Pitt Swim and Dive Heads to West Virginia for Highway Twin

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Swimming and Diving program will journey to West Virginia to tackle the Mountaineers on Saturday, Jan. 10 at midday on the Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park.

Order of Events

200 Medley Relay

1000 Freestyle

200 Freestyle

100 Breaststroke

100 Backstroke

200 Fly

50 Free

Diving Events

100 Free

200 Back

200 Breast

500 Free

100 Fly

Diving Events

200 IM

400 Free Relay

Series History

The Pitt males maintain a 37-10 all-time benefit over West Virginia after incomes a 227-70 victory final season at Trees Pool.

On the ladies’s aspect, the Panthers personal a 46-3 sequence lead and most just lately defeated the Mountaineers 240-57 through the 2024-25 season.

Women Check in at No. 24

Off to a 6-1 begin, the Pitt ladies’s crew is tied for twenty fourth within the December version of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Division I Poll. The rating marks the primary CSCAA nationwide rating in program historical past.

Last Time Out

Pitt closed out 2025 on the Texas Invitational, the place the Panthers broke 9 program information. The ladies recorded a school-record time of three:12.88 within the 400 freestyle relay to earn an computerized qualification for the NCAA Championships. Avery Kudlac led off the relay with a program-record cut up of 48.28.

Internationally, Angelina Messina competed on the Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok as a member of the Laos National Team. She swam in 4 occasions and superior to the A ultimate in every. Six Pitt divers had been additionally named U.S. Senior National Qualifiers, highlighted by Mariana Osorio Mendoza, who positioned eighth nationally on the ladies’s platform.

Scouting West Virginia

The Mountaineer ladies enter the meet with a 2-1 document after a 201-99 residence victory over Loyola (Md.) in November. The males’s crew is 2-0 on the season with wins over Delaware and Loyola.

Panthers to Watch

Mariana Osorio Mendoza – Two-time NCAA qualifier and ACC Championships finalist getting into her third 12 months with this system. Finished eighth at US Diving Nationals in December and sixth on platform on the ACC Championships and gained bronze on platform on the 2024 World Junior Championships. Represented Colombia on the World Championships this summer time.

Julian Koch – ACC Championships qualifier who set a number of college information as a freshman. Finished sixteenth within the 100 freestyle on the ACC Championships and captured silver on the European U23 Championships. Currently ranks amongst fourth within the nation within the 100 free with a time of 41.15.

Claire Jansen – Seven-time college document holder within the 50, 100, and 200 backstroke occasions. 2025 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American, serving to the Pitt ladies obtain their highest NCAA crew end in 29 years. Currently ranks sixth within the nation within the 200 again and 11^th within the 100 again.

Sydney Gring – NCAA and ACC Championships qualifier and a number of college document holder at the moment in her third season. Helped set Pitt information within the 400 and 800 freestyle relays on the NCAA Championships. The Panthers’ 800 free relay recorded the best NCAA relay end in program historical past.

Up Next

The Panthers will return residence to Trees Pool, going through Villanova on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 4:30 p.m. The meet will honor Pitt’s 19 seniors beginning at 4:05 p.m.