Education
Auburn University.
Auburn University.
Thomas took up the sport in early 2006, having previously played basketball at Lindenwood University. In the 2007 indoor season he cleared 2.30 metres for the first time, and eventually jumped 2.33 metres in March in Fayetteville, Arkansas. In July 2007 he cleared 2.35 metres on the world record track in Salamanca, Spain.
The result was a new personal best and the world season"s best at the time.
The Olympic competition in 2008 however, turned out a major disappointment for Thomas, who only made 2.20 in the qualifying round and finished 21st overall.