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Margzetta Frazier
Full nameMargzetta Bryantina Frazier
Nickname(s)Marz
Country represented United States
Born (2000-02-25) February 25, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Pennsylvania, U.S.
HometownSicklerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Training locationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2017–18 (USA)
ClubParkettes (Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
(2015–2018)
College teamUCLA Bruins
(2019–24)
Head coach(es)Janelle McDonald
Former coach(es)Donna and Bill Strauss
Valorie Kondos Field
Chris Waller
Music"Din Daa Daa" by Kevin Aviance (2019)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
FIG World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Birmingham All-Around
Representing the UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Fort Worth Team

Margzetta Bryantina Frazier (born February 25, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a U.S. national team in 2017 and 2018 and was the 2018 Birmingham World Cup silver medalist. She is currently a member of the UCLA Gymnastics team. She is the older sister of Emjae Frazier.

Elite gymnastics career[edit]

Frazier competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she competed on the uneven bars; she finished fourth behind Ragan Smith, Alyona Shchennikova, and Trinity Thomas and tied with Marissa Oakley.[2] Later that summer Frazier competed at the 2017 National Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around and on uneven bars, eighth on balance beam, and seventh on floor exercise.[3] Due to her performance she was named to the national team. In September Frazier attended world trials, but was not named to the world championship team.

In February 2018, Frazier was named to represent the U.S. at the Birmingham World Cup.[4] This would be Frazier's first international assignment. While there Frazier won the silver medal behind Russia's Angelina Melnikova, finishing with a score of 53.932.[5]

Frazier did not plan at competing at the 2018 National Championships, but did so at the request of team coordinator Tom Forster. At the national championships she finished thirteenth in the all-around, tied for eleventh on uneven bars with Ragan Smith, tied for eighteenth on balance beam with Maddie Johnston, and placed tenth on floor exercise.[6]

Collegiate gymnastics career[edit]

On November 9, 2015,[7] Frazier committed to the UCLA for the 2018–19 season.[8]

2018–19 season[edit]

Frazier joined the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team in the 2018–19 season. She primarily competed on uneven bars and floor exercise throughout the season. At the Pac-12 Championships Frazier helped UCLA come in first and individually she won silver on the uneven bars.[9] At the NCAA Championships Frazier helped UCLA finish in third place.[10] Frazier made the NCAA All American team on the uneven bars. Frazier was rewarded with multiple Pac-12 Freshman of the Week titles.

2019-2020 season[edit]

Frazier made her collegiate all-around and beam debut at the Collegiate Challenge on January 4, scoring a 39.4.[11] This performance led to her selection for the first-ever Pac-12 Coaches' Award.[12]

Regular season rankings[edit]

Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
2019 N/A N/A 19th N/A 34th
2020 N/A N/A 10th N/A N/A
2021 18th 107th 6th 101st 37th
2022 N/A due to injury
2023 N/A 234th 35th N/A 47th
2024 N/A N/A 80th N/A N/A

Personal life[edit]

Frazier was born on February 25, 2000, to parents, William and Tina Frazier. She has three siblings: eMjae and Billie, who are also gymnasts,[13] and Tytan, a soccer player. Tytan and Billie also do track and field.[14] She attended Timber Creek Regional High School and graduated in 2018.[15]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014 American Classic 4
P&G National Championships 28 13 28 27 17
2015 P&G National Championships 19 11 18 25 19
Senior
2016 US Classic 4 6 14 17 6
P&G National Championships 15 20 20 15
2017 US Classic 4
P&G National Championships 5 5 8 7
2018 Birmingham World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 13 11 18 10
NCAA
2019 PAC-12 Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 19
NCAA Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9
2020 PAC-12 Championships Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [16][17]
NCAA Championships
2021 PAC-12 Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9
2023 PAC-12 Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "USA Gymnastics - Margzetta Frazier". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ^ "See the results for the 2017 U.S. Classic gymnastics event on FloGymnastics.com". www.flogymnastics.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  3. ^ "2017 P and G Event Results" (PDF).
  4. ^ "USA Gymnastics selects gymnasts for three World Cup events".
  5. ^ "Frazier wins the silver medal at Birmingham World Cup".
  6. ^ "2018 P and G Results" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Margzetta Frazier commits to UCLA for the 2018-19 season". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ^ "2018-19 Frazier to UCLA - CollegeGymFans.com". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. ^ "UCLA defends Pac-12 gymnastics championship". Pac-12 Conference. March 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019 NCAA gymnastics championships -- Oklahoma Sooners vault to title". ESPN. April 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "UCLA Places Second at Collegiate Challenge". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  12. ^ "Frazier Earns First-Ever Pac-12 Coaches' Choice Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  13. ^ "eMjae Frazier, Atlantic Coast Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Billie Frazier, Bright Stars Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com". Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Security Check Required". Facebook. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events". Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.
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