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SHIP U. Women’s Swimming gets season started with home dual against Kutztown

The Shippensburg University women’s swimming team lost its first dual meet of the 2026-27 season to Kutztown, 151-111, Wednesday at Donald N. Miller Pool.

Shippensburg won three individual events and one relay. Ann Secord, Katherine Green, Izzy Ketterer and Ella Nick opened the meet by winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:53.11.

Green won the 50-yard breaststroke in 31.77 seconds and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.96. Her time in the 100-yard breaststroke met the automatic qualifying standard for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships.

Nick won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.55 seconds. Green, Charlee Shaw and Nick also finished first, second and third, respectively, in the 50-yard breaststroke.

Olivia Carver placed second in the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle events. Ella McGuckin finished third in both races.

Ketterer placed third in the 50-yard and 100-yard butterfly events. Michelle Kubiak finished third in the 200-yard freestyle, while Secord placed third in the 50-yard and 100-yard backstroke events.

The Raiders concluded the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Elyse Arnold, Kubiak, Caroline Schweigert and Carver recorded a time of 1:44.39.

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

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