Page 10-Friday, April 8, 1983-The Michigan Daily Tracksters going to the Dogwood Diemnr Donakowsk i lead men By JOE EWING After nearly a three-week layoff from competition, the Michigan men's track and field team will get its outdoor season into full swing today and tomorrow at the Dogwood Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. The Wolverines opened their outdoor season at the Dominos Pizza Relays in Tallahassee, Fla. March 17 and 18. Sin-. ce then, they have run into a few minor training problems with the weather and availability of indoor training facilities. "IT'LL BE REAL good," said Michigan head coach Jack Harvey of the meet. "We haven't been able to do much the last two weeks. We got back from Florida and there was seven in- ches of snow on the ground. We're just anxious to get down there." The Dogwoods will feature over 2,000 male and female athletes from 150 dif- ferent schools. It is known as one of the premier early-season meets in the country. One of the events Harvey hopes his team will do well in is the distance- medley relay, where he will pit the team of Don Passenger, Bob Boynton, Paul Mistor and Brian Diemer against the competition. HARVEY'S HOPES are also riding on his two-mile relay quartet of Jason Bryant, Boynton, Mistor and Passenger. This same foursome, ex- cept for Bryant who replaces Ron Sim- pson, was third at the Dominos Relays with a 7:37.4 clocking. Another Dominos finisher the Wolverines place in the meet is distan- ce specialist Diemer. While in Tallahassee, the Michigan senior was third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:36.4 and qualified for the NCAA national meet. This weekend, Diemer hopes to qualify in the 5,000-meter run. Further enhancing the Wolverine distance corps will be Big Ten indoor three-mile champ Gerard Donakowski, who will run in the 10,000-meter event. Donakowski also placed fourth, one place behind Diemer in the two-mile at the NCAA indoor championships. IN THE FIELD events, Michigan features shot putters Johnny Nielsen and Scott Eriksson, who were first and third in Florida with tosses of 59'%" and 57'111/2". In addition, Eriksson was fourth in the discus with a 168'8" throw and is the Wolverines' strongest threat in that event. In the long jump, the Michigan men have NCAA qualifier Derek Harper; while Big Ten third-place finisher Dave Lugin should score for the Wolverines in the high jump. In addition, Michigan will send one- mile, sprint medley, and 4 x 100-meter relays to the meet. HFIgh jumper Bullard key for women By JOE EWING For many teams, new seasons bring new hopes of improvement: but the Michigan women's track and field team is just hoping to stay the same. The Wolverines, who took the Big Ten championship during the indoor season, now set their sights on doing the same outdoors as they open their outdoor season at the Dogwood Relays in Knox- ville, Tenn. But the change from out- doors to indoors could be a little tough on the Michigan women. "WE'LL SEE schools we won't have normally seen," said Michigan head coach Francie Goodridge. "We'll use the meet as a working meet with run- ning events both on Friday and Satur- day. "Unfortunately, because of the weather," she added, "the transition to the outdoor season will be pretty rough. We won't have much time outside before the meet." Michigan will be led by senior high jumper Joanna Bullard. Indoors, Bullard won the Big Ten title with a jump of 5'10" and then cleared a per- sonal best and Wolverine record 6'0" to take third at the NCAA indoor cham- pionships. The Wolverines' other chan- ce in the field events should rest with long jumper Lorrie Thornton who also captured the conference title indoors. IN ADDITION, Thornton is the Wolverines' top threat in the sprints, qualifying for the NCAA indoor cham- pionships in the 60-yarddash. Right behind Thornton is senior captain Brenda Kazinec, who was runner-up for the conference 300-yard crown. Dominating the middle distance for Michigan will be NCAA qualifier and Big Ten 600-yard dash runnerup Joyce Wilson. At the distances, Goodridge's charges are especially strong with the likes of Big Ten mile champ Sue Frederick-Fostersand:two-mile specialist Lisa Larsen. Three-mile NCAA qualifier Melanie Weaver and freshman Sue Schroeder round out the distance corps. Bullard receives honors March was a good month for Joanna Bullard as she was named Big Ten Women's Track Athlete-of-the-Month and Michigan's Woman Athlete-of-the- Month. Bullard received both honors for her third-place showing at the NCAA indoor championships. - Daily Photo by JON SNOW A trip to Penn State for the NCAA Championships is in store for Wolverine gymnasts (left to right) Rick Kaufmann, Mike McKee, Dino Manus, Kevin McKee and Milan Stanovich. Seniors end careers in championship meet.0 . By CHUCK WHITMAN Five Michigan gymnasts will com- pete this weekend for all-America honors in the NCAA Championship meet at Penn State. Although Michigan did not qualify as a team, it will have one of the largest individual contingents as Rick Kaufmann, Dino Manus, Milan Stanovich and the McKee brothers-Kevin and Mike- were invited by the NCAA Selection Committee. THE NCAAs bring mixed emotions for the five seniors and retiring coach Newt Loken. Nationals have been their goal ever since they started competing, but it marks the end of their gymnastic careers. "I shall have sad emotions knowing this will be my last Nationals (as a coach) and yet I feel fortunate in having been to all of them since their inception in 1938," said Loken. Nebraska will be defending its fifth national title and Penn State, Iowa Stat- e, and UCLA will be pushing for the team crown. "In order to win," said 44 $ 8 g *44b.;1,,206 S.IRS'T jf ~ Q , LQ4 B~ iU N P G QW A-2 48103 A A - 994-1ER -ADRIAN'S T-SHIRT PRINTERY Loken, "they'll have to make it past our five blue shirts. We sure as heck will make all the competitors aware of us." FOR A WHILE, it looked like only four would qualify. Mike McKee, this year's Big Ten floor exercise champion did not hear until last week. "I am really excited. I wanted to qualify year ... it's been a good year," plained Mike. Brother Kevin, who has been selected for the last four years, said "I feel bet- ter this year. I am more prepared, more relaxed and I feel I can do my routine and be a finalist." The top eight in each event are recognized as finalists while the top six earn all-America status. KAUFMANN earned all-American honors -last year and, as he puts "finishing as a two time all-Ameri would sound good." yet Kaufmann placed Nationals in perspective. "It's the culmination of 11 years of gym- nastics in two 30-second routines. But, however NCAAs turn out, and this is the coach's philosophy too, it's how you feel about yourself. If you have done your best and worked hard, then you feel good." Manus, this year's Midwest Open Champion on the parallel bars also competed in the NCAAs. Team Captain Stanovich, who qualified in vaulting, was first alternate for the all-around. Although he will only vault this weekend, Stanovich said, "It's great to go to Nationals, and I feel fortunate that Newt is going with us." 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