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Monday, February 19
Syniya Thomas
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Millbrook
- Height:
- 5-3
Honors and Awards:
- 2026 All-ACC Team (Vault)
- 2026 All-ACC Team (Floor)
- 2x ACC Newcomer of the Week (2025)
- 1x ACC Specialist of the Week (2026)
- 1x ACC Gymnast of the Week (2026)
As a Sophomore (2026):
- Competed in all 14 of NC State's meets on vault, beam and floor
- Named to the All-ACC Team for the first time in her career on vault and floor
- Led NC State with 22 podium finishes, including a team-best eight event wins
- Finished the season scoring a 9.800 or better on 39 out of 42 routines performed with eight 9.900s+
- Totaled 413.225 points between vault, beam and floor to lead the Pack
- Scored a team-leading 137.875 points on vault and 138.325 points on floor
- Matched career high on vault with a 9.900 at Ohio State Quad (March 8)
- Fired a personal-best vault score of 9.900 at Towson Quad meet (March 1)
- Set a career-best score of 9.900 on beam at Metroplex Challenge (Feb. 15)
- Recorded a career-high 9.975 on floor against UNC (Feb. 8), tying the second-best floor score in program history
- Her performance at home against UNC (Feb. 8) helped her to be named ACC Gymnast of the Week
- Secured a 9.90 on floor in anchor spot to lift NC State over Clemson in team's home opener (Jan. 17)
- Made season debut at Auburn (Jan. 9), matching or setting career-bests on beam, vault, and floor, earning ACC Specialist of the Week for her performance
As a Freshman (2025):
- Appeared in five of NC State’s meets during the 2025 season
- Made her collegiate debut for the Pack on Jan. 4 in NC State’s season opener against Towson, firing a 9.825 on vault, 9.800 on beam, and a 9.850 on floor.
- Fired a season-high and career-best 9.850 on vault on Feb. 2 against Cal
- Crossed the 9.800+ mark on vault three times throughout the season
- Fired a season-high and career-best on beam twice on the year on Jan. 4 in NC State’s victory over Towson, and on Jan. 24 in NC State’s victory over UNC
- Crossed the 9.800+ mark on beam twice throughout the season
- Fired a season-high and career-best 9.900 on floor on Jan. 18 against Stanford
- Crossed the 9.850+ mark in every single appearance on floor during the season
- Tabbed eight podium finishes, earning one individual victory
- Week 1 ACC Newcomer of the Week
- Week 4 ACC Newcomer of the Week
- Two-TIme Region 8 vault Champion (2021 and 2024)
- Four-Time Level 10 Regional Qualifier
- Qualified for Level 10 Nationals as a vault specialist (2022)