T The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 19, 1981-Page 9 Michigan cashes in on top blue-chips By RON POLLACK Bo Schembechler must have slept well last night. Yesterday was the first day for football recruits to sign national letters of intent, and the Wolverines came away with.a healthy crop of All-American and all-state performers. Greg Washington of Detroit Western, an all-state defensive back who was named the country's best high school athlete in the current issue of Blue Chip Magazine, will compete in both football and basketball for the Wolverines. Washington intercepted 15 passes this past season, returning them for 587 yards. H was also the school's quarterback, passing for 11 touchdowns and running for 516 yards. 4 WHEN. ASKED how difficult it would be for Washington to compete in two collegiate sports, his basketball coach, William Goldsmith, responded: "Academically it will be difficult, but in terms of athletic talent, it will not." Another highly-regarded prospect landed by Michigan was Clay Miller, who played offensive guard and defensive tackle at Norman High School in Oklahoma. Miller was voted to the National High School Coaches' All-American team, and his 3.87 grade point average earned him academic All-American honors. Ervin Roley, Miller's high school coach, said that the Michigan coaches are discussing the possibility of playing the recruit at defensive tackle. Michigan added tremendous depth at running back in the persons of Parade Magazine All-American Brian Mercer and Wayne Memorial's all-stater, Rick Rogers. Mercer, who hails from Cincinnati's Forest Park High School, rushed for ,727 yards on 230 attempts this past season. ROGERS RUSHED for 1,352 on 184 carries, including 23 touchdowns. He was pursued by Michigan State, but according to Wayne Memorial coach Floyd Carter, Michigan was finally chosen because of the stability of its program. The Wolverines might also sign Detroit Catholic Central running back Aaron Roberts. The prep star has narrowed his choices down to Michigan and Notre Dame. The Wolverines' receiving corps also received a boost with the signatures of two recruits. At tight end Michigan landed Eric Kattus, another Parade All-American from the Cincinnati area (Colerain High School), who caught 53 passes for 923 yar- ds in his senior year. At the wide receiver slot, Schembechler landed Brad Cochran . Birmingham Brother Rice. Cochran, who also played defensive back, possesses good size (6'3" and 197 pounds) and superb speed (4.4 in the 40).' ANOTHER OUT-OF-STATE Parade All-American who will suit up in a Michigan uniform is offensive tackle Tom Knoebel (6'2", 275 pounds) from Illinois' St. Rita High Schoo. Other offensive linemen signed by Michigan are tackle Mike O'Dioso and guard Mike Hammerstein, both of whom are from Ohio. The Wolverines signed a plethora of defensive linemen in addition to Miller. Reports indicate that Michigan will get Bruce Brown of Detroit Kettering and Kevin Brooks of Detroit Mackenzie. Jim Scarcelli of Warren Woods and Bob Tabachino of Youngstown Chaney High School (Ohio) also were inked, along with Michigan all-stater John Ghindia, who played both defensive tackle and offensive guard at Trenton. At linebacker, the Wolverines have gained the services of Mike Mallory (whose father is Northern Illinois' head coach) and Riley McPhee from Illinois and Al Sin- cich and Phil Lewandowski of Ohio. Mallory, who also plays tight end, is a two time all-state performer. Michigan was also on the verge of signing Joe Gray of Detroit Benedictine. F= SEEKING SPONSOR G uthrie 's racing career stalled By STEVE SCHAUMBERGER "I'm a racing driver right through to the bone marrow. I know that I can win at the top level of com- petition." -auto racer Janet Guthrie In a male-dominated sport where it's virtually impossible to eain a living without a sponsor, auto racer Janet Guthrie is an enigma. NOT ONLY DID Guthrie not even know what a race car was when she purchased her first automobile, but she has also emerged from virtual oblivion to become one of the most prominent auto racers, male or female, in recent years. Although she has been racing com- petitively for the last 18 years, it was not until 1976 that Guthrie won world- wide recognition, as she became the first woman to enter and be accepted at the Indianapolis 500 time trials. That initial breakthrough sparked an un- precedented media blitz, with reporters fronr all over the country swarming in on Guthrie. "I obviously would have been hap- pier if