2018 Gymnastics Roster
Mackenzie Brannan
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Texas Connections
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS:
2018 | Senior Honors — H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship finalist … University of Alabama Woodrow Alvin Davis Family Student Athlete Award recipient … SEC Academic Honor Roll … Uneven Bars — has competed in the Tide’s competitive uneven bars lineup in six meets … In The Classroom — University of Alabama General Chemistry Student of the Year … University of Alabama Distinguished Undergraduate Scholar.
2017 | Junior Honors — CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District IV At-Large Team … Scholastic All-American … SEC Academic Honor Roll … Uneven Bars — competed on the uneven bars in the first three meets before ankle surgery sidelined her through the middle of the season … returned to the lineup against Iowa State (3/10) … led off the Tide’s uneven bars rotation at the SEC and NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships … scored a season-best 9.875 on the uneven bars in the season opener at Oklahoma (1/6) … In The Classroom — earned President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA into her senior season.
2016 | Sophomore Honors — First Team Championship All-Around and Vault All-American … Second Team Championship Uneven Bars All-American … All-SEC … SEC Vault Champion … NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Uneven Bars Champion … CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District IV At-Large Team … Scholastic All-American … SEC Academic Honor Roll … All-Around — won first collegiate all-around to open the season at UCLA with a 39.350 … posted a 39.525 in the all-around to win the PSU Quad Meet … posted a career-best 39.575 in the all-around at the SEC championships in front of a four-judge panel … led Alabama with 10 all-around appearances … Vault — won the 2016 SEC vault title with a career-best 9.95 … won the vault with a 9.9 at UCLA and Auburn … Uneven Bars — NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional uneven bars champion … posted a career-best 9.975 on the uneven bars at the PSU Quad Meet, becoming just the 10th gymnast in Alabama gymnastics history to score better than 9.95 on the bars, pacing Alabama to a 49.600 on the bars, tying the third best bars score in school history … posted a 9.925 to win the bars against Kentucky … competed on the bars in all 15 meets in 2016 … Balance Beam — posted a career-best 9.850 on the beam at the Penn State Quad Meet … Floor Exercise — opened the season on the floor exercise with a 9.850 at UCLA … posted a season-best 9.900 at LSU and again at the SEC Championships where she opened the Tide’s rotation … In The Classroom — earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the fall and spring semester.
2015 | Freshman Honors — Second Team Floor Exercise All-American … Scholastic All-American … SEC Academic Honor Roll … Vault — competed on the vault 11 times during the season, winning the NCAA Auburn Regional vault championship with a career-best 9.925 … Uneven Bars — competed on the uneven bars seven times during the regular season, posting a season-best 9.9 at Georgia … Floor Exercise — competed on the floor exercise eight times, posting matching career-best 9.925s at Arkansas and against Auburn … In The Classroom — earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS:
Coached by Barry Hyder at Capital Gymnastics … competed at the USA Championships in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 … fourth on the uneven bars at the 2010 USA Championships … two-time competitor at the Nastia Liukin Cup … Nadia Comaneci International Invitational all-around champion in 2011 and 2012 … 2013 Level 10 Region 3 uneven bar, floor exercise, and all-around champion … 2013 Level 10 Junior Olympics national floor exercise champion … 2014 Texas USAG Junior Olympic Gymnast of the Year … 2014 Junior Olympic Level 10 national vault champion … 2014 Nastia Liukin Cup all-around champion … honor roll student all four years of high school … received honorable mention honors at the 2014 Houston ISD Board of Education Annual Awards … National Honor Society.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Full Name: Mackenzie Eryn Brannan … daughter of Debi and Ron Brannan … brothers – Brian and Brandon … sister – Lauren … psychology major with a minor in biology … born May 17, 1996.
BRANNAN’S TOP SCORES:
All-Around: 39.575 | Vault: 9.950 | Bars: 9.975 | Beam: 9.850 | Floor: 9.925
