LSU’s new-found dominance in gymnastics didn’t happen all at once. It was a solid program for years with its share of great gymnasts who earned the highest honors in the sport.
But Rheagan Courville was different, and it was the moment LSU went from a really good program to a great one. Courville grew up in Baton Rouge, attended University Lab High, and trained under former LSU great Susan Jackson. She grew up to become a Tiger.
And in 2012, she burst on to the scene, fully formed like Athena sprouting from the head of Zeus. She was a first-team All-American on vault and in the all-around in her first year.