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2021 LSU Gymnastics - Week15 NCAA 4 at INDIVIDUAL Auburn TITLES 8 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS APPEARANCES 2021 31 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES 267 ALL-AMERICA HONORS atFebruary #22 5, 2021 • 6 p.m.Auburn CT • Auburn, Ala. • Auburn Arena 4 Live Stats: LSUsports.net • TV/Video: SEC Network #2 LSU (3-0, 2-0 SEC) BREAKDOWN DATE OPPONENT LSU /OPP. SCORE JANUARY (1-0) Auburn 8 #15 Arkansas W 196.550-196.350 Record 3-0, 2-0 SEC Record 0-3, 0-2 SEC 15 * at #6 Arkansas W 197.275-196.625 Ranking No. 2 Road to Nationals Top 25 Ranking No. 22 Road to Nationals Top 25 Last Meet January 22 vs. Georgia 22 * #11 Georgia W 197.200-196.375 Last Meet January 22, 2021 at Alabama W, 197.200-196.375 L, 195.575-196.925 Head Coach Jay Clark FEBRUARY 0-0) Head Coach Jeff Graba LSU Record 3-0/1st Season 5 at #22 Auburn 6 p.m. Career Record 103-160-2 Career Record 52-28-2 12 * Florida 6:30 p.m. 19 * at Alabama 7:30 p.m. 26 * at Kentucky 6 p.m. MATCHUP MARCH (0-0) LSU Auburn 5 * Missouri 7:30 p.m. Overall Team Average (Ranking) 197.008 (2) Overall Team Average (Ranking) 195.283 (22) 20 SEC Championship Team Vault Average (Ranking) 49.183 (5) Team Vault Average (Ranking) 48.917 (19) (TBD) Team Bars Average (Ranking) 49.250 (5) Team Bars Average (Ranking) 48.817 (25) Team Beam Average (Ranking) 49.183 (5) Team Beam Average (Ranking) 48.825 (18) APRIL (0-0) Team Floor Average (Ranking) 49.392 (1) Team Floor Average (Ranking) 48.725 (36) 2 -3 NCAA Regional Overall Team High 197.275 Overall Team High 195.725 Team Vault High 49.275 Team Vault High 49.100 16-17 NCAA Championship Team Bars High 49.425 Team Bars High 49.000 (Fort Worth, Texas) Team Beam High 49.375 Team Beam High 48.975 Team Floor High 49.450 Team Floor High 48.775 BROADCAST TEAM Next Up Stream: SEC Network Bart Conner, Play-By-Play No. 2 LSU Gymnastics Returns to Competition Against Auburn Kathy Johnson Clarke, Analyst The second-ranked LSU Gymnastics team returns from a weekend off of competition to face No. 22 Auburn at 6 p.m. CT Friday. The meet will be televised live from Auburn Arena on the SEC WHO TO CONTACT Network. Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson Clarke will have the call. The LSU-Auburn meet was rescheduled following postponement due to contact tracing related to COVID-19 at LSU. The Assistant SID/Gymnastics Contact Tigers are coming off another 197-plus score and win over Georgia in the PMAC. LSU gymnasts Brandon Berrio swept the four events and all-around and scored a 49.000 on all four events. LSU has been one Email: [email protected] of the most consistent teams in the country and are ranked second in the nation. The squad Cell: 225-726-3056 • Office: 225-578-7678 is 3-0 overall and 2-0 in official SEC meets. LSU has been led by freshman Haleigh Bryant who has staked her claim as one of the best all-around gymnasts in the country. After resting Kiya CONNECT TO LSU GYM Johnson on three events against the Bulldogs, the stellar sophomore will return to the lineup on vault, bars and beam. New performances in LSU’s lineup this week include Kamryn Ryan’s LSUsports.net/gymnastics Yurchenko 1/2 on vault and Sierra Ballard’s exciting floor routine. LSUgym.com Facebook.com/LSUgym STORYLINES Twitter.com/LSUgym • LSU is 82-16 all-time against • LSU has an extremely • The squad has posted some Auburn and 12-7 in Auburn. balanced team between of the highest scores in the LSU last competed in Auburn underclassmen and nation on bars, beam and floor in 2019 and suffered a 196.700- upperclassmen. In the Tigers’ in 2021. The 49.425 on bars 196.275 loss. LSU has won 11 of last meet against Georgia from the meet at Arkansas the last 12 meetings between LSU used 11 routines from is the second highest in the the schools dating back to underclassmen with eight of nation. The floor score of 2016. those from freshmen. That 49.450 against Georgia the • LSU is on the hunt for the trend will continue on Friday third highest in the country. program’s third SEC regular with Kamryn Ryan and Sierra season title since 2017. The Ballard expected to compete • Haleigh Bryant was selected remaining schedule results officially for the first time in as the SEC Freshman of the will count toward crowning their college careers. Week after her performance the champion of the toughest against Georgia. conference in the country. LSU GYMNASTICS • 31 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES • 15 NCAA INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL TITLES • 267 ALL-AMERICANS 1 2021 LSU Gymnastics - Week 4 at Auburn JAYHEAD COACH CLARK • 1ST SEASON Jay Clark, a 30-year veteran of college gymnastics LSU