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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt senior Dominic Giordano set the school record in the 1M dive on Saturday. Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor

Giordano breaks record, Pitt swims past WVU

Dominic Giordano has already enjoyed incredible success as a diver for the Pitt Panthers, winning the NCAA Championship in the 3-meter last year. Saturday afternoon, the senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania,...

Pitt sophomore TeShan Campbell is ranked No. 13 in the country at 165 pounds. Theo Schwartz | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt wrestlers refocus after setbacks in Stillwater

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 5, 2017

After successful high school wrestling careers, Pittsburgh natives Dom Forys and TeShan Campbell are on the cusp of greatness at the next level. Both Forys and Campbell sit inside the top 15 of the...

Desmond Palmer clears a hurdle at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Palmer and Newkirk pack powerful 1-2 punch for Panthers

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 3, 2017

With Pitt’s 2016-17 indoor track and field season getting into full swing, two athletes stick out as names to watch: Desmond Palmer and Quadaisha Newkirk. Palmer, a senior from Pickerington, Ohio,...

Pitt sophomore TeShan Campbell advanced to 8-2 on the season with a 4-1 win Sunday over West Virginia's Ryan Lopez.  Dagmar Seppala | Staff Photographer

No. 23 Pitt wrestling team conquers WVU, 23-15

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 11, 2016

The No. 23 Pitt wrestling team got back on the winning track Sunday afternoon with a 23-15 dual meet victory at the Fitzgerald Field House over the rival West Virginia Mountaineers. The Panthers (4-2)...

The women's volleyball team made it to the second round of this year's NCAA Tournament. | Courtesy Pitt Athletics

Pitt volleyball on the rise after another successful season

By David Leftwich | Staff Writer December 6, 2016

After losing two of the most decorated athletes in program history to graduation, 2016 could have easily been a down year for the Pitt volleyball team. But thanks to an influx of first-year talent,...

Junior Dom Forys sacrificed his undefeated record against the Cowboys’ Kaid Brock. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

No. 21 Pitt wrestling team foiled by No. 1 Oklahoma State, 39-0

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 4, 2016

For the second season in a row, the Pitt wrestling team failed to win a match against the most accomplished program in the history of the sport — the Oklahoma State Cowboys. After a 36-0 win for the...

Stephanie Williams (13) accumulated 14 kills for the Pitt volleyball team in a season-ending 3-1 loss to Penn State. Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt volleyball falls to Penn State, 3-1, in second round of NCAA Tournament

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 4, 2016

History repeated itself on Saturday, as the Pitt volleyball team’s season came to a close with a 3-1 loss against the No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Pitt...

Mariah Bell (10) and the Pitt volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 3-1 win over Dayton on Friday. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt volleyball knocks off Dayton, 3-1, to advance in NCAA Tournament

By David Leftwich | Staff Writer December 3, 2016

Pitt’s first appearance in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament since 2004 was a successful one, as the Panthers kept their season alive with a stirring comeback against the Dayton Flyers. Playing in a...

Pitt wrestling signs five recruits to 2017-18 class

Pitt signs 5 wrestlers to 2017-18 class

The Pitt wrestling team is still making its way through the early part of its season, but on Tuesday, head coach Jason Peters signed five Pennsylvania natives for the 2017-18 season. Nino Bonaccorsi,...

Redshirt senior Jenna Potts (14) helped the Pitt volleyball team qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt volleyball team elated to make NCAA tournament, ready for Dayton

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 29, 2016

Members of the Pitt volleyball team sat anxiously in front of a TV screen inside their locker room Sunday night, eyes fixated on the 2016 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Selection Special. Some held hands,...

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