LSU Tigers women's gymnastics | |
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Founded | 1975 (48 years ago) |
University | Louisiana State University |
Head coach | Jay Clark [1] (5th 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 [2] |
National championships | |
2024 | |
Four on the Floor appearances | |
2019, 2023, 2024 | |
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, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
Conference championships | |
1981, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
The LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team [n 1] represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's gymnastics. [4] The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Jay Clark, who is coaching in his fifth season. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center serves as the home arena for the team.
The gymnastics program was founded in 1970. In 2008, LSU made their first Super Six appearance. The team also made Super Six appearances in 2009, 2013 and 2014. In both the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the program made the Super Six and finished second at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships. [5] [6] Also in 2017, LSU won back-to-back SEC Regular Season and SEC Championship Meet championships. [7] In 2018, LSU again won back-to-back SEC Regular Season and SEC Championship Meet championships and reached the Super Six. [7]
In 2019, LSU won the SEC Championship Meet in New Orleans and made an appearance in the first-ever Four on the Floor in NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship. The team finished second overall for the third time in school history.
In 2022, LSU placed fifth at the SEC Championships with a score of 196.725 despite entering the competition with the No. 2 seed. [8] [9] [10] No. 6 LSU placed third behind No. 11 Missouri and No. 22 Iowa in the first session of the semi-final of the Raleigh regional; [11] this eliminated them from the postseason, leading to an 18th-place finish nationally. [12]
At the 2024 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament LSU earned their first National Championship team title. [13]
LSU Tigers Individual NCAA Championship Titles | |||||
Gymnast | Vault | Balance Beam | Uneven Bars | Floor Exercise | All-Around |
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Jeanie Beadle | 1977 [n 2] | ||||
Nicki Arnstad | 2002 (tie) | ||||
April Burkholder | 2006 | ||||
Susan Jackson | 2008 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
Ashleigh Clare-Kearney | 2009 | 2009 (tie) | |||
Rheagan Courville | 2013 (tie) & 2014 (tie) | ||||
Ashleigh Gnat | 2017 (tie) | ||||
Sarah Finnegan | 2017 (tie) & 2019 | ||||
Kennedi Edney | 2017 & 2019 (tie) | ||||
Haleigh Bryant | 2021 (tie) | 2024 | |||
Aleah Finnegan | 2024 |
LSU Tigers Super Six Appearances | |
Year | Finish |
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2008 | 5th |
2009 | 6th |
2013 | 5th |
2014 | 2nd |
2016 | 2nd |
2017 | 2nd |
2018 | 4th |
LSU Tigers Four on the Floor Appearances | |
Year | Finish |
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2019 | 2nd |
2023 | 4th |
2024 | 1st |
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. [14]
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. [15]
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.
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. [16] 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. [17] It also features 2 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 2 elliptical cross trainers, a stepper and stepmill. [18]
Name | Seasons | All W/L/T | Win % |
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Jackie Walker | 1974–1977 | 33–36–0 | .481 |
D-D Breaux | 1978–2020 | 800–410–8 | .660 |
Jay Clark | 2021–present |
Name | Height | Year | Hometown | Club |
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Sierra Ballard | 5-2 | GS | Mandeville, LA | North Shore Gymnastics |
Annie Beard | 5-5 | JR | Alexandria, LA | Texas Dreams |
Chase Brock | 5-4 | 5th | Atlanta, GA | Gymnastix Training Center |
Haleigh Bryant | 5-5 | GS | Cornelius, NC | Everest Gymnastics |
Kailin Chio | 5-4 | FR | Henderson, NV | Gym Cats |
Kylie Coen | 5-6 | SO | Bedford, TX | Empire Gymnastics Academy |
Ashley Cowan | 5-3 | JR | Hillsborough, NC | Bull City Gymnastics |
Amari Drayton | 5-1 | SO | Spring, TX | World Champions Centre |
Olivia Dunne | 5-6 | 5th | Hillsdale, NJ | ENA Paramus |
Aleah Finnegan | 5-4 | SR | Lee's Summit, MO | GAGE |
Alexis Jeffrey | 5-3 | SR | Warrensburg, MO | GAGE |
KJ Johnson | 5-0 | SR | Dallas, TX | Texas Dreams |
Kaliya Lincoln | 5-1 | FR | Frisco, TX | WOGA |
Konnor McClain | 5-2 | SO | Las Vegas, NV | Gymcats Gymnastics |
Leah Miller | 5-1 | SO | Raleigh, NC | Arizona Dynamics |
Zoe Miller | 5-2 | FR | Spring, TX | World Champions Centre |
Victoria Roberts | 5-3 | FR | Belle Chasse, LA | Edge Gymnastics |
Alyona Shchennikova | 5-5 | GS | Evergreen, CO | 5280 Gymnastics |
Tori Tatum | 5-6 | SR | Chanhassen, MN | Twin City Twisters |
Kathryn Weilbacher | 5-6 | SR | Houston, TX | World Champions Centre |
Bryce Wilson | 5-3 | JR | Pearland, TX | Pearland Elite |
Lexi Zeiss | 5-2 | FR | Omaha, NE | Twin City Twisters |
The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972. 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. Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer signed an act to rename the building in Maravich's honor. Maravich never played in the arena as a collegian but played in it as a member of the Atlanta Hawks in a preseason game. But his exploits while at LSU led the university to build a larger home for the basketball team, which languished for decades in the shadow of the school's football program. The Maravich Center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "Pete's Palace", or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome", coined by Dale Brown. The Maravich Center's neighbor, Tiger Stadium is known as "Death Valley".
