For weeks, Margzetta Frazier left practice, went home and cried. While head coach Janelle McDonald made her UCLA debut at the team’s preseason exhibition along with a stellar first impression from freshman Selena Harris, redshirt freshman Emily Lee and senior Chloe Lashbrooke took significant steps in their recoveries from Achilles injuries by competing in three events each. “I’m really grateful …
UCLA’s Norah Flatley made a memorable season debut on the beam Friday, scoring a team-high 9.875 in the event as No. 13 UCLA shook off a shaky start and finished second in an NCAA regional semifinal in Morgantown, W. Va., to advance to Saturday’s final. “She’s the beam queen on UCLA’s gymnastics team,” Bruins coach Chris Waller said. But with …
UCLA gymnast Margzetta Frazier flashes the “black power” sign during her floor exercise routine, achieving a score of 9.850 against Oregon State at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. When the music stopped after their floor routines, each Bruin raised a fist in the air, holding final poses intentionally modified to make the perfect punctuation to UCLA’s first Black excellence meet. UCLA …
