2012 Taylor made her first career appearance in an exhibition on uneven bars at UC Davis (2/10/12) with a season-high 9.75 ... also performed bars exhibitions against UCLA and Boise State ... re-established herself as the alternate on bars during the postseason ... also trained on vault and floor exercise ... "hit" 2-3 exhibitions as a freshman.
Pre-Oregon State Taylor is a standout on uneven bars finishing in the top 10 at nationals three straight years ... finished second on bars at nationals in 2009 ... finished eighth on bars at nationals in 2010 and 2011 ... finished second in the all-around and on floor exercise at regionals in 2009 ... finished first in all-around, on bars and floor and second on beam at regionals in 2010 ... finished first on bars and third in the all-around at regionals in 2011 ... trained at Multnomah Athletic Club under coaches Meg Doxtator and Ivan Alexov ... former club teammate, Hannah Casey, is a sophomore for OSU's gymnastics team.
Personal Born in Salem, Oregon ... daughter of Angela and Larry Keeker ... has one brother, Jordan ... Angela and Larry are math teachers ... plans to pursue a degree in elementary education ... member of National Honor Society ... choir section leader ... lists her favorite athlete as Arnold Palmer ... lists her biggest athletic thrill as "finishing second on bars at nationals in 2009" ... chose OSU because "I have wanted to go to OSU since I was little. Both of my parents attended OSU and it has a great gymnastics team with great team camaraderie."