The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers are the athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a state university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers play home games on LSU's campus at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, and they are currently coached by Jay Johnson.
The LSU Tigers men's basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers are currently coached by Matt McMahon, after previous coach Will Wade was dismissed on March 12, 2022. They play their home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference.
The LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. The head coach is Kim Mulkey, the former head coach at Baylor University, who was hired on April 25, 2021 to replace Nikki Fargas, who had been head coach since the 2011–2012 season. The team plays its home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The LSU Tigers softball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays home games in Tiger Park. The team is currently coached by Beth Torina.
The LSU Tigers basketball and Lady Tigers Basketball Practice Facility is an indoor arena connected to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center through the Northwest portal. The facility features separate, full-size duplicate gymnasiums for the men's and women's basketball teams. Each gym spans 11,324 square feet (1,052.0 m2) and includes a regulation NCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposition direction. The courts are exact replicas of the Maravich Center game court and have two portable goals and four retractable goals. Each gymnasium is equipped with a scoreboard, video filming balcony, and scorer's table with video and data connection that enable instant replay. The facility also houses team locker rooms, a team lounge, training rooms, coach's offices and locker rooms, a media room, laundry facility and storage areas.
The LSU Tigers women's volleyball team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of indoor volleyball. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and play their home matches in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus. Since the 2022 season, the head coach is Tonya Johnson, after former long time head coach Fran Flory announced her retirement.
The LSU Tigers women's soccer team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of soccer. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers play their home games at the LSU Soccer Stadium on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus.
The LSU Lady Tigers swimming and diving team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) in the Southeastern Conference in NCAA women's swimming and diving. The team competes at the LSU Natatorium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Rick Bishop is the head coach of the women's swim team. Drew Livingston is the head coach of the women's diving team.
The LSU Tigers swimming and diving team represents Louisiana State University (LSU) in the Southeastern Conference in NCAA men's swimming and diving. The team competes at the LSU Natatorium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dave Geyer is the co-head coach of the men's swim team. Doug Shaffer is the co-head coach of the men's diving teams.
The 2014–15 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team will represent Louisiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers are led by fourth year head coach Nikki Fargas. They play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to LSU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to South Florida in the first round.
The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.
The 2016 LSU Tigers gymnastics team is to represent Louisiana State University in the sport of Artistic gymnastics during the 2016 NCAA Division I women's gymnastics season. The Tigers compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They host their home meets at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers program is led by D-D Breaux who has been the head coach of the program for 39 seasons.
The 2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fifth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State.
The 2019 LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I women's gymnastics season as members of the Southeastern Conference in their 44th season of collegiate competition. The Tigers' home meets will take place at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They will be led by head coach D-D Breaux in her forty-first season at the helm of the program. The Tigers will look to build on a fourth place finish at the 2018 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship.
The 2021–22 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his fifth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Missouri in the Second Round, before losing in the quarterfinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were upset in the First Round by Iowa State.
The 2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Kim Mulkey, play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The 2022–23 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Matt McMahon, in his first season at LSU. The Tigers played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in last place, despite starting the season with an impressive 12–1 run. As the 14th seed in the SEC tournament, the Tigers defeated Georgia in the first round before falling to Vanderbilt in the second round. LSU did not participate in any postseason play.
The 2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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.