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Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

Men’s Swimming In Sixth Place After First Night of 2012 PSAC Championships

Wolter impresses in 1,000-yard freestyle with NCAA ‘B’ cut of 9:55.73

2/16/2012 9:15:00 PM


NEW KINGSTOWN, Pa. – The Shippensburg men's swimming team got a fourth-place finish from its 200-yard medley relay and a NCAA 'B' cut in the 1,000-yard freestyle from freshman Brennan Wolter on Thursday night at the 2012 PSAC Swimming Championships held at Cumberland Valley High School.

Wolter improved his PR by 16 seconds with an impressive 10th-place time of 9:55.73. His original qualifier came in the home dual meet against IUP. Freshman Tyler Robertson improved his PR by over 30 seconds with a time of 10:13.38. Robertson first swam 10:47. 49 all the way back in October versus Clarion.

The 200-yard medley relay of senior Joe Keefe, junior Sean Minford, junior Eric Naylor and junior Eddie LaNoue posted a fourth-place finish in 1:34.47.

Keefe opened with a backstroke leg of 25.02 seconds, Minford produced a breaststroke leg of 25.78 seconds, Naylor had a butterfly leg of 23.04 seconds and LaNoue's anchor freestyle relay was 20.63 seconds.

Friday morning prelims begin at 10 a.m. with the finals sessions set for 6 p.m.



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