Liza Marcus

Photo by: Brown Athletics

Photo by: Erik Dresser

Class:
Senior
Events:
All-Around
Height:
5-3
Hometown:
New York, N.Y.
High School:
The Chapin School
Club:
Gotham Gymnastics Team
Concentration:
Chemistry | African Studies

2025: Competed in all 10 meets as a regular member of the Bears’ bars, beam, and floor lineups…First Team All-GEC honoree on bars…Her NQS of 9.760 on bars ranked second on the team and tied for 10th in the conference…Took first place at two meets on bars including the SCSU Quad Meet (9.775) on Jan. 18 and tied for first with a 9.825 in a tri-meet against RIC and SCSU on March 2…Scored season-highs of 9.775 on beam and 9.850 on floor at the Ivy Classic, tying for fourth overall on floor and earning All-Ivy Classic honors (2/23)…GEC Scholar-Athlete.

2024: WCGA Scholastic All-American...Named both a USAG and GEC Scholar-Athlete...Second Team USAG All-American and Second Team All-GEC honoree on beam…Competed on bars, beam and floor, averaging 9.733 on beam and 9.702 on floor…Scored a season-high 9.775 on bars on two occasions….Opened the season with a 9.800 on beam at Oregon State (1/21)…Scored a career-high 9.825 on floor at the LIU Quad Meet (2/17)…Tallied a 9.775 on beam at USAG Nationals to finish tied for sixth overall and earn Second Team All-America honors (4/12).

2023: WCGA Scholastic All-American...GEC Scholar Athlete…Competed in 11 meets on beam…Earned Second Team All-GEC honors for her NQS of 9.760 during the regular season…Earned Second Team All-GEC honors after tying for fifth (9.800) at the GEC Championships…Scored a season-high and earned Second Team All-Ivy honors by scoring 9.825 and placing runner-up on beam to help Brown capture the Ivy Classic title on Feb. 26…Finished second overall on beam in the dual meet against Springfield (9.725).

Before Brown: 2021 National Qualifier…2021 All-Around New York state champion…2018 Floor Eastern National Champion…Competed for Gotham Gymnastics and the Chelsea Piers Girls Gymnastics Team…P-Cubed Math Award recipient...Competed with Brown teammate Asta Farrell on Chelsea Piers.

Personal: Daughter of Kimberly and Daniel Marcus…Has two brothers, Milo and AJ…Both of her parents graduated from Columbia University.

Why Brown?: “Brown’s open curriculum will allow me to fully explore both of the subjects I am passionate about (history and science) without having to choose just one. Also, the team and coaches are so supportive, kind, and uplifting.”

Career Highs (thru 2025 season)
Vault: --
Bars: 9.825
Beam: 9.825
Floor: 9.850
All-Around: --