BATON ROUGE – It will be a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup this week as the LSU gymnastics team jumped one spot to No. 2 with a 197.025 season average in the GymInfo national rankings released Monday.
LSU (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) will take part in the Metroplex Challenge against a loaded field that includes No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 8 Arkansas and Iowa State. The meet is slated to begin at 7 p.m. CT Saturday in the Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center.
The Tigers enter the Metroplex Challenge as the nation’s top-ranked beam team with a 49.208 season average. The Tigers rank second on bars with a 49.333 average, fourth on floor with a 49.258 average and seventh on vault with a 49.225 average.
Three LSU gymnasts are featured in the all-around rankings as Jessie Jordan is No. 3 with a 39.525 average, Rheagan Courville is No. 6 with a 39.433 average and Ashleigh Gnat is 11th at 39.325.
Jordan is No. 1 nationally on beam with a 9.917 average, while Courville is No. 2 on bars at 9.942 and Lloimincia Hall is No. 2 on floor at 9.917.
Jordan also ranks sixth on floor with a 9.908 average and ninth on bars with a 9.883 average.
Courville is ranked 14th on vault with a 9.90 average, and Randii Wyrick and Myia Hambrick are tied for 24th on bars with a 9.85 average.
Live audio of the Metroplex Challenge will be available at www.LSUsports.net/live starting at 6:50 p.m. Saturday.
For the most up-to-date information on LSU gymnastics, visit www.LSUsports.net/gymnastics. Fans can also connect with the Tigers via the team’s social media outlets: www.Facebook.com/lsugym, @LSUgym on Twitter and Snapchat, @LSU_gym on Instagram and www.YouTube.com/lsugymnastics.
GymInfo Gymnastics Top 25
Jan. 26, 2015
Rank, Team, Season Average
1. Oklahoma 197.325
2. LSU 197.025
3. Florida 196.975
4. Michigan 196.808
5. Utah 196.767
6. Alabama 196.600
7. Nebraska 196.225
8. Arkansas 195.825
9. Penn State 195.750
10. Oregon State 195.713
11. Georgia 195.669
t12. Auburn 195.625
t12. Boise State 195.625
14. Illinois 195.608
15. UCLA 195.567
16. Ohio State 195.300
17. Washington 195.275
18. Arizona 195.244
19. Stanford 195.225
20. Denver 195.219
21. Michigan State 195.150
22. Southern Utah 195.058
23. California 194.975
t24. Kentucky 194.933
t24. New Hampshire 194.933
LSU in the Individual National Rankings
Rheagan Courville: 6th AA, 14th VT, 2nd UB
Ashleigh Gnat: 11th AA
Lloimincia Hall: 2nd FX
Myia Hambrick: 24th UB
Jessie Jordan: 3rd AA, 9th UB, 1st BB, 6th FX
Randii Wyrick: 24th