After finishing up the first week of classes, Pitt student-athletes take to the pool and the mat for competition throughout the weekend.
Swimming & diving
The Panthers will host their second meet of the season with rival West Virginia and George Washington University.听
In the December edition of the CSCCA swim and dive rankings, the women鈥檚 team was the first team out of the top 25, receiving . The recognition comes after Pitt鈥檚 victories over , and in the fall.
The team鈥檚 last meet took place Nov. 22 at the Texas Invitational in Austin, where Pitt set and the women鈥檚 200 medley relay made A-Cut to qualify for NCAAS 鈥� the first Panthers to do so in 19 years.听
Both the Mountaineers and Revolutionaries are led by first year head coaches and , respectively. They will take on the Panthers’ third-year coach .
The Mountaineers have a strong pair of men’s divers in junior Christian Torres and sophomore Owen Recker, both honored as the Big12 men鈥檚 this season.听
George Washington comes to Pittsburgh with talented junior freestyle swimmer , a two-time Atlantic 10 performer of the week this season. In the Revolutionaries’ last meet, Topolewski took in all four of her events and looks to continue her success against a strong Pitt women鈥檚 team.听
The meet takes place Jan. 10 at 5 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 9 a.m. in Trees Pool.
Wrestling
No. 18 Pitt wrestling (5-2, 0-0 ACC) takes on its first ACC opponent this weekend as conference newcomer No. 15 Stanford (4-1, 0-0 ACC) enters the Fitzgerald Field House on Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.听
The Panthers are coming off a two-match win streak and a dominating over Pitt-Johnstown last Friday. Now, they turn to their of the season.听
Matchups to keep an eye on include the 149 lb. match between Pitt redshirt sophomore Finn Solomon and Stanford senior Jaden Abas, ranked No. 26 and No. 8, respectively, in last week鈥檚 edition of the .
The 157 lb. match sets No. 22 Pitt first-year Dylan Evans against No. 28 Stanford first-year Grigor Cholakyan, while the 174 lb. match has No. 18 Pitt junior Luca Augustine taking on No. 4 Stanford first-year Lorenzo Norman. In one of the final matches, 197 lb. Pitt sophomore Mac Stout, ranked No. 12, duels No. 24 Stanford senior Nick Stemmet.听
Sunday afternoon, Pitt then heads to No. 22 West Virginia () to take on the Mountaineers at 1 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum. The includes No. 29 141 lb. Jordan Titus, No. 3 165 lb. Peyton Hall, No. 28 174 lb. Brody Conley and No. 16 184 lb. Dennis Robin.听
A challenging weekend is ahead for the Panthers with two ranked matchups on deck, but ample opportunity to prove their position in the national rankings.听
Gymnastics
The Panthers open their season on Jan. 11 at the Next Level Podium Challenge in Michigan, competing against George Washington, Illinois State and Western Michigan.听
This will be the debut of Pitt first-year Meika Lee, recently recognized as a member of the ACC .听
She is joined by NCAA participant senior Jordyn Ewing and graduate student Jah’Liyah Bedminster, as well as a qualifier senior Hallie Copperwheat. Both Bedminster and Copperwheat were named to the ACC Gymnastics .听
The Panthers were ranked last in the ACC gymnastics , and begin their quest to prove it wrong in Michigan this weekend.