Louisiana State University (LSU) Women's Gymnastics

Breaux, LSU has seen increasing accomplishments that includes nine NCAA Championships appearances in the last 10 seasons, four Super Sixes since 2008 and nine individual national titles since 2002. Under Breauxs leadership and coaching, LSU has begun to reach new heights in individual and team success. Now entering her 39th season as the mastermind of the LSU gymnastics program, Breaux exudes the same passion and enthusiasm to coach the Fighting Tigers as she did in her first season on the job. In 2015, Breaux guided LSU to a 13-1 overall regular season record, which included a perfect 7-0 record against SEC competition for the first time in school history. LSU shattered school records all season, including earning the highest score in program history at 198.375. In fact, LSU recorded the Nos. 1, 3 and 5 best team scores in school history in 2015, highlighted by two 198 scores. Breaux coached the Tigers to a second-place finish at the SEC Championship, and she guided the team to the 2015 NCAA Ames Regional title, the 14th regional team championship in school history. LSU wrapped up the 2015 season with a fantastic 25-6 record, and the Tigers accumulated a school-record 13 All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, including eight first-team marks. For the teams achievements in 2015, Breaux was named the SEC Coach of the Year and the Central Region Coach of the Year for the third-straight season. In 2014, LSU completed arguably the finest season in school history as Breaux led the Tigers to numerous national and school-record accomplishments. The list of achievements in 2014 includes a program-record third-place national finish in the NCAA Super Six Finals, another individual national title by Rheagan Courville on vault, the 13th regional title in school history, the highest score in program history on three different occasions, 20 total All-America honors including a nation-leading five First-Team All-Americans, and a school-record 13 consecutive meets with at least a 197 score. Because of her outstanding efforts in leading LSU to a record season, Breaux was not only named the 2014 Central Region Coach of the Year, but she was also honored as 2014 National Coach of the Year. Under Breauxs leadership, LSU also experienced great success in the 2013 season. The Tigers recorded the 12th regional team title, and LSU reached the NCAA Super Six for the third time, recording a fifth-place finish in the national title meet. In 2013, the Tigers had six gymnasts rack up a school-record 15 All-America honors and had three gymnasts win five individual SEC titles in Courville (VT, BB, AA), Lloimincia Hall (FX) and Jessica Savona (FX). LSU set a school record with four gymnasts earning All-SEC honors in 2012, including three freshmen in Courville, Hall and Jessie Jordan, and the Tigers advanced to the NCAA Championships for the 23rd time in Breauxs career. In 2010 LSU reached the NCAA Championships for the ninth straight year while senior Susan Jackson became the first LSU gymnast to capture the NCAA All-Around national title, and she also won the 2010 balance beam title to become LSUs first three-time NCAA champion. In 2008 LSU joined elite company by advancing to the NCAA Super Six Finals as Breaux and the Tigers broke through into the six-team field for the first time in program history to compete for college gymnastics national championship. The Tigers placed fifth, beating out rival Alabama, for the best finish since the current NCAA format was implemented in 1993. In 2009, LSU made a repeat trip to the Super Six to compete for the national title, and one day later Breaux and staff coached senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney to two individual national titles on vault and floor. As the Dean of Coaches at LSU, Breaux has represented the University at the highest level both in the gym and, most importantly, in the classroom for more than 35 years. Her dedication to the student-athlete on an individual basis has transcended into academic success, community involvement, Coach of the Year honors, an SEC Championship, NCAA Regional Championships and top-10 national rankings throughout her tenure. In fact, there is a tremendous balance between academics and athletics as LSU has produced 167 All-Americans and 134 Scholastic All-Americans during Breauxs tenure. Maintaining Excellence What is so impressive about Breauxs success at LSU is the level of consistency she has been able to uphold in the face of all the adversity she has handled over the years. During her tenure Breaux has established and maintained LSU's reputation as one of the premier collegiate gymnastics programs in the country. Under her tutelage, the Tigers have placed among the nation's top-10 teams 26 times in 38 seasons, finishing a program-best third in 2014, fourth in 1988, fifth in 2008 and 2013 and sixth on four separate occasions. LSU has also placed among the top three in regional competition on 30 separate occasions, winning regional titles 14 times in four different decades, including back-to-back first-place regional finishes in 2008 and 2009 and three straight in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Under her leadership, LSU has captured 10 individual national titles, 167 All-America honors and 