Olivia Dunne officially graduated as the gymnast and social media sensation shared photos in her cap and gown on Thursday.
The 22-year-old wore LSU colors and walked across the stage to receive her diploma during the school’s winter commencement.
In her latest Instagram post, Dunne, wearing a white dress underneath her gown, presented her diploma in front of Tiger Stadium on campus. She also posted photos of herself walking to and from the stage.
At the end of the post, she is seen making hand gestures with gymnastics teammate and fellow graduate Alyona Shchennikova in what appears to be a parking lot.
“Forever LSU,” Dunne captioned the carousel with a tiger emoji.
Dunne also posted a selfie wearing her cap and wrote, “Officially an LSU graduate” on her Instagram Story.
While recruited for her athletic prowess, Dunne studied interdisciplinary studies with a focus on leadership, sociology and communications.
Olivia Dunne officially graduated from LSU on Thursday and shared photos on social media
The gymnastics and social media star posed in her cap and gown as she received her diploma
Despite her graduation, Dunne will return to LSU in the spring for her fifth season with the Tigers
Although Dunne has completed her academic duties, she will return to campus in the spring for her fifth and final season on the gymnastics team.
Dunne returned to LSU after announcing she would pursue her fifth year of NCAA eligibility with the Tigers in July.
Her final campaign follows their NCAA title-winning efforts at the end of her senior year. The 2023-2024 team brought the university’s first national title in gymnastics to Baton Rouge after a dominant regular season.
On July 8, Dunne announced her return with a video announcement on her social media pages.
In Dunne’s first four years at LSU, she added accomplishments to her resume such as the 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2021 WCGA All-American, 2021 WCGA All-American and 2021 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
The social media star has a career-high score of 9.925 in bars, which she achieved in 2021 against Auburn and 2022 against Centenary. She also has a personal best of 9.90 on floor, which she achieved against Alabama in 2022.
Dunne and the Tigers gymnastics team open their season on Jan. 3 against Iowa State in Baton Rouge.