Margzetta Frazier

Margzetta Bryantina Frazier (born February 25, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a US National Team member from 2017 to 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.

Margzetta Frazier
Full nameMargzetta Bryantina Frazier
Nickname(s)Marz
Country representedUnited States
Born (2000-02-25) February 25, 2000[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 (USA)
ClubParkettes
(2015–2018)
College teamUCLA Bruins
(2019–24)
Head coach(es)Janelle McDonald
Former coach(es)Donna & 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 place2018 Birmingham All-Around
Representing the UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Fort WorthTeam

Gymnastics career

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

NCAA

On November 9, 2015,[7] it was announced that Frazier committed to the University of California, Los Angeles for the 2018–19 season.[8]

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.[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

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

SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
2019N/AN/A19thN/A34th
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

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,[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

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014American Classic4
P&G National Championships2813282717
2015P&G National Championships1911182519
Senior
2016US Classic4614176
P&G National Championships15202015
2017US Classic4
P&G National Championships5587
2018Birmingham World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships13111810
NCAA
2019PAC-12 Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)172nd place, silver medalist(s)19
NCAA Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)9
2020PAC-12 ChampionshipsCanceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
[16][17]
NCAA Championships
2021PAC-12 Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)9
2023 PAC-12 Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 9

References

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