WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Powered by a silver-medal performance by Kate Jeffress (Rockville, Md.) in the all-around, the United States claimed the bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics team competition at the 1998 Senior Pacific Alliance Championships, which concluded Wednesday evening on the campus of the University of Manitoba.
Individual Event Finals
Rope – 1, Julie Lambara, Canada, 19.017. 2, Senka Kovacevic, Canada, 18.683. 3, Shaneez Johnston, Australia, 18.650. 4, Kate Jeffress, Rockville, Md., 18.483. 5, Mikako Iwamato, Japan, 18.373. 6, Leigh Marning, Australia, 17.858. 7, Gemma Railton, New Zealand, 17.817. 8, Kassy Scharringhausen, Duluth, Ga., 17.742.
Hoop – 1, Julie Lombara, Canada, 18.966. 2, Katie Iafolla, Canada, 18.800. 3, Kate Jeffress, Rockville, Md., 18.783. 4, Shaneez Johnston, Australia, 18.717. 5, Carolyn Au Yong, Malaysia, 18.666. 6, Ellie Takahashi, Torrance, Calif., 18.583. 7, Mikako Iwamoto, Japan, 18.484. 8, Danielle Leray, Australia, 18.408.
Clubs – 1, Julie Lombara, Canada, 18.916. 2 (tie), Carolyn Au Yong, Malaysia, and Katie Iafolla, Canada, 18.767. 4, Kate Jeffresss, Rockville, Md., 18.716. 5, Thye Chee Kait, Malaysia, 18.634. 6, Mikako Iwamoto, Japan, 18.633. 7, Danielle Leray, Australia, 18.434. 8, Kayako Miyaski, Japan, 18.033.
Ribbon – 1, Julie Lombara, Canada, 18.917. 2, Shaneez Johnston, Australia, 18.800. 3, Katie Iafolla, Canada, 18.650. 4, Mikako Iwamoto, Japan, 18.567. 5, Ellie Takahashi, Torrance, Calif., 18.400. 6, Carolyn Au Yong, 18.383. 7, Kristy Darrah, Australia, 18.175. 8, Kate Jeffress, Rockville, Md., 18.000.
All-Around
1, Julie Lombara, Canada, 75.400. 2, Kate Jeffress, Rockville, Md., 74.517. 3, Katie Iafolla, Canada, 74.358. 4, Shaneez Johnston, Australia, 73.442. 5, El Regi Tajudin, Malaysia, 73.092. 6, Ellie Takahashi, Torrance, Calif., 72.767. 7, Carolyn Au Yong, Malaysia, 72.758. 8, Mikako Iwamoto, Japan, 72.308. 9, Danielle Leray, Australia, 72.275. 10, Kayako Miyazaki, Japan, 71.992. 11, Simone Clark, New Zealand, 68.583. 12, Gemma Railton, New Zealand, 68.242. 13, Yi-Chen Chen, Chinese Taipei, 66.517. 14, Hsiao-Lan Ho, 66.250. 15, Karen Gutierrez, Mexico, 61.800. 16, Claudia Gongora, Colombia, 60.333. 17, Laura Escalante, Mexico, 59.367. Wai Ling Yeung, Hong Kong, 36.708. 19, Wun Sze Tang, Hong Kong, 36.050. (Kassy Scharringhausen, Duluth, Ga., 8th in prelims).
Team Medals
1, Canada, 183.683. 2, Australia, 179.900. 3, United States (Kate Jeffress, Rockville, Md., Kassy Scharringhausen, Duluth, Ga., Ellie Takahashi, Torrance, Calif.), 178.175. 4, Malaysia, 174.175. 5, Japan, 173.625. 6, New Zealand, 168.558. 7, Chinese Taipei, 164.008. 8, Mexico, 150.900. 9, Colombia, 116.458. 10, Hong Kong, 104.517.