Team History
2022
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 3rd
The Level 8 team finished first. Podium finishers were Anna Virginia Broyles (1st on beam; 5th in all-around) and Ava Riche (3rd on floor; 4th on vault).
The Level 4 team finished third. All-around champion Juliette Schmitt (2nd on vault; 5th on bars; 1st on floor) scored 38.800, the highest of any competitor in the meet.
The Level 3 team finished fifth. Podium finishers were Amelia Hawthorne (5th on floor), Hadley Ewen (2nd on beam) and Hannah Crochet (1st on floor).
Post-Season Awards
LHSAA Academic All-State: Jennifer McCoy
Team Awards
4-year Letter Winners: Anna Virginia Broyles, Jennifer McCoy, Ava Riche
Outstanding Gymnast Level 8: Anna Virginia Broyles
Most Improved Gymnast Level 8: Reese Anderman
Hardest Working Gymnast Level 8: Isabelle McDermott
Leadership Award Level 8: Ava Riche
Outstanding Gymnast Level 4: Juliette Schmitt
Most Improved Gymnast Level 4: Carleigh Helouin
Hardest Working Gymnast Level 4: Emma Lanclos
Leadership Award Level 4: Jennifer McCoy
Outstanding Gymnast Level 3: Zara Crawford
Most Improved Gymnast Level 3: Amelia Hawthorne, Madeline Geisler
Hardest Working Gymnast Level 3: Hannah Crochet
Leadership Award Level 3: Hadley Ewen
Most Valuable Gymnast: Juliette Schmitt
Coach’s Award: Jennifer McCoy
Of note:
Coach Natalie Pitts was selected as the 2020-2021 Louisiana State Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations. She was also selected as a finalist for the 2022 National NHSACA Coach of the Year award in Special Sports.
2021
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
SJA finished first in all three levels of competition (3, 4 and 8) to win the overall championship.
Level 3 Podium Finishers: Eliza Tharp: 2nd on beam; Megan LeBlanc: 3rd on beam; Julia Bauer: 4th on beam; Kristen Pulliam: 2nd on floor, 2nd on bars, 1st on beam, 1st all-around
Level 4 Podium Finishers: Emma Lanclos: 1st on vault; Isabelle Schmitt: 3rd on floor, 3rd on beam, 2nd on bars; Julia Dwelle: 2nd on vault, 1st on floor, 1st on beam, 1st all-around
Level 8 Podium Finishers: Anna Virginia Broyles: 1st on floor; Anna Grace Kurtz: 2nd on floor; Isabelle McDermott: 5th on vault, 3rd on bars, 1st on beam, 2nd all-around; Ava Riche: 3rd on floor, 2nd on vault, 1st all-around
Post-Season Awards
LHSAA All-Academic Composite Team: Isabelle Schmitt
Team Awards
Four-year Letter Winners: Charly Hull, Megan LeBlanc, Isabelle Schmitt
Outstanding Gymnast Level 3: Kristen Pulliam
Most Improved Gymnast Level 3: Julia Bauer, Amelia Hawthorne
Hardest Worker Level 3: Lexie Lemoine
Leadership Award Level 3: Megan LeBlanc
Outstanding Gymnast Level 4: Julia Dwelle
Most Improved Gymnast Level 4: Jennifer McCoy
Hardest Worker Level 4: Emma Lanclos
Leadership Award Level 4: Isabelle Schmitt
Outstanding Gymnast Level 8: Ava Riche
Most Improved Gymnast Level 8: Isabelle McDermott
Hardest Worker Level 8: Charly Hull
Leadership Award Level 8: Anna Virginia Broyles
Outstanding Service: Abigail Frens
Most Valuable Gymnast: Ava Riche
Coach’s Award: Isabelle Schmitt
Of special note:
Ava Riche was named the Advocate's Star of Stars for gymnastics for the second time. She was also honored in 2019.
2020
With no senior members from the class 2019 lost to graduation, the defending state champion gymnastics team looked poised to bring home another title. In its one and only regular season meet of 2020, the team posted an impressive second-place finish with an incomplete roster. The remainder of the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winners: Zoe Crawford and Kennedy Passantino
2019
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Level 3 Podium Finishers: Camille Cronin, Leigh Ann Lutgring
Level 4 Podium Finishers: Zoe Crawford, Eliza Hufft, Isabelle Schmitt
Level 8 Podium Finishers: Anna Virginia Broyles, Ava Riche
Coach: Natalie Pitts
Team Awards
Coach’s Award: Zoe Crawford
Most Valuable Gymnast: Leigh Ann Lutgring
Of Note
Ava Riche was named the Advocate's Star of Stars for Gymnastics.
