"Let's geaux baby tiger" - Olivia Dunne, Suni Lee and more gymnasts react as Hezly Rivera commits to LSU for collegiate career

Suni Lee, Olivia Dunne, and many LSU Tigers gymnasts recently reacted to Hezly Rivera's verbal commitment to LSU for her collegiate career. Rivera was a member of the USA’s women’s all-around team that won gold at the Paris Olympics.

Although Rivera didn’t compete in the final of the women’s all-around team event, the 16-year-old featured in the qualification where she performed on the uneven bars and balance beam apparatus.

Notably, she also became the youngest USA athlete to represent the nation at the Paris Olympics after qualifying for the five-member women's team for the quadrennial games at the US Olympic Gymnastics Trials. She did so by finishing fifth in the women's individual all-around with a score of 111.15 points.

Recently, Rivera announced her verbal commitment to LSU via her Instagram handle. She wrote:

“I am so blessed & excited to announce that I have verbally committed to Louisiana State University (LSU🙃) on a full athletic scholarship. Thank you Jesus for this wonderful blessing! Thank you to my family, coaches, and teammates for helping me throughout this process. I also want to thank all the girls, coaches, and staff at LSU for everything💜 GEAUX TIGERS 💜💛”

Suni Lee, a six-time Olympic medalist, took to her Instagram story to react to Rivera’s collegiate career update, stating:

“So proud of this one 💜🥹”

Screenshot of Suni Lee's Instagram story. Credits - Instagram/ @sunisalee

LSU gymnastics star Olivia Dunne too welcomed Rivera to the team as she commented:

“LETS FREAKING GEAUX💜💛”

Screenshot of Olivia Dunne's comment on Hezly Rivera's post. Credits- Instagram/ @hezrivera

Dunne also took to her IG stories to celebrate Hezly Rivera's commitment to LSU.

Take a look at the stories here:

Screenshot of Olivia Dunne's stories. Credits - Instagram/ @livvydunne

Many other LSU gymnasts, including Kaliya Lincoln, Konnor McClain, Sierra Ballard, Lexi Zeiss, and Zoe Miller, also joined in the comments section of the post to show their excitement about the news.

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Olivia Dunne reacts to Hezly Rivera’s visit to LSU to explore college options

Hezly Rivera at Paris Olympics. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

After visiting the University of Florida, Hezly Rivera toured Louisiana State University (LSU) as she considered options for her collegiate career. Following her visit to the university, she took to her Instagram to share pictures of her donning the LSU Tigers colors, captioning the post:

“LSU official visit!! thank you to all the coaches, staff, gymnasts, and people for showing me around and making feel welcomed!"

Olivia Dunne responded to this post, commenting:

“LSU looks good on you!!!💛💜”

Screenshot of Olivia Dunne's comment on Hezly Rivera's post. Credits - Instragram/ @hezrivera

In addition to Dunne, several other LSU gymnasts, including Konnor McClain, Aleah Finnegan, and Ashley Cowan, also commented on Rivera's post.