re: LSU Gymnastics Recruiting Thread (2024 and 2025 Recruiting Classes)

I heard she was going to florida where her bf works for the Yankees and working for a co. that sells Leo’s. Good for her! I’m sad to see her leave but she has been with that man for years long distance. I’m sure they’re ready to settle down and actually live together.

ETA: her mom said she is going to work for gk elite. Great for her!

People are speculating based on the article that Bryce has stopped training since Ashley is mentioned as the only true senior

I’m going to get hammered for this but here goes:
I love Haleigh but I’m not sure I like this move. Does anyone remember bugs first 3 years coaching? She was not a great coach. Also at bugs went somewhere else (Pitt I think) before coming here. Time will tell, but honestly not excited about this hire.

ETA: she did 2 years as our student coach and then went to penn st as their asst coach.

I absolutely agree with you. I would’ve tried to poach Myia Hambrick from Utah if I was Jay and made her the new beam coach since she at least has multiple years of collegiate gymnastics coaching experience under her belt at a university that routinely scores higher than us on beam (though some of those are overscoring rotations, Carly knows what she’s doing and Myia has learned a lot from her) and made HB a volunteer assistant coach for a few years before hiring her as a full time assistant coach

I believe so. I think the plan is for Courtney to choreograph floor but run beam while they mold Haleigh. Believe Haleigh year one will be focused on recruiting and getting molded for future. Allegedly a lot of recruits are ecstatic she is on staff so we will see how that plays out in 27 class

Saw where Hezley has a pretty rough weekend. Hope she can make it here with her body and confidence still in tact.

Hezly has been the topic of conversation on several social media sites. She looks unhappy and nervous . She feels a lot of pressure from many angles. It is concerning for her future. I hope her parents can see this and will help her before she shuts down. Maybe she needs a gym change that would be better in building her confidence. Better yet, maybe she will consider coming to LSU next year and follow a path similar to Konnor.

Hats off to Jay and the Griffeths. They have done an awesome job with the portal! Looks like we basically got all we were after. Brinkman, Ulrich, Innes, Blackson. That should be quite a few lineup spots and a ton of depth for other lineups.

I know Valeri’s reputation. However, this, I think may have more to do with Hezly taking a small break post - Olympics that led to a big growth spurt. It’s clear that she is fatigued in her routines as she learns her skills in that body. However, that can be just as hard to overcome physically and mentally.