59 All-SEC selections. Additionally, Breaux's Tigers won the inaugural SEC Championship title in 1981 and have gone on to finish second on five occasions and third seven other times. For her dedication to the sport and her teams numerous accomplishments, Breaux has been recognized by her peers time and time again. In the summer of 2009, Breaux received one of the highest honors as she was voted into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame. In 2014, Breaux earned the highest honor from her coaching peers as she was named the National Coach of the Year after leading LSU to a third-place finish in the Super Six. She has been named the SEC Coach of the Year on six occasions (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2015), NCAA Central Regional Coach of the Year eight times (1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015) and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year honors in 1988 when she guided the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. To this day, the accolades continue to roll in for Breaux and LSU as the program has seemed to reach its zenith in recent years. In 2015 LSU broke the school record yet again with a 198.375 team score vs. Minnesota, and fans poured through the Maravich Center doors to watch the Tigers in record numbers. In fact, LSU shattered the school attendance record with an average of 9,208 fans at each home meet, including two meets with more than 10,000 in attendance. On Feb. 20, 2015, a single-meet record crowd of 12,217 watched No. 3 LSU take down Florida, and two weeks later a new record crowd of 13,179 saw the Tigers beat Minnesota on senior night on March 6. The 2014 campaign saw LSU shatter school records left and right, including the highest score in school history on three occasions topped by a 198.325 in the NCAA Regional. The Tigers tallied an undefeated home record at 11-0, and LSU ended the season as the only team in the nation to score a 49.0 or higher in every event in every meet all year. Not only did LSU earn a Super Six berth in 2013, but Breaux picked up career win No. 600 to open the season as the Tigers defeated NC State in the opener. In the 2012 season, LSU produced four All-SEC and All-America gymnasts, Hall captured the SEC Floor Exercise title at the SEC Championship and Courville became the first gymnast in LSU history to achieve First Team All-America status in the all-around as a freshman. In 2010 LSU reached the NCAA Championships for the ninth consecutive season, and the team finished undefeated at home. Jackson became LSUs first NCAA All-Around national champion, and she went on to capture the beam national title as well. Jackson made Breaux and LSU proud by earning SEC Gymnast of the Year honors, winning the prestigious AAI Award, Honda Award for Gymnastics and the Corbett Award as Louisianas top female athlete as well as being named the SEC Female Athlete of the Year. Four Tigers earned All-America honors, and Summer Hubbard became LSUs first three-time First-Team All-American on bars as she also became LSUs first national runner up on bars. In 2009 LSU produced a then school-record six All-Americans with a total of 10 All-America honors, highlighted by senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney who took home first-team honors on vault, bars and floor and followed that up by winning two national titles. For the first time in school history and only the fourth time in NCAA history, LSU had the first and second-place finishers in the vault event final as Clare-Kearney won the national title and junior Susan Jackson was runner-up after winning the title in 2008. Clare-Kearney and Jackson both earned All-SEC honors for the second-straight year as Clare-Kearney repeated as SEC Floor Champion and Jackson was SEC Beam Champion. Clare-Kearney was named NCAA Central Region Gymnast of the Year, and Jackson won the NCAA Central Regional All-Around title to lead the Tigers to the NCAA Championships. In 2008 under Breauxs tutelage, Clare-Kearney and Jackson racked up numerous individual accolades. Jackson was the NCAA Champion on vault. She also was a First Team All-American in the all-around and on vault, beam and floor. Clare-Kearney -- also a First Team All-American on bars and floor -- was named the SEC Gymnast of the Year and also won the SEC All-Around title, the first Tiger gymnast to do so since 1991. LSU earned a total of seven All-America honors and produced two All-SEC selections. Breaux has led LSU to unprecedented success in the 2000s as the Tigers finished in the top 10 in 13 seasons since 2000 with 13 NCAA Championships appearances. The Tigers also reached a No. 1 ranking in 2005 and 2014 and boasted four First-Team All-Americans in 2007 the same year in which the legendary Breaux picked up career victory No. 500. LSU led the nation with five First-Team All-Americans in 2014, and the Tigers were second with six First-Team All-Americans in 2015. Nine of LSUs 10 individual national championships have come since 2000, with Nicki Arnstad on floor in 2002, April Burkholder on beam in 2006, Susan Jackson on vault in 2008, Ashleigh Clare-Kearney on vault and floor in 2009, Jackson again in the all-around and beam in 2010 and Courville on vault in 2013 and again in 2014. An All-Around Coach Aside from athletic honors, Breaux