CARLISLE, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's swimming team finished in sixth place at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships, wrapping up the final day of competition at the Keystone Aquatic Center with three overall individual point scorers.
 
Senior Michael Salvatori was the lone individual finalist for the Raiders, competing in the 200-yard backstroke. Salvatori swam a personal best of 1:52.45 in the morning to qualify for the championship 'A' final, taking eighth at night by virtue of a time of 1:53.22. Salvatori also improved his time in the all-time top ten in school history, maintaining third place. It is Salvatori's third time scoring in the event.
 
Graduate JC Greenwood and junior David Johnson represented the Raiders in the 1,650-yard freestyle, both swimming in the morning session. Greenwood placed ninth overall, swimming a time of 16:41.89, and Johnson took 14th with a time of 17:11.75. Greenwood was very consistent with his splits, with 31 of his 50 times being under 30.99 seconds. It was his fourth scoring performance in the event, taking 13th in 2023, 16th in 2022, and winning the conference title in 2021.
 
A total of seven men represented the Raiders in the 100-yard freestyle in the morning prelims, with freshman Robbie Ferlick leading the way with a 17th-place finish in 46.55 seconds. Junior Nathan VanNatter and freshman Connor Ludwig both delivered personal bests, with VanNatter dropping a tenth from his previous best, and Ludwig dropped almost a second from his previous best.
 
Freshman Luke Roettger delivered a personal best performance in the 200 backstroke, lowering his best by over a second by swimming a time in 2:04.72.
 
Sophomore Nate Wauls was the lone Raider in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:13.48 and taking 25th overall.
 
The quartet of freshman Mason Koeth, Ferlick, Ludwig, and VanNatter ended the final day of competition with a sixth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:05.59 – one of the fastest times for SU in the 400 free relay over the last decade.
 
The Raiders swam impressively, garnering a total of 27 total personal records across all four days of competition.
 
1650 Free
9. JC Greenwood 16:41.89
14. David Johnson 17:11.75
 
100 Free
17. Robbie Ferlick 46.55
21. Mason Koeth 46.99
22. Nathan VanNatter 47.07 [PR]
26. Connor Ludwig 47.49 [PR]
27. Zaidian Van Orden 47.64
39. Kevin Noldy 48.63
41. Matthew Beard 48.96
 
200 Back
8. Michael Salvatori 1:53.22 (1:52.45p) [#3 all-time at SU] [PR]
19. Cooper Mercer 1:59.93 [CB]
22. Luke Roettger 2:04.72 [PR]
 
200 Breast
25. Nate Wauls 2:13.48
 
400 Free Relay
6. Mason Koeth, Robbie Ferlick, Connor Ludwig, Nathan VanNatter 3:05.59