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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Senior Darian Burns finished first in the all-around competition Friday for the third straight meet, helping Seattle Pacific to a second-place women's gymnastics team result at the GymQuarters Invitational in Family Arena.
 
 

Burns compiled a four-event total of 38.875 points and was the runner-up in two events.
 
Her season high-equaling score of 9.875 placed second on the floor exercise as did her 9.800 on the balance beam. She tied with teammate Kayli Tran and Centenary's Dorothy Mims for the silver on the beam. Burns turned in a third-place score of 9.650 on the vault and received a 9.550 on the uneven bars.
 
The NCAA Division II Falcons overcame a slow start to post their third-highest total of the season with 192.675 points and handily defeat third-place Centenary College of Louisiana (189.525). Division I Southeast Missouri won the meet with 193.525 points, bolstered by three event wins.
 
SPU opened on the vault and moved to the bars for the second rotation. Neither apparatus produced a season-high mark for a gymnast and the team totals were among the lowest this year. The Falcons overcame that sluggish start to equal their season-best beam total of 48.825 in the third rotation and close with a strong 48.700-point showing on the floor.
 
"These girls felt a little pressure going into the meet and we got some lower scores than we've been getting and made a few small mistakes," first-year SPU coach Sarah Jean Marshall said.
 
"They were able to really rally together and commit to making the rest of the meet a good one. They pulled it together and had an outstanding beam performance for the third week in a row. We had really remarkable floor results as well to end on a really strong note."
 
SEMO's Anna Kaziska placed first on both the beam (9.875) and floor (9.900), the latter with the highest mark of the meet. Redhawks teammate Lindsey Bates topped the bars field (9.700).
 
Centenary featured Cami Bea Austin whose 9.800 score won the vault and she was fourth in the all-around with 37.675 points.
 
Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso was second in the all-around with a score of 38.500 and Centenary's Kendall Sanders was third at 37.825.
 
Burns' three-meet winning streak started in a Jan. 31 home triangular meet with the same 38.875 score she accumulated Friday. She then was victorious on Feb. 8 at Air Force with a 39.375-point figure that was the second-highest all-around total in SPU history.
 
"Darian is just really getting more confidence this season and it's awesome to see her put four events together and take that all-around title again," Marshall exclaimed.
 
 

Several other Falcons finished among the top-six in events in Missouri.
 
Junior Shelbi Spivey's 9.650 gave her second place on the bars and freshman teammate Corrin Coons was sixth with a 9.575.
 
Two SPU gymnasts rode career-best scores to lofty placings on the floor. Freshman Alixandra Pierce was third with a 9.825 and sophomore Kayla Chan tied for fourth at 9.800.
 
Along with the second-place scores of 9.800 from both Burns and Tran, Miyuki Matsune's fifth-place effort of 9.775 and a sixth-place 9.750 from Haven Lanzador put four Falcons among the top-six beam performers.
 
"The beam lineup was incredible," said Marshall, who singled out Tran for praise. "Kayli hit that 9.8 again. She just has the most gorgeous beam and when she's on, it's just beautiful. She has incredible form and flexibility and really shines on that event."
 
VAULT
• No monumental marks, but the five counting scores were all between 9.350 and 9.650.
• Freshman Alixandra Pierce has consistently scored between 9.400 and 9.575 all season and did so again Friday with a 9.425.
 
SPU vault scores in competition order
1-Delaney Fields 9.350, 2-Shelbi Spivey 9.475, 3-Alixandra Pierce 9.425, 4-Kayla Chan 9.525, 5-Jadacie Durst 7.925, 6-Darian Burns 9.650. Team Total–47.425.
 
BARS
• Specialist Corrin Coons continued to be a steady member of the bars lineup, scoring 9.575. The freshman has been at 9.425 or higher every meet with tops marks of 9.675 and 9.700 to her credit.
• Junior Shelbi Spivey scored above 9.600 for the fourth time in six meets with a 9.650.
 
