Pitt Invitational

Pitt Invitational
General Information
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Location	University of Pittsburgh ; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year started	2020
Total teams	40
Division	B
Date	2/15/2025
Social Media
Scilympiad	scilympiad.com/pa-pitt

The Pitt Invitational is a Division B invitational hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the University of Pittsburgh. Tests are written internally with 1-2 club members for each event and the competition was run by a team of 4 officers and 6 event chairs. Tournament Directors are User:Herbster03 and User:Axolotl. The tournament email addres is [email protected].

It was first conducted online through Scilympiad as a low-cost invitational targeted at middle schools that didn't have full teams or were just starting to get involved in Science Olympiad. In 2024, the tournament was held in-person on the Pitt Campus in the B Division for the first time.

Results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Fifth Place	Teams	Schools
2021	Harlan Rowe Middle School Black (56)	Mountain View Middle School Team 1 (67)	Eagle View Middle School X (88)	William Diamond Middle School Varsity (91)	Robert Frost Middle School (130)	24	15
2022¹	Northwestern Lehigh High School Black (59)	Winchester Thurston Upper School (87)	Evanston Township High School Blue (88)	Central York High School Team 1 (97)	Mount Lebanon High School Gold (99)	25	16
2023	Springhouse Middle School A (63)	Harlan Rowe Middle School Black (96)	Shade Side Academy A (115)	Piedmont Open IB Black (121)	Westlake LBMS Green (132)	26	14
2024	Springhouse Middle School B (34)	North Pocono Middle School Red (84)²	Kenston Middle School (118)	Franklin Regional Middle School Blue (137)	Winchester Thurston Middle School Purple (174)	12³	7
2025	Springhouse Middle School B (70)	Harlan Rowe Middle School Black (93)⁴	North Pocono Middle School Red (122)	Franklin Regional Middle School Blue (168)⁴	Kilmer Middle School (185)	14	9

¹ In 2022, Pitt ran a C Division tournament.

² In 2024, a second team from Springhouse Middle School placed second with 56 points.

³ Originally, the tournament was to have 20 teams from 11 schools, but inclement weather prevented four schools from attending.

⁴ In 2025, a second team from Springhouse Middle School placed second with 87 points, and a second team from Harlan Rowe Middle School placed fifth with 167 points.

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