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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen

Why Margzetta Frazier's final season with UCLA gymnastics was her most meaningful

LOS ANGELES — Margzetta Frazier punctuated her final floor routine at Pauley Pavilion with a pointed finger, a career high and a trash can. It was perfect.

When the fifth-year senior landed her last tumbling pass and pointed to her exuberant teammates rejoicing in the corral, it felt like Frazier was dedicating the personal-best-tying 9.95 score in UCLA's regional final meet to her teammates. They made this season — which included a 10 from one judge on her triumphant floor send-off — possible.

"The 10, that was crazy, oh my gosh," Frazier said, "but the fact that I was able to pull through for [my teammates] and they trusted me to do it, that meant more than a 10."

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