Prior to Ohio State
- Trained at Gym Land Arena Gymnastics from 2009-2022 under Coach Zuonko
- Won the 2021 national championship on pommel horse and finished fourth on high bar
- Was the runner-up on pommel horse at the 2022 national championships
Personal
- Son of Tom and Cindy Thackston
- Brother to Julia and Gabrielle
- Has cousins who play basketball and Franklin and NYU
- Majoring in biology
- Favorite pastime is reading and learning new things and also enjoys playing spike ball
- Greatest sports thrill is doing a new skill for the first time