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8 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TITLES 2 SUPER SIX FINALS APPEARANCES GYMNASTICS2012 22 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES LSU 106 ALL-AMERICA HONORS Iowa 10 March 9, 2012 • 7 p.m. CT Live Audio: www.LSUsports.net/live • Iowa City, Iowa • Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,000) #9 LSU (5-8, 2-4 SEC) NEXT UP DATE OPPONENT LSU SCORE OPP. SCORE JANUARY (1-6) LSU Heads to Iowa for Final Regular Season Road Dual Meet 6 at Cancun Classic 192.500 The ninth-ranked LSU gymnastics team continues to move up in the rankings, and the Tigers will look to continue that #11 Arkansas 196.450 trend with a solid performance in the final regular season away dual meet at Iowa. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. CT Friday #19 Arizona 195.150 from Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena. LSU carries in the momentum of a 196.550 score and a victory against NC State last #17 Auburn 194.775 week at home. It was the freshmen yet again who shined for the Tigers as Lloimincia Hall posted a 39.425 to win the #25 Iowa 193.875 all-around and a 9.975 on floor, tying the nation’s top score in the event. Freshman Rheagan Courville captured the vault 13 #17 *Auburn 195.025 193.800 (9.875) and bars (9.90) titles, and sophomore Sarie Morrison shared the bars title as well. LSU is still looking for its first 20 * at #3 Arkansas 196.325 197.225 197 score of the season, and the Tigers must display consistency across all four events to reach that plateau. 28 * at #7 Georgia 195.750 197.250 STORYLINES FEBRUARY (3-2) 3 * Kentucky 196.125 195.050 • LSU is seeking its first 197 score • LSU faced Iowa in the season • LSU has improved from 17th in the 10 * at #4 Florida 196.850 197.850 since March 12, 2010. opening Cancun Classic, and the Jan. 23 rankings to a tie for ninth in 17 at #23 Washington w/SPU 196.450 Hawkeyes finished ahead of the the latest standings. #23 Washington 194.975 • LSU is 9-2 all time against Iowa, Tigers, 193.875-192.550. Seattle Pacific 190.800 including a 2-0 record at Iowa City. • Freshmen All-Arounders: Rheagan 24 #3 *Alabama 196.575 197.025 • LSU can improve its RQS from Courville has recorded 3 all-around • Three freshmen are ranked in the 196.405 to a maximum of 196.550 titles this season followed by MARCH (1-0) top 20 in the all-around: Courville as long as the Tigers tie the season Lloimincia Hall’s 2 and Jessie 2 #20 North Carolina State 196.550 194.875 9 at Iowa 7 p.m. (8), Hall (14), Jordan (17). high of 196.850 or score higher. Jordan’s 1. 16 West Virginia 7 p.m. 24 SEC Championship 3 p.m. BREAKDOWN (Duluth, Ga.) LSU Iowa APRIL (0-0) Record 5-8, 2-4 SEC Record 6-7-1, 1-3-1 Big Ten 7 NCAA Regional TBD Ranking No. 9 GymInfo Poll Ranking NR 20-22 NCAA Championships TBA Last Meet 3/2/12 vs. No. 20 North Carolina State Last Meet 3/3/12 at TWU (w/BYU & SEMO) (Duluth, Ga.) (W, 196.550-194.875) (1st, 195.875) vs. Iowa 9-2 High Score 195.875 Head Coach D-D Breaux Head Coach Larissa Libby Career/LSU Record 590-375-8/35th year Career Record 65-72-2/8th year High Score 196.850 Iowa Record Same NOTEBOOK Last Time Out • LSU picked up a solid 196.550 home score in a victory over then 20th-ranked NC State in the Fifth Annual Etta James WHO TO CONTACT Memorial Meet in the Maravich Center. The Tigers posted a season-high 49.225 on bars and just missed the season high Associate SID and Gymnastics Contact on floor with a 49.325. Jake Terry • Lloimincia Hall won the all-around with a 39.425 and tied the nation’s best score on floor with a 9.975 to win that title Email: [email protected] as well. Rheagan Courville picked up her team-leading 14th and 15th titles on vault (9.875) and bars (9.90) while Sarie Office: 225-578-7678 Morrison tied Courville for the bars crown. Fax: 225-578-1861 LSU Sports Information Mailing Address Series History with Iowa • LSU is 9-2 all time against Iowa, including a 2-0 record in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The last time the two tangled in Iowa LSU Athletics Administration Building City was Jan. 9, 2009 when the Tigers scored a 194.175 to beat Iowa (191.375) and Southeast Missouri State (191.675). Baton Rouge, LA 70803 • The last time the two teams met was the season opener this year at the Cancun Classic when the Hawkeyes upended the CONNECT WITH LSU GYMNASTICS Tigers 193.875-192.550. Iowa finished fourth and LSU was fifth. Facebook.com/LSUgym • Twitter.com/LSUgym D-D Breaux HEAD COACH • 35TH SEASON With each passing season, LSU gymnastics continues gym and, most importantly, in the classroom for more to shine as one of the nation’s best programs, and head than 30 years. Her dedication to the student-athlete on an coach D-D Breaux has been the catalyst behind LSU’s individual basis has transcended into academic success, sustained success. community involvement, Coach of the Year honors, SEC Led by Breaux, LSU has seen increasing Championships, NCAA Regional Championships and top-10 accomplishments that includes nine NCAA Championships national rankings throughout her tenure. appearances in the last 10 seasons, two Super Sixes in the