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Pitt Hosts West Virginia and Illinois State in Fitzgerald Field House Finale
3/14/2026 5:05:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Gymnastics team (4-12, 0-6 ACC) will host rival West Virginia (8-12, 1-5 Big 12) and Illinois State (5-14, 0-0 MIC) on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. for the final meet in the Fitzgerald Field House before competition moves to Victory Heights. Seniors Hallie Copperwheat, Jaime Pratt, Kennedy Duke and Reyna Garvey will be honored for their careers as Panthers after the conclusion of competition. The meet can be viewed on ACCNX, and live stats are available HERE.
Morgan Magic Leads Floor
- Mali Morgan recorded a personal-best 9.900 on floor at Elevate the Stage on Sunday afternoon.
- She earned the score following a previous career-high 9.850 at the Fitzgerald Field House on Feb. 27.
- The Panthers were rolling on floor by contributing a 49.300.
- All six Panthers notched at least a 9.800, and freshman Madi Bell continued to her impressive stretch with a 9.875.
Peaking at the Right Time
- Pitt's team and event scores are steadily increasing over the past few weeks.
- The Panthers added many hit routines on bars at Elevate the Stage, earning a season-high 49.225.
- Hallie Copperwheat delivered a 9.900, the second consecutive meet she has earned at least a 9.900.
- The vault team also set a season-high 49.050 on Sunday, and four Panthers added a 9.825.
PRs Left and Right
- Nine of Pitt's routines on Friday night either matched or set a career high.
- Lailah Green and Layla Bobek recorded personal-best 9.825s on vault, tying Kennedy Duke, Olivia Giunta and Makenzie Grant for the season high.
- Jaime Pratt's 9.900 on bars tied a career high, and Meika Lee added a 9.800, her previous career high.
- Emily Todd (9.925), Madi Bell (9.900), Mali Morgan (9.850) and Olivia Giunta (9.825) rounded out the night on floor with career-best performances.
Floor Team on Fire
- Pitt's floor team recorded a season-high 49.350 last Friday night against Temple, Towson and Ball State.
- Emily Todd set a career high with a 9.925, surpassing her previous best of 9.875. Her score was good to win the event title.
- Freshman Madi Bell registered a career-high 9.900 after her best floor performance.
- Fellow rookie Mali Morgan (9.850) and Olivia Giunta (9.825) also delivered career-best performances.
Copperwheat's Beautiful Bars
- Hallie Copperwheat notched a season-high 9.925 on bars in the quad meet at the Fitzgerald Field House.
- This marked her third meet of the season that she at least owned a share of the bars title.
Pratt in her Prime!
- Senior Jaime Pratt is coming off back-to-back meets where she has earned a career-high 9.900 on bars.
- She followed Hallie Copperwheat and Towson's Isabella Minervini 9.925 in Friday night's quad meet and took home the bars title at Clemson the week before.
Vault Team On the Rise
- Pitt's vault team tied its season-high 48.950 to open the meet at home against Clemson.
- Freshman Makenzie Grant posted a career-high 9.825, and Olivia Giunta matched that score to tie her personal best.
- Kennedy Duke followed with a 9.825 of her own at Clemson.
- This marks an individual season high on the event for the Panthers.
Bobek's Big Beam
- Freshman Layla Bobek recorded a career-high 9.875 on beam against the Tigers.
- This score beat her previous personal best of a 9.800 set in the second meet of the season at Cal.
Pitt Lineups
Vault – Jaime Pratt, Layla Bobek, Kennedy Duke, Makenzie Grant, Olivia Giunta, Lailah Green
Uneven Bars – Kennedy Duke, Camryn Chiu, Meika Lee, Emily Todd, Jaime Pratt, Hallie Copperwheat
Beam – Kennedy Duke, Camryn Chiu, Emily Todd, Layla Bobek, Olivia Giunta, Hallie Copperwheat
Floor – Olivia Giunta, Madi Bell, Hallie Copperwheat, Meika Lee, Emily Todd, Kenzie Clark
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