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13 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TITLES 2018 6 SUPER SIX FINALS APPEARANCES 29 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES 225 ALL-AMERICA HONORS at NCAA Semifinal I 15 April 20, 2018 • Noon CT • St. Louis, Mo. • Chaifetz Arena Live Stats: LSUsports.net • TV/Video: ESPN2 #2 LSU (27-1, 7-0 SEC) Teams at NCAA Championships DATE OPPONENT LSU SCORE/OPP. SCORE JANUARY (5-1) Semifinal I | ESPN2 | Noon CT Semifinal II | ESPNU | 6 p.m. CT 5 * #19 Arkansas W 197.150/195.350 12 * at #7 Florida W 197.250/197.125 19 * #9 Alabama W 197.450/196.725 27 at Metroplex Challenge 197.375 Team Ranking: No. 2 Team Ranking: No. 10 Team Ranking: No. 1 Team Ranking: No. 8 #4 UCLA L 197.650 Coach: D-D Breaux Coach: Mark Cook Coach: KJ Kindler Coach: Elise Ray #14 Washington W 196.525 Team Average: 197.587 Team Average: 196.454 Team Average: 197.850 Team Average: 196.571 Team High: 198.175 Team High: 197.300 Team High: 198.375 Team High: 197.400 #28 NC State W 195.825 LSU Leads Series, 33-5 OU Leads Series, 18-11 LSU Leads Series, 13-4 FEBRUARY (7-0) 2 * #6 Kentucky W 197.225/196.700 9 * at #24 Missouri W 197.150-196.375 16 at Gym Quarters 198.075 Team Ranking: No. 3 Team Ranking: No. 11 Team Ranking: No. 4 Team Ranking: No. 9 #20 Missouri W 196.025 Coach: Valorie Kondos Field Coach: Dan Kendig Coach: Megan Marsden/ Coach: Justin Howell #21 GWU W 195.650 Team Average: 197.554 Team Average: 196.356 Tom Farden Team Average: 196.150 #8 Arkansas W 195.575 Team High: 198.275 Team High: 197.525 Team Average: 197.368 Team High: 197.500 18 Texas Woman’s W 198.175-194.200 UCLA Leads 22-6-1 LSU Leads Series, 15-14-1 Team High: 198.150 LSU Leads, 1-0 23 * at #15 Georgia W 197.575-196.725 Utah Leads Series, 28-3 MARCH (10-0) 4 * #15 Auburn W 198.100-195.625 9 at #24 NC State W 197.575-196.100 Team Ranking: 6 Team Ranking: No. 18 Team Ranking: No. 5 Team Ranking: No. 12 17 Arizona W 198.125-195.525 Coach: Dana Duckworth Coach: Courtney Kupets Carter Coach: Jenny Rowland Coach: Tim Garrison 24 SEC Championship 1st of 8, 197.400 Team Average: 196.835 Team Average: 196.335 Team Average: 197.170 Team Average: 196.469 (St. Louis, Mo.) Team High: 197.525 Team High: Team High: 198.150 Team High: 197.100 UA Leads Series, 96-26-2 UGA Leads Series, 71-34-2 UF Leads Series, 69-40 LSU Leads, 79-5 APRIL (5-0) 7 NCAA Regional 1st of 6, 197.675 STORY LINES 20-21 NCAA Championship TBA (St. Louis, Mo.) • LSU’s streak of consecutive meets • The Tigers have faced off • If LSU were to advance out of the with a team score of 197 or better against seven of the 11 teams NCAA Semifinal, it would begin now stands at 37 straight. The that have advanced to the NCAA on either a bye before floor (top streak is the best in the nation this Championships and own a record team), bye before bars (second ON AIR season and surpassed Oklahoma of 10-1 against those teams. team), or bars (third team). (2016-18) for the best in the TV: ESPN2 history of NCAA Gymnastics. The • LSU gymnasts combined to earn • LSU’s Myia Hambrick, Sarah Bart Conner, play-by-play Tigers are the only team in the 16 All-America honors at the Finnegan and Kennedi Edney Kathy Johnson Clarke, Analyst country to score a 197 or better in semifinal round in 2017. Kennedi have paced the squad this season Laura Rutledge, Reporter every meet this season. The last Edney (VT), Sarah Finnegan (UB, as all-around performers. The time LSU did not score a 197 or BB, FX, AA), Myia Hambrick (BB, FX, trio finished the regular season WHO TO CONTACT better was at Georgia in 2016. AA), Erin Macadaeg (BB) and Lexie ranked in the top 10 in the nation Assistant SID/Gymnastics Contact Priessman (UB) will be in LSU’s in the all-around. Brandon Berrio lineup in St. Louis. Email: [email protected] By The Numbers Cell: 225-726-3056 • Office: 225-578-7678 CONNECT TO LSU GYMNASTICS 13 6 29 LSU gymnasts have won LSU has advanced to the NCAA The program has advanced to LSUsports.net/gymnastics 13 individual national Super Six six times: 2008, 09, 29 NCAA Championships overall. LSUgym.com championships in school 13, 14, 16, 17. This marks the final The Tigers have advanced to Facebook.com/LSUgym history, including 12 since 2002. time a Super Six will be held as seven straight, including 17 of the Twitter.com/LSUgym Returners Sarah FInnegan (UB) the NCAA postseason is moving last 18 NCAA Championships. YouTube.com/LSUgymnastics and Kennedi Edney (VT) won to a new format in 2019. NCAA championships in 2017. D-DHEAD COACH Breaux • 41st SEASON With each passing season, LSU gymnastics record 13 consecutive meets with at least a 197 continues to collect more honors and titles to its score. storied program, and head coach D-D Breaux has In 2013, LSU recorded the 12th regional team been the catalyst behind LSU’s sustained success. title in school history, and