Adding to an already stacked 2025 roster, LSU senior gymnast and NIL superstar Livvy Dunne has officially become the third senior to announce a return for her fifth and final season with the purple and gold.
LSU senior gymnast Livvy Dunne announces a return for her fifth and final year of eligibility
Coming off their first ever national championship victory earlier this past year, coach Jay Clark is making it abundantly clear that he’s nowhere near satisfied. In fact, it may even be possible that the LSU gymnastics team is even better in 2025.
Despite opposing programs putting in their best efforts to try and steal away the newly dubbed national champion head coach over the offseason, Jay Clark is not only returning to Baton Rouge, LA for his fifth season, but he’s bringing back some elite pieces along the way.
Among the notable returnees include the 2024 NCAA All-Around Champion Haleigh Bryant, veteran leader Sierra Ballard, and as of earlier this week, NIL superstar Livvy Dunne.
A 5-foot-6 senior out of Hillsdale, NJ, Dunne began her career in dramatic fashion, earning All-American honors on the uneven bars as a freshman in 2021. Unfortunately, an injury would end up slowing the trajectory of her career, allowing time to lean into the NIL side of college athletics as a sophomore and junior. She now has 13.2 million followers across various social media platforms and an On3 NIL valuation of $3.9 million – ranking her No. 2 among all college athletes.
Interestingly enough, that step back from constant competition may have been all she needed, as this past season, she made nine appearances which included a twice recorded career-high 9.900 on floor.
In many ways, this past season felt like a stepping stone for the veteran gymnast – it was just a matter of whether she’d have one more chance to show what she’s capable of.
Now, as we look ahead to her fifth and final season, the LSU gymnastics team is looking stocked full of high-level talent and they should enter the 2025 season as one of the top favorites to win it all. If anything, it’s just a matter of how much of an opportunity she’s given to make an impact, but if last year was any indication, she appears to be on a path that could have next year be one of her best yet as a part of the purple and gold.
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