D-D Breaux

D-D Breaux
Sport(s) Women's gymnastics
Current position
Title Head coach
Team LSU
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1958-01-19)January 19, 1958
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Alma mater Louisiana State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1975 Southeastern Louisiana (asst.)
1978–present LSU
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
National Gymnastics Coach of the Year (2014,2017)
SEC Coach of the Year (1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, 2017)
NCAA Central Regional Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)

Sara "D-D" Breaux is the head coach of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team.[1] She is regarded as the "Dean of Coaches" at Louisiana State University, having led the gymnastics team since 1978.[1]

Breaux has an overall record of 719–418–8 (.631) at LSU. She led her teams to 25 appearances in the NCAA Championships including 7 Super Six (top six) finishes in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. She captured 15 NCAA Regional titles with 13 at LSU in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017. The Lady Tigers earned the SEC Championship title in 1981, 2017, and 2018.

Breaux was selected the National Gymnastics Coach of the Year in 2014 after she guided LSU to a third-place finish at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships. She was also named a finalist for National Coach of the Year honors in 1988 for guiding the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics championships. Breaux has been the SEC Coach of the Year on eight occasions (1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, and 2017) and NCAA Central Regional Coach of the Year eight times (1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017).

Breaux has coached 10 individual national titles, 184 All-America honors and 70 All-SEC selections.

In 2009, Breaux was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame and in 2017 she was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Gymnast career

As a gymnast, Breaux was nationally ranked and a Junior Olympic National Champion.[3] She was a gymnast on the Southeastern Louisiana University gymnastics team and was considered one of the top 15 gymnasts in the country in 1972–73.[3] She qualified to compete at the World Games Olympic Trials when a career-ending knee injury forced her to retire and she became an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana.[3]

Personal

Breaux is the mother of two children, Jewel Pollock Fourrier and Sara Pollock Dickson. She is also the grandmother to Porter Fourrier,Chase Fourrier and Robby Dickson

On June 17, 2016, it was reported Breaux's annual salary was increased to $240,000 (a $45,000 raise), set to run through to the 2018–19 season.[4] In 2018, it was reported Breaux was getting a raise from $275,000 to $405,000 per season.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "D-D Breaux LSU Bio". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  2. ↑ "D-D Breaux". lasportshall.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "Baton Rouge Influential Women in Business: D-D Breaux". businessreport.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  4. ↑ "LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux gets boost in pay, extension after runner-up finish at national championships". theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  5. ↑ "LSU awards gymnastics coach D-D Breaux with pay raise". wafb.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
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