Page 6-D - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1983 SHOULD STILL CONTEND FOR CROWN r Tracksters lose key By JEFF FAYE When it comes to men's track, it's ti news, bad news cliche. The good news squad only lost five runners to graduatic news is that four of them were distance m were among Michigan's best. Not to ment that they were also the strength of the Big Ten title team. That may seem to be a slight overrea graduation losses, but Brian Deim Donakowski and Bill O'Reilly merely ac 44 of the Wolverine's 92 points in the c outdoor championships. TO MAKE MATTERS worse, Don Pa. ished fifth in the 1500 meters for Michig Wells threw his way to fourth place in t Both have graduated. All, however, is not The Wolverines were almost entirely freshmen, sophomores, and juniors and given time to mature so they could take1 the seniors that would graduate ahead of means that next season Michigan should in several events. Here are a few of the may be hearing about next year. " Scott Erikkson -Has won the discus1 of the last three years. He missed during season because of an injury. In the last of he set the Big Ten meet record for the di 187'11". " Johnny Nielson - Shot putter who conference meet record last May (59'10% distance men proved all season. Looms as a national power. he old good " Derek Harper - As a long jumper he will be dif- is that the ficult to beat next year. He took third place at the Big on. The bad Ten's and first at the Indiana Invitational. He is also en and they a threat as a sprinter. Lion the fact * Dave Lugin - Holds the Michigan outdoor record Wolverines' in the high jump at 7'3 %" and placed third in the con- ference meet. He also placed at most of the other ction to the meets the Wolverines participated in. er, Gerard " Doug Heikkinen - Placed sixth in the 3,000 counted for steeplechase at the Big Tens, and is expected to fill onference's some of the shoes of the graduated seniors. " Todd Steverson-The Ann Arbor middle-distances ssenger fin- runner took first place in the 406 meters at the an and Phil Michigan State Invitational and could become a he shot put. world class runner with work. lost. 9 George Yoanides - Also an Ann Arbor native, he made up of has been a solid, dependable performer in the hurdles I had to be and should bloom soon. He placed fourth in the 400- the place of meter'hurdles at conference. them. That Some other names to watch are Bill Brady and Jim be stronger Schmidt in the distance events, Dave Hall (also a names you football player and has played basketball) in the decathlon, and Derick Stinson and Michael title two out Sudarkasa in the hurdles and relays. g his second What it comes down to is, despite the loss of the utdoor meet distance runners, Michigan is by no means out of the scus, a long race for the indoor and outdoor titles in 1984. It may not be led by the distance crew but more likely than also set the not, the Wolverines will manage. After all, they have 4") and im- won four straight Big Ten titles. 46"t -Am= -- Harper ... NCAA qualifier Swimmers aim for Big Ten Ttles Men lose just one senior returning - junior Kent Ferguson, and sophomores Mike Gruber andBruce Kimball (Dick's son). All three scored at the Big Ten Championships and Ferguson andsKimball were theonly Wolverines to score at the NCAA meet. Both earned All-America honors in the process. By KATIE BLACKWELL An undefeated season leaves little room for improvement, especially when only one athlete on the team graduates. Such is the case for the Michigan men's swim team. The Wolverines, vic- torious in all six of their regular season dual meets, are looking toward the 1983 season with 20 returning swimmers. But the Wolverines surely will feel the loss of last year's senior captain, Bruce Gemmell. A 1982 Big Ten Champion in the 200-yard individual medley, Gem- mell was a key factor in pushing Michigan to a third-place finish in the 1983 championships. "BRUCE'S loss will be hard to make up," said head coach Jon Urbanchek. "But with Gemmell out, and the new recruits coming in, we should, at least, be able to hold our position in the Big Ten." The freshman recruits that Urban- chek speaks so highly of will, he hopes, add the depth Michigan needs to com- pete in the Big Ten Championships. Distance freestyler Jeff Gordon, of Cincinnati is expected to team up with returning sophomore Benoit Clement to strengthen the 500- and 1650-yard freestyle events. Gordon is a National qualifier. Freestyle sprints (50 and 100 yards) could be a Wolverine forte. Seniors Mark Noetzel and Kirstan Vandersluis are a solid combination in the shorter distances. Noetzel set a new pool record of 44.66 in qualifying for the NCAA's in the 100-yard freestyle. As