Panthers Set For EAGL Championship Meet

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The University of Pittsburgh will compete in the East Atlantic Gymnastic League Championships (EAGL) this Saturday, March 18, at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C.

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 12 p.m. ET with the four lowest seeds, and the second at 6 p.m. ET with the top four seeds. Both sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+, 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 (196.330)
Towson (196.245)
North Carolina (196.225)
George Washington (195.925)
Pitt (195.860)
New Hampshire (195.625)
Temple (195.595)
LIU (194.300)

Pitt, New Hampshire, Temple, and LIU will compete in Session 1 at 12 p.m. ET, followed by NC State, Towson, North Carolina, and George Washington at 6 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: 12 p.m. ET (Pitt, UNH, Temple, LIU): Watch (ESPN+) | Live Scoring
SESSION 2: 6 p.m. ET (NC State, Towson, UNC, GW) Watch (ESPN+) | Live Scoring
Fans can follow Pitt during Session 1 with live updates on Twitter @Pitt_GYM.

PITT ALL-TIME IN THE EAGL CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday will be Pitt's 25^th time competing in the EAGL Championship meet, with the first held in 1996. The Panthers placed seventh in that meet.
Pitt hosted the 2021 EAGL Championship, hosting the meet for only the fifth time (2000, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2021). The Panthers placed sixth with a team score of 194.350.
The Panthers have won EAGLs only once in 2016 and hold an all-time record of 54-110 at EAGLs.

ALL-EAGL AWARDS

Four gymnasts from the University of Pittsburgh earned EAGL all-conference honors.
Below is a complete list of Pitt's 2022 All-EAGL honorees, with their respective NQS:

Katie Chamberlain

All-EAGL First Team Bars (9.870)
All-EAGL Second Team Vault (9.815)

Hallie Copperwheat

All-EAGL First Team Bars (9.855)
All-EAGL First Team Beam (9.870)
All-EAGL Second Team Vault (9.805)
All-EAGL First Team All-Around (39.235)

Jordyn Ewing

All-EAGL Second Team Bars (9.830)
All-EAGL Second Team Floor (9.845)

Sidney Washington

All-EAGL First Team Vault (9.830)
All-EAGL First Team Floor (9.860)
All-EAGL First Team All-Around (38.935)

LAST TIME OUT

Pitt team posted a road score of 195.375 in the team's final meet of the regular at No. 16 Ohio State versus No. 10 California.
Junior Ciara Ward tied for the individual title on vault with a season-high 9.850.
Freshmen Washington and Copperwheat placed second and third overall respectively with scores of 39.175 and 38.975.
The Panthers finished in third place behind OSU's 197.100 and Cal's 196.875.