BIRMINGHAM – The fifth-ranked LSU gymnastics team will compete for the program’s fifth Southeastern Conference championship and fourth and fifth in the 19.00 CT Saturday at the Legacy Arena.
The meeting will be broadcast live on SEC Network with Bart Conner, Kathy Johnson Clarke and Sam Peszek on call. It’s also streamed live on WatchESPN.com in the app with event-specific links on each device so fans can enjoy every action.
As a second seed in the meet, the Tigers start at bars and follow up with ray, soil and vault. LSU will compete alongside No. 2 Florida, No. 6 Auburn and No. 6 Alabama in the evening session.
The meeting will be the final score to count on the NQS of the squad serving as the seed for the NCAA Championships.
“I think our team is really excited to reach out to the arena in front of an electric audience and easily compete,” said coach Jay Clark. “We will be on the ground with some of the top teams in the country, and the message was just to do our job and follow everything. It’s important to just take one routine at a time and the energy and momentum for us. Saturday night to use.
The history of the LSU in the SEC Championship
The Tigers are fighting among the best teams in the country for their fifth league title. The LSU won the SEC title when the Tigers hosted the first championship in 1981.
Here is a breakdown of LSU’s finals at the SEC Championship: 1st place – 4 times (1981, 2017, 2018, 2019); 2nd place – 6 (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2015, 2021); 3rd place – 10 (1982, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016); 4th place – 17 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2010, 2; 5th place – 3 (1992, 1996, 2011); 6. Plaz – 0; 7. Plaz – 0; Plaz 8 – 0
Gymnastics lessons at the SEC Championship
Twenty-five LSU turners have combined to win 47 SEC titles since 1981. In total 97
All-SEC honors have been earned over the years and 17 SEC All-Freshman Team honors. Sarah Finnegan, Rheagan Courville and Sandra Smith hold the record for most SEC titles with five. Finnegan has won 2018 and 2019 Back-to-Back All-Around titles. She also won three event titles in 2019.
Kiya Johnson is the reigning SEC vault champion and Haleigh Bryant and Elena Arenas are the reigning SEC Vault Champions. Johnson deserves the program’s 14th floor title with her perfect score. Bryant and Arenas secured the Vault titles with a 9.95 as freshmen in 2021.
Last Time Out
Last week, LSU put together the best performance of the season with a season-high 198,125 against fourth-ranked Utah. The Tigers and Utes went head-to-head on all 24 routines with the home team eventually winning. Bryant scored her third 10 of the season and the fifth of her career to win. She also won the all-round title with 39,700.
LSU also had outstanding performances from Kiya Johnson who shot a 9,975 on Vault, 9.90 on Bars and 9.95 on Beam. Alyona Shchennikova also delivered a 9,925 on bars for the win and Sarah Edwards shot a career-high 9,975 on the floor on senior night. The score for LSU helped Auburn and Alabama jump in the polls and secure the No. 2 seed at SEC Championships.
Fans can follow the Tigers on the team’s social media channels: @LSUgym on Instagram and Twitter, and www.Facebook.com/lsugym.
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