Haleigh Bryant

Bryant was born in Atlanta in 2001 to Terry and Trisha Bryant. She started training in gymnastics in 2004 and moved to North Carolina in 2011.^[2][3]

Bryant competed at the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup where she placed sixth in the junior division.^[4] She competed at the 2016 Junior Olympic Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around. At the 2017 Junior Olympic Championships Bryant placed first in the all-around in the junior-B division and also won titles on vault and floor exercise.^[5]

Bryant returned to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2018, winning the senior title.^[6] At the 2018 Junior Olympic Championships she defended her vault title and finished second on floor exercise and third in the all-around. The following year Bryant once again won gold on vault. She additionally placed first on uneven bars and second in the all-around.

In November 2019 Bryant signed her national letter of intent with the Louisiana State Tigers.^[7] In her final level 10 before going to Louisiana State University, she competed at the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup where she won the all-around title. In doing so she became the first gymnast to win two Nastia Liukin Cup titles.^[8] At her final Junior Olympic Championships Bryant once again won the title on vault.

Bryant made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas where she recorded the highest all-around score.^[9] She earned her first perfect ten on vault in a meet against Missouri on March 3.^[10]

At the SEC Championships Bryant won the vault title and helped LSU finish second as a team behind Alabama.^[11] At the NCAA Championships semi-finals Bryant won the vault title alongside Anastasia Webb; additionally she placed fifth in the all-around and on balance beam. However, LSU did not advance to the finals.^[12]

On February 9, in a meet against Georgia, Bryant earned her first perfect 10 on the balance beam. In doing so, she became the fourteenth NCAA gymnast to earn a gym slam (a perfect 10 on each of the four apparatuses) and the first LSU gymnast to do so.^[13] At the 2024 NCAA Championships, she won third on Balance Beam, and claimed the title of All Around National Champion.^[14] She also lead her team to LSU's first ever National Championship.^[15]

• Haleigh Bryant at USA Gymnastics