University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Gymnastics Roster
TaeLyn Canty
- Position:
- AA
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Mountain View (Va.)
AS A FRESHMAN (2025):
PREP:
PERSONAL:
- Did not compete
PREP:
- Trained with Novaks Gymnastics under coach Juan Carlos PalmaÂ
- Two-time Regional and National qualifierÂ
- Also competed for Mountain View High School
- Virginia 5A state team champion
- Virginia 5A state vault champion
- Owns four school records
- Two-time Student Athlete of the Year
- Three-time Academic Excellence Award
PERSONAL:
- Birthday is May 11
- Daughter of Tawanda and Glenn Canty
- Has two younger siblings, Zoe and Cairo
- Her cousin, Chris Curry, played football at UNCÂ
- Plans to double major in neuroscience and biochemistry
- Comes from an athletic family: Four of her cousins played college football with two going on to play in the NFL, four of her uncles played college football with one playing in the NFL, aunt played college basketball and in the WNBA, and her mother ran track and cross country in college Â
- On why she chose UNC: “I fell in love with the energy and familial dynamics in terms of the coaches and there’s just something different about the air in Carolina that’s addicting. I felt like I belonged here.”
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