Now entering her 35th season as the mastermind last four seasons and seven individual national titles since of the LSU gymnastics program, the fire in Breaux’s eyes 2002. burns as brightly today as it did on her first day on the Under Breaux’s leadership and coaching, LSU job. gymnasts have begun to reach new heights in individual During her tenure Breaux has established and and team success. maintained LSU’s reputation as one of the premier In 2010, LSU reached the NCAA Championships for collegiate gymnastics programs in the country. Under her the ninth-straight year and 22nd time in Breaux’s career. tutelage, the Tigers have finished among the nation’s top- Susan Jackson became the first LSU gymnast to capture 10 teams 22 times in 34 seasons, placing a program-best NCAA All-Around national title as she became LSU’s first fourth in 1988, fifth in 2008 and sixth on four separate three-time NCAA champion. occasions. In 2008 and 2009 LSU joined elite company by LSU has also placed among the top three in regional advancing to the NCAA Super Six Finals as Breaux and the competition on 26 separate occasions, winning regional Tigers broke through into the six-team field for the first titles nine times in three different decades, including back- time in program history to compete for college gymnastics’ to-back first-place regional finishes in 2008 and 2009. national championship in 2008. The Tigers finished fifth, Her teams have included eight individual national titles, THE D-D BREAUX FILE beating out rival Alabama, for the best finish in program 106 All-America honors and 45 All-SEC selections. Hometown: Donaldsonville, La. history since the current NCAA format was implemented in Additionally, Breaux’s Tigers won the inaugural SEC College: LSU, ‘76 1993. Championship title in 1981 and have gone on to finish In 2009, LSU made a repeat trip to the Super Six to second four times and third five other times. As a Gymnast compete for the national title and one day later Breaux For her dedication to the sport and her teams’ Competed at Southeastern Louisiana University in 1972 coached senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney to two individual numerous accomplishments, Breaux has been recognized and 1973. She led Southeastern to a second-place finish at national titles on vault and floor. by her peers time and time again. In the summer of 2009, the 1972 AIAW Gymnastics Championships. As the “Dean of Coaches” at LSU, Breaux has Breaux received one of the highest honors as she was represented the University at the highest level both in the voted into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame. Coaching Experience 1974-76 Assistant Coach Southeastern La. D-D BREAUX YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS 1978- Head Coach LSU YEAR REGULAR SEASON POST SEASON NATIONAL FINISH REGIONAL FINISH SEC FINISH 1978 9-1 - 9TH* 1ST* - 1979 8-1-1 - 11TH* 1ST* - Began her coaching career at Southeastern as a student 1980 10-3 - 6TH* 1ST* - assistant. Transferred to LSU in 1976 and took over 1981 18-5 - 11TH* 2ND* 1ST 1982 12-5 1-2 - 3RD 3RD as head coach in 1978 while also working toward her 1983 11-6 6-7-1 6TH 3RD 3RD master’s degree. 1984 8-10 - - - 4TH 1985 12-13 4-1 - 2ND 4TH 1986 7-9 6-8 9TH 1ST 4TH 1987 13-4 10-7 7TH 2ND 4TH D-D BREAUX NOTABLES 1988 15-5-1 13-4 4TH 2ND 4TH 1989 17-6 5-1 - 2ND 4TH 2 NCAA Super Six Finals (2008, 2009) 1990 16-3 11-6 6TH 2ND 2ND Consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances 1991 9-8 9-8 7TH 3RD 3RD 27 1992 8-14 0-6 - 7TH 5TH 22 NCAA Championships Appearances 1993 8-9 9-7-1 7TH(T) 2ND 4TH NCAA Individual National Titles 1994 13-4-1 6-5 8TH 2ND 3RD 8 1995 14-4 6-5 9TH 3RD 2ND 1 Gymnastics Honda Award Recipient 1996 9-11 4-2 - 3RD 5TH All-America Honors 1997 12-6-1 4-7 12TH 3RD 3RD 106 1998 15-7 5-6 9TH 3RD 3RD 11 NCAA Regional Titles 1999 11-6 6-4 9TH 2ND 4TH SEC Champions 2000 15-4-1 6-4 9TH 2ND 2ND 13 2001 11-5 3-2 18TH 3RD 4TH 45 All-SEC Honors 2002 10-10 6-4 8TH 1ST 4TH SEC Coach of the Year Honors 2003 10-10 5-5 10TH 2ND 4TH 6 2004 15-6 7-3 7TH 1ST 3RD 5 NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year 2005 19-4 7-3 9TH 1ST 2ND Honors 2006 14-11 5-5 8TH 2ND 4TH 2007 13-9 6-4 7TH 2ND 4TH 4 SEC Gymnasts of the Year 2008 17-6 9-6 5TH 1ST 4TH Scholastic All-America Honors 2009 16-5 8-7 6TH 1ST 4TH 106 2010 11-7-1 4-6 9TH 2ND 4TH 1 SEC Championship 2011 5-13 3-2 20TH 3RD 5TH 2009 Named to the USA Gymnastics Region 8 2012 5-8 -- -- -- -- 35TH YEAR 416-238-6 (.634) 174-137-2 (.559) Hall of Fame * AIAW FINISH REGULAR SEASON RECORDS INCLUDE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP LSU GYMNASTICS • 22 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES • 8 NCAA INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES • 106 ALL-AMERICANS NOTEBOOK CONTINUED PROBABLE LINEUPS Based on previous meet Fifth Annual Etta James Memorial Meet a Huge Success Vault Season High • For the fifth straight year the LSU gymnastics team and the local community worked together to raise money for former Jessie Jordan 9.900 LSU football player and current NFL linebacker Bradie James’ Foundation 56 to fight breast cancer in Baton Rouge.