Sierra Ballard Season 2026
2025 WCGA Academic All-American
2025 SEC Community Service Team
2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 NCAA All-American (BB)
2024 Scholastic All-American
2024 SEC Community Service Team
2024 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Community Service Team
2023 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 WCGA Academic All-American
2021 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR SEASON (2025)
Competed in every meet for the Tigers, leading off on beam in all 15 meets… Opened the season for the Tigers at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad, scoring 9.850 on beam and 9.825 on floor… Clutched individual titles on beam and floor against No. 1 Oklahoma and at the Podium Challenge… Earned 9.850 or higher in beam and floor from the SEC Championship through the NCAA Semifinals… Recorded a career high 9.950 on floor in the Podium Challenge… Averaged 9.781 on beam and 9.852 on floor for the season… Posted a season high 9.950 on beam and floor… Tallied a pair of 9.90’s on beam and floor at Regional finals to help the squad advance to the NCAA Semifinals… Nominee for 2024-25 Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team for her leadership and character outside of the gym… Member of 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fifth time in her career… Scholastic All-American for third time in her career… Named to the 2025 SEC Community Service Team for the third-straight year for efforts in the Baton Rouge community… Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President.
SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Veteran presence who led off on beam in all 16 meets for the Tigers… Recorded a season high and career high beam score of 9.950 to lead off the final rotation at the NCAA Championship Final, helping her team clinch the first national championship in LSU Gymnastics history… Posted a career high 9.900 on floor in the squad’s season opener against No. 14 Ohio State… Averaged a 9.790 on beam and a 9.842 on floor for the year… Named a 2024 NCAA Postseason All-American on beam, marking the first All-America honor of her career… Member of 2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year… Earned second straight year on the SEC Community Service Team for her efforts outside of competition… 2024 Scholastic All-American honoree… Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Competed in every meet this season for the Tigers, including leading off on floor in all 16 competitions…averaged a 9.820 on beam and 9.848 on floor for the year… Matched her career high of 9.925 on floor against West Virginia… Recorded scores of 9.850 or higher in 11 of her appearances on floor… Earned her spot in the beam lineup in 2023 and made her debut against No. 1 Oklahoma… Posted a career high score of 9.925 on the event at No. 9 Alabama… Continued to be a consistent beam worker the rest of the season as she competed in the beam lineup in 13 meets for the Tigers… Named to the SEC Community Service Team… Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Appeared in the floor lineup twice throughout the 2022 season… Posted a 9.750 on floor in the season opener against Centenary… Earned a season high 9.775 at the tri-meet against Missouri and Arkansas… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Appeared in nine meets on floor exercise … Delivered 9.90 performances on floor in the third spot of the LSU lineup at NCAA Semifinal II and the NCAA Regional Final … Scored a 9.80 at SEC Championships … Matched her career high of 9.925 in the regular season finale against Missouri … Scored a 9.85 at Missouri and 9.825 at Auburn … Set a career high of 9.925 at home against No. 1 Florida … Selected as a WCGA Academic All-American … Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Trained at Northshore Gymnastics in Mandeville, Louisiana … A Level 10 gymnast and Junior Olympic qualifier since 2017, including 2019 when she earned eighth on bars.
PERSONAL
Full name is Sierra Loren Ballard … Born August 15, 2002 … Daughter of Steven Ballard and Lori Strong-Ballard … Has two siblings, Sydney and Ethan … Cousin Tatum Ballard plays Beach Volleyball at LSU … Mother, Lori, competed for Canada at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics … LSU Gymnastics head coach Jay Clark is her uncle … Chose LSU because of the strong family atmosphere on campus and with the team … Earned her bachelor’s degree in finance and is currently pursuing her masters of business administration (MBA).
BALLARD’S CAREER HIGHS
Vault:
Bars:
Beam: 9.950
Floor: 9.950
All-Around:
BALLARD’S CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Vault:
Bars:
Beam: 1
Floor: 1
All-Around:
Total: 2
BALLARD’S ALL-AMERICA HONORS
Vault:
Bars:
Beam: 1
Floor:
All-Around:
Total: 1