground, taking LSU to a 49.775 rating. LSU is third within the nation, trailing Oklahoma and California.
As for Olivia Dunne, she’s in her senior yr and can wish to bid goodbye with a championship for LSU. On a private entrance, she’s courting MLB 2023 first-overall choose Paul Skenes, a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
