California Golden Bears Athletics
Saturday, March 23
West Valley City, UT
5:00 PM
California
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Pac-12 Championships
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No. 2 Bears Head To Pac-12 Championships
3/22/2024 5:19 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Cal Looks To Win Meet For First Time Ever
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
2024 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS | 5 P.M. PT | MAVERIK CENTER | WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH
TV: PAC-12 NETWORK | LIVE SCORING: CALBEARS.COM
BERKELEY - The No. 2 California women's gymnastics team takes its next shot at history Saturday when it eyes its first Pac-12 meet championship ever for the program. In a season full of benchmarks, the Golden Bears have already won their first outright regular season conference championship and set program records for highest team score in a meet (198.550) and highest individual all-around mark (eMjae Frazier, 39.825). Frazier also became the first Cal women's gymnast ever to be named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week four different times during a single season, as well as three weeks in a row. Frazier, the No. 2 all-around gymnast in the nation, will also look to capture the program's first all-around champion at the Pac-12 meet.
THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday's Pac-12 Championships will air on the Pac-12 Networks and feature an afternoon session and an evening tilt. The Bears will compete in the evening, with the proceedings beginning at 5 p.m. PT. Cal will match up against No. 5 Utah, No. 11 UCLA and No. 17 Oregon State. Jim Watson and JaNay Honest will be on the call. Fans can also follow real-time live scoring at CalBears.com.
NCAA REGIONALS COME TO BERKELEY
Cal's Haas Pavilion will be one of four venues across the country to host an NCAA regional this season. The Bears will host the competittion April 4, 5 and 7 with a berth in the NCAA Championships on the line. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased by visiting CalBears.com or calling 1-800-GO-BEARS.
LI NOMINATED FOR AAI AWARD
Senior Andi Li was one of 50 nominees for the prestigious AAI Award, given annually to the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. Li is a three-time All-American on the uneven bars and last season was named a Second-Team All-American on all-around. She also helped the Bears to the first two conference championships in program history.
BEARS DOMINATE WEEKLY HONORS
The Pac-12 issued 11 Gymnast of the Week honors during the regular season, and the Bears won six of them. Sophomore eMjae Frazier won three in succession and four overall while junior Mya Lauzon took the honor in back-to-back weeks on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30. Frazier is the only gymnast in Cal history to win the honor in three straight weeks and four times overall during a single season.
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Last season marked the 50th year of California women's gymnastics, and the Bears honored the occasion last month with a memorable gala the evening before their meet against Oregon State. Alumni across different decades attended the event at the University Club at California Memorial Stadium, and they were also honored during the meet against the Beavers.
CRANDALL-HOWELL REACHES CENTURY MARK
Cal co-head coach Liz Crandall Howell notched her 100th career victory with the Bears' win over Oregon State on Jan. 27. Crandall-Howell has an overall record of 110-41-2 since joining Justin Howell as co-head coach in 2018. Crandall-Howell and Howell were named the WCGA Co-Head Coaches of the Year last season.
CAL PICKED THIRD IN PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL
Cal was picked to finish third in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll for the seventh consecutive year. The top half of this year's poll shook out to be nearly identical to last season's, as Utah claimed the top spot with 46 points and five first-place votes and UCLA placed second with 43 points and the three remaining first-place votes. The Golden Bears followed in third with 43 points and Oregon State placed fourth with 30 points. All four programs tied for the Pac-12 regular-season title in 2023. Arizona State (22), Stanford (19), Washington (14) and Arizona (10) rounded out the rest of the poll.
FRAZIER, LAUZON NAMED TO WATCH LIST
Sophomore eMjae Frazier and junior Mya Lauzon were named to the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Watch List.
Frazier burst onto the scene in her freshman year, helping the Golden Bears to a historic year that included the program's first NCAA Regional Final title and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She earned NCAA All-American Second-Team honors in the all-around, vault and floor and broke the program mark for the all-around twice last season. Frazier also became the first Bear to earn a perfect 10 on the floor exercise and was named a WCGA First-Team All-American on the event as well.
Lauzon had a breakout sophomore campaign a season ago, setting a Cal program mark with the Bears' first perfect 10 on the balance beam and tying the program's all-around mark in the same competition with a 39.700. She earned regular-season and NCAA All-American honors on the vault and balance beam and became the first Bear to win a Pac-12 title on beam.
BACK-TO-BACK CO-CHAMPS
The Bears secured back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season titles last March as the championship was once again split among four teams. They ended the season with a 4-1-2 conference record. The 2022 title was the first conference championship in program history.
