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The Michigan Daily
Wednesday, March 9, 1983
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LONG JUMPS TO NCAAS
Harper launches to new lengths
KERRSE WORDS
BY JOHN KERR
By CHRIS GERBASI
.DerekHarper is a familiar name in Big
Ten circles. He scores 15 points and shoots 60
percent from the field for the Illinois basket-
ball team. But less commonly known is that
Derek Harper can long jump over 25 feet and
run the 60-yard dash in 6.47 seconds.
Of course, the latter accomplishments are
those of the Wolverines' track man Derek
Harper, who, while not as well-known as his
Illini namesake, is fast compiling his own set
of impressive achievements.
AFTER A PLEASING third-place finish at
the season-opening meet at East Tennessee,
Harper reeled off seven consecutive wins. "I
started out pretty good,"understated the
junior from Pontiac.
But last weekend was somewhat of a lost
one for Harper. At the Big Ten Champion-
ships in East Lansing, he finished a "disap-
pointing" fourth. "I was experimenting," ex-
plained Harper. "I moved my steps back and
I think I got too much speed."
Another reason he may not have performed
up to his usual standards is that the versatile
Harper also competed in the 60-yard dash and
the triple jump.
After jumping, Harper doesn't like to sit
around at a meet and watch everyone else.
"I'm an active person.:I like a lot of different
activities." In fact, he has been "Mr. Per-
petual Motion" since his junior high days. "I
used to run all the dashes, the high jump, the
hurdles," related Harper, "and the coach got
tired of me being in his hair, so he said, 'Go
play over in the (long-jump) pit.' So I started
messing around in there and I was pretty
good at it."
HE'S BEEN LONG jumping ever since and
this season he's flown farther than ever
before. Harper's season best is 25'3", which
qualified him for the NCAA Championships
being held this weekend in his hometown at
the Silverdome. There will be no experimen-
ting this weekend because Harper has a point
to make. "I want to prove I can jump with the
best," he said. "I didn't prove that at the Big
Tens. This is another chance. I'm looking
forward to it."
If Harper can polish his technique, he could
claim a spot among the best at the 'Dome.
Coach Jack Harvey, pleased with Harper's
consistency this season, said, "If he jumps
the way he's capable of jumping, he could get
maybe a 25 (footer) and possibly score."
Regardless of what happens at this
weekend's meet, which concludes the indoor
track season, there are other horizons for
Harper to leap. He's looking forward to
defending his Big Ten outdoor title this spring
and, further down the runway, a shot at the
Olympics.
"I would like to make the '84 U.S. team,"
said Harper, "If not, then the '88 Games. I
think I will be at the peak of my performance
at that time." Judging by his steady progress
this year, that could be quite a peak.
Peeking into his future, Harper, who works
for the University's intramural department,
would someday like to be the director of that
program. Although fulfillment of that hope
may be in the distant future, Harper is ac-
customed to covering great distances,
whether he's running track or running an in-
tramural program.
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Frieder .
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Harper
... jumping with the best
Sidelined Kremer
feels pain
By STEVE HUNTER
How does it feel to go from being All-Amer-
ica and number one singles player for
Michigan to being injured and watching from
the sidelines?
According to Marian Kremer, the Wolveri-
ne women's tennis team's number one, "It
hurts a lot."
DURING THE TEAM'S recent trip to
California in a match against Cal-Irvine,
Kremer suffered the second serious knee in-
jury of her career. "I went to hit a ball and I
felt something pop," she described.
The "popping" was ligament damage in her
right knee. Last year, she injured the opposite
knee. While the current injury has frustrated
Kremer, it also has give the Tennessee native
a great desire to come back. "I've never in
my life wanted to play tennis for Michigan as
badly as I do now," she says.
Hopefully for the Wolverines, she will be able
to play "about the middle of April," accor-
ding to head coach Ollie Owens. But he adds,
''It's pretty tough to say right now.''
AS FOR KREMER she talks expectantly of
"staring rehab" and returning to the team.
"It really means a lot to me to play."
In the meantime, although Kremer says,'
"It's really hard for me to be there and not be
playing," she still spends much of her time
with the team.
"She's definitely a leader and she gets
along with everyone," says teammate and
doubles partner Jane Silfen of Kremer.
OWENS AGREES. "She helps out in that
area (leadership),''says the fourth-year head
coach. "She has more confidence than the
other girls."
Silfen has a similar view of Kremer. "She's
a very confident player, and it kind of rubs off
on me."
Kremer herself says,
port to those who need
supporting me if they
position."
"I want to give sup-
it. I think they'd be
were in the same
IN THE MEANTIME, however,, Kremer is
not happy about her inactivity. "I feel like
I've let them (the Wolverines) down by getting
hurt. And being a scholarship athlete, I feel a
responsibility to perform."
Up until her injuries, Kremer performed
very successfully, with a record of 10-1 last
year and All-American honors two years ago.
For now, though, she concentrates on this year,
saying, "I want our team to do well," and
looks forward to returning in time for the Big
Ten meetwhich will be held May 6-8 in Evan-
ston. There she asserts, "I think we can win.'
... under the gun
B ILL FRIEDER IS one of the nicest guys you could
ever want to meet. Win or lose, he's always
cooperative and gracious. Frieder is also a very fine
basketball coach. Even Bobby Knight, who obviously
knows what it takes to be a good coach, agrees with
that.
Nevertheless, Frieder is very fortunate the
Wolverine fans and athletic administration have put
absolutely no pressure on him to begin producing com-
petititive basketball teams. That, however, could
change within a year.
