STENGLEIN CLAIMS SILVER MEDAL AT GILBERT SCHAUB OPEN IN TOURCOING, FRANCE, JAN. 23-24 
 Kristie Stenglein (Albany, N.Y./ATWA) claimed a silver medal at 165.25 pounds, the top U.S. performance at the Gilbert Schaub French Open for women, held in Tourcoing, France, Jan. 23-34. 
 Stenglein, a three-time World silver medalist, won four of her five matches, losing only to Monika Witkowska of Poland in the gold-medal finals, 8-0. 
 Three of her four victories were pins, including a 1:09 fall over Anna Hamplova of the Czech Rep., a 1:02 fall over Tamara Medwindski of Canada and a 2:01 fall over Edyta Witkowska of Poland. Stenglein also stopped fellow American  Satrinina Vernon (Rodeo, Calif./UM-Morris), 7-0. Vernon placed eighth in the weight class. 
 The tournament featured many of the best women wrestlers in the world, including international powers Japan, France, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Germany. 
 Other U.S. athletes placing in the tournament were Diana Wesendunk (Hillsborough, Calif./Peninsula Grapplers) who was sixth at 149.75 pounds, Patricia Miranda (Saratoga, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) who was seventh  at 112.25 pounds, Lauren Wolfe (Okemos, Mich./Michigan WC), who was seventh at 136.5 pounds, and Julie Gonzales (Vallejo, Calif./Peninsula Grapplers) who was 10th at 101.25 pounds.   GILBERT SCHAUB FRENCH OPEN at Tourcoing, France, Jan. 23-24, 1999 
 Medalists 
 101.25 - Gold - Farah Touchi (France); Silver - Angelique Hidalgo (France); Bronze - Mette Barlie (Norway) 
 112.25 - Gold - Chiharu Icho (Japan); Silver - Erica Sharpe (Canada); Bronze - Audrey Bellevre (France) 
 123.25 - Gold - Anna Gomis (France); Silver - Sara Eriksson (Sweden); Bronze - Ayako Suga (Japan) 
 136.5 - Gold - Ayako Shoda (Japan); Silver - Stephanie Gross (Germany); Bronze - Sabrina Helbing (Germany) 
 149.75 - Gold - Christine Nordhagen (Canada); Silver - Lise Goliot (France); Bronze - Kim Bergey (Canada) 
 165.25 - Gold - Monika Witkowska (Poland); Silver - Kristie Stenglein (USA); Bronze - Edyta Witkowska (Poland) 
 U.S. performances 
 101.25 - Julie Gonzales, Vallejo, Calif., 10th - lost by pin to Audrey Poix (France), 5:20; lost. dec. to Tania DeBenedetti (Canada), 8-6 
 112.25 - Patricia Miranda, Saratoga, Calif., 7th - pin Miriam Fostier (France), 2:43; lost dec. to Erica Sharpe (Canada), 6-0 
 123.25 - Tina George, S. Euclid, Ohio, dnp - won by tech. fall to Celine Gourlaouew (France), 10-0, 1:30; lost by pin to Sara Eriksson (Sweden), 4:36 
 136.5 - Lauren Wolfe, Okemos, Mich., 7th - lost by tech. fall to Trish Leibel (Canada), 11-0, 5:38; pin Sonia Zitouni (Tunisia), 2:04; pin Ipitcen Ayadi (France), 0:23 
 149.75 - Diana Wesendunk, Hillsborough, Calif., 6th - lost by pin to Shannon Samler (Canada), 2:59; pin Therese Sponnar (Sweden), 2:38 
 149.75 - Katie Downing, Pendleton, Ind., dnp - lost by pin to Christine Nordhagen (Canada), 2:21; lost dec. to Ewelina Pruszko (Poland), 7-1 
 165.25 - Kristie Stenglein, Albany, N.Y., 2nd - pin Anna Hamplova (Czech Rep.), 1:09; pin Tamara Medwindski (Canada), 1:02; dec. Satrinina Vernon (USA), 7-0; pin Edyta Witkowska (Poland), 2:01; lost dec. to Monika Witkowska (Poland), 8-0 
 165.25 - Satrinina Vernon, Rodeo, Calif., 8th - lost dec. to Tamara Medwindski (Canada), 5-0; pin Anna Hamplova (Czech Rep.), 1:02; lost dec. to Kristie Stenglein (USA), 7-0