GYMNAST Olivia Dunne tried to “recruit” Olympic star Sunisa Lee and convince her to transfer to LSU.
The influencer, 20, competes for Lousiana State University and went up against Lee’s college Auburn last week.
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Dunne is one of the country’s most lucrative NIL athletes thanks to her huge social media presence and sponsorship deals.
She is currently sidelined by injury but traveled with the squad to Alabama for Friday’s meet.
Dunne and Lee both featured on a recent list by On3 of the top-earning NIL college athletes in the USA.
Sunisa is already a global sports star thanks to her Olympic exploits.
The Auburn star won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the all-around event.
The two social media sensations – who combined have over 15 million followers – joined up for an internet-breaking video after the meet on February 10.
In the video, Livvy is seen lip-syncing to song ‘My Superhero Movie’ by Jacob Jeffries.
She mimes it would be “so awesome, so cool” if Suni would join her at LSU.
Dunne captioned the vid: “Me trying to convince my Olympic champion friend to transfer to LSU…”
And she added in the comments: “Was worth a shot..”
Fans were delighted with their new gymnastic dream team – although plenty instead wanted to see Livvy ditch her own school and join Suni at Auburn instead.
One fan wrote: “Hmm how about you transfer to Auburn.”
Another replied: “This is the collab I didn’t know I needed.”
While a third said: “The duo we’ve been asking for.”
And a fourth laughed: “Leave our Queen alone!”
While another said: “That would be a powerhouse team”.
With Dunne still inactive due to injury, LSU went down 197.500-197.750 to their No5-ranked opponents.
But despite falling to defeat, the team still managed a season-high road score.
LSU coach Jay Clark said: “Overall, I thought it was a very good meet.
“We stayed aggressive and stayed true to our message,” said head coach Jay Clark. “
“We’ll continue to keep climbing and keep getting better.
“This score will help us tremendously once NQS begins and will set us up to move up as we get closer to postseason.”
Meanwhile, Lee is set to return to elite training next spring at the end of her sophomore year.
The Minnesota native is preparing to make another run at Olympic glory in 2024.
Sunisa wrote on Instagram late last year: “I’ve been able to experience that once-in-a-lifetime feeling and the indescribable emotion when a gold medal is draped around your neck.
“But I don’t want it to be just once in a lifetime.”
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