2018
2017
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet
Level 3: Ellen Herndon, 5th place, vault
Level 4: Kate Michel, 5th place, vault
Coach: Natalie Pitts
Post-Season Honors
LHSAA All-Academic Class 5A Team: Braley Alexander, Caitlin Canova, Noelle Shipley
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winners: Braley Alexander, Claire Daigrepont, Caitlin Canova
Coach’s Award: Morgan LoCascio
Most Valuable Gymnast: Ellen Herndon
2016
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 3rd
Level 3: Claire McNeely, 5th place, beam
Level 4: Victoria Guitreau, 4th place, bars; 5th place, vault
Morgan LoCascio, 4th place, floor
Level 8: Delia Ardoin, 3rd place, bars; 2nd place, vault; 5th place all-around
Katherine Belou, 5th place, vault
Coach: Natalie Pitts
Post-Season Honors
LHSAA All-Academic Class 5A Team: Delia Ardoin
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winners: Delia Ardoin, Katherine Belou, Danielle Conti, Victoria Guitreau, Sara Panepinto (Highest number of four-year letter winners in SJA gymnastics history)
Coach's Award: Victoria Guitreau
Most Valuable Gymnast: Kate Michel
2015
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 2nd
Team finished four-tenths of a point out of first place
Level 3: Jane Emory: Beam, 2nd place
Level 4: Claire Daigrepont: Bars, 1st place
Adele Borne: Vault, 2nd place; Floor, 2nd place
Level 8: Delia Ardoin: Floor, 2nd place; Overall: 5th place
Coach: Natalie Pitts
Post-Season Honors
LHSAA All-Academic Class 5A Team: Sara Adamek, Adele Borne, Brittany Bourg
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winner: Jane Emory
Coach’s Award: Brittany Bourg
MVP: Adele Borne
2014
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 2nd
Level 5: Adele Borne: Beam, 3rd place; Floor, 5th place; All-Around, 5th place
Level 8: Blake Jones: Vault, 3rd place; Floor, 5th place
Coach: Natalie Pitts
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winners: Blake Jones and Alyssa Young
Coach’s Award: Adele Borne
MVP: Alyssa Young
Individual Accomplishments
Delia Ardoin, Blake Jones and Katherine Belou competed in the 2014 state championship for club gymnastics. Ardoin competed in Level 9, placing 6th on vault, 7th on bars, 3rd on beam, 8th on floor and 3rd in the all-around competition. She competed in the Eastern Nationals gymnastics meet as part of the Region 8 team, which finished second.
Belou competed in the Level 8 state meet, finishing 3rd on vault, 5th on floor and 8th all around.
Blake Jones placed first on vault with a 9.525 and qualified to go to regionals as an event specialist. She will attend Auburn University as an invited walk-on member of the gymnastics team.
2013
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Level 4: 2nd place in team competition
Sara Murphy: All-Around, 2nd place; Vault, 5th place (tie); Beam: 1st place
Lauren Arrigo: All-Around, 6th place; Bars: 1st place; Beam: 5th place
Rachel Fucich: All-Around, 7th place; Floor, 4th place (tie)
Level 5: 4th place in team competition
Alyssa Young: All-Around, 10th place; Beam: 5th place (tie)
Adele Borne: Floor, 4th place
Level 8: 2nd place in team competition
Delia Ardoin: All-Around: 11th place; Floor: 3rd place
Blake Jones: Vault: 3rd place; Floor: 4th place
Coach: Natalie Pitts
Post-Season Honors
LHSAA/Exxon Mobil All-Academic All-State Composite Team: Lauren Arrigo, Rachel Fucich, Sara Murphy
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winners: Lauren Arrigo, Rachel Fucich, Melissa Kemmerly, Sara Murphy
Coach’s Award: Lauren Arrigo
Team MVP: Sara Murphy
2012
2011
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 4th*
*Team was unable to compete for the state title because of an injured gymnast at level 8.
Level 4 Top 20 finishers: Lauren Arrigo, Sarah Murphy, Ashley Curran, Melissa Kemmerly
Coach: Ana Wiggins
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winner: Mary-Katherine Montes de Oca
Most Valuable Gymnast: Lauren Arrigo
Coach’s Award: Kaitlin Young
2010
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Division III, Level 4: 1st (team)
Level 4 All-Around: Ellyn Marks, 1st; Holly Smith, 3rd
Level 8 All-Around: Madison Moore, 3rd
Level 5 Beam: Erica Lloyd, 1st
Level 5 Uneven Bars: Kaitlin Young, 2nd
Coach: Ana Wiggins
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winners: Erica Lloyd, Ellyn Marks, Madison Moore
Most Valuable Gymnast: Ellyn Marks
Coach’s Award: Kaitlin Young
2009
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Division III All-Around: Chelsea Pere, 1st (1st on vault, 1st on beam, 1st in floor); Ellyn Marks, 2nd (2nd on vault, 2nd in floor); Megan Bahlinger, 3rd (3rd on floor)
Division III Uneven Bars: Lauren Hubicz, 3rd
Division II All-Around: Erica Lloyd, 1st (1st on vault, 1st on uneven bars, 1st on beam)
Division II Vault: Kaitlin Young, 3rd
Division II Floor: Caroline Hebert, 1st; Kaitlin Young, 3rd
Division II Uneven Bars: Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, 3rd
Division I All-Around: Madison Moore, 2nd (3rd on uneven bars)
Division I Uneven Bars: Scarlett Williams, 2nd
Coach: Ana Wiggins
Team Awards
4-Year Letter Winner: Kelsey LeSaicherre
Most Valuable Gymnast: Chelsea Pere
Coach’s Award: Kelsey LeSaicherre
Individual Accomplishment
Scarlett Williams signed scholarship papers to join the gymnastics team at the University of Arkansas.
