Margzetta Frazier

{{Short description|American artistic gymnast (born 2000)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox gymnast

| name = Margzetta Frazier

| fullname = Margzetta Bryantina Frazier

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| nickname = Marz

| country = {{USA}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|25}}{{cite web |url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=240383 |title=USA Gymnastics - Margzetta Frazier |publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2016}}

| birth_place = Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| training = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 2 in

| discipline = WAG

| natlteam = 2017–18 (USA)

| club = Parkettes (Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
(2015–2018)

| gym =

| collegeteam = UCLA Bruins
(2019–24)

| headcoach = Janelle McDonald

| assistcoach =

| formercoach = Donna and Bill Strauss
Valorie Kondos Field
Chris Waller

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| music = "Din Daa Daa" by Kevin Aviance (2019)

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{{MedalCompetition|FIG World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Birmingham | All-Around}}

{{MedalCountry | the UCLA Bruins }}

File:UCLA Bruins script.svg

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Fort Worth|Team}}

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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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.flogymnastics.com/events/5011134-2017-us-classic/../../results/5997859-2017-hopes-championships/4164 |title=See the results for the 2017 U.S. Classic gymnastics event on FloGymnastics.com |website=www.flogymnastics.com |language=en |access-date=2019-07-18}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_17pgchamps_srevents.pdf |title=2017 P and G Event Results}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21355&prog=h |title=USA Gymnastics selects gymnasts for three World Cup events}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=21489&prog=h |title=Frazier wins the silver medal at Birmingham World Cup}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_18uschamps_srevents.pdf |title=2018 P and G Results}}

Collegiate gymnastics career

On November 9, 2015,{{cite web |url=http://thegymreport.weebly.com/news/margzetta-ucla |title=Margzetta Frazier commits to UCLA for the 2018-19 season |publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2016}} Frazier committed to the UCLA for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.collegegymfans.com/recruiting-news/item/5773-frazier-to-ucla.html |title=2018-19 Frazier to UCLA - CollegeGymFans.com |publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2016}}

= 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.{{cite web |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2019/03/23/ucla-defends-pac-12-gymnastics-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324132725/https://pac-12.com/article/2019/03/23/ucla-defends-pac-12-gymnastics-championship |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |title=UCLA defends Pac-12 gymnastics championship |work=Pac-12 Conference |date=March 23, 2019}} At the NCAA Championships Frazier helped UCLA finish in third place.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/26555164/2019-ncaa-gymnastics-championships-oklahoma-sooners-vault-title |title=2019 NCAA gymnastics championships -- Oklahoma Sooners vault to title |work=ESPN |date=April 20, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2020/1/4/gymnastics-ucla-places-second-at-collegiate-challenge.aspx |title=UCLA Places Second at Collegiate Challenge |website=UCLA |language=en |access-date=2020-01-13}} This performance led to her selection for the first-ever Pac-12 Coaches' Award.{{Cite web |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2020/1/8/gymnastics-frazier-earns-first-ever-pac-12-coaches-choice-award.aspx |title=Frazier Earns First-Ever Pac-12 Coaches' Choice Award |website=UCLA |language=en |access-date=2020-01-13}}

= Regular season rankings =

class="wikitable"
SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
2019N/AN/A19thN/A34th
2020N/AN/A10thN/AN/A
202118th107th6th101st37th
2022colspan="5" ! align=center | N/A due to injury
2023N/A234th35thN/A47th
2024N/AN/A80thN/AN/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,{{cite web |url=http://www.mymeetscores.com/gymnast.pl?gymnastid=448372 |title=eMjae Frazier, Atlantic Coast Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com |publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2016}} and Tytan, a soccer player. Tytan and Billie also do track and field.{{cite web |url=http://www.mymeetscores.com/gymnast.pl?gymnastid=21345525 |title=Billie Frazier, Bright Stars Gymnastics - MyMeetScores.com |publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2016}} She attended Timber Creek Regional High School and graduated in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/margzetta/about?section=education&pnref=about |title=Security Check Required |website=Facebook |publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2016}}

Competitive history

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
align=center | Year

! align=center | Event

! style="width:30px;" | Team

! style="width:30px;" | AA

! style="width:30px;" | VT

! style="width:30px;" | UB

! style="width:30px;" | BB

! style="width:30px;" | FX

colspan="8" | Junior
rowspan="2" | 2014align=left | American Classic4
align=left | P&G National Championships2813282717
rowspan="1" | 2015align=left | P&G National Championships1911182519
colspan="8" | Senior
rowspan="2" | 2016align=left | US Classic4614176
align=left | P&G National Championships15202015
rowspan="2" | 2017align=left | US Classic4
align=left | P&G National Championships5587
rowspan="2" | 2018align=left | Birmingham World Cup{{silver2}}
align=left | U.S. National Championships13111810
colspan="8" | NCAA
rowspan="2"|2019align=left|PAC-12 Championships{{gold1}}17{{silver2}}19
align=left | NCAA Championships{{bronze3}}9
rowspan="2"|2020align=left| PAC-12 Championshipsrowspan="2" colspan="6" | Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
{{cite web |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/11/pac-12-statement-mens-basketball-tournament-pac-12-sport-competitions-and-pac-12 |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2020 |title=Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events |work=Pac-12 Conference |date=March 11, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships-due-coronavirus-concerns |title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns |work=NCAA |date=March 13, 2020}}
align=left | NCAA Championships
rowspan="1"|2021align=left | PAC-12 Championships{{bronze3}}4{{gold1}}9
rowspan="1"|2023

| align=left | PAC-12 Championships

{{silver2}}109

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