RELEASE DATE: 11/12/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MU SWIMMER DROP TRI-MEET TO EDINBORO AND KUTZTOWN – ABBE TIPTON SECOND IN 100-YARD BACK

EDINBORO – Abbe Tipton  finished second in the 100 back, but Mansfield dropped a 91-31 decision to Edinboro and suffered a 99-23 loss to Kutztown in a PSAC tri-meet at Edinboro Saturday afternoon.

Abbe Tipton was the top finisher for the Mountaineers, finishing second in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.74. She was edged out by Edinboro’s Jamie Tiano’s 1:03.11. Andrea Popovic was third in the 200 free (2:09.01).

Tipton was also third in the 200 yard back with a time of 2:20.07 while Maureen Maikner was third in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.33. Maikner also took fourth in the 200 fly at 2:37.51.

Daniella Borrelli (50 free – 25:58) and Tricia Learn (500 free – 5:41.97; 1000 free – 11:39.33) also earned fourth place finishes.

The Mountaineers fall to 1-4 overall.