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2000: A key performer as a junior during the 2000 campaign ... an All-American on the p-horse... started off slow, but caught fire as the season progressed ... scored a team high in three of the six events at Stanford with a 9.650 mark in the p-horse (meet high), 9.450 on the rings (meet high) and a 9.250 in the p-bars ... recorded a meet best 9.800 on the floor vs. Stanford ... had a career high on the rings at Stanford (9.900), which was also good enough for a second place tie on the Cal career list... at the MPSF championships, recorded a season high on the floor exercise with a 9.850 score, which was also good for the best mark in the tournament and ties him for third on the Cal career list ... finished fourth overall in the floor exercise (9.850) and the rings (9.725) while finishing sixth in the vault (9.650) and seventh overall in the p-bars ... finished third at the MPSFs in the all-around competition with a score of 57.925 ... placed fifth in the NCAA championships on the p-horse (9.7650) behind teammates Cody Moore (fourth place) and Michael Ashe (third place).
1999: A strong five-event performer all-season long for Cal ... only lack of experience on high bar is keeping him from becoming one of the nation's top all-arounders ... finished the regular season ranked 12th in the nation on floor exercise ... was one of two Cal gymnasts to advance to the NCAA championships ... a 1999 All-American on both floor and the p-horse, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively at the NCAA individual event finals ... placed first on floor exercise (9.800) and fourth on p-horse (9.750) during NCAA championship preliminaries, advancing to the finals in both events ... scored a 9.850 to place second on floor at the NCAA West Regional ... also took fourth on p-horse (9.650) and ninth on the rings (9.350), advancing to nationals in three of the five events in which he competed ... accounted for team season-best scores on floor (9.875), horse (9.800), vault (9.700) and p-bars (9.800) ... also had Cal's best season average on floor (9.578) ... captured first event titles of the season at Stanford with a 9.700 on floor and a 9.550 on p-bars ... had best meet of the season against Illinois, winning floor (9.875), horse (9.800) and p-bars (9.800) and finishing second on vault (9.700) ... his 9.875 score on floor vs. Illini is the second-best mark in school history in that event ... also captured multiple event titles at BYU, winning both floor (9.650) and the p-horse (9.700).
1998: An All-American on p-horse ... scored a 9.6875 in that event to place fourth in NCAA individual event final ... in his first two collegiate meets, placed among the top three in three of the five events in which he competed, including a season high 9.450 on the floor for second place ... had his best meet at Stanford when he took top honors on the parallel bars, second place on the p-horse and third place on floor ... had a solid meet at the NCAA West Regional, posting a 9.55 on floor and a 9.675 on the p-horse ... placed sixth on horse during NCAA championship prelims (9.65) and third (9.75) during NCAA final to earn a spot in the individual event final ... was ranked as high as No. 11 on the p-horse.
Previous: A member of the Israeli Junior National Team.
Personal: Tal Moscovitz ... computer science major ... hobbies include music ... also competed in crew, swimming, diving and water polo while prepping at Ort High ... has an older brother, Oren, and younger sister, Paz ... hobbies include playing chess ... parents are Avi and Mira Moscovitz of Ra'anana, Israel ... born April 8, 1979 in Israel.
Moscovitz's Career Bests
Floor: 9.875 vs. Illinois - 3/12/99
P-Horse:9.850 NCAA Cham. - 3/31/00
Rings: 9.900 at Stanford - 3/4/00
Vault: 9.700 vs. Illinois - 3/12/99
P-Bars: 9.800 vs. Illinois - 3/12/99
H-Bar: 9.650 NCAA Cham. - 3/31/00
AA: 57.925 MPSF Cham. - 3/18/00