earned another Top-5 national ranking and one of the best recruiters in the sport, is in his on bars in 2016 with an average score of 49.252. first season as the head coach of the LSU gymnastics Finnegan, Priessman and Myia Hambrick combined program. to tally four All-America honors during the historic Clark was tabbed as the third head coach season. in program history in August 2020 following the The Tigers posted a Top-5 national ranking on retirement of D-D Breaux. Clark is in his ninth season bars in 2015, and the team totaled the second-highest overall at LSU following his hiring as the Tigers’ bars total in school history with a 49.600 against associate head coach in 2012. Iowa. The Tigers also accumulated the second-best Clark is regarded as one of the best recruiters season average on bars in school history with a 49.288 in the sport and the top bars coach in collegiate average. gymnastics history. The Tigers’ associate head As a team LSU produced four All-America coach for eight seasons and co-head coach for one, honors on bars in 2015 with three gymnasts Clark’s leadership and expertise has helped bring (Rheagan Courville, Randii Wyrick and Shae Zamardi) unprecedented success on the recruiting trail and in earning First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA the gym. Championships. It marked the first time in program During the time since Clark’s arrival, LSU has history that three gymnasts secured First-Team All- earned the best performances in school history as the America honors on bars in one season. NCAA Runner-Up in 2016, 2017 and 2019, appearances Under Clark’s direction, LSU shattered the school in the NCAA Championship Finals in six of seven record with a 49.330 average on bars and finished seasons, numerous school records, produced seven the 2014 season ranked No. 5 nationally in the event. NCAA individual national champions, and five SEC In addition, the Tigers tallied three of the top-10 bars meet and regular season championships. scores in school history, including a 49.600 that ranks His work with the Fighting Tigers of LSU has not as the second best, and LSU produced three All- gone unnoticed. Clark has been named the Central America honors on bars. Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Year along with Clark coached Courville to a First-Team All- fellow LSU assistant Bob Moore five times. America honor at the 2014 NCAA Championships, COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE Clark also earned the 2014 and 2017 National and Courville went on to finish fifth in the event at the 2021-present – Head Coach, LSU Co-Assistant Coach of the Year award with Moore. It NCAA Individual Finals. 2019-20 – Co-Head Coach, LSU marked the third time in his distinguished coaching LSU reached the Super Six in the 2013 season, 2012-2019 – Associate Head Coach, LSU career he has garnered the nation’s top award. He and under Clark’s guidance the Tigers finished the 2009-2012 – Head Coach, Georgia was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall season with a 49.260 regional qualifying score on 2005-2009 – Associate Head Coach/Recruiting of Fame in 2018. Because of his recruiting success, bars, the highest final RQS in that event since the 2009 Coordinator, Georgia ESPNU and ESPN the Magazine selected Clark as the season. 1998-2004 – Assistant Coach/Recruiting ninth-best recruiter in all of collegiate athletics in 2011. Clark coached Morrison and Wyrick to First-Team Coordinator, Georgia In the gym, Clark is viewed as the top bars coach All-America honors on bars in his first season with the 1990-1996 – Assistant Coach, Georgia in collegiate gymnastics history. Clark has coached Tigers, and it marked the first season LSU produced at the Tigers to 30 All-America honors on bars, four of least two All-Americans on bars since 2010. JAY CLARK’S HONORS the five highest bars team scores in school history Before Clark joined LSU after he spent 20 seasons and the top two bars title winners in LSU history. In his at the University of Georgia where he helped guide • Named the Ninth-Best Recruiter in College illustrious career, Clark has coached nine NCAA bars the Gym Dogs to seven NCAA National Titles and 14 Athletics by ESPN The Magazine (2011) champions and two during his time in Baton Rouge. Southeastern Conference Championships. • USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame Clark tutored Sarah Finnegan, who ended her Clark primarily coached bars at Georgia, and he • 2018 Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Year career in April 2019 as one of the greatest gymnasts coached the Gym Dogs to 64 All-America honors and • 2017 National Co-Assistant Coach of the Year in LSU history.