As No. 2 LSU gymnastics traveled from Baton Rouge to Tulsa, Oklahoma, it found itself in the most decorated meet of the year amongst the nation’s top four teams, looking to defend its conference championship title.
Yet for the two-time defending champions, the competition didn’t land where the Tiger fans expected. LSU found itself in third place with a final score of 197.950, falling behind Oklahoma’s 198.150 and Florida’s first-place score of 198.175.
“I thought the kids fought hard, which is what they’ve done all year long when things like that have occurred,” head coach Jay Clark said. “So, [I’m] proud of the fight because that has to be there if you’re going to be a championship-caliber team. But we know we left some things out there, and we’re disappointed, but not defeated.”…