York gymnast Trinity Thomas reaches podium at NCAA Gymnastics Championships

Trinity Thomas reached the podium in the floor exercise during the NCAA championships in her first year of college gymnastics. 

The York native and Florida freshman tied for seventh overall in the event with a score of 9.925 on Friday. Teammate Alicia Boren won the event with a score of 9.95. Thomas also competed at the championships in the uneven bars. 

A member of the U.S. senior national team, Thomas won All-America first -team honors for all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise this season. She earned second-team for balance beam. She's the nation's only freshman gymnast to earn four All-American honors. 

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She also earned the SEC vault championship, taking home the honor in what has historically been her weakest event. Thomas was also named SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Year. 

Penn State senior Sabrina Garcia, from the Etters area and a graduate of Red Land High School, competed on the uneven bars in the Friday afternoon semifinal at the NCAA championships, scoring a 9.8125. She was in 21st place after the first semifinal.  

Oklahoma ultimately won the team championship, capping an undefeated season.

Thomas' team, Florida, had suffered a shocking setback at the Corvallis Regional, finishing third behind Denver and host Oregon State, and did not advance as a team to the NCAA championships. 

The Gators still managed to send four gymnasts to the national championships. 

PHOTO GALLERY FROM THOMAS IN COMPETITION TO REACH US TEAM