SEC Success

The No. 3 nationally ranked LSU Gymnastics team secured their fifth conference title on Saturday night in the Smoothie King Center after finishing on top with their score of 198.075 in the second session of the SEC Championships.

LSU’s score on the day matched the programs highest at the championships to place them in first overall across all eight teams in both sessions of the competition.

“It means everything to be able to bring this home. This is a great group and I’m very proud of how they’ve gone about their business all year long,” said head coach Jay Clark. “The SEC is a gauntlet, and to come in here and be able to do it at home in front of our fans was pretty special. LSU is a special place.”

47 SEC individual titles

9 SEC Coach of the Year awards

7 SEC Gymnast of the Year awards

18 All-Freshman Team members

3 SEC Freshman of the Year award

Total SEC Titles - 53

SEC Champion Gymnasts - 28
1981 Sandra Smith (VT, FX)
1982 Sandra Smith (VT, FX)
1983 Sandra Smith (VT)
1985 Angie Topham (BB)
1988 Jennifer Lyerly (VT), Julianne Wilson (VT)
1990 Jami Snopek (VT)
1991 Rachelle Fruge’ (BB, AA), Elizabeth Wilson (UB)
1994 Jennifer Wood (UB)
1998 Amy McClosky (BB)
2006 April Burkholder (BB)
2008 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (FX, AA), Susan Jackson (VT)
2009 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (FX), Susan Jackson (BB)
2010 Susan Jackson (VT)
2012 Lloimincia Hall (FX)
2013 Rheagan Courville (VT, BB, AA), Lloimincia Hall (FX), Jessica Savona (FX)
2014 Lloimincia Hall (FX)
2015 Rheagan Courville (VT, AA), Lloimincia Hall (FX), Myia Hambrick (VT), Jessie Jordan (AA)
2016 Ashleigh Gnat (FX)
2017 Ashleigh Gnat (VT, BB, FX), Lexie Priessman (UB), McKenna Kelley (FX)
2018 Sarah Finnegan (AA)
2019 Sarah Finnegan (AA, UB, BB, FX)
2021 Elena Arenas (VT), Haleigh Bryant (VT), Kiya Johnson (FX)
2024 Haleigh Bryant (VT, AA), Ashley Cowan (UB), Konnor McClain (BB), Kiya Johnson (FX), KJ Johnson (FX)

SEC Gymnasts of the Year
2024 Haleigh Bryant
2018 Sarah Finnegan
2019 Sarah Finnegan
2013 Rheagan Courville
2010 Susan Jackson
2008 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney
2005 April Burkholder
2004 April Burkholder

SEC Coach of the Year
2024 Jay Clark (Co-Head Coach of the Year)
2019 D-D Breaux
2017 D-D Breaux
2015 D-D Breaux (Co-Head Coach of the Year)
2005 D-D Breaux
2000 D-D Breaux (Co-Head Coach of the Year)
1995 D-D Breaux (Co-Head Coach of the Year)
1994 D-D Breaux (Co-Head Coach of the Year)
1993 D-D Breaux
1990 D-D Breaux

All-SEC
2024 Haleigh Bryant (VT, AA), Ashley Cowan (UB), Konnor McClain (BB), Kiya Johnson (FX), KJ Johnson (FX)
2023 Haleigh Bryant, Aleah Finnegan, Bryce Wilson
2022 Haleigh Bryant (VT)
2021 Elena Arenas (VT), Haleigh Bryant (VT), Kiya Johnson (FX)
2020 Kennedi Edney (VT), Kiya Johnson (VT, FX, AA)
2019 Lexie Priessman, Sarah Finnegan
2018 Christina Desiderio (FX), Kennedi Edney (VT, UB), Sarah Edwards (VT), Sarah Finnegan (AA), Myia Hambrick (UB), Lexie Priessman (UB, FX)
2017 Ashleigh Gnat (VT, BB, FX), Myia Hambrick (UB), Ruby Harrold (VT), McKenna Kelley (FX), Lexie Priessman (UB)
2016 Ashleigh Gnat (FX, VT), Sarah Finnegan (BB), Myia Hambrick (UB)
2015 Rheagan Courville (VT, AA), Lloimincia Hall (FX), Myia Hambrick (VT). Jessie Jordan (AA)
2014 Rheagan Courville (BB), Lloimincia Hall (FX), Jessie Jordan (VT)
2013 Rheagan Courville (VT, BB, AA), Lloimincia Hall (FX), Jessica Savona (FX)
2012 Rheagan Courville (AA), Lloimincia Hall (FX), Jessie Jordan (AA), Ashley Lee (VT)
2011 Sarie Morrison (VT)
2010 Susan Jackson (VT), Gloria Johnson (VT)
2009 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (FX), Susan Jackson (BB, AA)
2008 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (FX, AA), Susan Jackson (VT)
2007 Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (VT, AA), Lauren Klein (FX)
2006 April Burkholder (BB)
2005 April Burkholder (VT, AA) Nicki Butler (AA), Lisa Rennie (UB)
2004 Lindsay Beddow (UB) April Burkholder (AA)
2003 April Burkholder (AA)
2002 Nicki Arnstad (AA), Rebecca Lightsey (BB)
2000 Nicki Arnstad (FX), Shanyn MacEachern (AA)
1999 Abbey Burns (AA)
1998 Colleen Barger (AA) Stephanie Hyett (AA) Amy McClosky (BB)
1997 Stephanie Hyett (AA) Amy McClosky (AA)
1996 Jennifer Wood (AA)
1995 Kristy Savoie (AA), Jennifer Wood (FX, AA)
1994 Jennifer Wood (UB, AA)
1993 Jennifer Wood (AA)
1991 Rachelle Fruge’ (BB, AA) Elizabeth Wilson (UB)
1990 Rachelle Fruge’ (AA), Jami Snopek (AA)
1987 Mary Spence (AA)
1985 Angie Topham (AA)
1983 Sandra Smith (AA)
1982 Sandra Smith (AA)
1981 Lisa Benn (AA), Jamie Middleton (AA), Sandra Smith (AA)

SEC Freshman of the Year
2021 Haleigh Bryant
2020 Kiya Johnson
2003 April Burkholder

SEC Specialist of the Year
2017 Ashleigh Gnat
2016 Ashleigh Gnat
2015 Lloimincia Hall

Freshman All-SEC
2022 KJ Johnson
2021 Elena Arenas, Haleigh Bryant, Olivia Dunne
2020 Kiya Johnson
2018 Christina Desiderio, Sami Durante, Sarah Edwards
2017 Kennedi Edney, Ruby Harrold
2016 Sarah Finnegan, McKenna Kelley
2013 Jessica Savona
2012 Rheagan Courville, Lloimincia Hall, Jessie Jordan
2011 Sarie Morrison
2003 April Burkholder