ORLANDO, Fla. – Kristin Thome (Sugar Land, Texas) used a strong overall performance, including silver-medal performances in vault and balance beam, to claim the all-around gold medal in the junior division at the 1998 American Classic, held at the Radisson Twin Towers Convention Center here Friday night.
Junior International Elite Competition
1998 American Classic, Radisson Twin Towers Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 20, 1998
All-Around
1, Kristin Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 35.525. 2, Kristal Uzelac, Whitehall, Pa., 35.437. 3, Ashley Postell, Mitchellville, Md., 35.325. 4, Janaé Cox, Clarksville, Ind., 35.150. 5, Morgan White, Coconut Creek, Fla., 34.750. 6, Monique Chang, Fairfax Station, Va., 34.625. 7, Katie Hardman, Houston, Texas, 34.500. 8, Tasha Schwikert, Las Vegas, Nev., 34.300. 9, Audra Fraim, Edmond, Okla., 34.000. 10, Ashley Kupets, McLean, Va., 33.987. 11, Marie Fjordholm, Cincinnati, Ohio, 33.875. 12, Angela Beam, Lewisville, Texas, 33.362. 13, Chelsea Otto, Scottsdale, Ariz., 33.212. 14, Kim Harris, Potomac, Md., 33.100. 15, Brittany Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 32.962. 16, Jennifer Orlando, Herndon, Va., 32.825. 17, Ashley Miller, Brodheadsville, Pa., 32.400. 18, Amber Melvin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 32.175. 19, Dana Pierce, Indianapolis, Ind., 31.800. 20, Jamie Schell, Gaithersburg, Md., 31.462. 21, Kinsie Hughes, Norman, Okla., 31.350. 22, Whitney Ferguson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 30.912. 23, Breasha Pruitt, Henderson, Ky., 29.362. 24, Ashlee Bradley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 25.075.
Vault
1, Ashley Postell, Mitchellville, Md., 9.275. 2, Kristin Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 9.175. 3, Monique Chang, Fairfax Station, Va., 9.150. 4, Janaé Cox, Clarksville, Ind., 9.125. 5, Marie Fjordholm, Cincinnati, Ohio, 9.050. 6, Ashley Kupets, McLean, Va., 8.987. 7, Whitney Ferguson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.987. 8, Tasha Schwikert, Las Vegas, Nev., 8.975. 9, Kristal Uzelac, Whitehall, Pa., 8.912. 10, Chelsea Otto, Scottsdale, Ariz., 8.912. 11, Angela Beam, Lewisville, Texas, 8.887. 12, Kim Harris, Potomac, Md., 8.800. 13, Ashley Miller, Brodheadsville, Pa., 8.800. 14, Kinsie Hughes, Norman, Okla., 8.800. 15, Morgan White, Coconut Creek, Fla., 8.775. 16, Audra Fraim, Edmond, Okla., 8.750. 17, Amber Melvin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.750. 18, Katie Hardman, Houston, Texas, 8.700. 19, Jamie Schell, Gaithersburg, Md., 8.587. 20, Jennifer Orlando, Herndon, Va., 8.575. 21, Dana Pierce, Indianapolis, Ind., 8.550. 22, Brittany Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 8.087. 23, Breasha Pruitt, Henderson, Ky., 4.462
Uneven Bars
1, Morgan White, Coconut Creek, Fla., 9.250. 2, Breasha Pruitt, Henderson, Ky., 8.850. 3, Kristin Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 8.750. 4, Tasha Schwikert, Las Vegas, Nev., 8.625. 5, Chelsea Otto, Scottsdale, Ariz., 8.575. 6, Katie Hardman, Houston, Texas, 8.575. 7, Ashlee Bradley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.500. 8, Audra Fraim, Edmond, Okla., 8.425. 9, Monique Chang, Fairfax Station, Va., 8.325. 10, Janaé Cox, Clarksville, Ind., 8.300. 11, Ashley Miller, Brodheadsville, Pa., 8.300. 12, Brittany Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 8.225. 13, Jamie Schell, Gaithersburg, Md., 8.125. 14, Kristal Uzelac, Whitehall, Pa., 8.050. 15, Kinsie Hughes, Norman, Okla., 8.000. 16, Amber Melvin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.000. 17, Jennifer Orlando, Herndon, Va., 8.000. 18, Ashley Postell, Mitchellville, Md., 7.950. 19, Dana Pierce, Indianapolis, Ind., 7.775. 20, Angela Beam, Lewisville, Texas, 7.750. 21, Kim Harris, Potomac, Md., 7.700. 22, Ashley Kupets, McLean, Va., 7.625. 23, Marie Fjordholm, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7.425. 24, Whitney Ferguson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7.425
Balance Beam
1, Ashley Postell, Mitchellville, Md., 9.125. 2, Kristin Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 9.050. 3, Katie Hardman, Houston, Texas, 9.025. 4, Kristal Uzelac, Whitehall, Pa., 8.975. 5, Janaé Cox, Clarksville, Ind., 8.800. 6, Marie Fjordholm, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.800. 7, Angela Beam, Lewisville, Texas, 8.700. 8, Audra Fraim, Edmond, Okla., 8.625. 9, Kim Harris, Potomac, Md., 8.600. 10, Morgan White, Coconut Creek, Fla., 8.350. 11, Ashley Kupets, McLean, Va., 8.300. 12, Brittany Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 8.150. 13, Chelsea Otto, Scottsdale, Ariz., 8.125. 14, Ashlee Bradley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.000. 15, Breasha Pruitt, Henderson, Ky., 7.775. 16, Monique Chang, Fairfax Station, Va., 7.750. 17, Tasha Schwikert, Las Vegas, Nev., 7.725. 18, Dana Pierce, Indianapolis, Ind., 7.650. 19, Jamie Schell, Gaithersburg, Md., 7.550. 20, Amber Melvin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7.475. 21, Kinsie Hughes, Norman, Okla., 7.325. 22, Jennifer Orlando, Herndon, Va., 7.250. 23, Ashley Miller, Brodheadsville, Pa., 7.250. 24, Whitney Ferguson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 6.900
Floor Exercise
1, Kristal Uzelac, Whitehall, Pa., 9.500. 2, Monique Chang, Fairfax Station, Va., 9.400. 3, Ashley Kupets, McLean, Va., 9.075. 4, Jennifer Orlando, Herndon, Va., 9.000. 5, Ashley Postell, Mitchellville, Md., 8.975. 6, Tasha Schwikert, Las Vegas, Nev., 8.975. 7, Janaé Cox, Clarksville, Ind., 8.925. 8, Marie Fjordholm, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.600. 9, Ashlee Bradley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.575. 10, Kristin Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 8.550. 11, Brittany Thome, Sugar Land, Texas, 8.500. 12, Morgan White, Coconut Creek, Fla., 8.375. 13, Breasha Pruitt, Henderson, Ky., 8.275. 14, Katie Hardman, Houston, Texas, 8.200. 15, Audra Fraim, Edmond, Okla., 8.200. 16, Ashley Miller, Brodheadsville, Pa., 8.050. 17, Angela Beam, Lewisville, Texas, 8.025. 18, Kim Harris, Potomac, Md., 8.000. 19, Amber Melvin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7.950. 20, Dana Pierce, Indianapolis, Ind., 7.825. 21, Chelsea Otto, Scottsdale, Ariz., 7.600. 22, Whitney Ferguson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7.600. 23, Kin