The Pittsburgh Panthers track and field team is the
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
program that represents
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...
. The Panthers compete in
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athlet ...
as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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. The team is based in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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at the
Fitzgerald Field House.
The program is coached by
Alonzo Webb. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
Ever since
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in the eastern United States, located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1925 Pittsburgh Panthers fo ...
was destroyed in 1999, the Pitt track and field team has not had an outdoor track facility to train on, unusual amongst NCAA Division I track teams. Nonetheless, students train indoors at the
Fitzgerald Field House and there are plans to build an additional 300 m indoor track facility.
Pitt's track and field team has been said to have the most lasting success and impact among all of the
Pittsburgh Panthers
The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams representing the University of Pittsburgh, although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni, facul ...
sports teams.
John Woodruff went on to win the gold medal at the
1936 Olympic 800 m.
Postseason
AIAW
The Panthers have had 2
AIAW
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
All-Americans finishing in the top six at the
AIAW indoor or
outdoor championships.
NCAA
, a total of 46 men and 16 women have achieved individual first-team
All-America
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...
n status at the Division I
men's outdoor,
women's outdoor,
men's indoor, or
women's indoor national championships.
See also
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References
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College track and field teams in the United States
Women's sports in Pennsylvania