4 SPORTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 9, 1983 Page 8 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. ~ Nice guy Frieder . 0. 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. 't'# :.' 1 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. THE MICHIGAN DAILY FACULTY SALARY LISTINGS $1.00 per copy ON SALE NOW! Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 420 MAYNARD Ready or not, here I come I I Tonight there's something special brewing at uno-s OLYMPIA PITCHER AFTER 9 PM. ' - / Michigan Lacrosse Club assistant coach Bob DiGiovanni heads for the goal as Jeff Rosenberg awaits his shot during the First Annual Michigan-Brine Lacrosse Clinic last Saturday. The clinic, attended by 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. The Daily feature "The Club Sports" will resume next week. 14 __ L SCORES NBA Detroit 107, Indiana 101 Atlanta 110 Portland 93 New York 107, Seattle 98 College Basketball Ohio U. 74 Eastern Michigan 60 Ball St. 85, Miami 79 A IM H IG H We're assembling the team now to carry the Air Force into the frontier of space with leading edge technology and the officer leaders to keep us on course. Consider your future as an officer on our team! 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