2024 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Thaxton, Paige

Paige Thaxton
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Westland, Mich.
- High School:
- John Glenn
Bio
Career Bests
At Michigan
• Big Ten Champions (2023)
• Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
• Three-time WCGA Scholastic All-America (2023, 2024, 2025)
Junior (2025)
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed on both vault and floor before missing the remainder of the season due to injury
• Scored a season-best 9.825 in back-to-back meets on the vault
Sophomore (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Competed on both vault and floor
• Scored a season-best 9.875 at the Big Five Meet and against Denver on the floor
Freshman (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Did not compete
Club
• Competes for Michigan Academy of Gymnastics
• Earned the 2021 uneven bar national championship title
• Finished sixth on beam at the 2021 national championship
• Was the 2021 regional uneven bars champion
• Named to the Region 5 All-Star team two times
• Selected for the JO National Team in 2019
• Competed at the JO Nationals three times
Prep
• Prepped at John Glenn High School
• Was a four-year member of honor roll
• Has a 4.1 cumulative grade point average
Personal
• Full name is Paige Elizabeth Thaxton
• Parents are Jeffrey and Kerry Thaxton
• Has one sister
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and Arts
• Majoring in sport management
Event | Score | Date |
Vault | 9.825 | 2x, last: 1/25/25 at Washington |
Floor | 9.875 | 2x, last: 3/15/24 vs. Denver |
At Michigan
• Big Ten Champions (2023)
• Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
• Three-time WCGA Scholastic All-America (2023, 2024, 2025)
Junior (2025)
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed on both vault and floor before missing the remainder of the season due to injury
• Scored a season-best 9.825 in back-to-back meets on the vault
Sophomore (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Competed on both vault and floor
• Scored a season-best 9.875 at the Big Five Meet and against Denver on the floor
Freshman (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Did not compete
Club
• Competes for Michigan Academy of Gymnastics
• Earned the 2021 uneven bar national championship title
• Finished sixth on beam at the 2021 national championship
• Was the 2021 regional uneven bars champion
• Named to the Region 5 All-Star team two times
• Selected for the JO National Team in 2019
• Competed at the JO Nationals three times
Prep
• Prepped at John Glenn High School
• Was a four-year member of honor roll
• Has a 4.1 cumulative grade point average
Personal
• Full name is Paige Elizabeth Thaxton
• Parents are Jeffrey and Kerry Thaxton
• Has one sister
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and Arts
• Majoring in sport management
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