BERKELEY ­­- The 2023 women's gymnastics season begins this weekend for No. 8 California as the Bears travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Super 16 presented by Ozone. Cal is set to compete in session three of the four-session, two-day event at Orleans Arena slated for 12:00 PM PT on Saturday, Jan. 7 and will face No. 18 Iowa, No. 22 BYU, and No. 24 Arizona State.
 
The Super-16 presented by Ozone is the largest women's collegiate invitational in the history of the sport boasting a field of 16 universities and more than 300 gymnasts. It includes five of the top-10 teams in the country and 13 of the top-25.
 
Last season the Bears finished as the No. 11 team in the country and placed third in the NCAA Regional Final where they broke the program balance beam record and narrowly missed an NCAA Championship appearance.
 
Cal returns a handful of members of that young, successful team this year including an All-American from last year in junior Andi Li, a five-time All-American in senior Nevaeh DeSouza, and Pac-12 All-Conference team member in sophomore Maddie Williams. Sophomore Mya Lauzon also returns, who after battling injury early last season came storming back in the postseason posting a 9.85 or higher in nine of her last 10 routines.  An exciting addition to the squad is freshman eMjae Frazier who has been a USA National Team member since 2019 and competed in the 2021 World Championships.
 
BEARS ON THE AIR
The Bear's Saturday afternoon session will be streamed live on B1G+ with a tape delayed broadcast airing on The Big Ten Network the following day - Sunday, Jan. 8 at 7 PM PT. The other three sessions will all be aired live on The Big Ten Network.
 
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