excels in recruiting quality student-athletes. A Louisianan through and through, Breaux concentrates her recruiting efforts in her native state, but her reach extends to the national and international levels where she has been responsible for recruiting some of Canadas top athletes of all time. Outside of the gym, Breaux has taken an active role in the academic success her program has achieved in her 30-plus seasons at LSU. By making academic success her team's No. 1 priority, Breaux's teams have reached the highest scholastic goals she has established over the years. Throughout the country, she is acknowledged as having one of the finest academic teams year in and year out. LSU gymnasts have been named Scholastic All-Americans 134 times and members of the SEC Academic Honor Roll on 184 occasions since 1991. During the 2003 season, a school-record 13 of Breaux's student-athletes were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. In 1999, the Tigers posted the third-highest GPA in the nation and the highest of any team in the NCAA Championship field. Breauxs team won the Tiger Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015, an award given to the team with the most community service hours, the highest GPA and the highest national placement in postseason competition. In addition, LSU earned the Community Service Award for combining community service with excellence in the classroom at the annual LSU Academic Gala in 2013 and again in 2015. Also active members of the community, Breaux and her team continually participate in volunteer activities throughout the Baton Rouge area. The team annually takes part in the Samaritans Purse Christmas Box Program and Operation Christmas Child to provide presents and gifts to children who are less fortunate. From 2005-08 Breaux's teams were awarded the LSU CHAMPS Community Service Award after logging hundreds of hours of community service work. Breaux, who has served as the Chairperson of the YWCA's Pink Ribbon Campaign for Breast Cancer, and her team have also volunteered their time to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. Jude's Hospital and the Alzheimer's Association, among others. The Tigers coach also took on a new role in 2008 as the chair for LSUs United Way campaign, and in 2009 she received the McMains Community Service Award from the McMains Childrens Development Center, a great honor for Breaux. From 2008-13, Breaux and the Tigers joined forces with Foundation 56 an organization established by former LSU standout linebacker and NFL star Bradie James. James mother, Etta, succumbed to breast cancer in February 2002. LSU held the Etta James Memorial Meet for six years, raising money for Foundation 56s efforts to raise awareness and fight breast cancer. In all, LSU gymnastics and the Baton Rouge community raised more than $300,000 for Foundation 56s fight against breast cancer. It is this delicate balance among exceptional academics, athletic excellence and exemplary community service efforts that has allowed Breaux to keep her team at the top of the national scene year in and year out. Behind Breaux The foundation for Breauxs coaching career developed long before her arrival at LSU. An excellent athlete in her own right, Breaux's affiliation with the sport began at the club level where she was a nationally ranked gymnast by both the A.A.U. and the U.S.G.F. She was also a Junior Olympic National Champion who earned the S.A.A.U.'s Outstanding Gymnast award. By virtue of her accomplishments Breaux qualified as one of the top-15 athletes in the country to compete at the World Games Trials and was set to compete at the 1972 Olympic Trials before a career-ending knee injury forced her to retire. Breaux, a native of Donaldsonville, La., attended Southeastern Louisiana University where she competed for the Lady Lions gymnastics team for two seasons (1972-73) and helped SLU to a second-place finish at the 1972 AIAW Championships. Breaux then served as an assistant coach for the Lady Lions for three seasons, where she also became a national level judge and served as the first state director for the Louisiana USA gymnastics program. She later transferred to LSU in 1976 where she earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees. Breaux is one of eight children and comes from a great family tradition. Her parents, brothers, sisters and their spouses and children have supported the program since the coachs arrival at LSU. Breaux has two daughters, Jewel and Sara. Sara, her younger child, played soccer at LSU and earned her degree in May 2009. Sara recently finished her masters program in public administration in the LSU E.J. Ourso School of Business, and Sara is married to Bobby Dickson. Jewel, Breauxs older daughter, is also a graduate of LSU, and she served as a volunteer coach for the gymnastics team for several years. Jewel is married to Beau Fourrier, and they are the proud parents of Breauxs two grandsons, Porter Thomas who is nine years old and Chase Hebert who is six. LSU Accolades under Breaux 4 NCAA Super Six Appearances (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) 31 Consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances 26 NCAA Championships Appearances 10 Individual National Titles 14 Regional Titles 1 Honda Award Recipient 1 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist 167 All-America Honors 17 SEC Champions with 33 SEC Titles 59 All-SEC Honors 134 Scholastic All-Americans 5 SEC Gymnasts of the Year 1 SEC Championship Career Record Overall - 675-410-8 (.621) Regular Season - 456-248-6 (.646) Postseason - 219-162-2 (.574) Breaux Year-by-Year Records * AIAW finish Regular season records include SEC Championships  