2008
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Division I All-Around: Madison Moore, 1st (1st on vault, 1st on uneven bars, 5th on beam, 2nd on floor); Hanna Lee, 5th (3rd on uneven bars, 2nd on beam)
Division II All-Around: Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, 4th (4th on uneven bars, 1st on beam)
Division II Uneven Bars: Erica Lloyd, 5th
Division II Balance Beam: Erica Lloyd, 2nd; Caroline Hebert, 4th
Division III All-Around: Ellyn Marks, 1st (1st on vault, 4th on uneven bars, 4th on beam, 1st on floor); Chelsea Pere, 4th (3rd on beam, 3rd on floor); Lauren Hubicz, 5th (4th on vault, 5th on beam, 5th on floor)
Division III Vault: Olivia Burdette, 2nd
Division III Floor: Olivia Burdette, 2nd
Coach: Robbie Banta
Team Awards
Outstanding Gymnast: Ellyn Marks
Coach’s Award: Ashley Doiron
2007
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Division III, Level 4 All-Around: Samantha Duhé, 1st; Ali Joffrion, 2nd
Coach: Robbie Banta
Team Awards
Outstanding Newcomer: Ellyn Marks
Most Positive Gymnast: Erin Contini
Determination Award: Ashley Doiron
Coach’s Award: Ali Joffrion
Most Valuable Gymnast: Samantha Duhé
2006
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 1st
Division I, Level 8 All-Around: Hanna Lee, 3rd (1st on floor, 2nd on beam; 2nd on vault, 5th on uneven bars); Sarah Bankhead, 5th
Division I, Level 5 All-Around: Lauren Mix, 5th (5th on vault)
Division II, Level 5 Floor: Monika Guiberteau, 1st
Division II, Level 5 Beam: Monika Guiberteau, 3rd
Division III, Level 4 Overall: Katie Routh, 5th (1st on floor)
Division III, Level 4 Uneven Bars: Samantha Duhé, 5th
Division III, Level 4 Vault: Kylee Miranda, 2nd
Coach: Robbie Banta
Team Awards
Most Valuable Gymnast: Hanna Lee
Coach’s Award: Katie Routh
2005
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 2nd
Division III, Level 4 All-Around: Katie Routh, 1st (1st on beam, 2nd on uneven bars, 4th on floor)
Division I, Level 8 All-Around: Kaki Whitty, 2nd (3rd on floor, 3rd on uneven bars, 2nd on vault)
Division II, Level 5 Bars: Molly Drago, 2nd
Division II, Level 4 Floor: Raquel Lynch, 5th
Division III, Level 4 Beam: Kylie Miranda, 4th
Coach: Robbie Banta
2004
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 2nd*
*In second year of existence, roster increases to 7 gymnasts to qualify the school for overall team championship honors.
Division I, Level 8 All-Around: Sarah Bankhead, 1st (1st on uneven bars, 1st on vault, 2nd on floor, 2nd on beam); Kaki Whitty, 2nd (2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 3rd on beam, 5th on uneven bars); Lauren Mix, 3rd (1st on beam, 5th on floor, 5th on vault)
Division II, Level 5 All-Around: Amanda Comeaux, 1st (1st on floor, 1st on uneven bars, 1st on vault, 2nd on beam)
Division III, Level 4 Vault: Kylee Miranda, 4th
Coach: Robbie Banta
Team Awards
Outstanding Gymnast: Sarah Bankhead
Coach’s Award: Kylee Miranda
2003
Program was founded at SJA with three gymnasts: Senior Ana Wiggins and freshmen Sarah Bankhead and Kaki Whitty
LHSAA State Gymnastics Meet: 2nd*
*Team did not have enough members to qualify for overall team championship consideration.
Division I All-Around: Ana Wiggins, 4th (2nd on uneven bars)
Division I Uneven Bars: Sarah Bankhead, 4th
Division I Beam: Kaki Whitty, 5th
Division I Vault: Kaki Whitty, 4th
Coach: Robbie Banta
Coach
Head Coach
Natalie Pitts
Faculty Moderator
Lisa Lively
livelyl@sjabr.org
(225) 388-2222
Championship Teams
State Championships
2021, 2019, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
State Runners-up
2015, 2014, 2005, 2004, 2003
Questions?
For questions about SJA Athletics, please contact our Athletic Director:
Athletic Director
Erin Hart
harte@sjabr.org
(225) 388-2260
If you have additional information about athletics at SJA, please contact our Assistant Athletic Director:
Assistant Athletic Director
Dorinda Beaumont
beaumontd@sjabr.org
(225) 388-2290