Taylor Brana

Position:
PH, R, PB
Height:
5-5
Weight:
140
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Yavne, Israel
High School:
Advanced Technologies

2013: Temple Men’s Gymnastics Co-Captain…Helped lead the Owls to their second straight ECAC Championship victory and a national ranking of 12.… Scored a season-high 14.500 on the pommel horse and a season-high 14.800 on the still rings at home against William & Mary and Penn State…Posted his season best 14.600 on the parallel bars at California.…Contributed a 13.600 on the pommel horse, a 14.200 on the still rings, and a 13.950 on the parallel bars at the ECAC Championships…Scored a solid 14.050 on the still rings in the ECAC Individual Finals…His 14.350 score on the parallel bars at Springfield College took the event title. … Took home second place on the parallel bars with a 13.900 at the West Point Open.…Scored over 14 in three different events against California, tying for the event title on the parallel bars.…Posted solid scores in the pommel horse (13.950), still rings (14.700) and the parallel bars (14.450) against Air Force.

2012: Member of a team that placed as the runner-up for the National Academic Team Championship…Recognized as first team Academic All–American Scholar Athlete...Captured the ECAC title on parallel bars with his score of 14.600 (4/6) to help the team to the conference title and to the program’s highest team score in school history…A day later in the ECAC Championship Individual Finals (4/7), he was awarded the silver medal for his performance (14.100) on rings…Placed 12th on pommel horse at NCAA Championships Led the Owls with a first place score of 14.8 on pommel at season-opening meet at Navy (1/21)…Was Temple’s top-finisher in three events (rings, parallel bars and pommel horse) at West Point Open (1/27), allowing him to advance to the individual finals the next night (1/28)…Won title on parallel bars in home tri-meet against UIC and Springfield (2/18)…Tied for second place on rings at home against Air Force and Brockport (2/26)…Against Army and Springfield (3/4), earned the Owls’ top score on rings with a tally of 13.900…Hauled in event titles at Navy (3/10) on rings and parallel bars…At No. 2 Penn State (3/25), led the Owls with his score of 14.900 on still rings to place fifth overall.

2011: Placed second on pommel horse with a score of 13.800 at Navy Open...Finished in a three-way tie for first place on rings in home tri-meet with a score of 14.100...Took second on parallel bars with a score of 14.500 in the home tri-meet as well...Tied for second on parallel bar with a score of 13.900 against William & Mary before taking sole possesion of second place on the pommel horse, scoring 13.900...Cruised for a first place finish on rings at Arizona State with a score of 14.200...One of 69 gymnasts in the nation to be selected first team All-American Scholar-Athletes for attaining at least a 3.50 GPA.

2010: Won the individual title on parallel bars at the ECAC Championships with a season-best score of 14.10…Posted a season-high 13.05 on pommel horse against Army…Scored his season-best on rings at William & Mary, earning a 13.85…Honored as a first team All-America Scholar Athlete by the College Gymnastics Association.

2009: Did not compete.

CAREER BESTS: PB: 14.10; PH: 13.05; R: 13.85

PRIOR TRAINING: Vitaly Scherbos School of Gymnastics (NV) under Vitaly Scherbo.

PERSONAL: Major is pre-medicine.