Haleigh Bryant

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Haleigh Bryant
Full nameHaleigh Alexandra Bryant
Born (2001-12-20) December 20, 2001 (age 22)
Atlanta, Georgia
Hometown Cornelius, North Carolina
Residence Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelNCAA
ClubEverest
College team LSU Tigers (2021–24)
Head coach(es) Jay Clark
Medal record
Representing Everest
Nastia Liukin Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Hoffman Estates All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Milwaukee All-Around
Representing Louisiana State Tigers
LSU Athletics logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Fort Worth Vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Fort Worth Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Fort Worth All-Around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Fort Worth All-Around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Fort Worth Balance Beam

Haleigh Alexandra Bryant (born December 20, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast currently competing for Louisiana State University in the NCAA. [1] She is the 2024 NCAA Champion in the All Around, and the 2021 NCAA Champion on vault. She was also named the 2024 AAI Award Winner.

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Early life

Bryant was born in Atlanta in 2001 to Terry and Trisha Bryant. She started training in gymnastics in 2004 and moved to North Carolina in 2011. [2] [3]

Gymnastics career

Level 10

Bryant competed at the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup where she placed sixth in the junior division. [4] She competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around. At the 2017 Junior Olympic Championships Bryant placed first in the all-around in the junior-B division and also won titles on vault and floor exercise. [5]

Bryant returned to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2018, winning the senior title. [6] At the 2018 Junior Olympic Championships she defended her vault title and finished second on floor exercise and third in the all-around. The following year Bryant once again won gold on vault. She additionally placed first on uneven bars and second in the all-around.

In November 2019 Bryant signed her national letter of intent with the Louisiana State Tigers. [7] In her final level 10 before going to Louisiana State University, she competed at the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup where she won the all-around title. In doing so she became the first gymnast to win two Nastia Liukin Cup titles. [8] At her final Junior Olympic Championships Bryant once again won the title on vault.

NCAA

2020–21 season

Bryant made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas where she recorded the highest all-around score. [9] She earned her first perfect ten on vault in a meet against Missouri on March 3. [10]

At the SEC Championships Bryant won the vault title and helped LSU finish second as a team behind Alabama. [11] At the NCAA Championships semi-finals Bryant won the vault title alongside Anastasia Webb; additionally she placed fifth in the all-around and on balance beam. However, LSU did not advance to the finals. [12]

2023–24 season

On February 9, in a meet against Georgia, Bryant earned her first perfect 10 on the balance beam. In doing so, she became the fourteenth NCAA gymnast to earn a gym slam (a perfect 10 on each of the four apparatuses) and the first LSU gymnast to do so. [13] At the 2024 NCAA Championships, she won third on Balance Beam, and claimed the title of All Around National Champion. [14] She also lead her team to LSU's first ever National Championship [15] .

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Level 10
2016 Nastia Liukin Cup 6
Junior Olympic Championships654
2017 Junior Olympic ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg59Gold medal icon.svg
2018 Nastia Liukin Cup Gold medal icon.svg
Junior Olympic ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg6Silver medal icon.svg
2019 Junior Olympic ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg55
2020 Nastia Liukin Cup Gold medal icon.svg
Junior Olympic Championships5Gold medal icon.svg5
NCAA
2021SEC ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships SF5Gold medal icon.svg5
2022SEC Championships515Silver medal icon.svg
2023SEC ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg772231Silver medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships 4Bronze medal icon.svg
2024SEC ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg86Bronze medal icon.svg12

Collegiate stats

Career perfect 10.0

SeasonDateEventMeet
2021March 5, 2021VaultLSU vs Missouri
April 3, 2021NCAA Regionals
2022February 5, 2022LSU vs Auburn
February 20, 2022LSU @ Missouri
March 11, 2022LSU vs Utah
2023January 20, 2023LSU vs Missouri
February 24, 2023LSU @ Alabama
March 10, 2023Uneven BarsLSU vs West Virginia
Vault
Floor Exercise
2024January 19, 2024Uneven BarsLSU vs Kentucky
February 2, 2024Floor ExerciseLSU vs Arkansas
February 9, 2024Balance BeamLSU @ Georgia
March 1, 2024Floor ExerciseLSU vs Alabama
March 18, 2024VaultLSU @ Podium Challenge

(Auburn, GWU, TWU)

Uneven Bars
April 6, 2024VaultArkansas Regional Final
Uneven Bars

Regular season rankings

SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
20219th3rd78th59th4th
2022N/A3rd15th25th102nd
20234th1st14th30th6th
20241st1st4th8th7th

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