Margzetta Frazier Explained

Margzetta Frazier
Fullname:Margzetta Bryantina Frazier
Nickname:Marz
Birth Date:25 February 2000[1]
Birth Place:Pennsylvania, U.S.
Hometown:Sicklerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Training:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 2 in
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior Elite
Natlteam:2017–18 (USA)
Club:Parkettes (Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
(2015–2018)
Collegeteam:UCLA Bruins
(2019–24)
Headcoach:Janelle McDonald
Music:"Din Daa Daa" by Kevin Aviance (2019)
Show-Medals:yes

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

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

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

2018–19 season

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

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

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

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

align=center Yearalign=center EventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
2014 align=left American Classic 4
align=left 28 13 28 27 17
2015 align=left 19 11 18 25 19
Senior
2016 align=left 4 6 14 17 6
align=left 15 20 20 15
2017 align=left 4
align=left 5 5 8 7
2018 align=left
align=left 13 11 18 10
NCAA
201917 19
align=left 9
2020Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
[16] [17]
align=left NCAA Championships
2021align=left 4 9
2023align=left 10 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Gymnastics - Margzetta Frazier. 6 June 2016.
  2. Web site: See the results for the 2017 U.S. Classic gymnastics event on FloGymnastics.com. www.flogymnastics.com. en. 2019-07-18.
  3. Web site: 2017 P and G Event Results.
  4. Web site: USA Gymnastics selects gymnasts for three World Cup events.
  5. Web site: Frazier wins the silver medal at Birmingham World Cup.
  6. Web site: 2018 P and G Results.
  7. Web site: Margzetta Frazier commits to UCLA for the 2018-19 season. 6 June 2016.
  8. Web site: 2018-19 Frazier to UCLA - CollegeGymFans.com. 6 June 2016.
  9. Web site: UCLA defends Pac-12 gymnastics championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324132725/https://pac-12.com/article/2019/03/23/ucla-defends-pac-12-gymnastics-championship. dead. March 24, 2019. Pac-12 Conference. March 23, 2019.
  10. Web site: 2019 NCAA gymnastics championships -- Oklahoma Sooners vault to title. ESPN. April 20, 2019.
  11. Web site: UCLA Places Second at Collegiate Challenge. UCLA. en. 2020-01-13.
  12. Web site: Frazier Earns First-Ever Pac-12 Coaches' Choice Award. UCLA. en. 2020-01-13.
  13. Web site: eMjae Frazier, Atlantic Coast Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com. 6 June 2016.
  14. Web site: Billie Frazier, Bright Stars Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com. 6 June 2016.
  15. Web site: Security Check Required. Facebook. 6 June 2016.
  16. Web site: Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312121245/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/11/pac-12-statement-mens-basketball-tournament-pac-12-sport-competitions-and-pac-12. dead. March 12, 2020. Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2020.
  17. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns. NCAA. March 13, 2020.