NEWCOMB BEST IN STATE COMPETITION

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, April 5, 1993                   TAG: 9304050084
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
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NEWCOMB BEST IN STATE COMPETITION
Kelli Newcomb was the all-around champion Sunday in the 15-and-over division at the Virginia state championship gymnastics meet in Chesapeake.
Newcomb, a member of the Roanoke Academy of Gymnastics, scored 37.45 to win her age group. She also was state champion in the individual disciplines of bars, beam and floor exercise.
She led her team to a second-place finish overall and qualified for the Region 7 championship meet in Reading, Pa. Teammates Dawn Turpin and Erin Lester also qualified for the Region 7 meet.
Newcomb's scores were 9.45 on the bars, 9.35 on the beam and 9.60 on the floor exercise.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB