The Shippensburg University men's swimming team finished its season-opening dual meet at West Chester on Saturday morning with six PSAC cuts in the competition against the host Golden Rams and Southern Connecticut State.

Senior Eddie LaNoue qualified for two PSAC cuts, including a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.26 to go along with a 49.81 in the 100-yard freestyle.

Sophomore Brennan Wolter finished third in the 1650-yard freestyle with a PSAC-cut time of 18:04.04 while sophomore Jeff Mikitka swam a 2:07.15 in the 200-yard butterfly for another conference cut.

Seniors Eric Naylor and Sean Minford also satisfied the conference standard with Naylor's swim in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.54) and Minford's in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.20). Minford just missed out on a second PSAC cut in the 200-yard IM with a fourth-place finish of 2:04.41 – 33 one-hundredths short of the cut.

The Raiders return home on Tues., Oct. 16 with a 5:30 p.m. dual meet against Bloomsburg from the Donald N. Miller Pool in Heiges Field House.

PSAC Cuts and SU Relays

50 Free
4. Eddie LaNoue 22.26

100 Free
Eddie LaNoue 49.81

200 Fly
Jeff Mikitka 2:07.15

200 Back
Eric Naylor 2:06.54

200 Breast
Sean Minford 2:16.20

1650 Free
3. Brennan Wolter 18:04.04

400 Medley Relay
2. Stefan Szilagyi, Sean Minford, Jeff Mikitka, Eric Naylor 3:45.45

400 Free Relay
1. Eric Naylor, Eddie LaNoue, Jordan Metz, Stefan Szilagyi 3:24.25