COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: LJ - 20-5 (6.22m), TJ - 41-8.75 (12.72m)
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 9 in school history in the outdoor long jump (20-5, 6.22m)
No. 10 in school history in the outdoor triple jump (41-4.5, 12.61m)
AWARDS:
3x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (’22, ’23, ‘24)
3x Academic All-Big Ten (’22, ’23, ‘24)
2x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (’22, ‘24)
2024 Outdoor
Season: Competed in two meets for Penn State before an injury concluded her final season with the Nittany Lions.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Leaped 20-0.5 (6.11m) in the long jump to finish fourth overall…Added a 40-2.25 (12.25m) mark in the triple jump to place eighth. Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/5-6): Finished sixth in the triple jump with a 41-4.5 (12.61m) leap, tying her own tenth-best mark in school history…Jumped 19-5.5 (5.93m) in the long jump to claim seventh place.
2024 Indoor
Season: Scored two points in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships…Set her triple jump PR.
Penn State National Open (1/26-27): In Penn State’s largest home competition of the year, Thomas won both the long jump and triple jump events…Jumped 40-9.75 (12.44m) to take the triple jump crown and 19-11.5 (6.08m) to win the long jump. Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9-10): Placed sixth in the triple jump with a 41-8.75 (12.72m) lifetime-best mark…Added a 19-8 (5.99m) long jump effort. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Helped the women’s squad place second in the conference by scoring two points in the long jump…Finished seventh in the event with a 19-10.75 (6.06m) leap…Finished just outside another scoring mark with a ninth-place leap in the triple jump (41-7.75, 12.69m).
2023 Outdoor
Season: Finished 0.25 inches off of her all-time triple jump PR at the Virginia Challenge…Finished eighth in the Big Ten in the long jump.
Virginia Challenge (4/20-22): Placed fifth in the triple jump with a 41-4.25 (12.60m)…In the long jump, went 18-9.75 (5.73m) for 13th place. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Posted an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a 19-5.5 (5.93m) leap…Jumped 38-4 (11.68m) in the triple jump.
2023 Indoor
Season: Set her triple jump PR with a 41-4.5 (12.61m) leap at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 20-21).
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Came in second in the long jump with an 18-4.5 95.60m) leap in her first indoor meet of 2023. Hokie Invitational (1/20-21): Set a PR with a 41-4.5 (12.61m) in the triple jump, finishing fourth overall.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Racked up five top-three finishes between long jump and triple jump, including a personal best 20-5 (6.22m) in the long jump at the Virginia Challenge (4/22-23)…Competed in the long jump at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28).
UCF Knights Invite (4/8-9): In her first meet of the outdoor season, finished fourth in LJ with an 18-7.75 (5.68m) jump and third in the TJ with a 41-0.5 (12.51m) leap. Virginia Challenge (4/22-23): Set a new PR, and the ninth-best long jump in Penn State history, with a 20-5 (6.22m) jump to come in third overall. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28): Qualified in the long jump and finished 25th at the prelims with a 19-4.25 (5.90m) leap.
2022 Indoor
Season: Posted 11 top-five finishes between the long jump and triple jump events...Finished fourth in the Big Ten with a PR of 12.59m in the triple jump.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Finished fourth in the conference in the triple jump with a 41-3.75 (12.59m) jump.
2021 Outdoor
Season: Recorded an outdoor season best 12.01mw triple jump at the Big Ten Championships.
2021 Indoor
Season: Set a personal best with a 12.04m jump at the Big Ten Championships.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: Triple jump - 40-5, Long jump - 18-9
Earned four varsity letters in track, swimming and volleyball at West York High School...Named to four first-team all-state teams in track & field...Earned all-state honors three times in volleyball...Earned all-state honors in swimming and diving...Won district championships in long jump and triple jump...Was a member of the volleyball state championship team.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Titania and Tisen Thomas...Has four siblings, Trinity, Taelyn, Tristen and Tayvon...Has five relatives who attended Penn State...Father, Tisen, played football at Penn State (1989-1993)…Sister, Trinity was a member of the U.S. National gymnastics team and competed collegiately at Florida…Graduated from Penn State in 2024 with a degree in elementary & early childhood education...Born in Pennsylvania.