In the world of college athletics, it’s hard to draw a crowd during winter break. The final exams for the fall semester are over, students are home for the holidays. But yet in Baton Rouge on a Monday night in mid-December, a sea of purple and gold flooded the entrances of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Face-painted children cheer for their favorite athletes, holding up homemade signs stating, “I love Haleigh!” and “It’s my 8th birthday!” Thousands of fans file into seats in a fever pitch of excitement, ready to watch the one of the biggest shows in all of college sports – LSU gymnastics.
The annual Gymnastics 101
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