Player Bio: Kristin Fanning - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site

ASU: One of the Sun Devils' top performers. 2000: Emerged as one of Devils' most reliable floor artists down the stretch ... floor score included in ASU team total for all 12 meets ... enjoyed a torrid seven-meet run during which she scored no lower than 9.8 and averaged 9.83 ... began streak with a 9.85 vs. Oregon State (Feb. 4) to tie for third ... 9.8 mark tied for fourth the next week at Washington (Feb. 13) before consecutive 9.8's in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 18) and tri meet at Denver (Feb. 28) ... "hit" floor routines during three meet stretch to the tune of 9.85, beginning with seventh place effort at West Virginia (Mar. 4) ... on Mar. 10 she helped ensure a victory over rival Arizona by finishing fourth ... Pac-10 Championship performance placed her in a tie for 13th among all competitors ... added a 9.725 outing at the NCAA Region 3 Championship (Apr. 1) ... made the most of limited opportunities on the uneven bars ... set a new personal best with 9.9 mark in victory over Arizona to finish second ... added 9.7 performance against Oregon State ... a Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team honoree. 1999: Gained big-meet experience with 9.7 score on the floor in the NCAA Super Six (Apr. 23) ... 9.825 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 22) netted third place finish ... averaged 9.838 during successful six-meet midseason stint ... began streak with 9.825 vs. UCLA (Feb. 12) ... recorded back-to-back 9.825s in the ASU UNO's Classic (Feb. 26) and at Nebraska (Feb. 28), finishing t-fourth and t-seventh, respectively ... career-best 9.9 at the Pac-10 Championships ... tied for sixth with a 9.85 at Arizona (Mar. 26) ... saw first action in Sun Devil career on the bars in 1999 ... opened season with consecutive 9.75s vs. Washington (Jan. 15) and UCSB, finishing fourth and third, respectively ... scored career-best on bars on two occasions, recording a seventh place finish vs. UCLA and eighth place mark in the UNO's Classic ... notched season-best of 9.5 against UCSB in limited action on the beam ... rewarded for scholastic achievement with honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic nod. 1998: Showed flashes of brilliance despite joining the squad at the start of season's winter semester ... only action in 1998 came in the floor exercise ... authored a career-high 9.775 in the floor exercise at Washington (Feb. 13) ... also recorded exhibition scores of 9.775 in the Sun Devil-quad and 9.75 in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 20). High School: A 1997 graduate of Paradise Valley High School ... honored as Arizona's Most Improved Gymnast in 1996 ... competed for the Arizona Sunrays club team ... won the finals of the floor exercise at the SDSU Holiday Classic ... also lettered in track and field ... was the long jump and triple jump champion in 1996 and `97 ... set the school record in the triple jump as a junior. Personal: Majoring in business management and real estate ... parents are Ace and Debbie Fanning of Scottsdale, Ariz. ... has four sisters -- Stacey, Stevie, Jenna and Danielle -- and a brother, Ace Jr. ... born March 31, 1980 in Scottsdale ... lists most exciting experience in sports as competing in the Sweetheart and Flips Invitational with all of her sisters ... enjoys running and shopping ... full name is Kristin Lara Fanning.

Fanning's Bests

Kristin Fanning Class: Senior Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz. Height: 5-5

Year	V	UB	BB	FX	AA
1998	--	--	--	9.775	--
1999	--	9.775	9.500	9.900	--
2000	--	9.900	--	9.850	--
Career	--	9.900	9.500	9.900	--

Favorite Restaurant: Claim Jumper
Favorite CD: One that my friend Brett made me off the internet.
Favorite Book: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Commercial: I change the channel when commercials are on
Favorite Movie: My Best Friend's Wedding
Favorite Magazine: Cosmopolitan
Favorite Place to visit: Six Flaggs, Magic Mountain
Favorite toy as a child: Tonka trucks
Superstitions: Can't change my wristbands for bars
Biggest fear: Being alone -- I can't entertain myself
Best Jeopardy category would probably be: Sports
Most interesting celebrity/famous person I have met: Charles Barkley
Dream job would be: The boss in charge of a major corporation
One word teammates would probably use to describe me is: Outspoken
Teammate that would be my `phone-a-friend' lifeline on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Ashley Stewart -- She's the smartest girl I know
If I was a super-hero, my special power would be: Mind-reading