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Frida Esparza
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pittsburg, Calif.
- Prev School:
- K12 International Academy
- Club:
- Head Over Heels
Career Highlights
Two-time All-American on uneven bars
2025 second-team All-Big Ten
2025 Big Ten All-Championship team
2025 WCGA Scholastic All-American
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
Three-time selection to Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021 honorable mention All-Pac-12 on uneven bars
Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (1/27/21)
Two-time World Championships competitor for Mexico
2018 Mexican national all-around and uneven bars champion
Best Marks
UB - 9.975, 2/14/25
BB - 9.900, 2x, last 2/25/24
FX - 9.650, 1/23/22
2025
First-team regular season and second-team WCGA All-American on uneven bars โฆ Finished ninth overall on bars at the NCAA Championships and fifth in the second semifinal session โฆ Second-team All-Big Ten โฆ WCGA Scholastic All-American โฆย Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winner โฆย Academic All-Big Ten selection โฆ Finished the regular season ranked No. 7 in the nation on bars with a NQS of 9.940 and held a season average of 9.8773 โฆ Tied for first in session 1 of the NCAA Regional Second Round with a 9.900 on bars โฆ Runner-up on bars at the Big Ten Championships with a 9.950 โฆ Big Ten All-Championship team selection โฆ Won her fifth uneven bars title after tying for first at Utah with a 9.950 โฆ Earned a new career-high score of 9.975 to capture her fourth bars title of the year on Feb. 14 vs. Penn State after playing the national anthem on electric guitar during pre-meet ceremonies โฆ Tied her career-high with a 9.950 to win bars at Washington โฆ Earned a Top 3 finish on bars with a 9.850 vs. Michigan State โฆ Won bars against Illinois with a season-high-tying 9.925 โฆ Placed third on bars at Maryland with a 9.900 โฆ Won bars at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad with a 9.925.ย
2024
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection for the third consecutive year โฆ Competed on uneven bars in 11 meets and balance beam in three meets โฆ Totaled two uneven bars victories and four Top 3 finishes โฆ Recorded a pair of career-highs against Cal on Feb. 25, scoring 9.950 to tie for first on bars and 9.900 on beam โฆ Won her second-straight bars title with a 9.900 at Stanford on March 1 and also hit a 9.850 exhibition on beam โฆ Earned her fourth 9.9+ score on bars against Clemson with a third-place mark of 9.900 and also performed two strong exhibition routines, scoring 9.800 on beam and 9.825 on just her second-ever floor exercise performance and first ever in Pauley Pavilion.
2023
Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year โฆ Did not compete due to injury.
2022
Named to the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Rollย โฆ Member of the Directorโs Honor Roll all three quarters โฆ Sat out six meets due to injury and returned on Mar. 12 to score a career-high-tying 9.925 on uneven bars and a 9.775 on balance beam in an exhibition performance โฆ Scored 9.900 on uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Second Round to help the Bruins score a season-high 49.475 on the event โฆ Competed on balance beam for the first time in 2022 as a late replacement at the NCAA Regional Final and scored 9.750 โฆ Led off on bars at Oregon State with a 9.875, good for third place, and made her collegiate debut on floor, scoring 9.650 โฆ Competed on uneven bars in the season opener and tied for third place with a 9.850.
2021
Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors on uneven bars โฆ Recorded a career-high 9.925 on bars to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Scored 9.85 or higher on eight of her 11 uneven bars routines, with three scores of 9.9 or higher โฆ Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after the Bruinsโ first meet following her meet-winning uneven bars score of 9.9 and a 9.8 on balance beam in her collegiate debut against Arizona State โฆ Earned the victory on uneven bars against BYU with a 9.9 โฆ Competed on balance beam in nine meets and recorded a season-high of 9.9 at Arizona โฆ Had five scores of 9.8 or better on beam, with two Top 3 finishes โฆ Member of the Directorโs Honor Roll all three quarters.
Club
Two-time World Championships competitor for Mexico (2018, 2019) โฆ Finished 32nd in all-around qualifying at the 2018 World Championships โฆ Led Mexico to a bronze medal finish at the 2018 Pan American Games, where she finished ninth in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars โฆ Uneven bars champion at the 2019 FIG World Challenge Cup in Guimarães โฆ Crowned the 2018 Mexican national all-around champion โฆ Competed at the 2016 and 2017 U.S. National Championships โฆ Placed sixth on beam in the junior division at the 2016 U.S. Classic โฆ Level 10 National champion on uneven bars in 2015 โฆ Trained at Head Over Heels Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is the uneven bars โฆ Admires Naomi Osaka, Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan โฆ Chose UCLA because it is close to her family, has great team energy, and is a diverse school โฆย Hobbies include reading books and comics โฆ Full name is Frida Esparza โฆ Born in Concord, Calif. โฆ Parents: Nora and Rolando Esparza โฆ Earned her degree in political science and is pursuing a postgraduate certificate in marketing.
