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LSU’s women and Stanford’s men win NCAA gymnastics championships

April 22, 2024
The NCAA winter sports season officially wrapped when the LSU Tiger women and Stanford Cardinal men won their respective gymnastics championships on Saturday.
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LSU’s women and Stanford’s men win NCAA gymnastics championships
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The GIST: The NCAA winter sports season officially wrapped when the LSU Tiger women and Stanford Cardinal men won their respective gymnastics championships on Saturday.

The women: No. 2–seed LSU clinched their first-ever natty by topping finalists No. 3 Cal, No. 4 Florida, and No. 5 Utah with a dominant score of 198.225. Despite trailing Utah by 0.0375 points entering the final rotation, the Tigers recorded an NCAA Championship–record beam score of 49.7625 to capture the trophy, sealed by junior Aleah Finnegan’s stunning 9.95 performance. Chills.

  • Finals first-timer Cal impressed with a second-place finish, while Utah fell to third after some unforced errors in the final rotation on vault. Even though Florida’s 197.4375 score would typically win regular-season meets, it sank them to fourth against the country’s best.
  • With a roster stacked with upperclassmen, legacy-building could be difficult for LSU. But with all-around champ Haleigh Bryant potentially returning for another year and freshman Konnor McClain a formidable force all season…these Tigers could run it back for another natty.

The men: Top-ranked Stanford crushed their way to the national championship, becoming the first program to nab five straight ’ships since 1983. Sophomore Asher Hong won individual titles in vault, parallel bars, and rings (!!!), while junior Khoi Young claimed the all-around crown. Dynasty, secured.

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