Pitt Gymnastics to Host EAGL Championship Saturday

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh will host the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship at Petersen Events Center for the first time since 2004 when the Panthers welcome their seven conference opponents to Pittsburgh Saturday.

In conjunction with the EAGL's expansion from six to eight teams in 2021, the championship format will feature two quad-meet sessions, with the first to be held at 1 p.m. ET with the odd-numbered seeds, and the second at 7 p.m. ET with the even-numbered seeds. Both sessions will be streamed live on ESPN3, available through the ESPN app.

Each team's session designation (1 or 2) was based on final conference standings (1 through 8), which were determined by National Qualifying Scores (NQS) at the conclusion of the regular season. The final regulars season standings are as follows:

NC State (196.094)
Towson (195.925)
New Hampshire (195.719)
Temple (195.613)
North Carolina (195.575)
Pitt (194.681)
George Washington (194.481)
LIU (191.663)

NC State, New Hampshire, North Carolina and George Washington will compete in Session 1 at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Towson, Temple, Pitt and LIU in Session 2 at 7 p.m. ET. The team with the highest overall score at the meet (no matter the session) will be crowned the 2021 EAGL champion.

HOW TO FOLLOW

SESSION 1: 1 p.m. ET (NC State, New Hampshire, North Carolina, George Washington): Watch (ESPN3) | Live Scoring
SESSION 2: 7 p.m. ET (Towson, Temple, Pitt, LIU) Watch (ESPN3) | Live Scoring

Fans can follow Pitt during Session 2 with live updates on Twitter and Instagram @Pitt_GYM.

PITT'S EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP HOSTING HISTORY

Saturday will mark Pitt's fifth time hosting the EAGL Championship (2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2021).
In 2016, the last time the Panthers hosted, Pitt earned its first EAGL Championship in program history with a score of 195.675 at Fitzgerald Field House.
Pitt's only other time hosting at the Petersen Events Center was March 20, 2004, when the Panthers scored their highest EAGL Championship total in program history with a 195.050. Pitt placed fourth at that meet.

PITT ALL-TIME IN THE EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday will be Pitt's 25th time competing in the EAGL Championship meet, with the first held in 1996. The Panthers placed seventh in that meet.
Saturday's meet will be the first EAGL Championship held since March 23, 2019, at New Hampshire. Pitt placed fourth at that meet with a score of 194.900. It was Pitt's highest finish since earning the program's first championship in 2016 with a score of 195.675 at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh.
The 2020 EAGL Championship, set to be hosted by North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ALL-EAGL AWARDS

Five gymnasts from the University of Pittsburgh earned all-conference honors from the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL), as announced Monday.
Lauren Beckwith, Katie Chamberlain, Katrina Coca, Emily Liszewski and Olivia Miller each received recognition for their performances in 2021.
Beckwith, Chamberlain, Coca and Liszewski are all first-time All-EAGL awardees in 2021. Miller earned recognition for floor exercise and all-around for the second time in her career, after receiving all-around accolades as a freshman (2019) and floor honors as a sophomore (2020).
Below is a complete list of Pitt's 2021 All-EAGL honorees, with their respective NQS:

Lauren Beckwith

All-EAGL First Team Beam (9.850)
All-EAGL First Team All-Around (38.869)

Katie Chamberlain

All-EAGL First Team Bars (9.863)
All-EAGL Second Team Beam (9.825)

Katrina Coca

All-EAGL First Team Bars (9.881)

Emily Liszewski

All-EAGL Second Team Vault (9.825)

Olivia Miller

All-EAGL First Team All-Around (39.038)
All-EAGL Second Team Floor (9.838)

LAST TIME OUT

MEET 1 (vs. West Virginia, March 12, Pittsburgh): Pitt earned a win in the Backyard Brawl rivalry against West Virginia on Senior Night Friday at Fitzgerald Field House.
After falling to the Mountaineers in the previous meeting on March 5, Pitt responded with a win by scores of 195.100-194.675. Pitt's 195.100 is its highest score since its season-best total of 195.700 recorded on Jan. 31 against NC State and Towson.
MEET 2 (at West Virginia, March 14, Morgantown, W.Va.): Sophomore Lauren Beckwith and junior Olivia Miller picked up individual event wins for Pitt despite a loss to West Virginia Sunday afternoon at WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers won Sunday's rubber match by a score of 196.100-193.400. Pitt won the last meeting (Friday), while WVU claimed the first of the three meets between the programs over the last 10 days.
Beckwith earned a career-high 9.875 on balance beam to win the individual title on the event. Miller won the all-around for the second consecutive meet with a 39.125. The Monroeville, Pa., native also garnered a career-best 9.825 on beam.