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Falcons Win Final Home Meet of the Season
March 23, 2002

Seattle (March 23)- In the final home competition of her career, senior Alison Siegel-McAfee finished in top form, as she placed first in the all-around competition and led the Seattle Pacific University gymnastics team to victory over the University of Alaska Anchorage Saturday night. The Falcons won by a score of 191.925 to 186.575.

The two teams met earlier in the week, and Seattle took the top position on each event. The second meeting was much the same, as freshman Elisabeth Kingsley (Fr., Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison) scored a career high on the vault, earning a 9.725. Siegel-McAfee (Sr., Oakland, Ca./Redwood Christian) placed second, with a 9.700. Alaska's Mandi Burdick took third, scoring 9.450.

The Falcons swept the top four finishes on bars, with the first place position going to Jennifer Christman (So., Fairfield, Ca/Benicia) and Corrie McDaniel (Fr.,Lawrence, Ks./Lawrence) who tied with identical scores of 9.700. Siegel-McAfee was close behind with a 9.625. Annastasia Ahr (So., San Antonio, Tx./Blessed Hope Academy) placed fourth, with a personal record of 9.550. SPU earned 47.775 points on the event.

Siegel-McAfee, the anchor for Seattle on beam, earned a 9.85, the highest score of the night on the event. Burdick took second with a 9.700, followed by three Falcons, Ahr (9.650), Kristin Strid (Jr., Kingsburg, Ca./Kingsburg Joint Union) with a 9.625, and McDaniel who also scored a 9.625.

Seattle took the top five places on floor, with scores of 9.625 and higher. Siegel-McAfee took first place, with a 9.875. McDaniel was second, with a 9.750.

The Falcons next competition will be the USA Gymnastics Championships, held on April 11-13 in Springfield Ma.

Vault- 1, Elisabeth Kingsley, SPU, 9.725; 2, Alison Siegel-McAfee, SPU, 9.700; 3, Mandi Burdick, UAA, 9.450

Bars- 1 (tie) Jennifer Christman, SPU, 9.700, Corrie McDaniel, SPU, 9.700; 3, Alison Siegel-McAfee, SPU, 9.625

Beam- 1, Alison Siegel-McAfee, SPU, 9.850; 2, Mandi Burdick, UAA, 9.700; 3, Annastasia Ahr, SPU, 9.650

Floor- 1, Alison Siegel-McAfee, SPU, 9.875; 2, Corrie McDaniel, SPU, 9.750; 3, Annastasia Ahr, SPU, 9.725

All-Around- 1, Alison Siegel-McAfee, 39.050; 2, Annastasia Ahr, SPU, 38.250; 3, Mandi Burdick, UAA, 38.200


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