Trinity Thomas

Trinity Thomas
Full name Trinity Lemyra Thomas
Country represented  United States
Born (2001-04-01) April 1, 2001
York, Pennsylvania USA
Hometown York, Pennsylvania USA
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
(2015–Present)
Years on national team 2016–Present
Club Prestige Gymnastics
Head coach(es) Tony Fatta
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
2018 Lima Team
2018 Lima All-around
2018 Lima Uneven bars

Trinity Lemyra Thomas (born April 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a three-time National Team member (2016-2019).[1] She was a member of the gold-medal winning team at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, where she also won silver medals in the individual all-around and on the uneven bars. She is also currently a member of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team.

Early Career

2011–2012

Thomas commenced gymnastics training in 2008, at the age of 7 – a relatively late start for an elite-level gymnast. In 2011, training at Skyline Gymnastics in York,[2] she was the Pennsylvania state champion for Level 7 in the all-around and on all four pieces.[3] As a result, she skipped Level 8 to compete as a Level 9 gymnast, placing second at the 2012 Regionals.[4] At the 2012 Level 9 Eastern Championship in Maryland, she was fourth in the all-around; she competed against future teammate Sydney Johnson-Scharpf.[5]

2013-2014

For the 2013 season, Thomas moved to Artistic Sports Academy Plus (ASAP) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and moved up to Level 10; the highest level of the USAG program. She was third at States,[6] ninth at Regionals and,[7] as a result, qualified to the J.O. NIT competition.[8] At the competition, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[9] Thomas finished fourth in the all-around and was the National Champion on floor.[10]

In 2014, following her move to Prestige Gymnastics in Lancaster, she only competed three events at the Pennsylvania State Championships.[11]

Junior Career

In February 2015, Thomas qualified as a Junior International Elite gymnast through her performance in the WOGA Classic Elite Qualifier.[12]

Senior Career

On August 20, 2018 Thomas was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Grace McCallum, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, and Shilese Jones.[13] There she won gold in the team final and silver in the all-around and on uneven bars.[14][15]

Personal life

Thomas was born on April 7, 2001 in York, Pennsylvania to parents Titania and Tisen Thomas. Her father, Tisen, was a wide receiver for Penn State University's Nittany Lions football team –[16][17] a 1993 graduate.[18][19] She has four siblings; Tesia, a gymnast and swimmer;[20][21] Taleyn, a gymnast;[22] Tristen, a gymnast and swimmer and Tayvon, a swimmer.[23] She will begin competing as a collegiate gymnast for the Florida Gators in the 2019 season.[24]

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2015US Classic1613241115
P&G National Championships5
2016City of Jesolo Trophy51st, gold medalist(s)
US Classic42
P&G National Championships6101167

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017City of Jesolo Trophy1st, gold medalist(s)
American Classic1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)
US Classic3rd, bronze medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)
P&G National Championships463rd, bronze medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)
2018Tokyo World Cup2nd, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships8466
Pan American Championships1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/women/history/past_nat_teams_jr.html#2015
  2. ↑ skylinegym.com
  3. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16065144&session=5&level=7&division=JRA&gymnastid=376048
  4. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16066243&session=&level=9&division=Junior1&gymnastid=376048
  5. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=16066271&session=1A&level=9&division=Lvl9Jr1&gymnastid=376048
  6. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=1000000081&session=&level=10&division=Lvl10JrA&gymnastid=376048
  7. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=1000000100&session=&level=10&division=Lvl10:Jr.A&gymnastid=376048
  8. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=1000000104&session=&level=10&division=JrA&gymnastid=376048
  9. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=12121&prog=h
  10. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13jonit_jra.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=49640&session=5&level=10&division=11-13&gymnastid=376048
  12. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/meet.pl?meetid=50838&session=2&level=E&division=Juniors&gymnastid=376048
  13. ↑ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Team for 2018 Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "U.S. women win team gold at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "McCallum, Thomas go one-two in women's all-around at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 15, 2018.
  16. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/1992-09-11/sports/26024878_1_penn-state-receiver-brace-cuts
  17. ↑ http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_703653ac-ef1b-592a-8ef8-07ac9a7a5664.html
  18. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tisen-thomas-1.html
  19. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tisen-thomas-7371088
  20. ↑ http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/07/mid-cap_championships_bring_su.html
  21. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/gymnast.pl?gymnastid=497224
  22. ↑ http://www.mymeetscores.com/gymnast.pl?gymnastid=21365086
  23. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetailPrint2.html?id=376048
  24. ↑ https://floridagators.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11319
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