Haleigh Bryant

Haleigh Bryant
Full name	Haleigh Alexandra Bryant
Born	(2001-12-20) December 20, 2001 (age 23) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
College team	LSU Tigers (2021–25)
Club	Everest
Head coach(es)	Jay Clark
Medal record Representing Everest Nastia Liukin Cup 2018 Hoffman Estates All-Around 2020 Milwaukee All-Around Representing Louisiana State Tigers NCAA Championships 2021 Fort Worth Vault 2024 Fort Worth Team 2024 Fort Worth All-Around 2023 Fort Worth All-Around 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 team and individual all-around, and is the 2021 NCAA Champion on vault.

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

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Level 10
2016	Nastia Liukin Cup		6
	Junior Olympic Championships		6		5		4
2017	Junior Olympic Championships				5	9
2018	Nastia Liukin Cup
	Junior Olympic Championships				6
2019	Junior Olympic Championships					5	5
2020	Nastia Liukin Cup
	Junior Olympic Championships		5			5
NCAA
2021	SEC Championships
	NCAA Championships	SF	5			5
2022	SEC Championships	5	15
2023	SEC Championships		7	7	22	31
	NCAA Championships	4
2024	SEC Championships
	NCAA Championships			8	6		12
2025	SEC Championships				16

Collegiate stats

Career perfect 10.0

Season	Date	Event	Meet
2021	March 5, 2021	Vault	LSU vs Missouri
	April 3, 2021		NCAA Regionals
2022	February 5, 2022		LSU vs Auburn
	February 20, 2022		LSU @ Missouri
	March 11, 2022		LSU vs Utah
2023	January 20, 2023		LSU vs Missouri
	February 24, 2023		LSU @ Alabama
	March 10, 2023	Uneven Bars	LSU vs West Virginia
		Vault
		Floor Exercise
2024	January 19, 2024	Uneven Bars	LSU vs Kentucky
	February 2, 2024	Floor Exercise	LSU vs Arkansas
	February 9, 2024	Balance Beam	LSU @ Georgia
	March 1, 2024	Floor Exercise	LSU vs Alabama
	March 18, 2024	Vault	LSU @ Podium Challenge (Auburn, GWU, TWU)
		Uneven Bars
	April 6, 2024	Vault	Arkansas Regional Final
		Uneven Bars

Regular season rankings

Season	All-Around	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise
2021	9th	3rd	78th	59th	4th
2022	N/A	3rd	15th	25th	102nd
2023	4th	1st	14th	30th	6th
2024	1st	1st	4th	8th	7th
2025	N/A	7th	N/A	9th	8th

References

1. "LSU Gymnastics Roster". LSU Tigers women's gymnastics .
2. "Haleigh Bryant USAG profile". USA Gymnastics .
3. "Brilliant Bryant: Freshman phenom Haleigh Bryant leads LSU gym to NCAA Championships". The Daily Reveille . April 5, 2021.
4. "Lukacs, Li win 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup titles". USA Gymnastics . March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
5. "Champions crowned at 2017 Women's Junior Olympic National Championships". USA Gymnastics . May 6, 2017.
6. "Bryant, Vetter win 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics . March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
7. "LSU gymnastics signs three". 247Sports.com . November 14, 2019.
8. "Bryant, Rorich win titles at 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics . March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
9. "No. 3 Gymnastics Opens Season Against Arkansas". LSU Tigers . January 7, 2021.
10. "Haleigh Bryant earns first career 10, LSU gym tops Missouri on Senior Night". The Daily Reveille . March 8, 2021.
11. "Alabama Gymnastics Wins 10th Southeastern Conference Championship with Huge Night in Huntsville". Alabama Crimson Tide . March 20, 2021.
12. "LSU gym suffers heartbreaking, frustrating loss in NCAA Semifinals". The Daily Reveille . April 19, 2021.
13. "LSU's Haleigh Bryant becomes 14th women's gymnast to record career gym slam". National Collegiate Athletic Association . February 9, 2024.
14. "Bryant, Finnegan Named NCAA Champions". LSU. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
15. "LSU Gymnastics Claims First National Championship". LSU. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

External links

• Haleigh Bryant at USA Gymnastics