Sunday, March 16
Columbus, OH
2 PM
Pitt
at
Ohio State
Pitt Hits the Road for a Quad Meet at Ohio State Sunday
3/15/2025 1:30:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Gymnastics team is headed to Columbus for a quad meet on Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Covelli Center. The Panthers will compete against Ohio State, West Virginia and Kent State.
Live stats for the meet are available HERE. Fans can also follow the action on X and Instagram via the Pitt Gymnastics handles @pitt_gym and B1G+.
Pitt Lineups
Balance Beam – Meika Lee, Reyna Garvey, Kennedy Duke, Julie Røttum Madsø, Darbi Simcox, Elizabeth Cesarone
Floor Exercise – Elizabeth Cesarone, Jaime Pratt, Kaylee Larson, Jordyn Ewing, Meika Lee, Jah'Liyah Bedminster
Vault – Meika Lee, Olivia Giunta, Jaime Pratt, Kennedy Duke, Jah'Liyah Bedminster, Elizabeth Cesarone
Uneven Bars – Jah'Liyah Bedminster, Kennedy Duke, Jordyn Ewing, Jaime Pratt, Julie Røttum Madsø, Emily Todd
History Made
- Pitt posted a 196.575 score against West Virginia last Sunday, a season best and the second highest in program history.
- The floor squad recorded a 49.350, one tenth of a point off the program record.
Career High Day
- Six Panthers registered career highs against the Mountaineers.
- Darbi Simcox recorded a personal best 9.925, the highest score recorded by a Panther this season.
- Jaime Pratt and Meika Lee both earned a 9.900, and Kennedy Duke notched a career-high 9.850 on bars.
- Julie Rottum Madso notched a 9.825 on bars, improving upon her previous best 9.800.
- Freshman Olivia Giunta rounded out the day with a 9.800 on vault.
Team Effort
- Pitt recorded season highs on vault, beam, floor and total team score in the meet against West Virginia.
- The Panther's 196.575 score was set after registering the previous season high of 195.650 against Kent State.
- Kennedy Duke and Jah'Liyah Bedminster's 9.850 on bars secured a share of the bars title.
- Simcox earned her first individual event title of her career on beam after she notched a 9.925.
Winning Ways
- Three Panthers dominated and earned individual event titles against Kent State.
- Jaime Pratt and Emily Todd shared a first place finish on bars with a 9.875.
- Elizabeth Cesarone won her first beam title of the season after recording a career-high 9.900.
Saving the Best for Last
- Elizabeth Cesarone has been impressive in her final year of eligibility.
- She recorded a career-high 9.900 on beam against Kent State in only her second time competing in the event this season.
- Cesarone earned a previous personal best 9.850 on beam against Cal, and she has registered at least a 9.775 on vault in all but one meet.
Career Days!
- Multiple Panthers matched or recorded career highs against Kent State.
- Meika Lee matched a career-high 9.850 on beam, and Jaime Pratt earned a previous personal best 9.825 on floor.
Bars Squad
- Jaime Pratt earned her first individual event title of the season with a 9.875 on bars.
- Emily Todd joined Pratt with a 9.875 of her own, a season high.
- This marked Todd's second individual event title of the 2025 campaign, with both coming on bars.
Meika Making it Happen
- Freshman Meika Lee recorded two personal bests against North Carolina.
- Lee notched a 9.850 score on beam and a 9.875 on floor.
- Her 9.875 was good for a share of first place, marking Lee's first individual title of her early career.
Floor Queen
- Senior Jordyn Ewing has continued to dominate on floor all season long.
- She recorded a 9.900 on floor for the second time this season against Cal.
- Ewing notched a 9.875 alongside Lee against the Tar Heels, securing at least a share of her third floor title this season.
Madso Magic
- Sophomore Julie Rottum Madso recorded a career best with a 9.850 on beam against NC State in Raleigh.
- She improved upon her previous 9.700 score in Clemson.
- Madso tied for first in beam alongside NC State's Maddie Hall.
- This marked the first individual event title of her early career.
The Freshie Shines
- Darbi Simcox exploded onto the scene in Clemson, setting a personal and team best 9.875 on beam.
- This was only the freshman's second career meet she competed in.
- She has recorded at least a 9.800 in five of the seven meets she has competed in.
Terrific Todd
- Sophomore Emily Todd earned her first individual event title of the season in bars (9.850) at Clemson.
- This marked a season high, surpassing her previous season best of 9.825 set at the Next Level Podium Challenge on opening weekend.
Winner, Winner!
- Three Panthers won individual events against No. 15 Stanford.
- Elizabeth Cesarone had a season-high 9.875 on vault to take first while Jordyn Ewing and Jah'Liyah Bedminster tied with a 9.875 for a share of first place on floor.
2025 Roster Highlights
- The Panthers return a pair of 2024 NCAA Regional Championship participants in Jah'Liyah Bedminster and Jordyn Ewing along with two-time NCAA Regional Championship qualifier and 2024 ACC Championship overall runner-up Hallie Copperwheat.
- Bedminster and Copperwheat were named to the 2025 ACC Preseason Watch List.
- Bedminster and Ewing were All-ACC (floor) last season.
- Emily Todd returns after becoming the first Panther to earn ACC Newcomer of the Week (1/9) last season following a 9.900 routine on bars at the Keystone Classic.
- Bedminster earned Pitt's first ACC Gymnast of the Week honor (1/15) for her performance against Kent State last season … named ACC Specialist of the Week (2/2) after posting a career- high 9.950 – securing a perfect score on the vault against North Carolina.
- Pitt's seven new additions to the roster include transfers Elizabeth Cesarone (Central Michigan) and Jaime Pratt (Arkansas) along with freshmen Camryn Chiu, Olivia Giunta, Meika Lee, Lila Pileggi, and Darbi Simcox.
- Lee was named to 2025 ACC Preseason Newcomer Watch List.
Head Coach Casey Jo MacPherson
- Second season at Pitt ... coaching stops at Arkansas, Western Michigan, and Missouri.
- Led the Panthers to tie for third at the 2024 ACC Championship.
- 8x All-American and two-time First Team All-SEC honoree at Arkansas..
Celebrating 50 Years of Pitt Gymnastics
- Pitt celebrates the program's 50-year anniversary of varsity status, dating back to the first season of competition in 1975 under Pitt Athletics Hall of Famer Donna Sanft, throughout the 2025 campaign.
Pitt in the Rankings
- Pitt Gymnastics is currently 44th in the Road to Nationals rankings.
- The Panthers are 33rd on vault, and Elizabeth Cesarone is 93rd in the nation after recording at least a 9.825 in six meets.
- Jordyn Ewing cracks the top 100 in floor, coming in at 92.
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