There are few accomplishments as celebrated in collegiate gymnastics as the illustrious gym slam. In order to join the club, an athlete must score a perfect 10.0 on each event at least once. Reaching this accomplishment can take place over the course of one season or throughout the entirety of a gymnast’s career.
As of the start of the 2024 season, only 13 gymnasts in NCAA history have hit the milestone, with three accomplishing the feat more than once. The first gym slam was recorded by Utah’s Missy Marlowe in 1992. Former Gator Trinity Thomas holds the record with five gym slams throughout her collegiate career, completing two in her final season of competition.
According to Thomas, receiving a perfect score on each event was one of the first goals she set for herself upon arriving in Gainesville, before she knew the feat had a name. Although the goal started as a way for her to push herself in practice, she didn’t achieve her first gym slam until 2022, during her senior season.
“My last 10 that I had to get was on vault, and I’m pretty sure I got it [at home],” Thomas said. “So I remember being super excited because, one, vault, for a long time, was one of the hardest events for me to do. I was scared of it. I wasn’t very good at it, and so it took a…
