 Photo By: LSUsports.net 3/25/2021 LSU Sports Information By: Brandon Berrio BATON ROUGE – LSU gymnasts Haleigh Bryant, Sami Durante, Kiya Johnson and Alyona Shchennikova combined to earn seven Women’s College Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Regular Season All-America honors, the association announced Thursday. A gymnast earns All-America honors if they finish in the top-16 of the final NQS individual event rankings. LSU’s seven All-America honors were the second most in the SEC. Overall, LSU gymnasts have combined to earn 79 All-America honors in the regular season since the association begin this honor in 2013. LSU has now combined to earn 274 regular season and meet honors in program history. Bryant led the group with three All-America honors on vault, floor and all-around. In her debut season, Bryant finished third on vault, fourth on floor and ninth in the all-around in the nation. The top freshman in the country, Bryant won the SEC vault title and was named the top freshman in the SEC. Johnson added two more All-America honors to push her total to five. The sophomore from Dallas, Texas, finished as the No. 1 performer on floor and 12th overall on vault. She was named the SEC Specialist of the Year and captured the SEC floor title with a perfect score, the fifth of her career and third this season. Shchennikova earned her first All-America honor after finishing 12th nationally on vault. This was the first time the sophomore competed vault for the Tigers and she scored a 9.90 or high four times, including a career high 9.95 at Kentucky. Shchennikova was named an All-SEC performer on vault after scoring a 9.925 at the championship meet. Durante rounds out the group honored with All-America honors. The Tigers’ anchor performer on bars, Durante scored a 9.90 or higher seven times this season. She finished 11th in the country with an NQS of 9.925 and scored a career high of 9.95 twice in 2021. The LSU team begins NCAA postseason competition at the Salt Lake City Regional April 2-3. Competition will be streamed live on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app. The Tigers will fight for a spot in the NCAA Championships April 16-17 in Fort Worth, Texas. The squad must finish in the top two on both days to advance to the NCAA Championships. Fans can follow the Tigers on the team’s social media channels: @LSUgym on Instagram and Twitter, www.Facebook.com/lsugym and at YouTube.com/lsusports. Vault Status Place Name University NQS All America 1(t) Evy Schoepfer Oklahoma 9.963 All America 1(t) Anastasia Webb Oklahoma 9.963 All America 3(t) Ona Loper Minnesota 9.956 All America 3(t) Haleigh Bryant LSU 9.956 All America 5(t) Sierra Brooks Michigan 9.95 All America 5(t) Lexy Ramler Minnesota 9.95 All America 7(t) Trinity Thomas Florida 9.944 All America 7(t) Abby Heiskell Michigan 9.944 Second Team All-America 9 Kennedy Hambrick Arkansas 9.938 Second Team All-America 10(t) Alexia Burch Utah 9.931 Second Team All-America 10(t) Adnerys De Jesus Iowa State 9.931 Second Team All-America 12(t) Madi Dagen Oregon State 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Alyona Shchennikova LSU 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Luisa Blanco Alabama 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Maddie Quarles Minnesota 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Naomi Morrison Michigan 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Lynnzee Brown Denver 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Savannah Schoenherr Florida 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Natalie Wojcik Michigan 9.925 Second Team All-America 12(t) Kiya Johnson LSU 9.925 Uneven Bars Status Place Name University NQS All America 1 Trinity Thomas Florida 9.975 All America 2 Lynnzee Brown Denver 9.969 All America 3 Lexy Ramler Minnesota 9.963 All America 4(t) Emily Muhlenhaupt Boise State 9.95 All America 4(t) Audrey Davis Oklahoma 9.95 All America 6(t) Margzetta Frazier UCLA 9.944 All America 6(t) Natalie Wojcik Michigan 9.944 All America 8 Luisa Blanco Alabama 9.938 Second Team All-America 9(t) Nina Schank California 9.931 Second Team All-America 9(t) Makarri Doggette Alabama 9.931 Second Team All-America 11(t) Maggie O'Hara Arkansas 9.925 Second Team All-America 11(t) Andi Li California 9.925 Second Team All-America 11(t) Katherine Levasseur Oklahoma 9.925 Second Team All-America 11(t) Maile O'Keefe Utah 9.925 Second Team All-America 11(t) Megan Skaggs Florida 9.925 Second Team All-America 11(t) Sami Durante LSU 9.925 Balance Beam Status Place Name University NQS All America 1(t) Lexy Ramler Minnesota 9.975 All America 1(t) Maile O'Keefe Utah 9.975 All America 3 Anastasia Webb Oklahoma 9.969 All America 4(t) Natalie Wojcik Michigan 9.956 All America 4(t) Ellie Lazzari Florida 9.956 All America 6(t) Leah Clapper Florida 9.95 All America 6(t) Abby Paulson Utah 9.95 All America 6(t) Elizabeth Culton North Carolina 9.95 All America 6(t) Luisa Blanco Alabama 9.95 Second Team All-America 10(t) Trinity Thomas Florida 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Adeline Kenlin Iowa 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Alexis Vasquez Denver 9.944 Second Team All-America 13(t) Karrie Thomas Oklahoma 9.938 Second Team All-America 13(t) Kennedy Hambrick Arkansas 9.938 Second Team All-America 13(t) Sienna Schreiber Missouri 9.938 Second Team All-America 13(t) Mary Korlin-Downs Minnesota 9.938 Second Team All-America 13(t) Cristal Isa Utah 9.938 Second Team All-America 13(t) Alyssa Baumann Florida 9.938 Floor Exercise Status Place Name University NQS All America 1 Kiya Johnson LSU 9.988 All America 2 Trinity Thomas Florida 9.975 All America 3 Lynnzee Brown Denver 9.969 All America 4(t) Mya Hooten Minnesota 9.956 All America 4(t) Derrian Gobourne Auburn 9.956 All America 4(t) Lexi Graber Alabama 9.956 All America 4(t) Haleigh Bryant LSU 9.956 All America 8(t) Lauren Guerin Iowa 9.95 All-America 8(t) Sydney Soloski Utah 9.95 Second Team All-America 10(t) Alyssa Baumann Florida 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Abbey Miner Alder BYU 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Anastasia Webb Oklahoma 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Jerquavia Henderson Iowa 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Kyana George California 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Ona Loper Minnesota 9.944 Second Team All-America 10(t) Nya Reed Florida 9.944 All-Around Status Place Name University NQS All America 1 Trinity Thomas Florida 39.788 All America 2(t) Lynnzee Brown Denver 39.756 All America 2(t) Lexy Ramler Minnesota 39.756 All America 4 Luisa Blanco Alabama 39.738 All America 5 Anastasia Webb Oklahoma 39.706 All America 6(t) Natalie Wojcik Michigan 39.625 All America 6(t) Maile O'Keefe Utah 39.625 All America 8 Kennedy Hambrick Arkansas 39.6 Second Team All-America 9 Haleigh Bryant LSU 39.594 Second Team All-America 10(t) Adnerys De Jesus Iowa State 39.575 Second Team All-America 10(t) Nevaeh DeSouza California 39.575 Second Team All-America 12 Megan Skaggs Florida 39.569 Second Team All-America 13 Ona Loper Minnesota 39.556 Second Team All-America 14 Raena Worley Kentucky 39.538 Second Team All-America 15 Sierra Brooks Michigan 39.531 Second Team All-America 16 Hannah Scharf Arizona State 39.506 The WCGA is the advocate for women’s collegiate gymnastics. This coaches’ association was known previously as the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women.
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