Rheagan Courville
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| Full name | Rheagan Reneé Courville | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 26, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Louisiana Gymnastics Training Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Tigers (Class of 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | D-D Breaux | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | Sail by Awolnation (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alma mater | LSU | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rheagan Reneé Courville (born March 26, 1993) is a former American collegiate gymnast for the LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics team. In 2013, she was the National Co-Champion on vault and was also SEC Gymnast of the Year, Central Region Gymnast of the Year, and Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) Gymnast of the Year. Once again in 2014, Rheagan was the National Co-Champion on vault, 2014 TAF Gymnast of the Year, SEC Gymnast of the Year, Central Region Co-Gymnast of the Year, 2014 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American. From 2012-2015 Rheagan Courville awarded SEC Academic Honor Roll. Has earned the most All America Honors in school history. She also helped the LSU Tigers finish 3rd in the team competition, the highest in school history. 2021 Region 8 Athlete Hall of Fame.[1] During her elite career, Rheagan was crowned 2007 U.S. Classic Champion.[2] Rheagan finished 5th at the 2007 VISA Championships.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Rheagan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 26, 1993, to parents, Aaron and Bridget Courville. She has one brother, Ryan. Courville graduated from University Laboratory High School of Baton Rouge in 2011.[4] She graduated from Louisiana State University in 2015, where she majored in Sports Administration.
Public image
[edit]Courville has been featured in various newspapers and publications such as The Daily Reveille[5] and The Advocate,[6] compared to in both articles as Seimone Augustus and Glen Davis as 'Baton Rouge's best ever'.
References
[edit]- ^ "GymDivas.Us | Online Resource for Gymnasts in the United States". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics | USA Gymnastics" (PDF).
- ^ "USA Gymnastics | USA Gymnastics" (PDF).
- ^ "Rheagan Courville Bio". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "The Passion: Rheagan Courville's Journey Home". lsureveille.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "LSU gymnast Rheagan Courville driven to be the best, compared to Seimone Augustus, Glen Davis as Baton Rouge's best ever". theneworleansadvocate.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.