Pair Of Crimson Tide Gymnasts Earn SEC Honors

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Two Alabama gymnasts have been awarded Southeastern Conference honors after the Tide finished second in the SEC championships.

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The SEC League Office on Wednesday announced that graduate student Luisa Blanco, a native of Dallas, was named to the All-SEC team for the fourth consecutive year, which comes after earning four scores of 9.9 or higher at the SEC championships.

She also finished in second place in the all-around with a score of 39.675 after logging second place on both the uneven bars (9.925) and the balance beam (9.950).

Also honored was Chloe LaCoursiere, who was named to both the All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman teams.

The native of San Diego joined Blanco in second place on the uneven bars with the same score in her first-ever conference championship meet.

Alabama will continue in the postseason in Michigan at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships on April 4-6.

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