Margzetta Frazier

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Margzetta Frazier
Nickname(s)Marz
Country representedUnited States
Born (2000-02-25) February 25, 2000 (age 21)[1]
Pennsylvania
HometownSicklerville, New Jersey
Training locationLos Angeles, California
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2017–18 (US)
ClubParkettes
(2015–2018)
College teamUCLA Bruins
(2018–22)
Head coach(es)Chris Waller
Assistant coach(es)Kristina Comforte
BJ Das
Dom Palange
Former coach(es)Donna & Bill Strauss
Valorie Kondos Field
Jordyn Wieber
Music"Din Daa Daa" by Kevin Aviance (2019)[2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
FIG World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Birmingham All-Around
Representing the UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins script.svg
NCAA Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Fort Worth Team

Margzetta Frazier (born February 25, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a US National Team member from 2017–2018 and was the 2018 Birmingham World Cup silver medalist. She is currently a member of the UCLA Gymnastics team and is the older sister of eMjae Frazier.

Gymnastics career[]

Senior elite[]

2017[]

In 2017, Frazier competed at the US Classic, where she only competed bars, finishing fourth on the event behind Ragan Smith, Alyona Shchennikova, and Trinity Thomas and tied with Marissa Oakley.[3]

Later that summer, Frazier competed at nationals, where she placed fifth in the all-around and on bars, eighth on beam, and seventh on floor.[4] Due to her performance, she was named to the national team.

In September, Frazier attended world trials. However, after the two days of competition, she was not named to the world championship team.

2018[]

In February 2018, Frazier was named to represent the US at the Birmingham World Cup.[5] This would be Frazier's first international assignment for the USA. On March 22, Frazier won the silver medal at the Birmingham World Cup, finishing with a score of 53.932 behind Russia's Angelina Melnikova.[6]

Frazier did not plan at competing at nationals in 2018, only doing so at the request of team coordinator Tom Forster. At nationals, she finished thirteenth in the all-around, tied for eleventh on bars with Ragan Smith, tied for eighteenth on beam with Maddie Johnston, and placed tenth on floor.[7]

NCAA[]

On November 9, 2015,[8] it was announced that Frazier committed to the University of California, Los Angeles for the 2018–19 season.[9]

2018–19 season[]

Frazier joined the UCLA Bruins 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.[10] At the NCAA Championships Frazier helped UCLA finish in third place.[11] 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[]

Frazier made her collegiate all-around and beam debut at the Collegiate Challenge on January 4, scoring a 39.4.[12] This performance led to her selection for the first-ever Pac-12 Coaches' Award.[13]

Regular season rankings[]

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

Personal life[]

Frazier was born on February 25, 2000 to parents, William and Tina Frazier. She has three siblings: eMjae and Billie, who are also gymnasts,[14] and Tytan, a soccer player. Tytan and Billie also do track and field.[15] She attended Timber Creek Regional High School and graduated in 2018.[16]

Competitive history[]

Junior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2014 American Classic 4
P&G National Championships 28 13 28 27 17
2015 P&G National Championships 19 11 18 25 19

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
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[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
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 [17][18]
NCAA Championships
2021 PAC-12 Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9

References[]

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