Kulani Taylor

Position FX, V, HB

Height 5-9

Class Sr.

Hometown West St. Paul, Minn.

High School Henry Sibley

2020

2019

Competed in the Hawkeyes’ first home meet against Minnesota and UIC posting a 13.150 on floor and 12.250 on high bar
Contributed a 13.550 (8th) on floor in the Hawkeyes’ defeat of Penn State to capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title
Posted a 13.600 (17th) on floor on day one of the Big Ten Championships
Posted a career-best 13.866 (11th) on day one of the NCAA Championships

2018

Competed in 10 meets for the Hawkeyes
Notched a 27th-place finish on vault (13.633) and a 27th-place finish on floor (12.966) at the NCAA Championship qualifiers on April 20
Tied for 23rd on floor (13.700) at the Big Ten Championship team finals on April 6…posted a 13th-place finish on vault (13.500) in a win over Minnesota and Air Force on March 11
Recorded an eighth-place finish on vault (13.650) in a win over Penn State and Arizona State on March 3
Tied for eighth on vault (12.900) and finished 10th on floor (12.700) against Nebraska on Feb. 23
Tied for ninth on vault with a season-high 13.950 and tied for 10th on floor (12.600) at Oklahoma on Feb. 10
Tied for eighth on vault (13.700) against Illinois on Feb. 3…earned an eighth-place finish on floor (12.800) and a ninth-place finish on vault (13.650) at Minnesota on Jan. 27
Notched a fourth-place finish on floor with a season-high 13.900 in a tri-meet against UIC and Stanford on Jan. 21
Posted an 18th-place finish on floor (12.250) at the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 13

High School

Competed in floor at the JO Nationals, finishing third
Finished second overall at the 2017 regionals
Placed fifth overall at the 2017 Minnesota State Championships, placing second on parallel bars
Won gymnast of the year sophomore-senior year.

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