D-D Breaux
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D-D Breaux is the head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics
LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics
The LSU Lady Tigers gymnastics team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's gymnastics. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by D-D Breaux, who is entering her 32nd year in that position...

 team. She is the "Dean of Coaches" at LSU
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

, having led the gymnastics team for 33 years.

Breaux has been the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 Coach of the Year on five occasions (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000 and 2005) and NCAA Central Regional Coach of the Year three times (1999, 2002 and 2005), in addition to being named a finalist for National Coach of the Year honors in 1988 when she guided the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...

s. Breaux has also lead her team to back-to-back Super Six (top six) finishes in 2008 and 2009.

Breaux’s teams have made 20 appearances in the NCAA Championships, capturing 9 NCAA Regional titles. She has a career record of 562-339-7 (.623).

Breaux's Lady Tigers have placed among the nation's top-12 teams 21 times in her 33 seasons. LSU
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

 has also placed among the top three in regional competition on 24 separate occasions, winning regional titles in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009. The Lady Tigers earned the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 Championship title in 1981, finished second in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005, and third in 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998 and 2004.

Personal
Breaux is the mother of two children, Jewel Pollock Fourrier and Sara Pollock. She is also the grandmother to Porter Fourrier and Chase Fourrier.

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