Another star couple was inside Baton Rouge On Friday night, one half of that couple began a quest to become back-to-back national champions.
Livvy Dunne and the defending champion LSU gymnastics team opened their season against Iowa State on Friday.
Dunne, back for her fifth year of eligibility, helped the second-ranked team in the nation to a 197.300-194.100 win over Iowa State.
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Olivia Dunne of the LSU Tigers before a matchup against the Florida Gators at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on February 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Dunne placed third on floor and fourth on beam with scores of 9.875 and 9.825, respectively.
Dunne’s friend, LSU alum and National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skeneswas also present.
Before becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Skenes was the ace of an LSU squad that won the College World Series. Skenes was called up to the major leagues early in the season, started the All-Star Game and finished third in the NL Cy Young Award voting with his 1.96 ERA and 11.5 K/9.
Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne on the set of ESPN’s “College GameDay” at the LSU Quad on Nov. 9, 2024 in Baton Rouge. (LSU Athletics/University Images via Getty Images)
LSU’s Aleah Finnegan, an Olympic gymnast from the Philippines, led the all-around with a score of 39.725.
The meeting took place just days after Dunne and Skenes were on Bourbon Street, hours before a terrorist attack killed 14 people in the French Quarter.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, celebrated New Year’s in New Orleans. (livvydune via Instagram)
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Bourbon Street is about an hour and a half from Baton Rogue.
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