there wasn't such a big fuss. My concentration from my racing ex- perience didn't allow it to be a distrac- tion, though. The pressure didn't get to me at all." EVEN THOUGH Guthrie was foiled in her attempt to crack the 33-car field for the Indy race that year, the ex- perience marked a significant event in her life. Whereas Guthrie had been unable to find a steady sponsor until then, suddenly three corporations were interested in her sponsorship. Offers for endorsments became commonplace, enabling Guthrie to make substantial money from "racing's peripherals." Promotional work for Texaco, Metropolitan Insurance and Uniroyal Tires, as well as features in numerous newspapers and magazines across the country, made Guthrie a focal point for the Equal Rights Amendment movement then sweeping the country and prompted Guthrie to comment, "I don't have any spare time. Racing has been my entire life." GUTHRIE'S SUCCESS story is all the more remarkable considering that if cr nc+ n4 " fil c.1. , n... .i.... E...-1 "....w. ~ "' \' it was Inot unl she graduated from Michigan that she showed even the slightest interest in the sport. A physics major in college, she bought her first sports car, an XK120 Jaguar and, in "a very gradual process," discovered that rags-to-riches success story has recen- tly gone sour. Guthrie's full-time spon- sor, Texaco, failed to renew its commit- tment, leaving her unable to race on a full-time basis. Since her last race in July of 1980, Guthrie has sent out proposals to prospective sponsors and decided to write a book but, of late, there have been no substantial offers to lure her back into the world of race-car driving. Needless to say, Guthrie is dismayed - but she has hope for the future. "A number of teams, including a team in Ann Arbor, have contacted me and would like me to drive for them. However, I have no idea what I'll do. Racing has been my entire life for quite a while. This year is the first in 20 years that I've been looking at a season without any races in it." sports car racing existed. Her first ac- tual competition was a one-car speed trial set up in a parking lot run around rubber pylons. The more Guthrie raced, the more fascinated she became with the sport. Unfortunately for her, Guthrie's Guthrie ... first woman at Indy b _ p R . , -. On Campus: Basic Four Information Systems Join the challenging world of computer design with Basic Four Information Systems pro- fessionals - and watch your projects go from initial concept through design, develop- ment, manufacturing and marketing. 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"We'd like to get' six or seven to the NCAA's," Bahr said, "but my hopes rest on Joe Mc- Farland, Nemir Nadhir, Pat McKay, and Eric Klasson. " Those are Michigan's most consistent .vrestlers, and Bahr expects that they are the only Wolverines who will be seeded in the tournament. "Seedings aren't that important in a big tour- nament like this one," Bahr said. "Last year Eric Klasson was unseeded, and he won the championship." Bahr is confident that the team can place third or fourth, despite its current sixth-place standing in the big ten. "Anybody can come out of the wood- worK"and do something," Bahr said. Realistically, I'd say we can end up hird of fourth." IOWA WRESTLING coach Dan rs tangle Gable, whose Hawkeyes are heavily favored to win the tournament, assessed Michigan's chances. "I think they've got a pretty good team," Gable said, "and the 118-pounder (Mc- Farland) should definitely place. Nadhir is one of the better 158- pounders, and the heavyweight (Klasson) is a definite threat for the crown." Gable added that Pat McKay and Rob Rechsteiner might also place in the tournament. All of the Wolverines face stiff challenges, but perhaps the grappler with the most competition will be defending Big Ten champ Klasson. He must outduel three of the top heavyweights in the nation in Iowa's Ed Banach, Indiana's Rod Chamberlain, and Ohio State's Jeff Golz. Klasson defeated all three wrestlers this year; however, Golz came back to defeat Klasson in their second meeting of the season. A couple of other Wolverine grap- plers may have to face defending national champions. Iowa's Ed Banach, at 177 pounds, defeated Rob Rechsteiner in dual meet competition last week, but Rechsteiner could get a return shot at the champ. Larry Haughn or Bill Goodill, one of whom will wrestle at 134 pounds, may get the unenviable task of takling defending champ Randy Lewis. 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