BATON ROUGE – LSU gymnasts Haleigh Bryant and Kiya Johnson earned the league's top honors, voted by the head coaches from each institution, the Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday.
Bryant was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and Johnson was tabbed as the SEC Specialist of the Year. Bryant is the third gymnast in LSU history to be named the top freshman in the league, joining April Burkholder and Johnson. It is also the fourth time an LSU gymnast has been named the top specialist in the league. Ashleigh Gnat won the award in 2016 and 2017 and Lloimincia Hall was chosen in 2015.