Olivia Dunne became a part of LSU's success story after winning the program's first-ever NCAA Championship, manifesting the dream they had set seven months ago during a 'team vision' session. The LSU women's gymnastics team had an incredible season this year with an undefeated run in home games.
The team dominated throughout the regular season and gained impressive victories in the NCAA regionals and the semi-finals. Olivia Dunne, famous for her floor routines, along with Hailey Bryant and Aleah Finnegan among others, contributed effectively to the team's overall victory.
Since LSU won the NCAA Women's National Championships 2024, social media has been abuzz with posts and congratulatory messages. A picture that caught fans' eyes was from a series of pictures posted by Olivia Dunne after the win in which she is seen celebrating the victory with her teammates as well as some pictures from throughout the season.
Olivia Dunne's post had a picture of a poster dated 9/10/23 which was among their 'team vision' posters. The poster read 'National Champions' along with graffiti in celebration of their victory. The poster had a drawing of the team celebrating their victory. It was as if the team had manifested their dream set seven months ago.
"Special teams, special players," read her post.
Olivia Dunne's dream before the NCAA Championships
Olivia Dunne is one of the most popular gymnasts in the world with over 5 million social media followers. Her reach is not only restricted to gymnastics but to the fashion world as well. Right before the NCAA Women's gymnastics championships, Dunne opened up about what it would mean to LSU to win their first-ever NCAA Championship title.
Dunne appeared on ESPN where she spoke about a variety of topics ranging from her gymnastics career to her life as a social media influencer.
Speaking about LSU winning the NCAA Women's Gymnastics title, she said:
"It would mean the world to the team and this university. It is an unprecedented area for LSU gym to win a national championship and I just think it would be so special for Tiger Nation." (timestamp.0:10)
Moreover, this win was the highlight of her NCAA career as a college gymnast at LSU. Dunne is currently a senior at the University and there was speculation about her returning for a fifth year. However, she has not commented or made an official statement on her return to the university.