LSU Tigers women's gymnastics

LSU Tigers women's gymnastics
Founded 1975
University Louisiana State University
Head coach D-D Breaux (40th season)
Conference SEC
Division I Division
Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Home arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Capacity: 13,472)
Nickname Tigers
Colors Purple and Gold[1]
         
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
Conference championships
2017, 2018

The LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team [n 1] represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's gymnastics.[3] The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by D-D Breaux, who has coached the Tigers since 1978. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center serves as the home arena for the team.

History

In 2016 and 2017, the program finished second at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship.[4] – their highest placement in the competition.[5] In 2017 and 2018, LSU won back-to-back SEC Regular Season and SEC Championship Meet championships.[6]

Super Six appearances

LSU Tigers Super Six Appearances
Year Finish
20085th
20096th
20135th
20143rd
20162nd
20172nd
20184th

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)
Kennedi Edney2017

Conference championships

  • SEC Champions (2): 2017, 2018
  • SEC Championship Meet champions (3): 1981, 2017, 2018

Arena & facilities

Pete Maravich Assembly Center

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.[7]

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.[8]

LSU Gymnastics Training Facility

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

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.[9] 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.[10] It also features 2 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 2 elliptical cross trainers, a stepper and stepmill.[11]

Head coaches

Name Seasons All W/L/T Win %
Jackie Walker 1974–1977 33-36-0 .478
D-D Breaux 1978–present 719-418-8 .631

Roster

2018–19[12]
Name Height Year Hometown Club
Reagan Campbell5–1SOCoppell, TXTexas Dreams
Julianna Cannamela5–1SRWaxhaw, NCSoutheastern
Rebecca D'Antonio5–0FRNew Orleans, LACypress Pointe Gymnastics
Bridget Dean5–2SOFort Meyers, FLOrlando Metro
Christina Desiderio5–0SOHackettstown, NJParkettes
Sami Durante5–1SOAthens, GAGeorgia Elite
Kennedi Edney5–3JRChino, CAPrecision
Sarah Edwards4-11SOOcean Springs, MSLanier's Gymnastics
Sarah Finnegan5–1SRLee's Summit, MOGAGE
Bailey FerrerFROcoee, FLGymnastics USA Longwood
Olivia Gunter5-2SOMandeville, LANorth Shore Gymnastics
Ruby Harrold5-3JRBristol, EnglandThe Academy
McKenna Kelley5–1R-JRHouston, TXStars Gymnastics
Ashlyn Kirby5–2JRClaremont, NCShooting Stars
Lexie Priessman5–0SRCincinnati, OHCincinnati Gymnastics Academy/Perfection

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.[2]
  2. ↑ AIAW Championship

References

  1. ↑ LSU Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines for Internal, Vendor or Media Use (PDF). Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Gymnastics - News - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". lsusports.net.
  4. ↑ http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/04/lsu_gymnastics_places_2nd_in_n.html
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ http://www.secsports.com/article/18832187/no-2-lsu-claims-first-sec-regular-season-title
  7. ↑ "Pete Maravich Assembly Center, United States : map, ticket booth, seat, parking, events, hotels near, photo, guided tours, entry fee, reviews". tvtrip.com.
  8. ↑ "LSU Men's Basketball Facilities". LSUsports.net.
  9. ↑ "LSU Strength and Conditioning". lsusports.net. September 29, 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  10. ↑ "A Strength Training Legacy" (PDF). biggerfasterstronger.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  11. ↑ "LSU Tigers' Weight Room". ESPN The Magazine. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  12. ↑ "2018–19 Roster". LSU Sports. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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