Durante Named AAI Award Nominee

BATON ROUGE – Sami Durante has been named LSU's nominee for the AAI Award, which goes to the top senior gymnast in the nation.

"Sami exhibits everything it means to be an LSU gymnast," head coach Jay Clark said. "She has overcome so much in her four years, and we could not be happier that she is an LSU Tiger. The fight she has shown to be one of the most valuable people on this team is why she deserves this honor."

A native of Athens, Georgia, Durante has been an integral part of LSU's success over the last four years as a specialist on bars, beam and vault. Since starting her career as LSU's bars leadoff performer, she has missed just two performances on the event and served as the team's…