Trinity Thomas wins her third WCGA Region Gymnast of the Year honor in 2023.
Trinity Thomas is WCGA Region 6 Gymnast of Year
Monday, April 3, 2023 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's Trinity Thomas is the 2023 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Region 6 Gymnast of the Year, the WCGA announced this afternoon.
In addition, UF's Kim Green is the region's Administrator of the Year.
Gymnast of the Year:
Trinity Thomas claims her third WCGA Region Gymnast of the Year honor. She was the 2019 and 2020 Region 5 winner. The region gymnast of the year has gone to a Gator eight of the last 10 seasons.
AS A GRADUATE (2023):
· One of three in nation with five 2023 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America regular-season honors. First team for all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise; second team vault and balance beam
· 2023 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of Year. Joins Alabama's Andreé Pickens as only three-time recipients in award's history.
· SEC all-around (39.80), uneven bars and floor exercise (10.0) champion. Part of All-SEC team
· One of two in SEC Championship meet history with two 10.0 in a single meet.
· Second consecutive SEC Gymnast of the Week after posting nation's third-highest all-around total (39.85), winning uneven bars (9.975) and sharing balance beam (10.0) and floor exercise (9.95) titles at LSU
· SEC Gymnast of the Week after winning all-around (39.825) and balance beam (10.0) versus Missouri. Also shared floor exercise win at 9.975
· Florida's career all-arounder leader (30), passing Bridget Sloan (27) with win vs Missouri
· Opened 2023 floor performances with nation's first 10.0 on event versus Auburn.
· SEC Specialist Gymnast of Week 1 & 4. Posted a 10.0 in Jan. 6 (floor) and Jan. 27 (vault) meets
· Beam 10.0 was first in the nation for 2023 – sixth consecutive meet with a 10.0 (dating back to 2022 NCAA Regionals).
· Vault 10.0 versus Georgia. Only gymnast in NCAA history with at least four 10.0 on each apparatus for fourth career Gym Slam
· SEC Academic Honor Roll
· Finalist for AAI Award (given to nation's top senior gymnast)
· SEC Academic Honor Roll
Administrator of the Year:
Associate Athletics Director Kim Green receives her third Region Administrator of the Year honor of the last five seasons.
In addition, UF's Kim Green is the region's Administrator of the Year.
| WCGA Region 6 Awards | ||
| Gymnast of the Year: | Trinity Thomas | Florida |
| Head Coach of the Year: | Jay Ramirez | Towson |
| Assistant Coach of the Year: | Ashley Sauer | Towson |
| Administrator of the Year: | Kim Green | Florida |
Gymnast of the Year:
Trinity Thomas claims her third WCGA Region Gymnast of the Year honor. She was the 2019 and 2020 Region 5 winner. The region gymnast of the year has gone to a Gator eight of the last 10 seasons.
AS A GRADUATE (2023):
· One of three in nation with five 2023 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-America regular-season honors. First team for all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise; second team vault and balance beam
· 2023 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of Year. Joins Alabama's Andreé Pickens as only three-time recipients in award's history.
· SEC all-around (39.80), uneven bars and floor exercise (10.0) champion. Part of All-SEC team
· One of two in SEC Championship meet history with two 10.0 in a single meet.
· Second consecutive SEC Gymnast of the Week after posting nation's third-highest all-around total (39.85), winning uneven bars (9.975) and sharing balance beam (10.0) and floor exercise (9.95) titles at LSU
· SEC Gymnast of the Week after winning all-around (39.825) and balance beam (10.0) versus Missouri. Also shared floor exercise win at 9.975
· Florida's career all-arounder leader (30), passing Bridget Sloan (27) with win vs Missouri
· Opened 2023 floor performances with nation's first 10.0 on event versus Auburn.
· SEC Specialist Gymnast of Week 1 & 4. Posted a 10.0 in Jan. 6 (floor) and Jan. 27 (vault) meets
· Beam 10.0 was first in the nation for 2023 – sixth consecutive meet with a 10.0 (dating back to 2022 NCAA Regionals).
· Vault 10.0 versus Georgia. Only gymnast in NCAA history with at least four 10.0 on each apparatus for fourth career Gym Slam
· SEC Academic Honor Roll
· Finalist for AAI Award (given to nation's top senior gymnast)
· SEC Academic Honor Roll
Administrator of the Year:
Associate Athletics Director Kim Green receives her third Region Administrator of the Year honor of the last five seasons.
| 2023 WCGA Region Awards | ||||
| Region | Gymnast | Coach | Assistant Coaches | Administrator |
| 1 | Jordan Chiles, UCLA | Janelle McDonald, UCL | BJ Das, Kyle Grable, Autumn Grable, UCLA | Josh Hummel, California |
| 2 | Brianna Brooks, Utah State | Scott Baumann, SUU | Jeff Richards, Jamie Wysong, SUU | Marc Ryan, Minnesota |
| 3 | Helen Hu, Missouri & Emma Spence, Nebraska | Shannon Welker, Missouri | Casey Jo Macpherson, Whitney Snowden, Missouri & Brian Amato, Oleksii Koltakov, Nebraska | Dr. Lawrence Chatter, Nebraska |
| 4 | Haleigh Bryant, LSU | Joanna Saleem, Ball State | Rachel Garrison, Chad Wiest - Kentucky; Cassandra Ringer, Scott Wilson – Ball State; Nicole Curler Jones, Devin Wright – Michigan State | Heather McAtee, Kentucky |
| 5 | Sierra Brooks, Michigan | Beverly Plocki, Michigan | Scott Sherman, Maile'ana Kanewa-Hermelyn, Michigan | Carrie Kimball, New Hampshire |
| 6 | Trinity Thomas, Florida | Jay Ramirez, Towson | Ashley Sauer, Towson | Kim Green, Florida |
| 7 | McKenna Kissinger, West Chester | Lisa Bowerman, TWU | Kristen Harold, Matt DeGrandpre – TWU; Stephanie Plaugher – West Chester, Mark Sorrentino – Bridgeport | Deirdre Bertotti, West Chester |
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