I Page 10-Wednesday, February 2, 1983-The Michigan Daily CLUB HOPES TO REGAIN VARSITY S TA TUS Synchros stay afloat at club level By TIM MAKINEN The synchronized swim club is trying very hard to stay afloat and, due to a tremendous effort put forth by the swimmers, it appears to be succeeding. The team's fortunes hit bottom last winter when the Michigan Athletic Department announced it would drop synchronized swimming from varsity sport status to club level. THERE WERE several reasons for the drop to club status. First, the American Intercollegiate Association for Women (AIAW) which governed synchronized swimming folded. Secon- dly, the NCAA does not recognize syn- chronized swimming as a varsity sport because the percentage of schools that include it in their athletic programs is too small. Michigan Athletic Depar- tment-policy requires that a sport have a governing body, so it dropped the swimmers from the varsity program. The news came with all the subtlety of a cannonball off a high-dive. "Just as we were starting to get popular and established, this hap- pened," said assistant coach Laura LaCursia. "We felt we had made a lot of steps forward, and this was like two steps backward." THE ATHLETIC department did agree to a phase-out program, so the team now receives enough money to cover travelling expenses and tour- nament entry fees. The swimmers themselves, however, must pay the salaries of LaCursia and head coach Joyce Lindeman, as well as personal food expenses. To meet these costs, the club has put on numerous fund-raising activities in- cluding a swimathon and clinics. It also has plans for more clinics and will possibly earn funds by cleaning Crisler Arena. Perhaps most importantly, the club sent over 1000 letters to alumni and people involved in synchronized swim- ming to ask for donations and to make them aware of Michigan's situation. When it comes to competition, the name of Michigan is very much alive, as the swimmers proved last Saturday at Ohio State where they placed second out of seven schools. Swimmers Betsy Neira and Kathleen O'Brien captured a second place for Michigan in the duet event, and the two, along with Erin O'Shaughnessy, repeated the perfor- mance in the trio competition. The Wolverines will travel to Colum- bus again this weekend, and will host their own meet on February 12 at Bell Pool. Arizona, one of the top teams in the nation, will compete at the home meet. Cross-Country Skiing Six members of the cross-country ski club raced at the Silver Creek Challenge this past weekend in East Tawas. Michigan's Mike Muha covered the 18-kilometer course in 71:07, which was good enough to earn him a second place in the 19-25 age division, and eleventh spot overall out of 200 skiers. Linda Leeth also skid to second in the 19-25 age division for women. Her time was 109:08. Downhill Skiing Both the men's and women's ski teams performed excellently last Wed- nesday at Alpine Valley. The men took second place and the women grabbed the top spot. Jim McCullough and Chris McCoy went one-two in the men's race, and the Blue's Amy Horner, Kristen Lignell and Lindlie Ziegler earned all three top spots in the women's race. I 4 The response has been "very positive" according to team captain Anne Holter. The question remains, then, as to what the sport's chances- are for rein- statement at the varsity level. One ironic, but positive development oc- curred last year when the Olympic committee decided to include syn- chronized swimming as an Olympic event in 1984. In addition, the AIAW is suing the NCAA for trying to make a monopoly of women's athletics. The outcome of the case is still pending, but if the AIAW wins, synchronized swimming could resurface as a varsity sport at Michigan. IN THE MEANTIME though, the club will try to make some waves and remain visible in intercollegiate com- petition. "We want to keep Michigan's name alive in synchronized swim- ming," explained Holter. full court (V.PRE S 4 Freshmen coming around . . Daily Photo by JON SNOW Synchronized swimmers Cathy Reed (right) and Erin O'Shaughnessy pract- ice their routine yesterday at Bell Pool. Rent a Car from Econo-Car MM Turner to face State despite nose fracture OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK li WE RENT TO19 YR. OLD STUDENTS! ---Choose from small economical cars to fine luxury cars.. - -Special weekend rates. -Pick up services upon request. -We accept cash deposits. By JOHN KERR Eric Turner's nose injury, sustained