California Golden Bears Athletics
Sunday, January 19
Davis, CA
2:00 PM PT
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No. 5 Cal Set For UC Davis Quad
1/17/2025 2:21 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Bears To Face Alaska-Anchorage, Cornell, UC Davis
The No. 5 California women's gymnastics team is set for its third straight multi-team event as the Golden Bears head north to Davis for the UC Davis Quad Meet on Sunday at University Credit Union Center. Cal will face the host Aggies, Cornell, and Alaska-Anchorage with the first routine set for 2 p.m. PT.
The Bears (3-2) will wrap up their season-opening road stint before heading to Haas Pavilion next Sunday for their home opener and inaugural ACC meet with Clemson.
UC Davis Quad Meet
Vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Cornell, UC Davis
Date: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025
Time: 2 p.m. PT
Location: University Credit Union Center | Davis, CA
Streaming/TV: Overnght
Live Scoring: calbears.com
TICKETS
Season tickets and single meet tickets for the Bears' five home contests at Haas Pavilion are on sale at calbears.com.
LAST WEEK
Cal is coming off a strong showing at the nationally televised Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad last week which was aired on ABC. The Bears put up season highs on all four events and captured a team score of 197.275, which is the fourth-highest score in the country so far this season. Seven of the Bears' routines earned a 9.900 or better including three by junior eMjae Frazier and two by senior Mya Lauzon. Cal placed third in their session, besting No. 4 Utah (196.800) but falling to No. Oklahoma (197.950) and No. 2 LSU (197.659). The program's team score was the fourth-highest out of all 12 teams in attendance.
FRAZIER NAMED ACC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Following the Bears' success at the Sprouts Quad, Frazier was named ACC Gymnast of the Week, making Cal 2-for-2 on weekly conference awards in its inaugural season. The junior had three scores of 9.90 or better, including a 9.90 on both the balance beam and vault that earned her a share of third and fourth place, respectively, in the session. Her floor exercise routine scored a 9.925, which led the Bears and was good for a share of fifth place. A solid 9.825 on the uneven bars rounded out her all-around score at 39.550, which tied her for seventh.
Frazier, who set the program record with four Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards last year, now has eight total weekly honors in her career.
LAUZON NAMED ACC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
On Jan. 7 Mya Lauzon became the first Golden Bear to be named ACC Gymnast of the Week. Lauzon got her senior season started off right at the American Gold Collegiate Classic last Saturday with four podium finishes in the last, first meet of her career.
The Kent, Washington, native finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.525, finishing behind only Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey of Oregon State. Lauzon tied for first place on both the vault and the floor exercise, posting a 9.900 on both events. She was one of just three gymnasts in the meet to collect three scores of 9.9 or better, earning a 9.900 on the balance beam as well to earn a share of second place on that apparatus. She added a 9.825 on the uneven bars, which was good for sixth place. Her all-around score was the sixth highest achieved by any gymnast during opening week.
2024 RECAP
Cal had yet another historical season in 2024, earning its highest finish in program history as national runner-up. The Bears' final season as a Pac-12 institution concluded with their first outright conference championship after going a perfect 7-0 against Pac-12 opponents. A number of accolades were achieved along the way, including 19 All-America honors, 14 All-Pac-12 honors, and three WCGA West Region honors headlined by eMjae Frazier being named the Regional Gymnast of the Year. For the second straight year the Bears won their NCAA Regional and had four individual event champions. Cal also did a number on the program record book, breaking the vault record notching the top three team scores in school history: 198.550, 198.500, 198.400.
BEARS EARN HIGHEST PRESEASON RANKING
Following an incredible 2024 campaign, the Bears entered the season as the fourth-ranked team in the country in the WCGA coaches poll, their highest preseason ranking in program history. The Bears earned 1,785 points in the poll and picked up a first-place vote for the first time. Cal is the highest-ranked ACC school and trails just three SEC schools in No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU and No. 3 Florida. The ACC, which only began sponsoring women's gymnastics last year, saw five of its six programs listed in the poll.
CAL TABBED TO WIN ACC
For the first time in program history Cal was picked to win its conference in the preseason coaches poll. The Bears led the voting with 34 points and the rest of the poll played out identically to the national poll with No. 15 Stanford coming in second and reigning ACC champion No. 25 NC State in third. No. 28 Clemson was picked fourth, No. 36 North Carolina was picked fifth and Pitt came in sixth.
3 BEARS NAMED TO ACC PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
eMjae Frazier and Mya Lauzon were named to the ACC Preseason Watch List and Ondine Achampong was named to the Newcomer Watch List. Last season, Frazier set the NCAA single-season record with 673.0625 points scored, thanks in part to the fact that he did not miss a single routine all year long. The 10-time All-American finished the regular season as the No. 3 all-around gymnast with an NQS of 39.755 and was named the WCGA West Region Gymnast of the Year.
Lauzon enters her final collegiate season as a 13-time All-American after being named the College Gym News Breakout Performer last year. At the NCAA Championship, Lauzon won bronze on balance beam, placed fourth in the all-around, and became the first Bear to record a perfect 10 in the postseason, doing so on vault. Lauzon finished the regular season as the sixth-ranked all-arounder in the country as well as fifth on vault and the uneven bars.
Achampong, who has been a Great Britain National Team member since 2020, is set to enter her first collegiate season. The incoming freshman won the 2024 British All-Around Championship and placed 13th in the all-around at the 2023 World Championships. Achampong also helped Great Britain win the silver medal in the team competition at the 2022 World Championships.
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal women's gymnastics, follow the Bears on X (@CalWGym), Instagram (@calwgym) and Facebook (/calwgym/).
The Bears (3-2) will wrap up their season-opening road stint before heading to Haas Pavilion next Sunday for their home opener and inaugural ACC meet with Clemson.
UC Davis Quad Meet
Vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Cornell, UC Davis
Date: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025
Time: 2 p.m. PT
Location: University Credit Union Center | Davis, CA
Streaming/TV: Overnght
Live Scoring: calbears.com
TICKETS
Season tickets and single meet tickets for the Bears' five home contests at Haas Pavilion are on sale at calbears.com.
LAST WEEK
Cal is coming off a strong showing at the nationally televised Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad last week which was aired on ABC. The Bears put up season highs on all four events and captured a team score of 197.275, which is the fourth-highest score in the country so far this season. Seven of the Bears' routines earned a 9.900 or better including three by junior eMjae Frazier and two by senior Mya Lauzon. Cal placed third in their session, besting No. 4 Utah (196.800) but falling to No. Oklahoma (197.950) and No. 2 LSU (197.659). The program's team score was the fourth-highest out of all 12 teams in attendance.
FRAZIER NAMED ACC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Following the Bears' success at the Sprouts Quad, Frazier was named ACC Gymnast of the Week, making Cal 2-for-2 on weekly conference awards in its inaugural season. The junior had three scores of 9.90 or better, including a 9.90 on both the balance beam and vault that earned her a share of third and fourth place, respectively, in the session. Her floor exercise routine scored a 9.925, which led the Bears and was good for a share of fifth place. A solid 9.825 on the uneven bars rounded out her all-around score at 39.550, which tied her for seventh.
Frazier, who set the program record with four Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards last year, now has eight total weekly honors in her career.
LAUZON NAMED ACC GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
On Jan. 7 Mya Lauzon became the first Golden Bear to be named ACC Gymnast of the Week. Lauzon got her senior season started off right at the American Gold Collegiate Classic last Saturday with four podium finishes in the last, first meet of her career.
The Kent, Washington, native finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.525, finishing behind only Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey of Oregon State. Lauzon tied for first place on both the vault and the floor exercise, posting a 9.900 on both events. She was one of just three gymnasts in the meet to collect three scores of 9.9 or better, earning a 9.900 on the balance beam as well to earn a share of second place on that apparatus. She added a 9.825 on the uneven bars, which was good for sixth place. Her all-around score was the sixth highest achieved by any gymnast during opening week.
2024 RECAP
Cal had yet another historical season in 2024, earning its highest finish in program history as national runner-up. The Bears' final season as a Pac-12 institution concluded with their first outright conference championship after going a perfect 7-0 against Pac-12 opponents. A number of accolades were achieved along the way, including 19 All-America honors, 14 All-Pac-12 honors, and three WCGA West Region honors headlined by eMjae Frazier being named the Regional Gymnast of the Year. For the second straight year the Bears won their NCAA Regional and had four individual event champions. Cal also did a number on the program record book, breaking the vault record notching the top three team scores in school history: 198.550, 198.500, 198.400.
BEARS EARN HIGHEST PRESEASON RANKING
Following an incredible 2024 campaign, the Bears entered the season as the fourth-ranked team in the country in the WCGA coaches poll, their highest preseason ranking in program history. The Bears earned 1,785 points in the poll and picked up a first-place vote for the first time. Cal is the highest-ranked ACC school and trails just three SEC schools in No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU and No. 3 Florida. The ACC, which only began sponsoring women's gymnastics last year, saw five of its six programs listed in the poll.
CAL TABBED TO WIN ACC
For the first time in program history Cal was picked to win its conference in the preseason coaches poll. The Bears led the voting with 34 points and the rest of the poll played out identically to the national poll with No. 15 Stanford coming in second and reigning ACC champion No. 25 NC State in third. No. 28 Clemson was picked fourth, No. 36 North Carolina was picked fifth and Pitt came in sixth.
3 BEARS NAMED TO ACC PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
eMjae Frazier and Mya Lauzon were named to the ACC Preseason Watch List and Ondine Achampong was named to the Newcomer Watch List. Last season, Frazier set the NCAA single-season record with 673.0625 points scored, thanks in part to the fact that he did not miss a single routine all year long. The 10-time All-American finished the regular season as the No. 3 all-around gymnast with an NQS of 39.755 and was named the WCGA West Region Gymnast of the Year.
Lauzon enters her final collegiate season as a 13-time All-American after being named the College Gym News Breakout Performer last year. At the NCAA Championship, Lauzon won bronze on balance beam, placed fourth in the all-around, and became the first Bear to record a perfect 10 in the postseason, doing so on vault. Lauzon finished the regular season as the sixth-ranked all-arounder in the country as well as fifth on vault and the uneven bars.
Achampong, who has been a Great Britain National Team member since 2020, is set to enter her first collegiate season. The incoming freshman won the 2024 British All-Around Championship and placed 13th in the all-around at the 2023 World Championships. Achampong also helped Great Britain win the silver medal in the team competition at the 2022 World Championships.
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal women's gymnastics, follow the Bears on X (@CalWGym), Instagram (@calwgym) and Facebook (/calwgym/).
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