Haleigh Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Haleigh Alexandra Bryant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Atlanta, Georgia | December 20, 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Cornelius, North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | NCAA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Everest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | LSU Tigers (2021–25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Jay Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Haleigh Alexandra Bryant (born December 20, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast currently competing for Louisiana State University in the NCAA. [1] She is the 2024 NCAA Champion in the team and individual all-around, and is the 2021 NCAA Champion on vault.
Bryant was born in Atlanta in 2001 to Terry and Trisha Bryant. She started training in gymnastics in 2004 and moved to North Carolina in 2011. [2] [3]
Bryant competed at the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup where she placed sixth in the junior division. [4] She competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around. At the 2017 Junior Olympic Championships Bryant placed first in the all-around in the junior-B division and also won titles on vault and floor exercise. [5]
Bryant returned to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2018, winning the senior title. [6] At the 2018 Junior Olympic Championships she defended her vault title and finished second on floor exercise and third in the all-around. The following year Bryant once again won gold on vault. She additionally placed first on uneven bars and second in the all-around.
In November 2019 Bryant signed her national letter of intent with the Louisiana State Tigers. [7] In her final level 10 before going to Louisiana State University, she competed at the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup where she won the all-around title. In doing so she became the first gymnast to win two Nastia Liukin Cup titles. [8] At her final Junior Olympic Championships Bryant once again won the title on vault.
Bryant made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas where she recorded the highest all-around score. [9] She earned her first perfect ten on vault in a meet against Missouri on March 3. [10]
At the SEC Championships Bryant won the vault title and helped LSU finish second as a team behind Alabama. [11] At the NCAA Championships semi-finals Bryant won the vault title alongside Anastasia Webb; additionally she placed fifth in the all-around and on balance beam. However, LSU did not advance to the finals. [12]
On February 9, in a meet against Georgia, Bryant earned her first perfect 10 on the balance beam. In doing so, she became the fourteenth NCAA gymnast to earn a gym slam (a perfect 10 on each of the four apparatuses) and the first LSU gymnast to do so. [13] At the 2024 NCAA Championships, she won third on Balance Beam, and claimed the title of All Around National Champion. [14] She also lead her team to LSU's first ever National Championship. [15]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Level 10 | |||||||
2016 | Nastia Liukin Cup | 6 | |||||
Junior Olympic Championships | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
2017 | Junior Olympic Championships | 5 | 9 | ||||
2018 | Nastia Liukin Cup | ||||||
Junior Olympic Championships | 6 | ||||||
2019 | Junior Olympic Championships | 5 | 5 | ||||
2020 | Nastia Liukin Cup | ||||||
Junior Olympic Championships | 5 | 5 | |||||
NCAA | |||||||
2021 | SEC Championships | ||||||
NCAA Championships | SF | 5 | 5 | ||||
2022 | SEC Championships | 5 | 15 | ||||
2023 | SEC Championships | 7 | 7 | 22 | 31 | ||
NCAA Championships | 4 | ||||||
2024 | SEC Championships | ||||||
NCAA Championships | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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2021 | March 5, 2021 | Vault | LSU vs Missouri |
April 3, 2021 | NCAA Regionals | ||
2022 | February 5, 2022 | LSU vs Auburn | |
February 20, 2022 | LSU @ Missouri | ||
March 11, 2022 | LSU vs Utah | ||
2023 | January 20, 2023 | LSU vs Missouri | |
February 24, 2023 | LSU @ Alabama | ||
March 10, 2023 | Uneven Bars | LSU vs West Virginia | |
Vault | |||
Floor Exercise | |||
2024 | January 19, 2024 | Uneven Bars | LSU vs Kentucky |
February 2, 2024 | Floor Exercise | LSU vs Arkansas | |
February 9, 2024 | Balance Beam | LSU @ Georgia | |
March 1, 2024 | Floor Exercise | LSU vs Alabama | |
March 18, 2024 | Vault | LSU @ Podium Challenge (Auburn, GWU, TWU) | |
Uneven Bars | |||
April 6, 2024 | Vault | Arkansas Regional Final | |
Uneven Bars |
Season | All-Around | Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
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2021 | 9th | 3rd | 78th | 59th | 4th |
2022 | N/A | 3rd | 15th | 25th | 102nd |
2023 | 4th | 1st | 14th | 30th | 6th |
2024 | 1st | 1st | 4th | 8th | 7th |
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