SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's swimming team returned to competition on Friday night inside Donald N. Miller Pool but came up short in a dual meet against Fairmont State, dropping a 109-91 decision to the Fighting Falcons.

Two Raider swimmers earned event victories on Friday night, as sophomore Jake Dunnigan won the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.31 and sophomore Stefan Szilagyi was the pace-setter in the 100-yard butterfly after finishing in 53.70 seconds. Dunnigan also placed second in the 200-yard IM, while freshman Shaun Smith finished second in the 100-yard fly behind Szilagyi.

Freshman Elijah Goldman had two hard-fought performances in freestyle swims, taking second in the 200 (1:49.86) and finishing within .03 seconds of the victory in the 500 (4:56.04).

Junior Tyler Robertson was the runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.03 seconds and senior Joey Borgioni placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:03.07.

In relay competition, the quartet of Robertson, Dunnigan, Szilagyi and Goldman placed second in the 400 medley with a time of 3:43.26. The 400 freestyle relay featured Robertson, Smith, junior Jeff Mikitka and sophomore Jordan Metz and also placed second.

Shippensburg will host IUP at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Shippensburg Top-2 Finishers

400 Medley Relay
2. Tyler Robertson, Jake Dunnigan, Stefan Szilagyi, Elijah Goldman 3:43.26

1000 Free
2. Joey Borgioni 11:03.07

200 Free
2. Elijah Goldman 1:49.86

200 IM
2. Jake Dunnigan 2:04.59

100 Fly
1. Stefan Szilagyi 53.70
2. Shaun Smith 56.30

100 Back
2. Tyler Robertson 57.03

500 Free
2. Elijah Goldman 4:56.04

100 Breast
1. Jake Dunnigan 1:02.31

400 Free Relay
2. Tyler Robertson, Shaun Smith, Jeff Mikitka, Jordan Metz 3:22.54