Two-time All-American on uneven bars
2025 second-team All-Big Ten
2025 Big Ten All-Championship team
2025 WCGA Scholastic All-American
2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
Three-time selection to Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021 honorable mention All-Pac-12 on uneven bars
Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (1/27/21)
Two-time World Championships competitor for Mexico
2018 Mexican national all-around and uneven bars champion
Best Marks
UB - 9.975, 2/14/25
BB - 9.900, 2x, last 2/25/24
FX - 9.650, 1/23/22
2025
First-team regular season and second-team WCGA All-American on uneven bars โฆ Finished ninth overall on bars at the NCAA Championships and fifth in the second semifinal session โฆ Second-team All-Big Ten โฆ WCGA Scholastic All-American โฆย Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winner โฆย Academic All-Big Ten selection โฆ Finished the regular season ranked No. 7 in the nation on bars with a NQS of 9.940 and held a season average of 9.8773 โฆ Tied for first in session 1 of the NCAA Regional Second Round with a 9.900 on bars โฆ Runner-up on bars at the Big Ten Championships with a 9.950 โฆ Big Ten All-Championship team selection โฆ Won her fifth uneven bars title after tying for first at Utah with a 9.950 โฆ Earned a new career-high score of 9.975 to capture her fourth bars title of the year on Feb. 14 vs. Penn State after playing the national anthem on electric guitar during pre-meet ceremonies โฆ Tied her career-high with a 9.950 to win bars at Washington โฆ Earned a Top 3 finish on bars with a 9.850 vs. Michigan State โฆ Won bars against Illinois with a season-high-tying 9.925 โฆ Placed third on bars at Maryland with a 9.900 โฆ Won bars at the Sprouts Collegiate Quad with a 9.925.ย
2024
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection for the third consecutive year โฆ Competed on uneven bars in 11 meets and balance beam in three meets โฆ Totaled two uneven bars victories and four Top 3 finishes โฆ Recorded a pair of career-highs against Cal on Feb. 25, scoring 9.950 to tie for first on bars and 9.900 on beam โฆ Won her second-straight bars title with a 9.900 at Stanford on March 1 and also hit a 9.850 exhibition on beam โฆ Earned her fourth 9.9+ score on bars against Clemson with a third-place mark of 9.900 and also performed two strong exhibition routines, scoring 9.800 on beam and 9.825 on just her second-ever floor exercise performance and first ever in Pauley Pavilion.
2023
Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year โฆ Did not compete due to injury.
2022
Named to the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Rollย โฆ Member of the Directorโs Honor Roll all three quarters โฆ Sat out six meets due to injury and returned on Mar. 12 to score a career-high-tying 9.925 on uneven bars and a 9.775 on balance beam in an exhibition performance โฆ Scored 9.900 on uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Second Round to help the Bruins score a season-high 49.475 on the event โฆ Competed on balance beam for the first time in 2022 as a late replacement at the NCAA Regional Final and scored 9.750 โฆ Led off on bars at Oregon State with a 9.875, good for third place, and made her collegiate debut on floor, scoring 9.650 โฆ Competed on uneven bars in the season opener and tied for third place with a 9.850.
2021
Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors on uneven bars โฆ Recorded a career-high 9.925 on bars to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Scored 9.85 or higher on eight of her 11 uneven bars routines, with three scores of 9.9 or higher โฆ Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after the Bruinsโ first meet following her meet-winning uneven bars score of 9.9 and a 9.8 on balance beam in her collegiate debut against Arizona State โฆ Earned the victory on uneven bars against BYU with a 9.9 โฆ Competed on balance beam in nine meets and recorded a season-high of 9.9 at Arizona โฆ Had five scores of 9.8 or better on beam, with two Top 3 finishes โฆ Member of the Directorโs Honor Roll all three quarters.
Club
Two-time World Championships competitor for Mexico (2018, 2019) โฆ Finished 32nd in all-around qualifying at the 2018 World Championships โฆ Led Mexico to a bronze medal finish at the 2018 Pan American Games, where she finished ninth in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars โฆ Uneven bars champion at the 2019 FIG World Challenge Cup in Guimarães โฆ Crowned the 2018 Mexican national all-around champion โฆ Competed at the 2016 and 2017 U.S. National Championships โฆ Placed sixth on beam in the junior division at the 2016 U.S. Classic โฆ Level 10 National champion on uneven bars in 2015 โฆ Trained at Head Over Heels Gymnastics.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is the uneven bars โฆ Admires Naomi Osaka, Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan โฆ Chose UCLA because it is close to her family, has great team energy, and is a diverse school โฆย Hobbies include reading books and comics โฆ Full name is Frida Esparza โฆ Born in Concord, Calif. โฆ Parents: Nora and Rolando Esparza โฆ Earned her degree in political science and is pursuing a postgraduate certificate in marketing.
UCLA Gymnastics Intrasquad Highlights (Nov. 23, 2025)
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Bruins Say The Darndest Things - Carissa Clay
Friday, November 21
Jordan Chiles, Ezra Sosa Halftime Performance
Saturday, November 08
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