THE LAST DANCE
This will be Cal's last season in the Pac-12 conference as the school announced it will be joining the ACC in the fall of 2024. The ACC is currently in its first season of women's gymnastics.
2024 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS | 5 P.M. PT | MAVERIK CENTER | WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH
TV: PAC-12 NETWORK | LIVE SCORING: CALBEARS.COM
BERKELEY - The No. 2 California women's gymnastics team takes its next shot at history Saturday when it eyes its first Pac-12 meet championship ever for the program. In a season full of benchmarks, the Golden Bears have already won their first outright regular season conference championship and set program records for highest team score in a meet (198.550) and highest individual all-around mark (eMjae Frazier, 39.825). Frazier also became the first Cal women's gymnast ever to be named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week four different times during a single season, as well as three weeks in a row. Frazier, the No. 2 all-around gymnast in the nation, will also look to capture the program's first all-around champion at the Pac-12 meet.
THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday's Pac-12 Championships will air on the Pac-12 Networks and feature an afternoon session and an evening tilt. The Bears will compete in the evening, with the proceedings beginning at 5 p.m. PT. Cal will match up against No. 5 Utah, No. 11 UCLA and No. 17 Oregon State. Jim Watson and JaNay Honest will be on the call. Fans can also follow real-time live scoring at CalBears.com.
NCAA REGIONALS COME TO BERKELEY
Cal's Haas Pavilion will be one of four venues across the country to host an NCAA regional this season. The Bears will host the competittion April 4, 5 and 7 with a berth in the NCAA Championships on the line. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased by visiting CalBears.com or calling 1-800-GO-BEARS.
LI NOMINATED FOR AAI AWARD
Senior Andi Li was one of 50 nominees for the prestigious AAI Award, given annually to the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country. Li is a three-time All-American on the uneven bars and last season was named a Second-Team All-American on all-around. She also helped the Bears to the first two conference championships in program history.
BEARS DOMINATE WEEKLY HONORS
The Pac-12 issued 11 Gymnast of the Week honors during the regular season, and the Bears won six of them. Sophomore eMjae Frazier won three in succession and four overall while junior Mya Lauzon took the honor in back-to-back weeks on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30. Frazier is the only gymnast in Cal history to win the honor in three straight weeks and four times overall during a single season.
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Last season marked the 50th year of California women's gymnastics, and the Bears honored the occasion last month with a memorable gala the evening before their meet against Oregon State. Alumni across different decades attended the event at the University Club at California Memorial Stadium, and they were also honored during the meet against the Beavers.
CRANDALL-HOWELL REACHES CENTURY MARK
Cal co-head coach Liz Crandall Howell notched her 100th career victory with the Bears' win over Oregon State on Jan. 27. Crandall-Howell has an overall record of 110-41-2 since joining Justin Howell as co-head coach in 2018. Crandall-Howell and Howell were named the WCGA Co-Head Coaches of the Year last season.
CAL PICKED THIRD IN PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL
Cal was picked to finish third in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll for the seventh consecutive year. The top half of this year's poll shook out to be nearly identical to last season's, as Utah claimed the top spot with 46 points and five first-place votes and UCLA placed second with 43 points and the three remaining first-place votes. The Golden Bears followed in third with 43 points and Oregon State placed fourth with 30 points. All four programs tied for the Pac-12 regular-season title in 2023. Arizona State (22), Stanford (19), Washington (14) and Arizona (10) rounded out the rest of the poll.
FRAZIER, LAUZON NAMED TO WATCH LIST
Sophomore eMjae Frazier and junior Mya Lauzon were named to the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Watch List.
Frazier burst onto the scene in her freshman year, helping the Golden Bears to a historic year that included the program's first NCAA Regional Final title and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She earned NCAA All-American Second-Team honors in the all-around, vault and floor and broke the program mark for the all-around twice last season. Frazier also became the first Bear to earn a perfect 10 on the floor exercise and was named a WCGA First-Team All-American on the event as well.
Lauzon had a breakout sophomore campaign a season ago, setting a Cal program mark with the Bears' first perfect 10 on the balance beam and tying the program's all-around mark in the same competition with a 39.700. She earned regular-season and NCAA All-American honors on the vault and balance beam and became the first Bear to win a Pac-12 title on beam.
BACK-TO-BACK CO-CHAMPS
The Bears secured back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season titles last March as the championship was once again split among four teams. They ended the season with a 4-1-2 conference record. The 2022 title was the first conference championship in program history.
THE LAST DANCE
This will be Cal's last season in the Pac-12 conference as the school announced it will be joining the ACC in the fall of 2024. The ACC is currently in its first season of women's gymnastics.
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