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ASU: Elegant floor performer who possesses a tremendous work ethic...will also contribute on the bars and beam, with an eye towards competing in the all-around. 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 ... 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
Year V UB BB FX AA
1998 -- -- -- 9.775 --
1999 -- 9.775 9.500 9.900 --
Career -- 9.775 9.500 9.900 --
Person in history (living or deceased) I'd most like to meet: James Dean
The thing I like best about ASU is: The boys!
My favorite class at ASU is (or was): History of Pop Rock
Ten years from now I hope to be: The manager of a major corporation
The last CD I bought was: Lone Star "Lonely Grill"
What I like best about gymnastics is: How I can have a bad day, then come into a workout and forget all about it
The most exciting place I have visited: Maui, Hawai'i
My prized possession is my: New 4x4 Chevy Blazer
One of my pet peeves is: Being injured and not being able to practice - it drives me nuts
If I'm cooking dinner, we're having: Whatever restaurant delivers
You might also like to know that: My best friend is (teammate) Lea Carver. We've been best friends as long as I can remember
