2025 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 48
D'ahni Branch
- Position:
- Base
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Carmel HS
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
• NCATA Inversion Pyramid Champion (2024)
• NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion (2025)
• NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion (2025)
• NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion (2025)
• NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion (2025)
• NCATA Synchronized Toss Champion (2025)
• 2024 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2025 (Sophomore): Competed in all 12 meets … On the mat for an average of seven heats per meet … NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion … NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion … NCATA Synchronized Toss Champion … Member of the 2025 NCATA Championship Team.
2024 (Freshman): Competed in 11 meets, also contributing in Team Event, all as a base … Contributed in all 11 heats of Compulsory Acro with a high score of 9.75 against Oregon (2/25) and Gannon (3/16) … Also based all 11 Compulsory Pyramids with a high score of 9.95 against Oregon (2/25) … Contributed in all 11 Inversion Pyramids, helping to a high score of 9.95 against UMHB (2/11) and at LIU (3/5) … NCATA Inversion Pyramid Champion … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Member of the NCATA Championship team.
High School: Graduated from Carmel HS ... JV State Champion Cheerleader ... 4x Scholar Athlete ... Track 4x1 record holder and was nationally ranked in 2021 ... Freshman mentor ... Volunteered with the Best Buddies program.
Personal: Daughter of Deion and Shola Branch ... Has two older brothers, Deiontey and Deiondre, and one younger sister, Nylah ... Her father is a two-time Super Bowl Champion, earning them both with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX, earning the MVP title in his second ... Majoring in Health Science Studies.
• 2024 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2025 (Sophomore): Competed in all 12 meets … On the mat for an average of seven heats per meet … NCATA Synchronized Pyramid Champion … NCATA 450 Salto Toss Champion … NCATA Synchronized Toss Champion … Member of the 2025 NCATA Championship Team.
2024 (Freshman): Competed in 11 meets, also contributing in Team Event, all as a base … Contributed in all 11 heats of Compulsory Acro with a high score of 9.75 against Oregon (2/25) and Gannon (3/16) … Also based all 11 Compulsory Pyramids with a high score of 9.95 against Oregon (2/25) … Contributed in all 11 Inversion Pyramids, helping to a high score of 9.95 against UMHB (2/11) and at LIU (3/5) … NCATA Inversion Pyramid Champion … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Member of the NCATA Championship team.
High School: Graduated from Carmel HS ... JV State Champion Cheerleader ... 4x Scholar Athlete ... Track 4x1 record holder and was nationally ranked in 2021 ... Freshman mentor ... Volunteered with the Best Buddies program.
Personal: Daughter of Deion and Shola Branch ... Has two older brothers, Deiontey and Deiondre, and one younger sister, Nylah ... Her father is a two-time Super Bowl Champion, earning them both with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX, earning the MVP title in his second ... Majoring in Health Science Studies.
New month, same energy. SIC'EM❗️❗️
Wednesday, October 01
Last season had us all on the edge of our seats 🤸 Can't wait to do it all again!
Wednesday, September 17
🤩 excited to Flip the calendar to 2️⃣ 5️⃣ - 2️⃣ 6️⃣ with our 🐻 Fam!
Monday, August 25
When you realize you're only a few weeks away from starting practice again
Wednesday, August 13