Panthers Primed for Wasatch Classic at the Maverik Center

PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh No. 20 gymnastics team (3-0, 1-0 EAGL) will travel to West Valley City, UT for the inaugural Wasatch Classic against No. 16 Iowa (2-1), No. 3 California (3-0), and No. 26 Oregon State (1-2) Saturday at 8 p.m. MST at the Maverik Center.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live streaming will be available HERE.
Live scoring can be found via Stat broadcast.
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LAST TIME OUT

Pitt won the Keystone Classic with a score of 195.950, beating Penn State (195.475), UPenn (193.525), and Temple (194.225). This was a new program opening record as they broke their previous home opening record of 192.900.
Freshman Reyna Garvey earned the first-place title with a score of 9.950 on beam.
Sophomore Sidney Washington set a new personal record (9.875) – earning the first-place title in vault.
Sophomore Jordyn Ewing took the second-place title and set a new personal record with her score of 9.925.

SCOUTING OREGON STATE

This is the second year that Oregon State will be competing in the Pac-12 regular season with 17 returning gymnasts and the addition of four freshmen.
The No. 26 team took third in Session 2 of the Super 16 Presented by Ozone where they scored 195.450 for the night.
Beam was their best event of the evening, scoring a 49.100 overall. They had four gymnasts finish in the top 10 of the session.
This will be the second time in program history the Panthers and the Beavs compete, with Oregon State holding a 0-1 edge.

SCOUTING CALIFORNIA

The Bears opened their season last Saturday at the Super 16 Presented by Ozone where they recorded their best overall score in a season-opening meet (197.475).
Cal took home the individual title in all four events of the evening and won three of the four events.
The No. 3 team's eMjae Frazier tied their program record on beam (9.950) and claimed the second-highest score of the night on floor (9.950).
This will be the third meeting between Pitt and Cal, with the Bears holding a 0-2 lead.

SCOUTING IOWA

The Hawkeyes traveled to Las Vegas for the Super 16 Presented by Ozone where they finished behind California and in front of Arizona State and BYU.
Iowa's senior, Linda Zivat, tied for the vault title with a score of 9.925 alongside two other gymnasts who placed in the top three of beam and floor.
The No. 16 team set their second-highest season opener score in program history, earning a 196.225.
This will also be the third meeting between Pitt and Iowa, with the Hawkeyes holding a 0-2 streak.

UP NEXT
Pitt will continue on the road to NC State for a tri-meet against NC State and George Washington on Saturday, January 21 at 4:00 PM.