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The Pittsburgh Panthers , commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. The university is a member of the Big East Conference, Eastern Wrestling League, East Atlantic Gymnastics League, and Eastern College Athletic Conference. Pitt fields 17 varsity teams at the highest level of competitive collegiate athletics in the United States, NCAA Division I. Recently, ESPN.com used the Sagarin system to rate universities based on the strength of their performance in football and men’s basketball over the course of the last five years. Pitt was tied for 10th as one of the nation’s top two-sport schools. In another recent ranking, an all-sports ranking done by Sports Illustrated on Campus, Pitt was ranked 17th among all of the country’s universities in terms of the overall strength of its athletic program. Pitt is also one of only five current NCAA Division 1A schools to have won multiple national championships in both football (9) and basketball (2).
Scholar Athletes
During 2007, out of approximately 450 Pitt student-athletes, 311 had term grade point averages exceeding 3.0, 23 had a perfect term grade point average of 4.0, and 124 were named Big East Academic All-Stars.
Football
Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers footballTraditionally the most popular sport at the University of Pittsburgh, football has been played at the highest levels at the University since 1889. During the more than 100 years of competitive football at Pitt, the University has helped pioneer the sport by, among other things, instituting the use of numbers on jerseys and desegregating the Sugar Bowl. Some of football's all-time greatest coaches and players have plied their trade at Pitt, including Pop Warner, Jock Sutherland, Marshall Goldberg, Joe Schmidt, Mike Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Hugh Green, Mark May, Dan Marino, Bill Fralic, and Larry Fitzgerald. Among the top schools in terms of all-time wins, Pitt teams have claimed nine national championships and boast 86 players that have been chosen as first-team All-Americans.
Men's basketball
Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers basketballPitt began playing men's basketball in 1905 and soon become a national power winning two Helms Foundation National Championships in 1927–28 and 1929–30. Those teams, coached by the innovative and legendary Naismith Hall of Fame inductee "Doc" Carlson, were led by National Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Charlie Hyatt. Following a Final Four appearance in 1941, Pitt appeared in a handful of NCAA tournaments throughout the 50, 60s, and 70s, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1974 led by All-American Billy Knight. Pitt entered the Big East Conference in 1982, and by the end of the decade had secured a pair of Big East regular season championships led by All-Americans Charles Smith and Jerome Lane. Beginning with the hiring of Ben Howland as head coach in 1999, and continuing with his replacement by Jamie Dixon in 2003, an era of consistent national and conference competitiveness was entered including eight straight NCAA tournament appearances and five Sweet 16 appearances in the last 8 years including and Elite Eight appearance in 2009. In total, Pitt has 21 NCAA appearances, seven Sweet Sixteen appearances, nine conference regular season championships, four conference tournament championships, ten conference tournament championship game appearances, and 37 players drafted to play professionally.
Women's Basketball
Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketballThe Pittsburgh Panthers Women's Varsity Basketball program started during the 1914–1915 school year and lasted until 1927 before going on hiatus until 1970. Pitt's women's team has posted several conference and NWIT/EAIAW Tournament Appearances, and led by head coach Agnus Benerato, advanced to the NCAA Tournament the last three years, including Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2008 and 2009.
Olympic Sports
Pitt has had a long history of success in other intercollegiate athletic events.
Track and Field
In Track and Field, Pitt has produced several Olympic and NCAA champions such as 800m Olympic gold medalist John Woodruff, two-time 110m hurdle Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom, and 7-time NCAA champion and 2005 World Champion triple jumper Trecia-Kaye Smith.
Wrestling
Main article: Pittsburgh Panthers wrestlingThe wrestling program has a rich history and is among the nation's leaders in producing individual national champions with 16.
Volleyball
Pitt's women's volleyball is the 12th winningest program in the nation and has won 11 Big East Championships and appeared in 11 NCAA tournaments since the program began in 1974.
Swimming and Diving
Pitt's swimming and diving teams have produced several Olympians and won 19 men's and 9 women's Big East Championships since joining the conference in 1983. The Swimming and Diving teams train and compete at Trees Pool.
Gymnastics
Pitt women's gymnastics has qualified for the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship all but two years in the last ten seasons.
Baseball
Baseball, Pitt's oldest varsity sport started in 1869 and has produced multiple major league baseball players and has become on common presence in the Big East post-season championship.
Soccer, Softball, and Tennis
Pitt also fields competitive Big East Conference teams in men's and women's soccer, softball, and women's tennis.
Support Groups
The history rich University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band was founded in 1911 and performs at athletic and other events. The Pitt Cheerleaders have won multiple cheerleading national championships, including three straight from 1992–1994. At the 2007 NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheerleading and Dance National Championships, Pitt's Cheer squad won the 2007 Challenge Cup and finished in eighth place overall in the All-Girl Division I category. The Pitt Dance Team has also been competitive in national competitions, earning a top-20 finish at the NCA/NDA competition in the Division IA category.
Facilities
Pitt athletic teams utilize the follow facilities:
- Heinz Field - Football homefield
- UPMC Sports Performance Complex - Football practice facility
- Petersen Events Center - Men's and women's basketball
- Fitzgerald Field House - Wrestling, volleyball, indoor track & field, gymnastics
- Trees Hall - Swimming and diving home pool and gymnastics training facility
- Trees Fields - Baseball and softball
- Charles L. Cost Sports Center - Multisport (baseball, softball, track & field) indoor practice facility
- Founders Field - Men's and women's soccer
- Schenley Park - Men's and women's cross country home course
- Petersen Sports Complex - An approximately $30 million upgrade of on-campus sports facilities, termed the Petersen Sports Complex, is under construction and will include new soccer, baseball, softball facilities, as well as clear space for the future construction of a new track and field and band complex following its completion.
Rivalries
Pitt biggest active rivalry is with West Virginia University, which began with football games that date back to 1895. The annual contest is called the Backyard Brawl, due to the proximity of the two schools' main campuses (they are 80 miles apart) and the shared boundary between western Pennsylvania and North-Central West Virginia. The game is traditionally played on Thanksgiving weekend. In 2007, the two schools played in the 100th game of the Backyard Brawl in which Pitt upset win prevented West Virginia from playing for the national championship. A basketball rivalry with WVU shares an intensity similar to that of the football one.
Pitt's largest former football rival was Penn State University, which is still a heated rivalry among some fans. The series began in 1905 and ended in 2000 with Penn State leading the series 50–42–4. The two teams ended play due to long-standing coaching and administrative feuding. Pitt athletic officials have publicly supported an annual renewal of the rivalry, however Penn State has publicly countered that it is financially restricted from agreeing to a long term series on a home and home basis. In addition, the two schools have stopped playing each other in men's baske
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