Olivia Dunne Posts Short and Sweet Message as She Graduates From Louisiana State University: See Her in Cap and Gown!

Mar. 15, 2025

Olivia Dunne at Louisiana State University on Dec. 19, 2024.Photo:Livvy Dunne/Instagram

Livvy Dunne/Instagram

TheNCAA’s highest-paid female athleteis officially “Dunne” with college!

Louisiana State University gymnastOlivia Dunneposted her recent college graduation to herInstagramon Thursday, Dec. 15.

The 22-year-old student uploaded a series of photos of her wearing her white graduation dress and dark purple cap and gown outside the Tiger stadium.

She also added a few photos of the commencement ceremony, including when she accepted her diploma on stage. As well as sweet photos of her posing with her diploma in front of the stage.

She topped off her Instagram carousel with a candid photo of her and teammate Alyona Shchennikova walking around in the cap and gowns after the celebrations.

“Forever LSU🐯,” she simply captioned the post.

Olivia Dunne at Louisiana State University on Dec. 19, 2024.Livvy Dunne/Instagram

Dunne also added a series of Instagram Stories. The first slide was a selfie as she showed off her cap, gold and purple cords and white graduation dress. “OFFICIALLY AN LSU GRAD🐯,” she wrote atop the photo.

She then reposted her older sisterJulz Dunne’s video of Olivia walking to the stage and receiving her diploma.

Olivia Dunne at Lousiana State University on Dec. 19, 2024.Livvy Dunne/Instagram

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Dunne reposted a sweetimagethat the LSU Gymnastics team shared of her and Shchennikova posing together at graduation. She finished her Instagram Stories with two more photos of her smiling in her dress and cap with her diploma outside of the stadium.

Over a month before her graduation, Olivia posted two other photos commemorating her time at LSU. In the Nov. 5Instagrampost, she wore her LSU Nike gear and smiled for the portraits.

“In the blink of an eye #supersenior #old,” she captioned the post.

Dunne announced in July that she wouldreturn for a fifth year at LSU.

“Dear LSU, these past four years have changed my life,” she said in the video post. “There’s something about putting on a purple and gold leotard. There’s something about competing in front of 13,000 screaming Tiger fans.”

Olivia Dunne on February 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida.James Gilbert/Getty

James Gilbert/Getty

Her announcement followed her and the team’swin the NCAA gymnastics championshipin April.

In an interview with PEOPLE in May, she shared what it was like to take home the championship trophy. “I just felt like my team’s hard work had finally paid off, just four years of working so hard towards a common goal,” she said.

The victory brought Dunne to tears, but she also expressed her emotion about her teammates' success as a group.

“I think it’s so special to have a group of young women all have a common goal in mind and then work to reach that goal and then win,” she said. “That is so rewarding.”

source: people.com