SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's swim team had several of its returning swimmers produce solid times in its season-opening meet Friday night from Donald N. Miller Pool as the Raiders competed against defending PSAC champion West Chester.

“This is the best that we have competed in a season-opening meet in several seasons,” head coach Tim Verge said after Friday's meet. “We had some phenomenal swims and this performance was a good start that should truly help us as we move forward.”

The 200-yard medley relay of senior Joe Keefe, junior Sean Minford, junior Eric Naylor and junior Eddie LaNoue was victorious with a time of 1:38.97.

Naylor earned in individual victory in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.62 seconds and also was the runner-up in the 50 fly with a time of 24.33 seconds.

Among the other event winners was sophomore Ryan Westley, who impressed the onlookers with a victory in the 50-yard backstroke after touching the wall in 25.33 seconds. Senior Evan Manning achieved a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.78.

LaNoue completed his first 50-yard freestyle of the year in 21.95 seconds, a time that equaled West Chester's Tommy Rhoads. Keefe also competed in the 50-yard butterfly and posted a time of 24.47 seconds.

Sophomore #R.J. Phiambolis# just missed a victory in the 200-yard individual medley after placing second in 2:03.92. Minford finished in 2:05.51. Phiambolis also placed third in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.86.

Shippensburg returns to action Tuesday, October 18 at Bloomsburg.