Garrett Braunton

Photo by: Sarah Goldblum

Photo by: Eric Miller, University of Minnesota

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Photo by: Sarah Goldblum

Photo by: Sarah Goldblum

Class:
Senior
Events:
FX, PH, SR, V, PB, HB
Hometown:
Olympia, Wash.
High School:
Cypress Woods (Texas)
Height:
5-4
Club Team:
Cypress Academy

JUNIOR | 2023: MPSF Champion on the high bar (14.450) ... competed at NCAA Championships where he posted a career-best 13.966 on the still rings ... posted career-best marks on the vault (14.800), parallel bars (13.850), and high bar (14.850).

SOPHOMORE | 2022: NCAA All-American on the high bar, finishing third-place with a career-best 14.266 ... equaled the second-highest NCAA finish ever for an Academy gymnast ... competed all-around in every meet of the season ... posted a career-best scores on the floor exercise (14.200), pommel (13.600), vault (14.450) and all around (81.450) at the USAG Collegiate Nationals ... won the USAG Collegiate Nationals title in the all-around ... scored a career-best 14.300 on the rings against Army.

FRESHMAN | 2021: NCAA finalist on the high bar…competed in that event during every meet…registered a career-high 13.950 to win the Rocky Mountain Open…became just the sixth Falcon in 21 years to win a RMO title…accounted for four of Air Force’s five-highest high bar scores on the season…competed in the all-around during seven meets, including the NCAA National Qualifier…scored a personal-best 78.200 in collegiate debut…also competed in the all-around at the Winter Cup Challenge…registered the ninth-highest vault score in program history (14.350) at the All-Academy Championships…also accounted for a personal-best floor exercise score of 13.700 at that meet…recorded career-best marks on the still rings (13.250) and parallel bars (13.050) at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships…collected a personal-best 13.100 on the pommel horse against California...earned second-team CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Cypress Woods High School...six-time Junior Olympic national champion – still rings (2015, 2016, 2019), floor exercise (2015, 2019) and all-around (2014)...also accounted for six runner-up finishes at those national meets...claimed first-place honors at the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships (still rings) and 2017 P&G Championships (floor exercise, still rings, all-around)...Junior Worlds competitor for USA Gymnastics...graduated with a 3.97 GPA...Summa Cum Laude...four-time Academic All-American.

PERSONAL: Son of Gregg and Katrina Braunton...father was a kicker on the Army football team and is a major in the Army Reserves...has one older brother Fletcher, a 2018 Academy graduate and four-year member of the Air Force gymnastics team...also has two younger siblings (one brother, one sister)...majoring in management…earning a minor in French...future plans include becoming a pilot…currently serving as a Trends and Analysis NCO...would like to live in Switzerland one day...nickname is “G”...hobbies include backpacking, photography, hiking, and hammocking...favorite event is the high bar, because “there is something about flying through the air and catching the bar that never loses its thrill; and sticking high bar at the competition is one of the best feelings in gymnastics”…earned Jump Wings over the summer, after completing five solo jumps during Airmanship 490…also backpacked over 60 miles around Colorado...member of Cadet Squadron 18.