a freshman last year, Lance Schroeder earned the honor of Big Ten champion in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:47.86, just one second shy of Mark Spitz's 11-year-old Big Ten record. Schroeder was Michigan's only individual champion. This winter, Peter Holmquist of Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania will try to follow the wake of Schroeder in the 200 butterfly. He will also swim the 200- yard backstroke. Another newcomer is Paul Kent, who transferred from California State-Long Beach. "Paul will probably be in con- tention for the number one spot in the breakstroke," said Urbanchek. Diving coach Dick Kimball didn't need to worry about recruiting. He has a team of three outstanding divers Women chase Ohio State Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER Michigan's Melanie Weaver -(161), who graduated last year, tries to catch up to her opponents in the NCAA Indoor Track Championships. Goodridge rebuilding from withi n program By JOE EWING It will take some darn good legs to rebuild the Michigan women's track team for the 1983-84 season. The Wolverines, who won last year's Big Ten in- door title and were runners-up outdoors, have lost many key performers. Graduation will hit Michigan hard in all areas, but coach Francie Goodridge hopes that she can fill many of the openings on this year's squad from within the current program. She also hopes that her Wolverines will be able to challenge Iowa and Wisconsin for the Big Ten championship. "WE'VE GOT a good, solid group to start with," said Goodridge, "and we'll have to build from there." Spearheading the Wolverine attack will be middle distance runner Joyce Wilson. Last year, the Michigan sophomore was the Big Ten champ outside in the 400 meters and qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 600-yard run. She was also a key part of the 1600-meter and two-mile relay teams. Michigan's middle distance hopes will rest with senior Martha Gray, who came on last year to take seventh at the Big Ten outdoor meet in the 800.."t meters. THE WOLVERINES lost three good distance runners but have the strongest crop of runners coming on in the longer races. Last spring, Michigan lost Sue Frederick-Foster, Melanie Weaver and Lisa Larsen, who together accounted for two firsts, two seconds and a third in the Big Ten championships. Goodridge believes, however, that Sue Schroeder, who was fifth in the Big Ten 1500 meters, Judy Yuhn, and Bonnie McDonald, will help to make up some of the distance slack. The Wolverines also lost a lot in the sprints, with Big Ten finishers Brenda Kazinec and Lorrie Thornton leaving. Michigan, however, expects to get some fine- performances during the year from Darlene Fortman, the, Wolverines' sixth:place finisher in the Big Ten 100-meter event. In addition Goodridge expects Kari Manns to hold her own in the hurdle events and Dawn Rich and Angie Hafner to score some points in the high jump. As well as filling in with runners from her own ranks, Goodridge is well on her way to bringing a strong class of recruits to Michigan by already signing middle-distance specialists Jennifer Rioux of Livonia Ladywood and Missy Thompson of Ludington. She is near signing two or three other "top distance runners" as well. Goodridge would also like to find a shot putter and discus thrower from 1983's crop of Michigan high school graduates. "I'll tell you, I'm going to stay within the state," said Goodridge. "We're not going to jump into anything just yet, we're going to wait." By MIKE REDSTONE The Michigan women's swim team topped off a perfect dual meet season (8-0) last year by finishing second at the annual Big Ten meet. The Wolverines' regular season in- cluded wins over Big Ten foes Ohio State, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan State. Michigan could not hold off Ohio State at the Big Ten meet, however, and had to settle for second place. "THEY (the Buckeyes) had a little more depth than we did," said coach Stu Isaac after the meet. "We both swam well but they had a little more than us in the end." Isaac is looking forward to another, winning season from his women this winter with the help of returning All- American swimmers Melinda Copp (200-yard backstroke) and Naomi Marubashi (100-yard freestyle). Coach Dick Kimball's diving team should also improve with the return of All-Americans Diane Dudeck and Leighann Grabovez. Isaac has also recruited several new swimmers who should be able to make a contribution to the team this year. These top freshman recruits include backstrokers Jane Esselstyn and Pam Randolph, and butterfliers Lisa Runsford and Peggy Morioka. Kimball has also recruited one of the nation's top divers in