Margzetta Frazier

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.

Margzetta Frazier
Nickname(s)	Marz
Country represented	United States
Born	February 25, 2000[1] Pennsylvania
Hometown	Sicklerville, New Jersey
Training location	Los Angeles, California
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior Elite
Years on national team	2017–18 (US)
Club	Parkettes (2015–2018)
College team	UCLA 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 2018 Birmingham All-Around Representing the UCLA Bruins NCAA Championships 2019 Fort Worth Team

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.[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

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
	U.S. National Championships		13		11	18	10

NCAA

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2019	PAC-12 Championships			17			19
	NCAA Championships				9
2020	PAC-12 Championships	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [17][18]
	NCAA Championships

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. https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21355&prog=h
6. https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21489&prog=h
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.