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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Darian Burns shared top honors in all-around and also tied for third on uneven bars as Seattle Pacific opened the gymnastics regular season Saturday with a runner-up result at the Oregon State triangular meet in Gill Coliseum.
 
The host and 15^th-ranked Beavers, who opened a week ago in Florida, handily won the meet with 195.325 points. SPU was next with 189.525 and Louisiana's Centenary totaled 182.625.
 
For the Falcons, it was the first competition under new head coach, Sarah Jean Marshall.
 
This was the first meet in 47 years of SPU gymnastics that didn't involve Laurel Tindall as either a competitor or coach. Tindall, who competed for the Falcons in 1974-75, retired last year after 44 seasons at the helm. Marshall served as her assistant the past 10 years.
 
Seattle Pacific began the meet solidly on the uneven parallel bars, and senior Burns (Decatur, Ga.), the 10-time All-American, scored a 9.725, with senior Sienna Brane (Snohomish, Wash.) taking fifth place at 9.650. Junior Shelbi Spivey (Woodway, Texas) matched her career high at 9.625 for sixth. Sophomore Ciello Magsanide (Ewa Beach, Hawaii) contributed a 9.575. Oregon State's Halli Briscoe won with a 9.850.
 
 

Behind the career-best fourth-place score of 9.800 for sophomore Kayli Tran (Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca.) Seattle Pacific followed with a 47.625 on beam. Freshman Alixandra Pierce (Saskatoon, Sk.) stuck a 9.725 in her collegiate debut to tie for fifth. Isis Lowery of the Beavers won with 9.875.
 
But the Falcons struggled mightily on their final two rotations, scoring just 46.950 on floor and 46.875 on vault.
 
Burns led the way on floor at 9.725, placing fifth overall, and sophomore Kyla Chan (Santa Clarita, Ca.) was next at 9.600.  Lowery was first with 9.925.  
 
Finishing on vault, the Falcons got a career-high 9.800 from senior Lena Wirth (Roseville, Ca.), who tied for third place, and a 9.675 from Chan, just shy of her career best. Kaitlyn Yanish of OSU led the way at 9.850.
 
Burns, sustaining setbacks on vault and beam, shared all-around honors at 36.775 with Centenary's Cami Bea Austin.
 
Seattle Pacific's score was the lowest score since February 2018 and lowest to open a season since 2017. It was forced to count one sub-9.0 score on both floor and vault.
 
NEXT MEET
Seattle Pacific hosts Air Force in a dual meet next Friday at 7 p.m. in Brougham Pavilion.
 
 
VAULT
SPU vault scores
1-Lena Wirth 9.800, 2-Kayla Chane, 9.675, 3-Jadacie Durst 9.625, 4-Alixandra Pierce 9.575, 5-Darian Burns 8.200, 6-Delaney Fields 7.550.
 
BARS
SPU uneven bars scores
1-Darian Burns 9.725,2-Sienna Brane 9.650, 3-Shlebi Spivey 9.625, 4-Ciello Magsanide 9.575, 5-Corrin Coons 9.500, 6-Miyuki Matsune 9.175.
 
BEAM
SPU beam scores
1-Kayli Tran 9.800, 2-Alixandra Pierce 9.725, 3-Miyuki Matsune 9.675, 4-Lena Wirth 9.300, 5-Darian Burns 9.125, 6-Kylie Reese 8.925.
 
FLOOR
SPU floor scores
1-Darian Burns 9.725, 2-Kayla Chan 9.600, 3-Kylie Reese 9.400, 4-Jadacie Durst 9.325, 5-Alixandra Pierce 8.900, 6-Miyuki Matsune 8.575.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
Oregon State Triangular Meet
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Gill Coliseum / Corvallis, Ore.
 
Team Scores
1, Oregon State, 195.325
2, Seattle Pacific, 189.525
3, Centenary, 182.625
 
All-Around
1t, Darian Burns, SPU, 36.775
1t, Cami Bea Austin, CC, 36.775
3, Kendall Huff, CC, 36.500
4, Kendall Sanders, CC, 36.250
 
Vault
1, Kaitlyn Yanish, OSU, 9.850
2, Lacy Dagen, OSU, 9.825
3t, Madi Dagen, OSU, 9.800
3t, Lena Wirth, SPU, 9.800
5, Cami Bea Austin, CC, 9.775
6, Kayla Bird, OSU, 9.700
 
Uneven Bars
1, Halli Briscoe, OSU, 9.850
2, Alyssa Minyard, OSU, 9.775
3t, Colette Yamaoka, OSU, 9.725
3t, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.725
5, Sienna Brane, SPU, 9.650
6, Shelbi Spivey, SPU, 9.625
 
Balance Beam
1, Isis Lowery, OSU, 9.875
2, Maela Lazaro, OSU, 9.850
3, Madi Dagen, OSU, 9.825
4, Kayli Tran, SPU, 9.800
5t, Destinee Davis, OSU, 9.725
5t, Alixandra Pierce, SPU, 9.725
5t, Lacy Dagen, OSU, 9.725
 
Floor Exercise
1t, Isis Lowery, OSU, 9.925
1t, Kaitlyn Yanish, OSU, 9.925
3, Savanna Force, OSU, 9.850
4, Kristina Peterson, OSU, 9.750
5, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.725
6, Destinee Davis, OSU, 9.700
 
 
Next SPU Meet
Air Force at Seattle Pacific
Friday, Jan 17, 7:00 p.m.
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.