TikTok may have been banned from the U.S. app store as of last Sunday, but Olivia Dunne is sure to stick the landing wherever her journey takes her. "I was able to be coached by Jay then work side-by-side with him," she said. "I only knew one program," Gnat says. She also thinks the leadership, specifically in this year's senior class, is going to be important to success in 2021. Breaux walked the team through the arena hours before the meet, pointed directly at the stands and told the team to "pick any seat you want and it will be filled by the time we get in here tonight." But Bugs can't be back, because Bugs never left. "I was very interested to see another conference and how everything worked at other places. It's something that is so fresh in my mind of what it's like to actually be them.". In February 2016, LSU officially opened the state-of-the-art gymnastics training facility on campus. There was a problem saving your notification. She is an LSU fan through and through, and she shows it every chance she gets in her viral videos. “I really wanted to come to college because competing on LSU’s gymnastics, LSU Dairy Store helps a Lake Charles business stay afloat after Hurricane Laura, LSU assures COVID-19 positive students stay on lockdown, LSU Alumnus Ryan Clark shares his thoughts after a student-athlete led social justice march, "We Do More Than Just Shake Our Pom-Poms," An Inside Look At The LSU Cheer Squad, Mental heath problems in athletes: former LSU gymnast Bailey Ferrer's story, Student Body President and Vice President Finally Inaugurated. She was obviously very excited. Co-head coach Jay Clark will take over for Breaux as the third head gymnastics coach in school history, and although he has big shoes to fill, Gnat has full confidence in Clark to carry the torch. While there is a changing of the guard at coach, the roster remains primed for another SEC title run. "I think there was a part of her that was expecting [my return]," Gnat said of Breaux. It's every coach's dream to coach at their alma mater.". Just months removed from being a student-athlete, she admitted that she was in a different frame of mind, but she learned more developmentally about what it was like to work one-on-one with a gymnast, build a routine and give them the confidence needed to execute. Clark … It was then that coaching and mentoring became something Gnat fell in love with. “I really wanted to come to college because competing on LSU’s gymnastics team is a once in a lifetime experience, so I figured why not do it now.”. I think the fans are going to really fall in love with these freshmen. Yes, the former Tiger great has returned to campus as a full-time assistant coach for LSU Gymnastics… Gymnastics
Harrison Valentine, LSU Athletics Communications. Gnat's role on the staff is especially unique. pic.twitter.com/lVql0p6hCl. She's thankful for social media and the film that exists so she can always reminisce upon that moment.