Moore begins his 17th season with the LSU gymnastics program in 2015, and his presence has been undeniable. He has helped the Tigers maintain their status as one of the nation's premier programs that includes nine NCAA Championships appearances in the last 10 years, four Super Sixes in the last eight seasons and nine individual national titles since 2002. For the third straight season Moore guided LSU to elite status on vault as the Tigers ranked No. 2 nationally in the event at the end of the 2015 season. LSU shattered the school record for highest vault score with a 49.825 against Minnesota, and that event score ranked as the highest total of any team on any event in the 2015 season. Once again, Moore shared Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors with fellow LSU assistant . In 2014, his coaching peers across the nation recognized his efforts by voting him not only the Central Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Year but also the National Co-Assistant Coach of the Year along with fellow LSU assistant . The 2014 season was arguably the finest in LSU history, and Moore was a major reason why. He coached to a second straight NCAA national title on vault, led the Tigers to the No. 1 national ranking on vault for the second consecutive season, set the school record with an astonishing 49.483 season average on vault, and coached four gymnasts to All-America honors in the event. In addition, Moore guided the Tigers to five of the Top 10 vault scores in school history in 2014, including a then program-record 49.650 total in the NCAA Regional. LSU ranked No. 1 nationally as a team on vault for half the 2013 season, including the final rankings, and Moore coached Courville to the SEC vault title and NCAA national title. Moore earned NCAA Central Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2013, sharing the award with Clark, and Moore guided the Tigers to one of the best seasons on vault in school history. Not only did Moore coach Courville to the vault national title, but he guided Courville and Sarie Morrison to perfect 10.0 scores in 2013. Moore coached Susan Jackson to the 2008 NCAA vault national title, and he followed that up by coaching to the 2009 NCAA vault title while Jackson was the runner up giving LSU back-to-back national titles in the event. On top of that, Moore guided three Tigers to First-Team All-America status on vault in 2009 Clare-Kearney, Jackson and Staci Schwitkis. In 2010, Moore guided Jackson to a second place finish on vault again, and he coached former walk-on Ashley Lee to a ninth place finish giving LSU back-to-back years with two gymnasts in the national top 10. With more than 30 years of outstanding coaching across the southeast, Moore received one of the highest honors in his profession by being inducted into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame in 2011. Moores primary responsibility with the Tigers is vaulting where the team has flourished under his watch as the team has finished in the top 10 of the national rankings in the event 11 of his 16 years at LSU, including four straight seasons from 2007-10, as well as the No. 1 national ranking in 2013 and 2014. In his 16 previous seasons at LSU, Moore has coached his athletes to 26 All-America honors on vault, four national titles, and two national runner-up finishes. In fact, LSUs one-two finish on vault in 2009 marked only the fourth time in NCAA history that two gymnasts from the same team finished first and second in the vault national finals. As well as strengthening the Tigers on the vault, Moore plays a significant role with LSU's Bengal Gymnastics program, a highly successful youth age group program that practices in the Tigers gymnastics training facility. Moore is also LSUs academic coordinator as he works closely with the gymnastics academic advisor to ensure each gymnast is on the right track each season. In Moores 16 years with the team, LSU has produced 82 Scholastic All-Americans and 137 SEC Academic Honor Roll members. Moores expertise was fine tuned at two other SEC programs. Before joining the Tigers, Moore spent six years at the University of Florida where he served as the program's top assistant. To his credit, Moore coached two national champions on the vault, in addition to numerous All-Americans and SEC champions. Prior to his stint in Gainesville, Moore coached for five seasons as an assistant at Auburn. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Moore graduated from Samford University in 1976 with a degree in general studies with an emphasis in music. Bob is married to the former Sandra Ballard, and Pops and Momme are the proud grandparents of Isabella, Sophia, Trey, Brooklyn, Lyla and Maggie. 2000-Present - Assistant Coach, LSU 1994-99 - Assistant Coach, Florida 1989-93 - Assistant Coach, Auburn  

