Haleigh Alexandra Bryant (born December 20, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast currently competing for Louisiana State University in the NCAA.[1] She is the 2024 NCAA Champion in the team and individual all-around, and is the 2021 NCAA Champion on vault.
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| Full name | Haleigh Alexandra Bryant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 20, 2001 Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Cornelius, North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | NCAA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Everest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Tigers (2021–25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jay Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBryant was born in Atlanta in 2001 to Terry and Trisha Bryant. She started training in gymnastics in 2004 and moved to North Carolina in 2011.[2][3]
Gymnastics career
editLevel 10
editBryant competed at the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup where she placed sixth in the junior division.[4] She competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around. At the 2017 Junior Olympic Championships Bryant placed first in the all-around in the junior-B division and also won titles on vault and floor exercise.[5]
Bryant returned to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2018, winning the senior title.[6] At the 2018 Junior Olympic Championships she defended her vault title and finished second on floor exercise and third in the all-around. The following year Bryant once again won gold on vault. She additionally placed first on uneven bars and second in the all-around.
In November 2019 Bryant signed her national letter of intent with the Louisiana State Tigers.[7] In her final level 10 before going to Louisiana State University, she competed at the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup where she won the all-around title. In doing so she became the first gymnast to win two Nastia Liukin Cup titles.[8] At her final Junior Olympic Championships Bryant once again won the title on vault.
NCAA
edit2020–21 season
editBryant made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas where she recorded the highest all-around score.[9] She earned her first perfect ten on vault in a meet against Missouri on March 3.[10]
At the SEC Championships Bryant won the vault title and helped LSU finish second as a team behind Alabama.[11] At the NCAA Championships semi-finals Bryant won the vault title alongside Anastasia Webb; additionally she placed fifth in the all-around and on balance beam. However, LSU did not advance to the finals.[12]
2023–24 season
editOn February 9, in a meet against Georgia, Bryant earned her first perfect 10 on the balance beam. In doing so, she became the fourteenth NCAA gymnast to earn a gym slam (a perfect 10 on each of the four apparatuses) and the first LSU gymnast to do so.[13] At the 2024 NCAA Championships, she won third on Balance Beam, and claimed the title of All Around National Champion.[14] She also lead her team to LSU's first ever National Championship.[15]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2016 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 6 | |||||
| Junior Olympic Championships | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 2017 | Junior Olympic Championships |  |
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5 | 9 |
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| 2018 | Nastia Liukin Cup | |
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| Junior Olympic Championships |  |
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6 | 
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| 2019 | Junior Olympic Championships | |
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5 | 5 | |
| 2020 | Nastia Liukin Cup | |
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| Junior Olympic Championships | 5 | |
5 | ||||
| NCAA | |||||||
| 2021 | SEC Championships | |
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| NCAA Championships | SF | 5 | |
5 | |||
| 2022 | SEC Championships | 5 | 15 | |
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| 2023 | SEC Championships | |
7 | 7 | 22 | 31 |
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| NCAA Championships | 4 | |
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| 2024 | SEC Championships | |
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| NCAA Championships | |
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8 | 6 | |
12 | |
Collegiate stats
editCareer perfect 10.0
edit| Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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| 2021 | March 5, 2021 | Vault | LSU vs Missouri |
| April 3, 2021 | NCAA Regionals | ||
| 2022 | February 5, 2022 | LSU vs Auburn | |
| February 20, 2022 | LSU @ Missouri | ||
| March 11, 2022 | LSU vs Utah | ||
| 2023 | January 20, 2023 | LSU vs Missouri | |
| February 24, 2023 | LSU @ Alabama | ||
| March 10, 2023 | Uneven Bars | LSU vs West Virginia | |
| Vault | |||
| Floor Exercise | |||
| 2024 | January 19, 2024 | Uneven Bars | LSU vs Kentucky |
| February 2, 2024 | Floor Exercise | LSU vs Arkansas | |
| February 9, 2024 | Balance Beam | LSU @ Georgia | |
| March 1, 2024 | Floor Exercise | LSU vs Alabama | |
| March 18, 2024 | Vault | LSU @ Podium Challenge
(Auburn, GWU, TWU) | |
| Uneven Bars | |||
| April 6, 2024 | Vault | Arkansas Regional Final | |
| Uneven Bars |
Regular season rankings
edit| Season | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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| 2021 | 9th | 3rd | 78th | 59th | 4th |
| 2022 | N/A | 3rd | 15th | 25th | 102nd |
| 2023 | 4th | 1st | 14th | 30th | 6th |
| 2024 | 1st | 1st | 4th | 8th | 7th |
References
edit- ^ "LSU Gymnastics Roster". LSU Tigers women's gymnastics.
- ^ "Haleigh Bryant USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Brilliant Bryant: Freshman phenom Haleigh Bryant leads LSU gym to NCAA Championships". The Daily Reveille. April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Lukacs, Li win 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup titles". USA Gymnastics. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Champions crowned at 2017 Women's Junior Olympic National Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Bryant, Vetter win 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "LSU gymnastics signs three". 247Sports.com. November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Bryant, Rorich win titles at 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "No. 3 Gymnastics Opens Season Against Arkansas". LSU Tigers. January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Haleigh Bryant earns first career 10, LSU gym tops Missouri on Senior Night". The Daily Reveille. March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Gymnastics Wins 10th Southeastern Conference Championship with Huge Night in Huntsville". Alabama Crimson Tide. March 20, 2021.
- ^ "LSU gym suffers heartbreaking, frustrating loss in NCAA Semifinals". The Daily Reveille. April 19, 2021.
- ^ "LSU's Haleigh Bryant becomes 14th women's gymnast to record career gym slam". National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Bryant, Finnegan Named NCAA Champions". LSU. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "LSU Gymnastics Claims First National Championship". LSU. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-22.