LSU Sports

BATON ROUGE, La. – J. Stanley “Skip” Bertman, the legendary LSU baseball coach and athletics director whose innovative vision significantly impacted the state of Louisiana, its flagship university, and the evolution of collegiate athletics, passed away early Friday morning in Baton Rouge. He was 88 years old.

Baton Rouge, La. – LSU athletes Trey’Dez Green, Whit Weeks, ZaKiyah Johnson and Kylee Edwards will be featured in Nike’s national “Back to School” NIL campaign, it was announced today. Weeks (Football) and Edwards (Softball) join a growing roster of LSU Nike athletes as part of their Blue Ribbon Elite program. In December of 2025, Nike and LSU announced an extension to their five-decade long partnership through 2036.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Former LSU women’s basketball star and current Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese has been named to the 2026 WNBA All-Star team, the organization announced Sunday. Reese was selected as one of 12 reserve players by the league’s head coaches for the WNBA All-Star game that will take place on July 25 in Chicago. She is one of three players representing the Atlanta Dream. This season, Reese leads the WNBA in rebounding this season with 11.8 rpg.

BATON ROUGE – Fourteen members of the 2026 LSU Beach Volleyball team were awarded spots on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Twelve members of LSU’s 2026 baseball team have been named to the First-Year Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2025-26 academic calendar. First-year student-athletes at a university may be named to the Honor Roll at the conclusion of their first full academic year in residence.

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Soccer freshmen Sariyah Bailey and Lila Jaillet were recognized Tuesday for their academic achievements, earning spots on the 2025-26 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as announced by the Southeastern Conference. The First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have excelled academically during their first year at their institution while competing in an SEC Championship sport.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Seven members of the LSU swimming and diving program were named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Tuesday morning. The student-athletes recognized from LSU swimming and diving are Diggory Dillingham (Economics), Malou Douillard (Management), Kara Jones (General Business), Travis Keith (Chemical Engineering), Morgan Lalonde (Sport Administration), Simon Meubry (General Business), and Luke Stibrich (Chemical Engineering).

BATON ROUGE – Two members of the LSU women’s golf team earned a spot on the First-Year Southeastern Conference academic honor roll announced on Tuesday by the league office. Freshman Lucia Iraola and sophomore Francesca Fiorellini both were part of the LSU student-athletes earning this honor for players in their first year at an SEC school.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cali Deal, Rylie Johnson, Ashlin Mowery, and Ci’ella Pickett represent LSU softball on the 2025-26 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll announced by Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey. A total of 1,755 student-athletes were named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll based on grades from the 2025-26 academic calendar.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Six members of the LSU Gymnastics program earned recognition for their work in the classroom Tuesday as they were named to the 2025-26 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, announced by the Southeastern Conference. The First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have excelled academically during their first year at their institution while competing in an SEC championship sport.