Clark was named the Central Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with fellow LSU assistant , in his first three seasons with the team. Clark also earned the 2014 National Co-Assistant Coach of the Year award, along with Moore, and it marked the second time in his distinguished coaching career he has garnered the nations top award. Clark carries a wealth of championship experience and recruiting prowess in collegiate gymnastics, and he has shown the ability to help programs reach the highest level throughout his coaching career. Highly regarded as one of the nations best recruiters, Clark serves as recruiting coordinator at LSU, and he assists in coaching every event for the Tigers with an emphasis on uneven bars. In his three seasons at LSU, Clark has coached the Tigers to 10 All-America honors on bars, six Top 10 bars team scores in school history and the top two bars title winners in LSU history. Sarie Morrison captured a school-record 28 bars titles, and won 19 bars title to rank first and second in school history. Both put up record numbers under Clarks guidance. For the second consecutive season LSU earned a Top 5 national ranking on bars in 2015, and the team posted the second-highest bars total in school history with a 49.600 against Iowa. The Tigers also accumulated the second-best season average on bars in school history with a 49.288 average. As a team LSU produced four All-America honors on bars in 2015 with three gymnasts (, and ) earning First-Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships. It marked the first time in program history that three gymnasts secured First-Team All-America honors on bars in one season. The 2014 season was arguably the finest in LSU history as the Tigers earned the best finish in program history by taking third place in the NCAA Super Six, and Clark played a prominent role in the Tigers success throughout the year. Under Clarks direction, LSU shattered the school record with a 49.330 average on bars and finished the 2014 season ranked No. 5 nationally in the event. In addition, the Tigers tallied three of the top 10 bars scores in school history, including a 49.600 that ranks as the second best, and LSU produced three All-America honors on bars. Clark coached to a First-Team All-America honor at the 2014 NCAA Championships, and Courville went on to finish fifth in the event at the NCAA Individual Finals. LSU reached the Super Six in the 2013 season, and under Clarks guidance the Tigers finished the season with a 49.260 regional qualifying score on bars, the highest final RQS in that event since the 2009 season. Clark coached Sarie Morrison and to First-Team All-America honors on bars in his first season with the Tigers, and it marked the first season LSU produced at least two All-Americans on bars since 2010. Under Clarks tutelage, Morrison shattered the single-season school record by winning 12 bars titles in 2013, breaking the previous record of nine bars titles by Susan Jackson in 2010. Because of his recruiting success, ESPNU and ESPN The Magazine selected Clark as the ninth-best recruiter in all of collegiate athletics in 2011. Before Clark joined LSU he spent 20 seasons at the University of Georgia where he helped guide the Gym Dogs to seven NCAA National Titles and 14 Southeastern Conference Championships. Clark primarily coached bars at Georgia, and he coached the Gym Dogs to 64 All-America honors and seven NCAA individual national titles on bars, including two-time champions Courtney Kupets and Kat Ding. From 2009-12, Clark served as the head coach at Georgia, and during that time the Gym Dogs captured three NCAA individual national championships and produced 23 All-America honors. In 2012, his Georgia team won the Bulldog Cup, which recognizes the UGA team that excels academically, supports their peers in athletics and consistently serves the community. Prior to his stint as head coach, Clark was the recruiting coordinator at Georgia from 1999-2009 while serving as assistant coach from 1999-2004 and associate head coach from 2005-09 when Georgia won an NCAA record five straight national titles. In 2006, he earned National Assistant Coach of the Year and Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors after Georgia won a second-straight national title, and in 2001 Clark was named USA Gymnastics State of Georgia Coach of the Year. Clark also coached at the club level for 13 years from 1992-2005 as the founder, owner and head coach of Classic City Gymnastics in Athens, Ga. He coached several Classic City gymnasts to state, regional, national championships and to the Junior Olympic National Team, and eight gymnasts went on to compete collegiately at the NCAA Division I level. A native of Roswell, Ga., Clark earned his undergraduate degree in exercise science from Georgia. During his college career he also worked as a Physical Therapy Technician at Athens Sports Medicine Clinic, and he stayed in that capacity for four years until his coaching career began at Georgia. Clark is married to the former Julie Ballard, an All-American Georgia gymnast from 1994-98 and a native of Mandeville, La. The couple has two children a son, Cole, 13, and a daughter, Kinsey, 9. 2012-present Associate Head Coach, LSU 2009-2012 Head Coach, Georgia 2005-2009 Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Georgia 1998-2004 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Georgia 1990-1996 Assistant Coach, Georgia