School record holder for field goals in a game 
with four (11/18/06) ...
2006: Kicked in all ten games … Made 11-of-13 field goals attempted … Longest field goal was 37 yards … Made 35-of-36 point after attempts ... First in Liberty League in field goals, field goals per game (1.1), point-afters, point-after attempts, and scoring among kickers (6.8 points per game) ... Second in PAT kicking percentage (97.2%) and field goal attempts and fifth in overall scoring ... Tenth in the nation in field goals per game ... Was 3-for-3 on point-after-touchdowns and 2-for-2 on field goals, including a season-long 37-yarder, at Endicott (9/9) ... Was 5-for-5 on PATs against Becker (9/30) and St. Lawrence (10/7) ... Had a 36-yard field goal against the Saints ... Was 6-for-6 on point-after-touchdowns at Merchant Marine (10/21) ... Was 3-for-3 on PATs and hit a 24-yard field goal in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game win over Union (11/11) ... Tied school record for field goals in a game with four at SUNY Cortland in ECAC Championship Game win (11/18) ... Was 2-for-2 in PATs against 
the Red Dragons ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ...
2005: Kicked in all ten games ... Made 20-of-24 point-after-touchdown attempts ... Was 4-of-5 in field goal attempts ... Third in the Liberty League in point-after-touchdown percentage (83.3%) ... Seventh in field goals per game average (0.40) ... Served as team's kickoff specialist ... Recorded four solo tackles and one assisted tackle for five total stops ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week once ... Recorded a solo tackle and was 2-of-2 in point-after-touchdown attempts and 1-of-1 in field goal attempts in Shot Glass Trophy game win over Coast Guard (10/1) ... Was 4-of-4 in point-after-attempts and 2-of-2 in field goals in Dutchmen Shoes Trophy game at Union (11/12) ... Named Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week after performance against Union ...
2004: Played in all nine games … Served as the team’s kickoff specialist … Recorded two solo tackles, both in the Shot Glass Trophy game win over Coast Guard (10/2) …
2003: Played on the junior varsity …
High School: Participated in football and track … Saw action on gridiron as kicker, wide receiver and defensive back … All-League First Team and All-Central New York Honorable Mention placekicker in 2001 … All-League First Team and All-Central New York placekicker in 2002 … Team won League Championships in 2001 and 2002 … Ran in 100, 200, 400 and hurdles in track …
Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … Son of Terry and Tom Taranto ... Last name is pronounced to-RON-to.