SPU bars scores in competition order
1-Jadacie Durst 9.450, 2-Sienna Brane 9.500, 3-Ciello Magsanide 9.000, 4-Corrin Coons 9.575, 5-Shelbi Spivey 9.650, 6-Darian Burns 9.550. Team Total–47.725.
 
BEAM
• After starting slow in the first two rotations, SPU tied its highest team score of the season on the beam with 48.825 points. That is within shouting distance of the school record of 48.950.
• Haven Lanzador set the tone with a sixth-place mark of 9.750 from her leadoff position.
• Darian Burns and Kayli Tran each matched their season-best score of 9.800 to tie for second place.
 
SPU beam scores in competition order
1-Haven Lanzador 9.750, 2-Sienna Brane 9.525, 3-Darian Burns 9.800, 4-Kayli Tran 9.800, 5-Alixandra Pierce 9.700, 6-Miyuki Matsune 9.775. Team Total-48.825.
 
FLOOR
• SPU closed out with a fine team total of 48.700, its second-best combined floor effort all season.
• Massive career-high marks from Alixandra Pierce (9.825) and Kayla Chan (9.800) sparked the stellar team score.
• Darian Burns performed a 9.875 routine for the second straight week, coming within 0.25 of her career standard of 9.900.
 
SPU floor scores in competition order
1-Miyuki Matsune 9.525, 2-Jadacie Durst 9.600, 3-Kylie Reese 9.600, 4-Alixandra Pierce 9.825, 5-Kayla Chan 9.800, 6-Darian Burns 9.875. Team total-48.700.
 
Next Meet
The Seattle Pacific gymnasts remain in St. Charles, Missouri to compete at the Lindenwood Quad meet on Sunday in Hyland Arena. Please note that the meet's start time was changed to 11 a.m. Pacific Time (1 p.m. Central), one hour earlier than previously announced.
 
"Everyone was really excited to be here for a double-meet weekend," Marshall said. "We'll have a little bit of a rest tomorrow and then these girls are really hungry to get after it and get back up there with another good team score."
 
NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
GymQuarters Invitational
Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
Family Arena / St. Charles, Mo.
 
Team Scores
1, Southeast Missouri, 193.525
2, Seattle Pacific, 192.675
3, Centenary, 189.525
 
All-Around
1, Darian Burns, SPU, 38.875
2, Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso, SEMO, 38.500
3, Kendall Sanders, CCL, 37.825
4, Anna Kaziska, SEMO, 37.675
 
Vault
1, Cami Bea Austin, CCL, 9.800
2, Mackenzie Slee, SEMO, 9.725
3t, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.650
3t, Gabrielle Adams, SEMO, 9.650
3t, Molly Maxwell, SEMO, 9.650
3t, Anna Kaziska, SEMO, 9.650
3t, Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso, SEMO, 9.650
 
Uneven Bars
1, Lindsey Bates, SEMO, 9.700
2, Shelbi Spivey, SPU, 9.650
3, Sierra Ponder, CCL, 9.625
4t, Jordan Jones, SEMO, 9.600
4t, Alana Fischer, SEMO, 9.600
6, Corrin Coons, SPU, 9.575
 
Balance Beam
1, Anna Kaziska, SEMO, 9.875
2t, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.800
2t, Kayli Tran, SPU, 9.800
2t, Dorothy Mims, CCL, 9.800
5, Miyuki Matsune, SPU, 9.775
6t, Haven Lanzador, SPU, 9.750
6t, Jordan Jones, SEMO, 9.750
 
Floor Exercise
1, Anna Kaziska, SEMO, 9.900
2, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.875
3, Alixandra Pierce, SPU, 9.825
4t, Kayla Chan, SPU, 9.800
4t, Cami Bea Austin, CCL, 9.800
6, Mackenzie Slee, SEMO, 9.775
 
 
Next SPU Meet
Seattle Pacific at Lindenwood Quad
Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:00 a.m. PST
Hyland Arena / St. Charles, Mo.