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Contact meThank you for your passionate commitment to Pitt Athletics. Your loyal support has been vital as we strive for comprehensive excellence in each of our 19 intercollegiate athletic programs.
For far too long a significant percentage of our student-athletes have been forced to compete in facilities that do not reflect the lofty standards and aspirations of the University of Pittsburgh. That will change with the launch of our Victory Heights Campaign, providing Pitt's student-athletes and coaches with the necessary resources to train, recruit, compete and achieve at the highest levels.
You are a vital teammate as we strive to make our championship dreams a reality. Thank you for support of these exciting new giving opportunities that will usher in a new Golden Era for Pitt Athletics!
HAIL TO PITT!
— Heather Lyke
Director of Athletics
Moving Victory Heights from vision to reality is a team effort—and a powerful investment that will elevate the world of Pitt Athletics. In supporting this campaign, you will be helping us build unparalleled opportunities and elite facilities that our student-athletes need to train, compete and thrive.
— Chancellor Gallagher
Project Information
Project Timeline:
January 14, 2020
March 5, 2021
2021
2022
2022
2023
2025
2027
Victory Heights
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Friday, March 5, 2021
Spring 2021
Spring 2022
November 10, 2022
Winter 2023
Fall 2025
Spring 2027
Renderings
Aerial View of Arena and Sports Performance Center
Entry of Arena and Sports Performance Center
Sports Performance Complex and Arena
Wrestling Practice Facility
Gymnastics Practice Facility
Volleyball Practice Facility
Cheer & Dance Practice Facility
Overview of Practice Areas
Overview of Performance Areas
Martchek Family Strength & Conditioning Center
Arena Floor and Bowl
Indoor Track & Field and Band Complex
Indoor Track & Field and Band Complex - Band Room
Transformative Impact
Victory Heights represents a significant transformational opportunity, supported by Chancellor Gallagher and the Board of Trustees as a University-wide priority that will immediately boost the trajectory of Pitt Athletics by…
- Providing Pitt with unrivaled competition, practice, sports performance, sports medicine and wellness facilities, impacting more than 85% of our student-athletes on a daily basis
- Demonstrating our commitment to a culture of comprehensive excellence
- Elevating our facilities in a competitive way to contend in recruiting the nation's most talented student-athletes and coaches
By integrating Athletics' vision within the larger goals of the University's Campus Master Plan, these new facilities bring an unprecedented opportunity to…
- Showcase and maximize the unique benefits of a University with a world-class education, Power 5 athletics program, and a top tier medical system, all within an urban city environment
- Prioritize the importance of health, wellness and the overall experience for our student-athletes
- Compete within the ACC, where ten different conference institutions have fundraised between $100-550M toward their respective athletics facilities within the past four years
The time for action is now.
"Victory Heights will change the student-athlete experience at the University of Pittsburgh. This transformational build will require an aggressive fundraising effort. We're asking for your help; help us make this aggressive vision, a reality." -Heather Lyke
For more information about the Victory Heights project or making a gift, please contact Lee Roberts at lroberts@athletics.pitt.edu.
Invest TodayHaving elite level facilities shows that we are serious about winning championships here. Our student-athletes will now have everything they need to become their best.
— Coach Keith Gavin
Donor Recognition
Steve & Nadine Bezuk
Christopher Bickell
Rebecca Borghi
Joe & Jennifer Breunig
Scott & Marian Calligan
Brian & Ann Casey
Vaughn Clagette & Tanyia Harrison-Clagette
Jacob & Mary Ann Dailey
Ted & Geraldine Dando
Giulio & Judy DiCicco
Christopher Dobson
Gary & Karen Evans
Michael Fay
Steve Franckhauser
John & Lisa Gismondi
Arthur & Linda Gluck
Roger & Lee Glunt
Ty & Natalie Gourley
Francis & Karen Haas
Erik Hansen
Brian & Melissa Himes
Sy & Cathy Holzer
Michael & Kelly Hoover
Andrew & Dorothy Hrishenko
Daniel & Amy Jenkins
Robert & Heather Kaufmann
Aaron Kline
William & Sissy Lieberman
Lauren Lucyk-Pavasko & David Pavasko
Heather Lyke & David Catalano
Jerry & Marilyn Lyke
Jason Maile
Richard & Tracey Maniskas
Jeffrey & Sandra Martchek - Martchek Family Strength & Conditioning Center
Steve McAninch
Patrick & Karen McElhinny
Dennis & Janet McKamish
David & Linda McKamish - The McKamish Family Volleyball Locker Room
Jonathan Mifflin & Jessica Lippert
Edward & LyndaSue Miller
Steven Mosites
Martha & Richard Munsch
Thomas Nichols Jr.
Mike Osterrieder
Stephen Pack
Anthony & Mariann Parasida
Alexandra Pennington
Angela & Brian Persing
PJ Dick Trumbull Lindy Group
Gary & Anita Rathburn
Tim & Patricia Riley
Robert & Mona Riordan
Michael Rothrock
Jeffrey Roumm
Clifford & Diane Rowe
Michael & Deborah Rubin
Ryan Schroeder
Jack & Georgia Smith
Richard & Karen Stein
Regina & Dennis Stover
David Suhy
Paul & Marcy Supowitz
Stephen & Tami Tritch - Tami and Stephen Tritch Women's Volleyball Lounge
Peter & Sharon Varischetti
Nicholas & Kristin Varischetti
Nishan & Diana Vartabedian - Vartabedian Wrestling Center
Joe Wadsworth
Christopher & Victoria Weiler
Michael Wells
Michael White
Baird & Carol Whitehead
Stephen & Linda Zenuh
Laura & Thomas Zullo
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