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SEATTLE – Darian Burns will never pass this way again.
 
But even if she did, it would be tough to top the way she performed on Friday night.
 
In the final home meet of her stellar gymnastics career, Burns won three of the four events, tied for the second-highest floor exercise score in school history and the seventh-best uneven bars score as Seattle Pacific tangled with San Jose State in Brougham Pavilion.

DARIAN BURNS INTERVIEW

 The Spartans won the meet with 194.900 points, while SPU tallied 191.925.
 
But the night belonged to senior star Burns.
 
She started by winning the vault with a 9.825, tying for her second-best mark of the season. Then, Burns nailed her bars routine better than she ever has, pulling a a career-high 9.875. That tied her with five other former Falcons who have earned that score, and topped her previous best of 9.850.
 
But she saved her best for her last-ever home routine, and it came on the floor. Burns was her usual high-energy self, and was crisp and clean from start to finish. The 9.925 that came up on the score flashers tied her with Corrie McDaniel (2002) and Ariana Harger (2016) on SPU's all-time list, trailing only the school-record 9.950 that Callie Field posted in 2000.

"Absolutely that was the highlight of the evening and a nice finalé for Darian here in Brougham," exclaimed first-year Falcons coach Sarah Jean Marshall.
 
"That was just a huge, clean routine. She hit all of her tumbling passes and showed it off to the crowd. Everyone really enjoyed it and Darian definitely was rewarded for that."
 
The previous best for Burns on the floor was 9.900.

DARIAN BURNS FLOOR EXERCISE ROUTINE

Burns finished third among the all-arounders with 38.875 points.
 
The Spartans' Taylor Chan (39.000) and Tia Gin (38.975) finished one-two in the all-around competition. Teammate Emma Milne topped the balance beam field with a mark of 9.925.
 
SPU junior Shelbi Spivey placed in two events, tying for fourth with a 9.750 on the bars and executing a sixth-place vault of 9.700.
 
Senior Night
 

Each of the Falcons four senior competitors garnered a top-six finish in the home send-off, including Burns' trio of first-place results.
 
Lena Wirth was the vault runner-up with a score of 9.750, Sienna Brane was fourth on the bars at 9.750 and Miyuki Matsune turned in a sixth-place beam tally of 9.675.
 
"I hope the seniors all feel really great about the night," Marshall said. "There's always a lot of pressure going into Senior Night. They all had the opportunity to really showcase what they're capable of and just to enjoy this time together as a class and as a team."
 
SPU junior Jadacie Durst was sixth on the floor with a mark of 9.700.
 
For the first time all season, the vaulters generated the most points of any event. They combined for a score of 48.600 that was a massive, by gymnastics standards, improvement of 48.300 over SPU's previous season-high on that apparatus.
 
The five counting scores were all 9.650 and above and seniors Burns (9.825) and Wirth (9.750) finished one-two. Spivey's sixth-place score of 9.700 was her career best.
 
"Vault was amazing. We made a big leap on vault and a huge part of that was increasing start values," Marshall explained.
 
"We got Lena (Wirth) back in there which was really perfect timing for Senior Night. Then Shelbi Spivey really stepped it up and competed her twisting vault for the first time this season. That was really exciting to see that."
 
VAULT
• All five counting scores were 9.650 or better, forging the Falcons finest team score of 48.600. They added 0.3 to their previous vault best of 48.300.
• Junior Shelbi Spivey turned in a career-best mark of 9.700. Her previous career high was 9.675 and her season best was 9.550.
• Jadacie Durst notched a season-high 9.650 (previous 9.625) and Kayla Chan tied her season-best of 9.675.
 
SPU vault scores in competition order
1-Alixandra Pierce 9.525, 2-Kayla Chan 9.675, 3-Jadacie Durst 9.650, 2-Shelbi Spivey 9.700, 5-Lena Wirth 9.750, 6-Darian Burns 9.825, EX-Delaney Fields 9.475, EX-Simone Dumas-Guzman 9.450. Team Total–48.600.
 