the Tigers reached Led by Breaux, LSU has seen increasing the NCAA Super Six for the third time in 2013, accomplishments that includes 15 NCAA recording a fifth-place finish. Championships appearances in the last 16 In 2010 LSU reached the NCAA Championships seasons, six Super Six appearances since 2008 for the ninth straight year while senior Susan and 12 individual national titles since 2002. Jackson became the first LSU gymnast to capture Under Breaux’s leadership and coaching, LSU the NCAA All-Around national title, and she also has reached new heights in individual and team won the 2010 balance beam title to become LSU’s success. first three-time NCAA champion. Now entering her 41st season as the In 2008 LSU joined elite company by mastermind of the LSU gymnastics program, advancing to the NCAA Super Six Finals as Breaux exudes the same passion and enthusiasm Breaux and the Tigers broke through into the to coach the Fighting Tigers as she did in her first six-team field for the first time in program history season on the job. to compete for college gymnastics’ national Breaux led the 2017 squad to the best season championship. The Tigers placed fifth. in school history. From beginning to end, the As the “Dean of Coaches” at LSU, Breaux has Tigers were masterful on the floor with 34 wins and represented the University at the highest level a historic sweep of the Southeastern Conference. both in the gym and, most importantly, in the As individuals, Ashleigh Gnat, McKenna and classroom for more than 40 years. Her dedication Lexie Priessman combined for five SEC event to the student-athlete on an individual basis has championships. Gnat along with Sarah Finnegan transcended into academic success, community and Kennedi Edney also took home the most NCAA involvement, Coach of the Year honors, an SEC national championships at a meet in school history Championship, NCAA Regional Championships and THE D-D BREAUX FILE with three. The Tigers ultimately finished second Top-10 national rankings throughout her tenure. Hometown: Donaldsonville, La. in the nation to match the best finish in school In fact, there is a tremendous balance between history. academics and athletics as LSU has produced 225 College: LSU, ‘76 In 2016, Breaux reached the exclusive 700 ALL-AMERICANS and 146 Scholastic All-Americans career win milestone as the team compiled a 31-6 during Breaux’s tenure. As a Gymnast overall record, the first time in school history LSU During her tenure Breaux has established and Competed at Southeastern Louisiana University had reached the 30-win mark. maintained LSU’s reputation as one of the premier in 1972 and 1973. She led Southeastern to a In 2015, Breaux guided LSU to a 13-1 overall collegiate gymnastics programs in the country. second-place finish at the 1972 AIAW Gymnastics regular season record, which included a perfect Under her tutelage, the Tigers have placed among Championships. 7-0 record against SEC competition for the first the nation’s top-10 teams 28 times in 40 seasons, time in school history. finishing a program-best second in 2016 and 2017, Coaching Experience The list of achievements in 2014 includes a third in 2014, fourth in 1988, fifth in 2008 and 2013 1974-76 Assistant Coach Southeastern La. program-record third-place national finish in the and sixth on four separate occasions. 1978- Head Coach LSU NCAA Super Six Finals, another individual national Under her leadership, LSU has captured 13 title by Rheagan Courville on vault, the 13th individual national titles, 211 All-America honors Began her coaching career at Southeastern as regional title in school history, the highest score in and 77 All-SEC selections. a student assistant. Transferred to LSU in 1976 program history on three different occasions, 20 and took over as head coach in 1978 while also total All-America honors including a nation-leading working toward her master’s degree. five First-Team All-Americans, and a then school- D-D BREAUX NOTABLES D-D BREAUX YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS 2014, 17 National Coach of the Year YEAR Regular Post National Regional SEC Year Regular Post National Regional SEC NCAA Super Six Finals (2008, 09, 13, 14, 16) 6 Season Season Finish Finish Finish Season Season Finish Finish Finish 34 Consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances 2017 13-1 21-1 2nd 1st 1st 1995 14-4 6-5 9th 3rd 2nd 29 NCAA Championships Appearances 2016 18-4 13-2 2nd 1st 3rd 1994 13-4-1 6-5 8th 2nd 3rd 13 NCAA Individual National Titles 2015 13-1 12-5 10th 1st 2nd 1993 8-9 9-7-1 7th(t) 2nd 4th 1 Gymnastics Honda Award Recipient 2014 10-3 16-6 3rd 1st 3rd 1992 8-14 0-6 - 7th 5th 225 All-America Honors 2013 15-6 10-5 5th 1st 3rd 1991 9-8 9-8 7th 3rd 3rd 15 Regional Titles 2012 7-8 7-9 9th 2nd 4th 1990 16-3 11-6 6th 2nd 2nd 2011 5-13 3-2 20th 3rd 5th 1989 17-6 5-1 - 2nd 4th