BATON ROUGE- No matter which sport, the Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Week honor has had a decidedly LSU flavor to it this week.
On Monday, Stromile Swift earned SEC Player of the week for men’s basketball, while Katrina Hibbert earned the honor for women’s hoops. On Tuesday, LSU gymnast Shanyn MacEachern added her name to the list of honored LSU athletes this week, claiming the SEC Gymnast of the Week award following the Tigers’ dramatic victory over No. 1 Utah.
The sophomore from Brampton, Ontario, Canada won the all-around title with a season-best effort of 39.225, while also claiming the vault title with a mark of 9.850. MacEachern’s 9.850 in the floor exercise clinched the upset victory for the Tigers.
MacEachern registered season bests on the floor, bars and all-around, while matching her season-bests on the balance beam and vault.
MacEachern and her teammates return to action Friday night with a showdown against Alabama at 7 p.m. at the Maravich Assembly Center. After upsetting the No. 1 team in the nation last Friday, the Tigers may very well get the opportunity again this Friday. Alabama is likely to assume to the No. 1 ranking on Wednesday.