BARS
• The second rotation produced another season-high team score for SPU with a combined total of 48.575 that improved upon a 48.325 from the last home meet, on Jan. 31.
• Darian Burns tied for the seventh-highest bars score in school history with a 9.875. She eclipsed her prior best of 9.850.
• A pair of Falcons matched their career-high marks, Sienna Brane (9.750) and Corrin Coons (9.700).
 
SPU bars scores in competition order
1-Jadacie Durst 9.500, 2-Sienna Brane 9.750, 3-Ciello Magsanide 9.450, 4-Corrin Coons 9.700, 5-Shelbi Spivey 9.750, 6-Darian Burns 9.875, EX-Delaney Fields 9.600. Team Total–48.575.
 
BEAM
• Steady senior Miyuki Matsune salvaged a tough set on the beam, anchoring with a 9.675. She has topped the 9.500 mark for every beam routine this year.
• Another senior, Sienna Brane, led off and achieved a season-best score of 9.600.
• The combined score of 46.350 was the lowest of the season for SPU on that apparatus.
 
SPU beam scores in competition order
1-Lena Wirth 8.825, 2-Sienna Brane 9.600, 3-Darian Burns 9.250, 4-Kayli Tran 8.700, 5-Alixandra Pierce 9.000, 6-Miyuki Matsune 9.675, EX-Haven Lanzador 9.225, EX-Simone Dumas-Guzman 8.900. Team Total-46.350.
 
FLOOR
• The Falcons finished on the floor and topped the 48-point plateau as a team for the sixth straight meet. Their combined score of 48.400 was the fourth-best this year.
• Darian Burns continued an impressive streak of four consecutive floor routines that scored above 9.8, with a 9.925 performance.
• In her final routine at home, senior Miyuki Matsune received a score of 9.650.
 
SPU floor scores in competition order
1-Miyuki Matsune 9.650, 2-Kylie Reese 9.475, 3-Jadacie Durst 9.700, 4-Alixandra Pierce 9.650, 5-Kayla Chan 9.150, 6-Darian Burns 9.925, EX-Delaney Fields 9.475. Team total-48.400.
 
Next Meet
"It's pretty crazy that we are already through the last home meet," Marshall said. "We had the most phenomenal crowd. There was definitely a lot of energy tonight, a lot of encouragement for the seniors and for the team. That was great to see and hopefully we can carry this momentum on the road with us."
 
The Falcons gymnasts hit the road for their final three regular-season competitions. The trip begins next weekend with a back-to-back meets in Alaska. SPU competes at Alaska Anchorage on Friday (Feb. 28) and Saturday (29). Both meets start at 8 p.m. Pacific Time.
 
NCAA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS
San Jose State vs. Seattle Pacific
Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.
 
Team Scores
1, San Jose State, 194.900
2, Seattle Pacific, 191.925
 
All-Around
1, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 39.000
2, Gia Gin, SJSU, 38.975
3, Darian Burns, SPU, 38.875
 
Vault
1, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.825
2t, Lena Wirth, SPU, 9.750
2t, Cameron Kelperis, SJSU, 9.750
2t, Tia Gin, SJSU, 9.750
2t, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.750
6, Shelbi Spivey, SPU, 9.700
 
Uneven Bars
1, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.875
2, Jada Mazury, SJSU, 9.800
3, Emma Milne, SJSU, 9.775
4t, Sienna Brane, SPU, 9.750
4t, Shelbi Spivey, SPU, 9.750
4t, Carli Orcutt, SJSU, 9.750
 
Balance Beam
1, Emma Milne, SJSU, 9.925
2, Chelsey Andrada, SJSU, 9.850
3, Tia Gin, SJSU, 9.800
4, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.775
5, Jada Mazury, SJSU, 9.750
6, Miyuki Matsune, SPU, 9.675
 
Floor Exercise
1, Darian Burns, SPU, 9.925
2, Taylor Chan, SJSU, 9.875
3, Jada Mazury, SJSU, 9.825
4t, Tia Gin, SJSU, 9.800
4t, Antonia Marquez, SUSU, 9.800
6, Jadacie Durst, SPU, 9.700
 

Next SPU Meet
Seattle Pacific at Alaska Anchorage
Friday, Feb. 28, 8:00 p.m. PST
Alaska Airlines Center / Anchorage, Alaska