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Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

Men’s Swimming Caps Off Home Schedule In Style With Senior Day Victory Over Edinboro

SU gets multiple event victories from Minford and Naylor; Smullen and Joe Keefe also bag wins

1/14/2011 6:41:40 PM


SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. –
The Shippensburg University men's swimming team had four different individuals win events on Friday afternoon from Donald N. Miller Pool as the Raiders closed out their home schedule on Senior Day with a 113.5 – 89.5 victory over Edinboro.

Shippensburg began the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as the quartet of sophomore Sean Minford, senior Derek Yeager, sophomore Eric Naylor and senior Tim Smullen touched the wall in 1:39.69.

Minford and Naylor both won two individual events – with Minford earning gold in the 200-yard IM (2:02.29) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.44) while Naylor was first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.54) and the 100-yard butterfly (52.80).

Smullen won the 100-yard freestyle in 49.07 seconds, and junior Joe Keefe earned first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.22 seconds.

Friday's meet marked the first major competition with a full squad since finishing up the Zippy Invitational on December 5.

Shippensburg will swim at Drexel on Saturday, January 22.

PSAC Cuts *
Eric Naylor (200 Free) 1:46.54
Eric Naylor (100 Fly) 52.80
Tim Smullen (100 Free) 49.07
Tim Smullen (200 Free) 1:49.33
Sean Minford (100 Breast) 1:02.44
Sean Minford (200 IM) 2:02.29
Derek Yeager (100 Breast) 1:03.10
Joe Keefe (100 Back) 54.22

* All swimmers had already achieved these PSAC cuts entering the meet.



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