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SHIP U. Men’s Swimming wins eight events in season-opening dual meet victory over Kutztown

The Shippensburg University men’s swimming team opened the 2026-27 season Wednesday with a 146.5-113.5 victory over Kutztown at Donald N. Miller Pool.

The Raiders won six individual events and both relays. Ezekiel Eberly, Josh Einolf, Alex Kissinger and Robbie Ferlick won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:37.16.

Eberly won the 50-yard backstroke in 23.96 seconds and the 100-yard backstroke in 52 seconds. His 100-yard time met the automatic qualifying standard for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships.

Mason Koeth won the 200-yard freestyle with a PSAC qualifying time of 1:45.98 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:01.45.

Einolf won the 100-yard butterfly with a PSAC qualifying time of 52.19 seconds and the 50-yard butterfly in 23.66 seconds. Shippensburg took the top three places in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke.

Ian Deck placed second in the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle events. Ferlick finished second in the 50-yard freestyle with a PSAC qualifying time of 22.16 seconds.

Koeth, Ferlick, Eberly and Connor Ludwig concluded the meet by winning the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:28.69.

Shippensburg will next host Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg in a tri-meet at Donald N. Miller Pool.

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