Panthers Set for NCAA Gymnastics Regional Meet

PITTSBURGH – Three gymnasts from the University of Pittsburgh will compete for a spot in the National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championship Finals when they travel to Morgantown, W.Va., for an NCAA Regional meet Friday at 1 p.m. ET at WVU Coliseum.

Sophomore Lauren Beckwith will compete as a balance beam specialist. Junior Katie Chamberlain and graduate Katrina Coca will participate as uneven bars specialists.

HOW TO FOLLOW

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Rotation Order: Beckwith, Chamberlain and Coca will rotate as individual specialists alongside Ohio State. Chamberlain and Coca will compete on bars in Rotation 3, and Beckwith will compete on beam in Rotation 4.

Social Media: Fans can follow with live updates on Twitter and Instagram @Pitt_GYM.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

Each gymnast was selected as one of the top 16 event specialists based on National Qualifying Scores (NQS). The three were placed at the Morgantown, W.Va., regional site and will compete Friday, April 2, inside WVU Coliseum.
Beckwith and Chamberlain earned the first National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships qualifications of their careers. Coca was a four-time regional qualifier (2016-19) and three-time competitor while at the University of Kentucky (2016, 2017, 2018), prior to transferring to Pitt before the 2020 season. The Wildcats qualified as a team in 2019 but Coca was unable to compete due to injury.

WHAT'S ON THE LINE

The top event specialist at each regional site who is not part of an advancing team or all-around competitor will advance to the national championships in that event only.
The national championships will take place April 16-17 in Fort Worth, Texas, at Dickies Arena.

GET TO KNOW LAUREN BECKWITH

A Westerville, Ohio, native, Beckwith leads Pitt with a 9.856 NQS on beam.
The sophomore recorded a season-high score of 9.875 at West Virginia (March 14) and earned a team-best three individual beam titles during the 2021 regular season.
Beckwith was named to the All-East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) First Team for beam for the first time in her career prior to the EAGL Championship meet (March 20).

GET TO KNOW KATIE CHAMBERLAIN

Competing for the first time since the first meet of her freshman season in 2019, Chamberlain's triumphant return to the Pitt lineups includes an All-EAGL First Team selection on bars with an NQS of 9.863.
The junior is tied for the team-best score of the season in the event with a career-best 9.900, which she earned in just her second meet back, against No. 23 Kent State (Jan. 24). Her 9.900 on bars ties for eighth place all-time in the Pitt record book.
The Simi Valley, Calif., native recorded back-to-back individual bars titles of the season in her first two meets (Jan. 15 and 24).

GET TO KNOW KATRINA COCA

To go from competing on just one event over her last six years as a collegiate gymnast, overcoming multiple injuries, including a ruptured Achilles in 2020, to competing as an all-arounder in 2021 can only be described as remarkable.
In her first season competing since 2018, Coca made a splash with her return the competition floor in 2021, earning a second-place ranking and All-EAGL First Team honors on bars with an NQS of 9.881. At the 2021 EAGL Championship, the Stillwater, Okla., native was named the league's Senior Gymnast of the Year.
Coca earned a team-best and career-best 9.900 on bars this season, recorded in a quad meet at Towson (Feb. 19). Her 9.900 on bars ties for eighth place all-time in the Pitt record book.

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