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Lint traps, parking spots and 'all that love': The year of Suni Lee through eyes of support system

AUBURN, Ala. — After the regional final came a familiar scene for the older sister. She could tell it had become a routine by then, this dance Suni Lee does with herself. Go pose for all the photos? Or slip out of the arena, unscathed by lost time and mental exhaustion, but leaving all those loving fans feeling unrequited?

“Her security guard,” Shyenne says – that preface alone is enough to reveal the extent of Suni's unusual college existence – “would be like, ‘Oh no, Suni. Don’t do it. You’re going to get held for an hour.