10, this time on balance beam, in a meet against Denver and Iowa State. On March 7, in a meet against Penn State, Thomas earned a perfect 10 on floor exercise; she was the second of two gymnasts that season to be awarded the perfect score, the first was Gracie Kramer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the NCAA cancelled the remainder of the 2020 season on March 12. Thomas was nominated for the Honda Sports Award alongside Kyla Ross (who won the award), Maggie Nichols, and Lexy Ramler. 2021 Thomas announced her retirement from elite gymnastics in May, citing that her ankle injuries earlier in the year has hindered her training for the 2020 Olympic Games and that she would instead focus on rehabbing her injury and continuing to compete at the NCAA level. 2022 On January 16, in a meet against Alabama, Thomas earned a perfect 10 on both vault and floor exercise. By earning a 10 on vault, Thomas became the 12th NCAA gymnast and third Florida Gator after Bridget Sloan and Alex McMurtry to earn a gym slam (a perfect 10 on all four apparatuses). She is also the only NCAA gymnast to earn a perfect 10 on each apparatus at least 3 times. 2023 During the season opener quad meet versus West Virginia, Ball State, and Lindenwood on January 6th, Thomas earned a perfect 10 on the balance beam, joining Bridget Sloan as the only Gators to open a season with a perfect mark. On January 27 Thomas scored a perfect ten on vault in a meet against Georgia. In doing so she earned her fourth career gym slam. 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 – a 1993 graduate. She has four siblings; Tesia, a former gymnast, volleyball player and swimmer now competing in track and field at Penn State, University Park Taleyn, a gymnast, diver and pole vaulter Tristen, a gymnast and swimmer and Tayvon, an offensive and defensive football player and swimmer. Competitive history Career perfect 10.0 NCAA Regular season ranking References External links 2001 births Living people African-American female gymnasts American female artistic gymnasts Florida Gators women's gymnasts Sportspeople from York, Pennsylvania U.S. women's national team gymnasts NCAA gymnasts who have scored