Mary Fischbach. With the aid of these new and retur- ning swimmers and divers, Isaac and Kimball are looking forward to another perfect dual meet season. This year, however, they hope to end the season with a first-place finish at the Big Ten meet. "Ohio State is going to be tough again this year," said Isaac, "but we should also be improved." Newt's gone,I I By PAUL RESNICK There has been a changing of the guard in Michigan gymnastics. King (head coach) Newt Loken has ab- dicated after reigning 36 years, and six of the nine regulars from last season have departed. There will be some continuity in coaching despite Loken's retirement, since assistant Bob Darden will be the new head coach. "Coach Darden is moving into the position very nicely," said Loken, "and I'm personally very happy to see him get the position." THE CAPTAIN of the guard, Merrick Horn, apparently didn't hear the bell tolling the change. He was redshirted last season, after surgery on his colon,, 13ut gy' and the captain-elect will return as a fifth-year senior. He should consistently score above 55 in all-around com- petition, according to Loken. The only other regulars returning from last season's team are sophomore all-arounders Rich Landman and Gavin Meyerowitz. Both are expected to score 54 and up. "It is going to be a unique ex- perience for me to grow in my coaching position with the team," said Darden. "I feel like the rookie coach with a freshman team." Last season, the Wolverines suffered from injuries and a lack of depth. Michigan was not even able to field a full team for several weeks when Meyerowitz and senior all-arounder Dino Manus were injured. While all six seniors on the team won awards in in- dividual competition at the Big Ten championships, Michigan only managed a fifth-place finish. DEPTH SHOULD not be a problem next season. Joining Horn, Landman, and Meyerowitz as all-around com- petitors will be Steve Scheinman, a senior who competed often last season, and three new recruits - Brock Orwig,, from Winnetka, Ill. who should be able to top 54 consistently, and two team- mates from Highland Park, Ill., Tom Alexander and Mitch Rose. As well as the all-arounders, there are a number of returning men who specialize in just a few events. Stu Downing on pommel horse, Mike Mc- Nelis in floor exercise and vaulting and Greg Nelson are likely to compete next season, although none of them com- peted regularly last season. "I am looking forward to next season with the talent the team will have," said Darden. unasts have )arden Michigan should do especially well in home meets as Loken has promised to show up to "cheer them on." Last time he donned his old cheerleading uniform, at last year's homecoming football game, the Wolverines knocked, off Minnesota to qualify for the Ros4 Bowl. Women By PAULA SCHIPPER Darden ... replaces a legend They're hungry for wins Got a Problem? Solve It with a Hewlett-Packard HP-12C or HP-15C from Ulrich's now .. . they thought it would come that easy again and it didn't. -women's gymnastic coach Sheri Hyatt Facing a tougher schedule as the Big Ten defending champions and slowed by injury, the women's gymnastics team had a rough 1982-83 season. The squad finished fifth in the Big Ten Championships and sent Kathy Beck- with to the Regional Championships. There she finished fifth on the beam and tenth in the all-around competition. That, however, was not enough to qualify her for the National com- petition. Coach Sheri Hyatt attributed the season's record of 8-9 to tougher com- petition. Never before had the Wolverines faced such tough opponents as the 1982 national champions Utah, and Oregon State. Then after the early going, injury struck. ' hungry All-arounder Andrea Scully had been in top form, surpassing Beckwith in a pre-season intersquad meet. But emergency surgery took her out of th4 lineup early. After losing important momentum, Scully did manage to come back near the season's end to finish well on vault and floor exercise. ALONG SIDE Scully, Patty Ventura was also onthe recovery trail. She had been slowed from a car accident suf- fered the year before. Ventura strengthened her routines admirably to regain all-around status. Unfortunately, Beckwith could not grab the same high scores she had at- tained the year before to aid the weakened team. Attempting more dif- ficult tricks, such as a double twist on the floor exercise, Beckwith added ex- citement to the competitions. This, however, sometimes led to falls and lower scores. "Kathy is the most consistent, thoug not the most talented," said Hyatt. "But next year will be super for her because she will have the skills under her belt." 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