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Gymnastics: Jackson wins national title on vault -- 4/26

Published: Sunday, April 27, 2008

Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2008 22:07

LSU's Susan Jackson captured a national championship on the vault Saturday in the NCAA individial event finals.

Jackson scored a 9.8563. Utah's Kristina Baskett and Auburn's Julie Dwyer tied for second with a 9.8438.

Jackson's national title is the fourth individual title in school history. The last individual national title for LSU came in 2006, when April Burkholder captured a national championship on the beam.

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