Panthers Primed for EAGL Championships

DURHAM, NH – The University of Pittsburgh will compete in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championships (EAGL) this Saturday, March 18 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, NH.

The championship format will feature two quad-meet sessions, with the first to be held at 1 p.m ET with the four lowest seeds, and the second at 7 p.m. ET with the top four seeds. Both sessions will be streamed on ESPN+.

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 regular season standings are as follows:

N.C. State
Towson
North Carolina
George Washington
Pittsburgh
LIU
New Hampshire
Temple

Pitt, LIU, George Washington, and Temple will compete in Session 1 at 1 p.m. ET, followed by NC State, Towson, North Carolina, and host New Hampshire at 7 p.m. ET. New Hampshire will be competing in the second session since they are hosting this year's championships. The team with the highest overall score at the meet, no matter the session, will be crowned the 2023 EAGL champion.

HOW TO FOLLOW

SESSION 1: 1 p.m. ET (Pitt, LIU, New Hampshire, Temple)
- Live Scoring
- Watch Live (ESPN+)
SESSION 2: 7 p.m. (N.C. State, Towson, North Carolina, George Washington)
- Live Scoring
- Watch Live (ESPN+)
Fans can follow Pitt during Session 1 with live updates on Twitter @Pitt_GYM.

PITT ALL-TIME IN THE EAGL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday will be Pitt's 26^th time competing in the EAGL Championship meet, with the first held in 1996. The Panthers placed seventh overall in that meet.
Pitt competed in the 2022 EAGL Championships in Washington, DC where they placed eighth overall with a team score of 193.575.
The Panthers have won EAGLs only once in 2016 and hold an all-time record of 54-117 at EAGLs.

ALL-EAGL AWARDS
Six gymnasts from the University of Pittsburgh earned EAGL all-conference honors.
Below is a complete list of Pitt's 2023 All-EAGL honorees, with their respective NQS:
Hallie Copperwheat

All-EAGL First Team Bars (9.870)
All-EAGL First Team Beam (9.860)
All-EAGL Second Team Floor (9.870)
All-EAGL First Team All-Around (39.330)

Kennedy Duke

All-EAGL First Team Vault (9.850)

Reyna Garvey

All-EAGL First Team Beam (9.880)
All-EAGL Second Team All-Around (38.345)

Natalia Pawlak

All-EAGL Second Team Bars (9.865)

Sidney Washington

All-EAGL Second Team Vault (9.835)
All-EAGL First Team Floor (9.880)

Nay'yarrah Winder

All-EAGL Second Team Floor (9.855)

LAST TIME OUT

The University of Pittsburgh gymnastics team (10-14, 2-4 EAGL) fought until the end, but fell by 0.050 of a point to the LIU Sharks (195.200) to complete their regular season on Friday, March 10 at the Fitzgerald Field House.
The Panthers collected three podium titles this evening on vault, bars, and floor.
Senior Ciara Ward secured the vault title, sophomore Sidney Washington claimed the bars title, and sophomore Jordyn Ewing took the floor title.