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Page 14-Friday, November 19, 1982-The Michigan Daily
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND THE CENTER FOR NEAR EASTERN
AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES
PRESENT
THREE DETROIT FREE PRESS JOURNALISTS
SPEAKING ON
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IN THE MIDDLE EAST '
The Journalists are: STEPHEN FRANKLIN, Reporter; TOM HUNDLEY, Reporter;
and DAVID C. TURNLEY; Photographer
They will speak on MONDAY. NOVEMBER22 at 4:00 P.M. in the
EAST CONFERENCE ROOM of the RACKHAM BUILDING
Larsen looks to
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By MIKE MCGRAW
Cross country runner Lisa Larsen
was sitting by the whirlpool before
practice this week as she and the rest of
the Michigan women's cross country
team prepared to run in the national
meet this Monday in Bloomington, In-
diana. It was ironic that she would be in
the water at this time because Larsen
spent most of her athletic life in the pool
before deciding to become a cross coun-
try runner.
Larsen came to Michigan as a fresh-
woman and competed with the swim-
ming team for a year before she grew
tired of the sport. "I couldn't motivate
myself any more in swimming, but I
still wanted to compete, so I started
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running," Larsen said.
SINCE GIVING up swimming to con-
centrate on running, Larsen, in addition
to having success in indoor and outdoor
track, has become Michigan's first
woman cross country All-American,
taking 14th at nationals last year in
Pocatello, Idaho. This year she took
second in the Big Ten, the top finish for
a Michigan runner in that event as well.
"I do well in the big races because
there's something about them that give
sme more adrenalin, I just go nuts,"
said Larsen. "We gear toward the big
races all year, so when they come
around we're ready for them."
The next big race for Larsen and the
harriers is this Monday when the
Wolverine women will run in the
nationals for the first time as a team.
They have not seen Indiana Univer-
sity's course yet, which could be a
disadvantage but they will be led by a
runner who has national experience.
"IT WILL be a help having run in
nationals before, you get a chance to
see how the top runners react in a
race," said Larsen. "It's like the foot-
ball team only plays a team like
Washington once a year, and if they
have played them before, it helps a lot.
It's a lot like that in cross country."
Larsen may have had experience
racing on a national level, but overall,
she hasn't competed as much as most
other collegiate runners. "I haven't
been running as long as most runners
but I think that could have an advan-
tage," she said. "Not having run for all
my life, I have saved some of the stress
on my legs and may be in better. shape
physically than I would be."
"Since Lisa hasn't been running for
as long as some of the other runners,
she is improving much faster," said
coach Francie Kraker-Goodridge. "It
should help our younger runners a lot
having some experienced leadership
for the big races."
RIGHT ALONG side Larsen all year
for the harriers has been senior
Melanie Weaver, who finished fifth in
Big Tens and seventh at districts.
Weaver adds to Michigan's experience
for the harrier's title run. Rounding our
the top five are freshman Sue
Schroader, senior Sue Frederick-
Foster, and Judy Yuhn.
BILLBOARD
The women's basketball team is
looking for volunteers to fill a number
of positions. Anyone interested in being
a scorekeeoer, timekeeper, or
statistician should contact head coach
Gloria Soluk before Friday at the
Women's Athletic Department. The
number to call if 763-2159.
"I think its realy good that we're
going as a team this year, before it was
just individuals," added Larsen. "Now
we're a team and can help each other
out."
This first trip to nationals should be
more than just an appearance in a top
event, as Michigan has a legitimate
chance at high honors. "Virginia is the
defending champion and after them I
see Stanford, Oregon, Clemson, and
Tennessee as being some of the top
competition," said Goodridge. "Con-
servatively, I would say we should
finish in the top ten as a team and sixth
place is a good possibility. The whole
team is really healthy this week."
Larsen thinks that the Wolverines
may even have an advantage on some
of the other teams.
"A LOT OF the good teams at
nationals won't be used to running on
hills and in the cold," said Larsen.
"We've had some experience running
some tough courses like at Iowa for Big
Tens, and a lot of the southern schools
haven't."
Goodridge agrees.
"We don't have to travel as far for
this meet and we're used to running in
cold weather, and I think this will help
make up the gap that exists between us
and some of the better shcools," said
Goodridge.
Because of the limited budget given r
the team, the harriers have never had,;
to travel very far. But with their per-
formance this season, the program is-,
starting to improve. Next year,
Goodridge is hoping to add some home
meets and a trip to California for the,.>
runners. The national competition~,~
should help Michigan's recruiting so
the Wolverine women's cross country,..
team looks like it could be on top for
some time.
As for Larsen, she doesn't have any,,,
regrets about shifting sports in mid->7
career. "If I had stayed a swimmer IQ
would be retired right now," she added,
"The hardest transition has been
thinking of myself as a runner instead
of a swimmer. But I'm starting to han-,
dle it. I used to have nightmares about
swimming all the time, but those have.
stopepd. Now my dreams are aboutv
running."
So now after coming further than any v _
Michigan woman runner, Larsen
doesn't have to worry too much about ,,
her performance Monday in Indiana.
Because even if she doesn't become a-.,
repeat All-American, she won't be in
any hot water.
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