Trinity Thomas celebrates her uneven bars routine Saturday at the GK U.S. Classic with Florida Assistant Coach Owen Field. Thomas was successful in her return to elite level competition, taking 6th on bars and 7th on beam.
Gator Trinity Thomas at GK U.S. Classic
Saturday, July 20, 2019 | Gymnastics
The rising sophomore performed well in her return to elite-level competition Saturday at the GK U.S. Classic.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Rising Gator sophomore Trinity Thomas performed well in the two events she competed Saturday in the GK U.S. Classic, held at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
She competed only in the uneven bars and balance beam at the GK U.S. Classic:
Thomas is a three-time member of the U.S. Senior National Team. Of the 128 different gymnasts to compete at a U.S. Classic since 2010, Thomas is just the fifth to appear after competing earlier that year at the NCAA Championships:
Trinity Thomas as a Gator
Thomas is coming off an outstanding collegiate debut season with the Gators:
She competed only in the uneven bars and balance beam at the GK U.S. Classic:
| Bars | 14.20 | 6th | |
| Beam | 14.00 | 7th |
Thomas is a three-time member of the U.S. Senior National Team. Of the 128 different gymnasts to compete at a U.S. Classic since 2010, Thomas is just the fifth to appear after competing earlier that year at the NCAA Championships:
| Competed in NCAA Championships and U.S. Classic in Same Year (Since 2010) | ||
| 2010 | Vanessa Zamarripa | UCLA |
| 2011 | Mackenzie Caquatto | Florida |
| 2015 | Brenna Dowell | Oklahoma* |
| 2019 | Trinity Thomas | Florida |
| 2019 | MyKayla Skinner | Utah^ |
| *sat out 2016 NCAA competition to pursue Olympic berth | ||
| ^will sit out 2020 NCAA competition to pursue Olympic berth | ||
Trinity Thomas as a Gator
Thomas is coming off an outstanding collegiate debut season with the Gators:
- All-America first-team honors on floor (9.925) in NCAA Championships' semifinal competition
- Four-time All-American (all-around, uneven bars, floor exercise – first; balance beam - second) in NACGC regular season awards. Nation's only freshman to claim four regular-season All-America honors.
- SEC vault champion with collegiate-best 9.95. Also shared second on floor (9.95) and third in all-around (39.575)
- SEC Freshman of the Year
- NACGC Southeast Region Gymnast of the Year - fifth Gator to claim the honor and is the second to claim the award as a freshman
- First in league history to earn a SEC weekly honor after each competition (three SEC Gymnast; six SEC Freshman of Week)
- Led Gators with 26 event titles (9 floor, 6 all-around, bars; 3 vault; 2 beam)
- Eight nearly perfect marks of 9.975 leads Gator freshmen all-time
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