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. During her elite career, Rheagan was crowned 2007 U.S. Classic Champion. Rheagan finished 5th at the 2007 VISA Championships.

Personal life

Rheagan was born in

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, 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. She graduated from

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in 2015, where she majored in Sports Administration.

Public image

Courville has been featured in various newspapers and publications such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', compared to in both articles as

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and Glen Davis as ' Baton Rouge's best ever'.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20140407104152/http://www.gym-style.com/rheagan/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Courville, Rheagan Living people Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana American female artistic gymnasts Louisiana State University Laboratory School alumni LSU Tigers women's gymnasts 1993 births U.S. women's national team gymnasts 21st-century American sportswomen