Lindsey Lauderdale

Lindsey was among the elite gymnasts in the United States at the peak of her career as a 14-year-old in 1992. At the USGAIC national championships in Las Vegas, she was the all-around and floor exercise champion, outperforming future Olympian Elise Ray. Lindsey also earned medals on the vault, bars and balance beam at the national meet.

Working with coach John Smith of NASA Gymnastics, Lindsey was a USA Gymnastics Junior Olympian from 1989 through 1994. During that time, she also won nine Pacific Northwest gold medals, including all-around titles in 1991, 1992 and 1994.

Lindsey was selected to represent the Washington in an all-star competition in 1992 and she led the team to victory in Missoula, Montana. She was the youngest competitor in the meet and she won the all-around and balance beam titles. Her balance beam and floor routines were considered to be ahead of her time in terms of performance, consistency and difficulty.

A 1997 graduate of Mt. Tahoma High School, Lindsey took her acrobatic form to the diving board where she was a three-time league champion and three-time state championship qualifier.

Lindsey, born December 20, 1977, lives in DuPont and is a social worker for the State of Washington.