The No. 7 California women's gymnastics team is set for its home opener and inaugural ACC meet Sunday when No. 24 Clemson comes to Haas Pavilion. First routine is set for 2 p.m. PT on ACC Network Extra/ESPN+.
 
Vs. No. 24 Clemson
Date: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025
Time: 2 p.m. PT                                                                                  
Location: Haas Pavilion
Streaming/TV: ACCNX/ESPN+
Broadcasters: Tim Swartz (PxP), Evan Heiter (Color)
Live Scoring: Virtius
 
TICKETS
Season tickets and single meet tickets for the Bears' five home contests at Haas Pavilion are on sale at calbears.com.
 
RANKINGS (based on average score)
Team: 7^th
Vault: 11^th
Uneven Bars: 8^th
Balance Beam: 6^th
Floor Exercise: 11^th
 
LAST WEEK
Cal (196.950) swept all five podiums at the Davis Quad Meet and picked up wins over UC Davis (194.375), Cornell (193.500), and Alaska Anchorage (192.500). Senior Maddie Williams took home the individual all-around title with a score of 39.475 and placed fourth or better in the four events. She won the individual vault title, tied for second on the floor exercise, placed third on the uneven bars, and earned a share of fourth on the balance beam. Junior Casey Brown took home gold on bars, senior Ella Cesario won beam, and senior Mya Lauzon topped the field on floor.
 
ALL-AROUND GREATNESS
Cal's four everyday all-arounders rank top 50 in the country in scoring average. Mya Lauzon (39.467) leads the way in 13th, followed by junior eMjae Frazier (39.325) and Maddie Williams (39.325), who are tied for 21st place. Ella Cesario's 39.083 is good for 41st place.
 
SOLID SPROUTS OUTING
Cal had a strong showing at the nationally televised Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Jan. 11, which 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 eMjae Frazier and two by Mya Lauzon. Cal placed third in their session, besting No. 4 Utah (196.800) while falling to No. 1 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 in the conference. 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 with four podium finishes.
 
The Kent, Washington, native placed 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 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 in the country 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 and 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 that she 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 is 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 has been a Great Britain National Team member since 2020 The 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.
 
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