Trinity Thomas

Trinity Thomas
— Gymnast ♀ —
Nickname(s)	GymTrin[1]
Country represented	United States
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Junior International Elite (2015–present)
Years on national team	2016–present
Club	Prestige Gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Tony Fratta

Trinity Thomas is an American artistic gymnast. A National Team member since March 2016,^[2] she participated at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy competition where she placed fifth in the all-around and was the floor champion.^[3]

Career

2011–14: Success at the J.O. Level

Thomas commenced gymnastics training in 2008, at the age of 7 – a reltatively late start for an elite-level gymnast. In 2011, training at Skyline Gymnastics in York,^[4] she was the Pennsylvania state champion for Level 7 in the all-around and on all four pieces.^[5] As a result, she skipped Level 8 to compete as a Level 9 gymnast, placing second at the 2012 Regionals.^[6] At the 2012 Level 9 Eastern Championship in Maryland, she was fourth in the all-around; she competed against future teammate Sydney Johnson-Scharpf.^[7]

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,^[8] ninth at Regionals and,^[9] as a result, qualified to the J.O. NIT competition.^[10] At the competition, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota,^[11] Thomas finished fourth in the all-around and was the National Champion on floor.^[12]

In 2014, following her move to Prestige Gymnastics in Lancaster, she only competed three events at the Pennsylvania State Championships.^[13]

2015–present: Move to the Elite ranks

In February 2015, Thomas qualified to Junior International Elite status through her performance in the Elite Qualifier session of the WOGA Classic.^[14]

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 –^[15][16] a 1993 graduate.^[17][18] However, in April 2016, he was sentenced for up to five years incarceration for DUI charges.^[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]

Currently homeschooled through the Connections Academy program, she's set to graduate from high school in 2019.^[24]

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