- The 21-year-old model was ecstatic about her team’s win on social media
- The Tigers will next compete in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships
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Olivia Dunne now has a conference title to her name after competing in LSU’s SEC Gymnastics Championship this weekend in New Orleans.
The No. 3 nationally ranked Lady Tigers finished with a top score of 198.075 – the highest score in program history – during the meet, Saturday night, at the Smoothie King Center – home of the NBA’s Pelicans.
Dunne celebrated being crowned the purple and gold crown for the fifth time ever alongside her teammates in the team’s locker room, as seen in photos and footage shared by the 21-year-old college student on social media.
“SEC CHAMPS BABYYY,” Dunne wrote as the caption to a TikTok video, which showed LSU-themed confetti on the floor and the SEC Championships trophy.
‘Oh dear!!!!’ the NIL top earner shared as the caption to an Instagram post the Lady Tigers herding around the trophy, with Dunne appearing to kiss him.
Livvy Dunne took photos and videos with her teammates and the SEC Championship trophy after winning the conference title game Saturday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans
‘Oh dear!!!!’ Dunne captioned LSU’s Instagram post on her story as she appeared to kiss the SEC Championship trophy
“Wonder Woman today,” Dunne wrote on Saturday as part of a selfie of herself in her leotard
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and her teammates started the competition on vault, then switched to bars and beam before finishing on floor. Prior to this weekend’s competition, LSU was ranked first in the conference.
Kiya Johnson finished with the highest score on beam (9.825), while Ashley Cowan matched her career high in second place with 9.9950.
What’s more is that the Lady Tigers earned their second-highest score (49.475) in program history after landing on the balance beam.
Dunne also shared highlights of himself on the floor, bars and balance beam during the meet
LSU totaled 49.450 on beam – the second-highest score ever on the event in program history at the SEC Championships.
The last time the team won a conference title was in 2019.
LSU had won two in a row before that, as well as in 1981.
Dunne and her teammates will next compete in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, in April.