Centenary at LSU

Note: This meet previously featured West Virginia at LSU. However, due to COVID protocols within the WVU program, Centenary will now face LSU in Baton Rouge.

Recap

The Big Storyline: LSU was originally slated to host West Virginia in its season home opener, but the Mountaineers pulled out due to COVID protocols. The Centenary Ladies came to the rescue, starting their season a week early by traveling to Baton Rouge to help the Tigers avoid an unexpected bye week.

Implications: LSU started strong, posting a 49.400 and 49.500 on vault and bars, respectively, but couldn’t maintain that pace on beam and floor (a thumb injury to bars anchor Sami Durante and minor injury to Haleigh Bryant during floor warm-ups certainly didn’t help). While the back half of the meet didn’t go their way, the Tigers showed that they’re coming out swinging in 2022. 

Records: Bryant earned a career high 9.925 on bars while Alyona Shchennikova and Olivia Dunne both tied their career highs on the event. Freshman KJ Johnson scored 9.900 on both vault and floor in her collegiate debut, securing the title on floor. Centenary senior Kendall Sanders notched a career high tying 9.800 on vault with a stuck Yurchenko half.