Emjae Frazier

Emjae Frazier (born January 29, 2004), frequently stylized as eMjae or éMjae, is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team (2019–present). She is the younger sister of Margzetta Frazier.

Emjae Frazier
Country represented	United States
Born	(2004-01-29) January 29, 2004 (age 19)
Hometown	Erial, New Jersey
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2019–22 (USA)
Club	Parkettes
College team	California Golden Bears (2023–26)
Head coach(es)	Bill and Donna Strauss
Medal record Representing the  United States

Early life

Frazier was born in New Jersey in 2004. She started gymnastics because of her sister, Margzetta.^[1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2018

Frazier qualified as an elite gymnast in early 2018.^[2] In early July she competed at the American Classic where she placed 19th in the all-around.^[3] Later that month she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed 27th in the all-around.^[4]

2019

In June Frazier competed at the American Classic where she placed 23rd in the all-around but third on vault.^[5] The following month she competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed seventh in the all-around.^[6]

In August Frazier competed at her first U.S. National Championships.^[7] She placed ninth in the all-around and was named to the junior national team for the first time.^[8] In November she tore three ligaments in her right knee.^[1]

Senior

2020–21

Frazier turned senior in 2020. Most competition were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However she was selected to compete at the Friendship and Solidarity Meet where she was part of the gold medal winning Solidarity Team.^[9]

Frazier started 2021 competing at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed 21st on the balance beam.^[10] In May she competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 12th in the all-around. At the National Championships Frazier finished 20th in the all-around and was not selected to compete at the Olympic Trials.^[11]

In October Frazier finished second at the World selection trials behind Kayla DiCello; as a result she was selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships and she was re-added to the national team.^[12] While there she finished ninth on floor exercise and 40th on uneven bars; she did not advance to any event finals.

2022

Frazier competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where she placed third in the all-around behind Konnor McClain and Skye Blakely. As a result she was selected to compete at the upcoming DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart alongside McClain, Blakely, Nola Matthews, and Ashlee Sullivan.^[13] She helped the team finish first. In April Frazier competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy alongside McClain, Shilese Jones, Zoe Miller, and Elle Mueller. They won the team event with a score 164.065; she placed sixth in the all-around. During event finals she won silver on floor exercise behind McClain.^[14]

NCAA

2023

On March 3, 2023, Frazier became the first person on the California Golden Bears women's gymnastics team to receive a perfect 10 for her floor routine.^[15][16]

Career perfect 10.0

Season	Date	Event	Meet
2023	March 3, 2023	Floor exercise	Cal vs UCLA

Regular season ranking

Season	All-Around	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise
2023^[17]	36th	117th	56th	78th	12th

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2018	American Classic		18	30	20	15	24
	U.S. Classic		27	34	21	32	21
2019	American Classic		23		26	22	5
	U.S. Classic		7	5	10	19	5
	U.S. National Championships		9	10	18	6	8
Senior
2020	Friendship & Solidarity Meet
2021	Winter Cup					21
	U.S. Classic		12		21	28	12
	U.S. National Championships		20		24	14	13
	World Team Trials
2022	Winter Cup				18
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge
	City of Jesolo Trophy		6
NCAA
2023	Pac-12 Championships
	NCAA Championships		14

References

1. "After a Major Knee Injury, eMjae Frazier Sets Her Own Path Toward Her Elite and NCAA Dreams". College Gym News. January 14, 2021.
2. "2018 Auburn National Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. May 29, 2018.
3. "American Classic Hopes Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 7, 2018.
4. "2018 GK U.S. Classic Meet Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
5. "Torrez, Alipio win all-around titles at 2019 American Classic". USA Gymnastics. June 22, 2019.
6. "Biles, McClain win all-around titles at 2019 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 20, 2019.
7. "Biles leads women's all-around at mid-point of 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 9, 2019.
8. "Biles soars to sixth U.S. women's all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 11, 2019.
9. "Six U.S. athletes participate in Friendship and Solidarity friendly competition in Tokyo". USA Gymnastics. November 9, 2020.
10. "Chiles, Parker claim 2021 Winter Cup senior and junior all-around titles, four senior and five junior gymnasts named to U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. February 28, 2021.
11. "Biles wins seventh national all-around championship, most in U.S. women's gymnastics history". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2021.
12. "Olympic alternates DiCello, Wong headline U.S. team for 2021 Women's Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 9, 2021.
13. "World team members Frazier, McClain headline women's contingent for upcoming DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup in Stuttgart". USA Gymnastics. March 1, 2022.
14. "U.S. athletes earn 14 medals, six gold, on final day of 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. April 10, 2022.
15. "Cal's eMjae Frazier performs first perfect floor routine in program history | Pac-12". pac-12.com. March 4, 2023.
16. "Frazier's Perfect 10 Highlights Cal's Memorable Night". California Golden Bears Athletics.
17. "Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.

External links

• Emjae Frazier at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Emjae Frazier at USA Gymnastics