Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne is a social media star boasting over five million followers on Instagram alone. This has also helped her grab lucrative NIL deals. She has $3.9 million in NIL earnings already, second best in the combined college athletes list and first among all college female athletes, according to On3.
On Wednesday, the LSU gymnastics social media team engaged in a fun questionnaire, asking athletes and coaching staff about the most famous people in their contacts list. Dunne easily outdid many gymnasts with a flurry of names on her contact list.
"The most famous person I have in my contacts is Odell Beckham Jr., Alix Earle, Joe Burrow, Paul Skenes, Tyga, Jason Derulo, Post Malone, Suni Lee, Simone," Dunne said.
Meanwhile, fellow gymnast Chase Brock answered "Livvy." Annie Beard mentioned Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman. Haleigh Bryant answered Kim Mulkey, coach of the LSU Tigers women's basketball team.
Ashley Cowan named US Olympic gold medalists Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey. Amari Drayton also mentioned Biles. LSU gymnastics head coach Jay Clark said he has NBA icon Charles Barkley's contact number.
Olivia Dunne's LSU finalizes 2024-25 gymnastics roster to defend National Championship
After winning the NCAA crown for the first time in the program's history, the LSU Tigers team is committed to defending the crown for the 2024-25 season. Several of the program's big names, such as Haleigh Bryant, Sierra Ballard, Chase Brock and Alyona Shchennikova, are returning for their final season with the program.
Olivia Dunne also surprised many when she announced her return for her fifth and final season in April.
The following is the LSU gymnastics roster uploaded on the program's website:
- Sierra Ballard
- Annie Beard
- Chase Brock
- Haleigh Bryant
- Kailin Chio
- Kylie Coen
- Ashley Cowan
- Amari Drayton
- Olivia Dunne
- Aleah Finnegan
- Alexis Jeffrey
- KJ Johnson
- Kaliya Lincoln
- Konnor McClain
- Leah Miller
- Zoe Miller
- Victoria Roberts
- Alyona Shchennikova
- Tori Tatum
- Kathryn Weilbacher
- Bryce Wilson
- Lexi Zeiss
Jay Clark returns as head coach of the program. Joining him would be assistant coaches Ashleigh Gnat, Courtney McCool-Griffeth and recruiting coordinator Garrett Griffeth. Katie Copeland will serve as the program's Director of Operations, while Savannah Schoenherr will be a special assistant to Clark.