Just under one year ago, the Wolverines ended their
season with only seven wins in 27 games. To the out-
sider, it was a very strange situation. Here was a once-
powerful basketball school that struggled through its
worst campaign in some 20 years, and yet there was lit-
tle or no discontentment with the job Frieder did. The
reason for this was simple - Frieder had a legitimate
defense.
Joe James and M. C. Burton had quit the team just
prior to the 1981-82 season. Tim McCormick and Jon
Antonides were injured and sat out the whole year, for-
cing 6-7 Isaac (then known as Ike) Person to play center
in the Big Ten. The rest of the team was young and
inexperienced. No one could have expected Michigan
to be a great basketball team under those circumstan-
ces, and Frieder made sure everybody understood
that.
Recruits raised hopes
Then last spring he completely took what little
pressure there was off himself by bagging five very
fine basketball recruits. Some even thought Michigan's
incoming freshmen were the top group in the country.
Wolverine fans quicky forgot about the 7-20 debacle
and began dreaming of the exploits of Richard
Rellford, Butch Wade, Paul Jokisch, Robert Hender-
son, and Roy Tarpley. Jesus, they thought, combine
them with McCormick, and guards Leslie Rockymore
and Eric Turner, and Michigan will be great.
Frieder, however, quickly shot down that logic.
These recruits are only freshmen, he kept insisting,
they have a lot to learn before they can adjust to
college basketball. Besides, McCormick hasn't played
for 16 months, he added; who knows what to expect
from him? And, he noted, we only have three scholar-
ship guards. Don't expect us to be instant contenders,
Frieder cautioned the optimists.
Of coursehe was right. Michigan is mired deep in
ninth place in the Big Ten. If Wisconsin gets lucky and
the Wolverines drop both their remaining games,
Michigan could easily find itself in last place. And once
again, the fans have accepted the sub-par Big Ten
finish.
This will be the last season they will do so.
It's time for results
Next year, Turner and Rockymore will be juniors
and Dan Pelekoudas will be in his last year. Michigan
will have God Almighty himself, Antoine Joubert, along
with two other highly-regarded guards, Quincy Turner
and Garde Thompson. This will give Michigan depth in
the backcourt - something that has proven to be very
costly this year.
Forward shouldn't be a problem, either. Rellford,
Wade, Jokisch, and Henderson mean that Michigan
will be two deep at each forward. All will be
sophomores with considerable Big Ten experience.
Michigan also will be strong at the post. McCormick,
especially in his last few games, has shown that he is a
good Big Ten center and can only improve. Backing
him up will be Tarpley. Like the forwards, he'll be a
sophomore with experience.
In short, it will take two injuries at any one position to
put the Wolverines in real trouble. They will have that
much depth. Make that depth, talent, and experience.
Only Thompson, Turner, and Joubert will be freshmen.
It doesn't even matter with Antoine, though, because
he can play in the pros right now. That's what Frieder
said.
Next year, Crisler Arena will be sold out for the
Michigan homes games. Expectations will be high.
Patience will be thin. Frieder knows this.
Next year there can be no more excuses.
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Kremer
... on crutches
Tigers dump Boston,6-5
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Detroit
left fielder Larry Herndon paced a 15-
hit attack by driving in three runs, in-
cluding two on a third-inning homer, as
the Tigers earned a 6-5 exhibition
baseball victory over the Boston Red
Sox yesterday.
Five Tigers had at least two hits and
Lou Whitaker had three singles.
Dan Petry started for Detroit and
allowed just one run on three hits in
three innings to gain credit for the vic-
tory. Pat Underwood and Howard
Bailey each pitched two innings of
scoreless relief for Detroit. Charlie Nail
came on in the ninth to retire the Red
Sox and earn the save for Detroit.
The victory evened Detroit's
exhibition record at 1-1. It was Boston's
first exhibition game of the season.
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Michigan Lacrosse Club assistant coach Bob DiGiovanni heads for the goal as Jeff Rosenberg awaits his
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students from area high schools, was held in the Michigan Fieldhouse in the morning, before an after-
noon session at Elbel Field. On Sunday, the lacrosse club, ranked number one by the Midwest Club
Lacrosse Association, opened its season by defeating Indiana 20-0.
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By KATIE BLACKWELL and KARL WHEATLEY
Special to the Daily
PONTIAC - It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't easy, but the
Detroit Pistons managed to capture a must-win in their drive
for the playoffs as they downed the Indiana Pacers, 107-101,
last night at the Pontiac Silverdome.
THE PACERS TOOK advantage of some sloppy and inef-
fective offensive play by the Pistons toward the end of the fir-
st quarter. With 7:49 left to play in the first half, former Ohio
State star Clark Kellogg put Indiana ahead 37-36 with an
alley-oop layup. Twenty seconds later, Kellogg drew blood
again with another layup, making it 39-36.
The Pacers didn't have long to savor their lead as Detroit's
Kelly Tripucka recaptured the lead by hitting two foul shots
giving them a 42-41 lead. The Pistons never trailed again as
Detroit managed to fend off any threat the Pacers could
mount.
Indiana's biggest threat came in the last two minutes when
it came within four points of the Pistons. Pacer center
Herb Williams hit a hook shot to make the score 103-99, but
Terry Tyler returned the favor, giving the Pistons some
breathing room at 105-99. Then Laimbeer grabbed the
rebound off of a Kellogg miss to stop the Pacer onslaught.
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