Margzetta Frazier

Margzetta Bryantina Frazier (born February 25, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the U.S. national team in 2017 and 2018 and was the 2018 Birmingham World Cup silver medalist. She was a member of the UCLA Gymnastics team. She is the older sister of Emjae Frazier.

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]

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

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.

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]

Her Janet Jackson-themed floor routine went viral, resulting in the singer calling Frazier.^[13] At the Pac-12 Championship, Frazier won the uneven bars title and helped the Bruins to third place in the team competition.^[14] Frazier qualified to the NCAA tournament on uneven bars and competed at the Morgantown Regional.^[15] During the championships, she scored a 9.8750, finishing 22nd and earned first-team regular season All-America honors on the event.^[16]

During the season opener against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Frazier fractured her foot competing on the uneven bars, and she redshirted the rest of the season.^[17]

Frazier competed vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise during the 2023 season. UCLA placed second as a team at Pac-12 Championships.^[18]

During her final season, Frazier mainly competed on uneven bars and scored a career high of 9.9500 against the Clemson Tigers.^[19] At UCLA's final Pac-12 Championships, she competed on floor exercise and uneven bars, helping the Bruins place second behind the Red Rocks.^[20] Frazier was a four-time All American, a four-time All-Pac-12 honoree, and hit 146 out of 147 routines during her collegiate career.^[21]

Frazier was born on February 25, 2000, to parents, William and Tina Frazier. She has three siblings: eMjae and Billie, who are also gymnasts,^[22] and Tytan, a soccer player. Tytan and Billie also do track and field.^[23] She attended Timber Creek Regional High School and graduated in 2018.^[24]

• Margzetta Frazier at World Gymnastics
• Margzetta Frazier at USA Gymnastics