The Lions competed in the 2023 Behrend Invitational where Burns won the high jump with a mark of 1.52m; a personal record and the 2nd-best mark in the CSAC outdoor season. Burns also finished 2nd in the long jump with a 6th-best CSAC mark of 4.62m and 2nd in the triple jump with a 5th-best CSAC mark of 9.45m.