when he collided with Illinois' Derek Harper late in the first half of last Saturday's Wolverine-Illini contest, is more serious than was originally in- dicated. Michigan coach Bill Frieder said yesterday that Turner's nose was frac- tured, not just bruised, in the collision. The injury, however, is not serious 438 W. Huron 761 -8845 U, enough to keep the sophomore guard from playing. "IT'S FRACTURED, but it's not displaced," said Frieder. Turner will play in Saturday's game against Michigan State without any protection on his nose. "He might wear a face guard in practice," Frieder said, "but not in the game." Frieder said he didn't think the injury would affect Turner's performance. "He might have a little breathing problem," he said, "but it shouldn't in- terfere." Bills, Falcons name coaches The Atlanta Falcons and the Buffalo Bills each have filled their head coaching positions. The Bills have named Kay Stephenson, who was their quarterback coach this past season, to replace Chuck Knox. Dan Henning, the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Washington Red- skins, was nabbed by the Falcons to be their sixth head coach. .ts . '1 L . t* . . V Iy By LARRY MISHKIN A sportswriter's thoughts midway through the basketball season: , f e EY, BILL FRIEDER was right when he said the "Fab Five" (freshmen) wouldn't lead Michigan to a Big Ten crown their first year. Too bad nobody (especially us sportswriters) listened to him and still made plane reservations to Albuquerque. -However, Richard Rellford, Robert Henderson, Paul Jokisch, Roy Tar- pley and Butch Wade will soon be on their second time around with the con- ference teams and get to face Indiana and Iowa at home this time. Add the experience they've gained in the first half of the season and then change those plane reservations to New York for the NIT, still a possibility. eOn the other hand, with Leslie Rockymore out for the season, Eric Turner suffering from a broken nose, and the impressive play of the other Big Ten teams, plane money might be better spent on cheeseand a good bottle of wine for a spring picnic in the Arb. -How to show Antoine Joubert you really want him: Begin the season with only three guards, have one of them get hurt, leaving only two, have one of those two tend to get into foul trouble two-thirds of the way through every game, leaving only one and have the last one play every minute of every game until he drops from exhaustion forcing a walk-on into the game. -There's always begging: -Ya gotta love E.T. You give him a pre-season build-up (comparable to one for his namesake the movie star) and he starts off the Big Ten season playing like the little creature. But, just when your ready to turn in your press pass he's finally starting to come around and play like he's from out of this world, scoring 57 points in the his last two outings, and is now third in the conference averaging 20 points a game. -Speaking of improved players, Tim McCormick gets my vote for Comeback Player of the Year. Finally beginning to regain his pre-knee operation form, Big Mac is averaging 13.6 points and 5.5'rebounds a game. He is also shooting an impressive .838 from the free throw line. -Forget about Jokisch or Rellford in shoulder pads catching passes. How about Anthony Carter in shorts taking 15 footers? The Wolverine gridiron All-American had some pretty impressive hoop statistics back in his high school days and has also looked sharp in some games at the IM Building. Slap a number one on the back of a basketball uniform and A.C. could come off the bench to spell one of the guards before he is drafted by the NFL in April. -I know it's an old issue already, but just a few more thoughts about Michigan basketball fans. Don't you hate fans who bring books to the games? How about fans who get violent because you won't sit down, despite the fact it's during the last 30 seconds of a triple-overtime game? How about fans who have to be prompted to applaud and cheer so a regional TV audien- ce will think it's an exciting game? *As longas I'm talking about fans, only at a Michigan basketball game would a fan be thrown out of a game for too much cheering. Referee Phil . Robinson really showed a lack of professionalism at Saturday's game again st Illinois when he asked that a fan be removed. The student's crime? In- sulting the ref! If Robinson can't stand a little verbal abuse he's in the wrong business. 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