The NCAA’s highest paid female athlete is officially a “Dunne” with college!
Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia Dunne announced her recent graduation on her Instagram account on Thursday, December 15th.
The 22-year-old college student posted a series of photos of herself wearing her white prom dress and dark purple cap and gown outside Tiger Stadium.
She also added several photos from the graduation ceremony, including when she accepted her diploma on stage. As well as adorable photos of him posing with his diploma in front of the stage.
She rounded off her Instagram carousel with a candid photo of her and co-star Alyona Shchennikova walking around in cap and gowns after the party.
“Forever LSU🐯,” she simply captioned the post.
Olivia Dunne at Louisiana State University on December 19, 2024.
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Dunne also added a series of Instagram stories. The first slide was a selfie of her showing off her cap, gold and purple cords, and white prom dress. “OFFICIAL LSU CITY🐯”, she wrote at the top of the photo.
She then reposted her big sister Julz Dunne’s video of Olivia walking up to the stage and receiving her diploma.
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Olivia Dunne at Louisiana State University on December 19, 2024.
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Dunne reposted a sweet picture shared by the LSU Gymnastics team of her and Shchennikova posing together at graduation. She ended her Instagram Stories with two more photos of her smiling in a dress and graduation cap in front of the stadium.
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Olivia Dunne at Louisiana State University on December 19, 2024.
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More than a month before graduation, Olivia posted two other photos commemorating her time at LSU. In a Nov. 5 Instagram post, she wore LSU Nike gear and smiled in the portraits.
“In the blink of an eye #supersenior #star,” she captioned the post.
In October, she celebrated her senior year on the LSU gymnastics team by sharing photos in uniform. “5th times the charm!😁 #superseniorszn”, she wrote in the description on Instagram.
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Dunne announced in July that she will return for her fifth year at LSU.
“Dear LSU, these past four years have changed my life,” she said in a video post. “There’s something about wearing a purple and gold leotard. There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screaming Tiger fans.”
She continued, “There’s something about coaches pushing you to be your best. And there’s something about being part of a team that made school history.”
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Olivia Dunne on February 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida.
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Her announcement came after she and the team won the NCAA Gymnastics Championships in April.
In an interview with PEOPLE in May, she shared what it was like to take home the championship trophy. “I felt like my team’s hard work had finally paid off, just four years of hard work towards a common goal,” she said.
The win brought Dunne to tears, but she also expressed her emotions about her teammates’ success as a group.
“I think it’s so special to have a group of young women who all have a common goal in mind and then work towards that goal and then win,” she said. “It’s so rewarding.”
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