“Nothing better”- Olivia Dunne, Sierra Ballard and others react to Lexi Zeiss’ highlights from LSU Tigers’ victory over Florida Gators

Olivia Dunne, Sierra Ballard, Kailin Chio, and other gymnasts have reacted to freshman Lexi Zeiss’ highlights from her performance in LSU Tigers’ nail-biting contest against a strong Florida Gators team at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC). With the Tigers edging out Florida with a score of 197.550-197.450, Zeiss played a key role in the win by posting 9.775 on the vault and 9.825 on the uneven bars.

Following her impressive show at the event, the LSU freshman shared glimpses of her appearance in the meet on Instagram, captioning the post:

“PURE JOY 🤍”

Fifth-year senior Olivia Dunne commented on the post, sharing a heart emoji:

“❤️”

Graduate student Sierra Ballard also joined the comments, writing:

“Nothing better!”

Meanwhile, another freshman Kailin Chio, who has been impressive so far for LSU Gymnastics, chimed in:

“So proud of you,” she wrote.

She added:

“LOVE U ROOMIE”

Meanwhile, junior Ashley Cowan also reacted to the post with a heart:

“❤️”

LSU Tigers setter, Shea Bruntmyer also expressed her pride in Lexi Zeiss’ performance, writing:

“So prada you!!!❤️❤️”

Screenshot of Olivia Dunne and other athletes’ comments - Source: via @lexizeiss2024 on Instagram

Dunne recently opened up on her decision to return to the Tigers for a fifth consecutive year.

Olivia Dunne opens up on her decision to return to LSU Tigers for fifth year

: Olivia Dunne performs at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Stephen Bayog/University Images via Getty Images)

Olivia Dunne reflected on her decision to come back for a fifth year to the LSU Tigers during her red carpet appearance at the 2024 ESPY Awards. In an interaction with Parker Bell - the social content coordinator at ESPN LA, she spoke about the decision, stating:

“I kind of knew right after we won the National Championship that I wanted to potentially do it again. So, I decided right after my season but I'd been keeping it on the down low until this past week. But, just winning with my team and making history I knew that was something that I want to do again, and winning is addicting. So, I was like, ‘Let's do it again.’” [0:11 onwards]

At the ESPY Awards, she turned heads in a shimmery golden gown with a pleated design and halter neckline. Her LSU Tigers teammates were also in attendance at the occasion.

Notably, Dunne was instrumental in LSU Gymnastics’ first NCAA Championship victory in 2024 as she stepped in with her routines whenever the team needed her throughout the season, despite not competing in the finals.