LSU Gold
Position
All-around
Height
5'4
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Plano, Texas
Previous School
Penn State
High School
Plano East HS

SENIOR SEASON (2018)
LSU’s alternate on beam throughout the season who competed for a spot week in and week out … Graduated in August 2018.

JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Provided great depth for the Tigers’ beam lineup … Earned a 9.85 at home against No. 3 Florida … Posted a strong 9.875 in the fourth spot of the beam lineup at Auburn … Finished with a career high 9.925 on beam against George Washington and Iowa … Totaled a score of 9.85 on beam against Georgia for her first appearance as a Tiger.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
Suffered a foot injury in fall practice and missed the first portion of the season … Performed an exhibition routine on beam at Texas Woman’s … Provided depth on all four events but especially beam late in the season.

FRESHMAN SEASON AT PENN STATE (2015)
Competed in 10 of Penn State’s 11 meets … Saw action on all four events and competed in the all-around in the first four meets of her career … Posted career highs of 9.90 on vault, 9.85 on bars, 9.90 on beam, 9.825 on floor and 39.100 in the all-around … Won two individual titles, capturing the vault title with a 9.875 vs. Maryland and the floor title with a 9.80 in a quad meet vs. Cornell, New Hampshire and Rutgers … Competed on vault, bars and floor 10 times and beam four times … Scored a 9.825 or higher eight times, including five times on vault … Transferred to LSU after the season and enrolled in fall 2015.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Trained at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) under coaches Laurent Landi and Cecile Canqueteau-Landi … Four-time Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier …Won the Region 3 bars and beam titles and was the Texas State Champion in the all-around in 2014 … Captured the bars and all-around titles at the Region 3 Championships in 2013 … Attended Plano East High School.

PERSONAL
Full name is Lauren Marie Li … Born Nov. 22, 1995 in Dallas, Texas … Calls Plano, Texas home … Daughter of Forest and Norma Li … Has two younger sisters, Lianna and Lindsey, and one younger brother, Lenneth … Her father was a collegiate athlete in China, competing in gymnastics, swimming and track … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

LI’S CAREER HIGHS
Vault: 9.900 (1-31-15 at Illinois) *at Penn State
Bars: 9.850 (2-7-15 vs. Michigan State) *at Penn State
Beam: 9.925 (2-19-17 vs. George Washington/Iowa)
Floor: 9.825 (3-8-15 vs. West Virginia) *at Penn State
All-Around: 39.100 (1-31-15 at Illinois) *at Penn State

LI’S CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES (All at Penn State)
Vault: 1
Floor: 1
Total: 2

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