SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's swimming team won six of 11 events Friday night, taking the Top 3 positions in two of them, as it completed a successful Senior Night with a 109-90 victory over Edinboro in a home dual meet with the Fighting Scots at Donald N. Miller Pool.
Shippensburg snapped a two-year losing streak to Edinboro by getting a pair of individual victories from both junior
Jake Dunnigan and freshman
Kristian Voulopos in addition to wins from sophomore
Shaun Smith and junior
Stefan Szilagyi.
Dunnigan claimed gold in the 200 IM in 2:02.59 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.86, while Voulopos posted the fastest time in the 100 freestyle (48.77) and the 200 freestyle (1:50.80). Smith out-touched his competition in the 50 freestyle, swimming 22.55 seconds, while Szilagyi beat Smith by more than a second in the 100 butterfly (53.04).
SU went 1-2-3 in both the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Senior
R.J. Phiambolis took second in both the 200 freestyle (1:51.06) and the 500 freestyle (5:04.67), senior
Tyler Robertson was third in the 200 freestyle (1:52.56) and took second in the 100 backstroke (56.21).
The 100 butterfly featured Szilagyi, Smith (54.54) and senior
Jeff Mikitka, who finished in 55.28 seconds. Mikitka also took third in the 50 freestyle, swimming 23.01 seconds. Sophomore
Tyler Clisham was the runner-up in the 200 IM (2:04.95) and took third in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.88).
Before the meet, SU recognized its five seniors: Robertson, Phiambolis, Mikitka,
David Buschman and
Jake Zalkind. Buschman swam the 100 freestyle and in the 200 freestyle relay; Zalkind completed the 1,000 freestyle and the 100 backstroke and swam on a 200 freestyle relay.
Shippensburg returns to competition Saturday, January 24 with a noon dual meet at Davis & Elkins.
200 Medley Relay2.
Kristian Voulopos,
Jake Dunnigan,
Stefan Szilagyi,
Jeff Mikitka 1:40.47
3.
Jordan Metz,
Tyler Clisham,
David Buschman,
Braxton Erne 1:45.49
1000 Free3.
Chandler Johnson 11:03.39
Mike Gyurisin 11:23.29
Jake Zalkind 12:28.16
200 Free1.
Kristian Voulopos 1:50.80
2.
R.J. Phiambolis 1:51.06
3.
Tyler Robertson 1:52.56
50 Free1.
Shaun Smith 22.55
3.
Jeff Mikitka 23.01
Stefan Szilagyi 23.10
200 IM1.
Jake Dunnigan 2:02.59
2.
Tyler Clisham 2:04.95
Jordan Metz 2:09.56
100 Fly1.
Stefan Szilagyi 53.04
2.
Shaun Smith 54.54
3.
Jeff Mikitka 55.28
100 Free1.
Kristian Voulopos 48.77
David Buschman 52.69
Mike Gyurisin 54.26
100 Back2.
Tyler Robertson 56.21
Braxton Erne 1:00.28
Jake Zalkind 1:06.59
500 Free2.
R.J. Phiambolis 5:04.67
Chandler Johnson 5:26.21
100 Breast1.
Jake Dunnigan 1:01.86
3.
Tyler Clisham 1:02.88
Jordan Metz 1:04.24
200 Free Relay2.
Tyler Robertson,
R.J. Phiambolis,
David Buschman,
Shaun Smith 1:30.16
3.
Mike Gyurisin,
Braxton Erne,
Chandler Johnson,
Jake Zalkind 1:36.71