LSU Tigers’ gymnast and popular social media personality Olivia Dunne drew a massive crowd of supporters while cheering on her school in Monday’s College World Series game in Omaha, Nebraska.
The 20-year-old Dunne, who’s emerged as a social media celebrity (especially on TikTok, with over seven million followers), attended the Tigers’ game against Wake Forest at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
Plenty of fans at the ballpark quickly recognized Dunne and ran up to try and meet her in excitement, as you can see in the tweet below:
Another photo showed Dunne signing an autograph for an LSU fan:
Dunne had posted on her Instagram story that she was at Charles Schwab Field Omaha to support her Tigers. Perhaps that’s how many fans in attendance learned of their their opportunity to meet the social media celebrity and star athlete in person.
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The Tigers, ranked fifth heading into the College World Series, fell 3-2 to the No. 1 ranked Wake Forest squad on Monday. LSU will look to rebound on Tuesday night when they play the Tennessee Volunteers at the same venue. Tennessee is coming off a 6-4 victory over No. 8 ranked Stanford on Monday evening.
One of the most successful NCAA baseball teams in the country, the Tigers have won five national championships (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2009). LSU most recently reached the finals in 2017, where they fell to the Florida Gators.