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 where she trained at Everest gymnastics.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=403364|title=Haleigh Bryant USAG profile|work=USA Gymnastics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lsureveille.com/sports/brilliant-bryant-freshman-phenom-haleigh-bryant-leads-lsu-gym-to-ncaa-championships/article_424fa404-8de6-11eb-9582-abe2163b7ecc.html|title=Brilliant Bryant: Freshman phenom Haleigh Bryant leads LSU gym to NCAA Championships|work=The Daily Reveille|date=April 5, 2021}} Bryant attended William Amos Hough High School.

Bryant competed at the 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup where she placed sixth in the junior division.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=18144|title=Lukacs, Li win 2016 Nastia Liukin Cup titles|date=March 4, 2016|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213200504/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=18144|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=20193|title=Champions crowned at 2017 Women's Junior Olympic National Championships|date=May 6, 2017|work=USA Gymnastics}}

Bryant returned to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2018, winning the senior title.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21413|title=Bryant, Vetter win 2018 Nastia Liukin Cup|date=March 2, 2018|work=USA Gymnastics|access-date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022175015/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21413|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/lsu/Article/LSU-gymnastics-signs-three-138912342/|title=LSU gymnastics signs three|date=November 14, 2019|work=247Sports.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25314|date=March 7, 2020|work=USA Gymnastics|title=Bryant, Rorich win titles at 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup|access-date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420194521/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25314|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/news/2021/1/7/no-3-gymnastics-opens-season-against-arkansas.aspx|title=No. 3 Gymnastics Opens Season Against Arkansas|work=LSU Tigers|date=January 7, 2021}} She earned her first perfect ten on vault in a meet against Missouri on March 3.{{cite web|url=https://www.lsureveille.com/sports/haleigh-bryant-earns-first-career-10-lsu-gym-tops-missouri-on-senior-night/article_eef2fd22-7e33-11eb-a776-9f205643c9a0.html|title=Haleigh Bryant earns first career 10, LSU gym tops Missouri on Senior Night|date=March 8, 2021|work=The Daily Reveille}}

At the SEC Championships Bryant won the vault title and helped LSU finish second as a team behind Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://rolltide.com/news/2021/3/20/alabama-gymnastics-wins-10th-southeastern-conference-with-huge-night-in-huntsville.aspx|title=Alabama Gymnastics Wins 10th Southeastern Conference Championship with Huge Night in Huntsville|work=Alabama Crimson Tide|date=March 20, 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lsureveille.com/sports/lsu-gym-suffers-heartbreaking-frustrating-loss-in-ncaa-semifinals/article_b75155b6-9f31-11eb-af65-8fe0b073d1a6.html|title=LSU gym suffers heartbreaking, frustrating loss in NCAA Semifinals|work=The Daily Reveille|date=April 19, 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/gymnastics-women/article/2024-02-09/lsus-haleigh-bryant-becomes-14th-womens-gymnast-record-career-gym-slam|title=LSU's Haleigh Bryant becomes 14th women's gymnast to record career gym slam|work=National Collegiate Athletic Association|date=February 9, 2024}} At the 2024 NCAA Championships, she won third on Balance Beam, and claimed the title of All Around National Champion.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=Bryant, Finnegan Named NCAA Champions |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2024/04/19/bryant-finnegan-named-ncaa-champions/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=LSU |language=en-US}} She also lead her team to LSU's first ever National Championship.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=LSU Gymnastics Claims First National Championship |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2024/04/20/gymnastics-claims-first-national-championship/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=LSU |language=en-US}}

In April 2024 Bryant announced that she would be returning for a fifth and final year.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=NCAA Champion and AAI Award Winner Haleigh Bryant Announces Returns For Final Season |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2024/04/30/ncaa-champion-and-aai-award-winner-haleigh-bryant-announces-returns-for-final-season/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=LSU |language=en-US}} At the 2025 SEC championships Bryant won the all-around and beam titles as well as placing second on vault and floor.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-22 |title=Gymnastics Wins 2025 SEC Championship, Claims Sixth Title in Program History |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2025/03/22/gymnastics-claims-2025-sec-tournament-crown/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=LSU |language=en-US}} Her scores helped the tigers win the team competition, with Bryant becoming a five-time SEC Champion. At the 2025 NCAA Championships she finished sixth in the all-around.

Bryant announced her retirement from gymnastics on Instagram in April 2025, finishing her career as a 3 time national champion.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/_haleighbryant/p/DIoknEKxqUr/?hl=en&img_index=1 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.instagram.com}}

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