In Pictures: Olivia Dunne, Aleah Finnegan and other LSU gymnasts shine during podium training ahead of Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad meet

Olivia Dunne, Aleah Finnegan and the LSU gymnastics team impressed during podium training ahead of the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Meet. The event is set for January 11 at 3 PM (CT) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma.

The LSU team will compete in the second session against Oklahoma, Utah and California. LSU is riding high after a strong performance in their season opener against Iowa State, where they claimed victory with a score of 197.300 to 194.100.

Ahead of the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Meet, LSU gymnasts sweat it out at the Paycom Center. Take a look at pictures of their podium training here, shared by LSU Gymnastics Instagram handle:

The pictures also feature Haleigh Bryant, indicating the possibility of her participation in the meet scheduled for Saturday. Sierra Ballard and Konnor McClain are among the other gymnasts seen practicing.

Session I of the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad has finished, with the University of Michigan emerging as the winner (195.925), ahead of Arizona, Clemson, and NC State, who scored 195.825, 195.350 and 195.000, respectively. Meanwhile, the third session will include Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio State and UCLA competing for the top spot.

Olivia Dunne weighs in on teammate Kailin Chio’s performance and honors Haleigh Bryant following LSU’s 2025 season opener

Olivia Dunne looks on before a meet (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Following Kailin Chio’s stunning 39.575 debut, the highest all-around score by a freshman in school history, Olivia Dunne was asked about Chio’s importance in Haleigh Bryant’s absence during the season opener’s post-match press conference. To which, she responded (5:26 onwards):

“Kailin Chio is incredible. I think that she came in with such a great mindset and she competes like a vet."

About the reigning NCAA all-around champion missing out on the season opener due to injury, Dunne said:

“I think with Haley being out, the best thing we can do is honor her with our actions because she's honored us for all these years and she's competed so well for LSU. So, I think if we just go out there and honor her and do our best then it'll be great.”

Bryant sustained a UCL strain during the LSU Gymnastics 101 exhibition meet due to making contact with the vault table.