ICYMI: Summer sports timeline
By Ryan Zimba / Sports Editor
August 22, 2017
April 28 - Football head coach Pat Narduzzi dismisses senior defensive tackle Jeremiah Taleni for disciplinary reasons. April 28-29 - Five Panthers are selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, including James Conner, who the Steelers picked in round three. May 2 - Gymnastics head coach Debbie Yohman ret...
Samantha Snider named gymnastics head coach
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
June 13, 2017
Pitt gymnastics hired University of Arkansas Associate Head Coach Samantha Snider to be the third head coach in the history of the program Monday. Snider takes over for longtime coach Debbie Yohman, who retired in early May after 31 years with the Panthers. “We are thrilled to welcome Samantha Snider as the next head women’s gymnastics coach of the University of Pitts...
Recapping an exciting two weeks in Pitt sports
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
May 9, 2017
It was a busy couple of weeks for Pitt athletics, as the spring teams’ seasons come to a close and the football team had players up for the NFL draft. Here’s a rundown of everything that you might have missed since the spring semester ended. Football The Pitt football program had five players selected...
Pitt gymnastics coach Debbie Yohman retires after 31 years
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
May 3, 2017
Pitt gymnastics coach Debbie Yohman retired Tuesday morning after leading the team for more than three decades. Yohman was only the second coach in the history of Pitt gymnastics — which started in 1975. The program was very successful in her tenure, qualifying for 20 NCAA Regionals since she t...
Pitt gymnastics tumbles further in EAGL with loss to UNC
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
January 30, 2017
Last year, Pitt’s gymnasts won the East Atlantic Gymnastics League title. This year, they have yet to pick up their first conference win. In a meet that came down to the final rotation, the visiting North Carolina Tar Heels eked out a win over the Pittsburgh Panthers Friday night at Fitzgerald ...
Pitt’s Rachel Dugan named EAGL Rookie of the Week
By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor
January 19, 2017
The season may not have started the way the Pitt gymnastics team wanted, but the Panthers turned things around in their second match with a razor-thin victory over the No. 21 West Virginia Mountaineers. Pitt has a pair of newcomers — Rachel Dugan and Alecia Petrikis — to thank for its solid start,...
Pitt gymnastics conquers No. 21 WVU for first time in 26 years
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
January 17, 2017
Pitt gymnastics head coach Debbie Yohman knows her team has struggled on the beam, so she decided to try something new at practice this week. “We got [into the Fitzgerald Field House] and I said, ‘Warm up, and then we’re doing a beam inter-squad. We’re just doing a whole lineup of full be...
Buckeyes stick it to Panther gymnastics
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
January 9, 2017
On a frigid Saturday night in Pittsburgh, the Pitt gymnastics team’s season opener got off to a cold start against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Although Pitt participated in an exhibition last month against the Kent State Golden Flashes, Saturday’s competition was the squad’s first official action...