4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 25, 1984 FORMER 'M' TRACKSTER GOES FOR GOLD Foster dashes t( By RICH WIEDIS For some athletes, years are devoted towards one overriding goal - making it to the Olympic Games. Others develop slowly and realize, quite suddenly sometimes, that they are among the best. Such was the case with Sue Foster, a 1983 Michigan graduate who is currently ranked as the fifth- fastest woman in the United States in the 1,500-meter run. Less than outstanding in her first two years of college, Foster is now a con- tender for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team. "SHE DIDN'T come into national prominence until her senior year, said Michigan thinclad coach Francie Goodridge. Foster, the holder of five Wolverine individual track records, received national attention after winning the 1983 Big Ten Championships at 1,500- meters. This was followed by a striking performance in The Athletic Conferen- ce meet in October where Foster shat- tered the 4:17:00 mark needed to qualify to the Olympic trials. The major factor in Foster's sudden improvement was the arrival of Goodridge at Michigan in 1981, Foster's junior year.' "WHEN I first started coaching her I admired her," said Goodridge, herself a two-time Olympian. "If she was one of my competitors she would have scared me because of the kind of pace she can carry" Under the guidance of the new Michigan coach, Foster cut her time in the 1,500 from 4.29:00 to 4.11:50 in 1983. "It takes alot of the pressure off, already having qualified for the trials,",' said Foster, a 5-3 Ann Arbor native. "I hadn't even thought of the Olympics un- til last spring." Q Olympic It is the fact that makes Foster's qualify story so remarkable. After the stunning 1,500 al Big Ten Championship meet, Foster Goodrid headed for the NCAA's. automa "I was very confident until 15 howeve minutes before the race," she said. break "But by the time I got to the starting which h line I was almost ready to cry." "Righ Foster did not win a national cham- and lay pionship that day, finishing 4th, but the John G magnitude of what she had accom- one sho plished in getting there became a peak pe reality. portanc Foste "THAT WAS THE first race that Sue aspiran actually had a chance to win - for the Melanie first time she was a contender," said "It h Foster's Olympic training coach John who knf Goodridge, Francie's husband. she said "She had moved into the big time so The c quickly after the Big Tens that she was two wil not as experienced as some of the other lack of e girls," added Francie Goodridge. Goodrid Experience will be a major hurdle for power Foster, due to her rapid climb to the seems t top. Commented Goodridge, "ex- "Mak perience counts a lot in the Olympics, set for but sometimes freshness counts even won't t more. This could be an advantage for have a Sue. The emotional part may be her biggest problem. You can be as good as anyone else physically but psyche your self out." FOSTER'S PSYCHE was much im- proved as she re-established her national prominence in last year's TAC meet. Goodridge set Foster's goal at 4.12:00. This was the time which Goodridge herself carried into the 1972 Olympics in Munich - at the time the second best on 1,500-meters run by an American woman. Foster made her coach proud, winning the 1,500 with a time of 4.11:50. Lack of experience and mental pressure did not seem to trouble Foster, who lives comfortably with her husband Mark in a newly refurbished home. "The key is just to be relaxed," said Foster. "You have to know what you can do and then do it." But this may be a difficult task for Foster, whose main competition will include Mary Decker, by far America's best female runner, and Cindy Bremser of Wisconsin. "THREE AMERICAN women will TRACK THE WOLVERINES THRU THE BIG TEN BASKETBALL SEASON ON WPAG cmvc MICHIGAN vs. PURDUE 7:30 P.M. ]le I ~~ DL71 L../ u - I I do- - --- - mmwmmk ENGINEERS m4 _-9 \ L- ' f wigs sink Isles, 4-0 February 15 SUNDSTRAND ON CAMPUS Sundstrand, a leading high technology company, is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of advanced electrical and mechanical aerospace systems for commercial and military jet aircraft as well as missiles and space applications. Sundstrand is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Rockford, Illinois with annual sales over $960 million. We have manufacturing and service locations worldwide and use state-of-the-art technologies to design, manufacture and deliver our products. We offer a competitive salary, a solid benefit package including health and dental, an educational reimbursement program and a liberal holiday schedule. Investigate the engineering opportunities for you, the college-degreed professional. By GARY EFFMAN Special to the Daily DETROIT - After a three-week win- ter break, the Red Wings returned to the win column with a dominating 4-0 victory over the Patrick Division leading New York Islanders.r The win, the first in 10 games for Detroit, proved to the 17,200 Joe Louis Arena fans that the Wings still remem- ber the three S's of hockey: skating, shooting and scoring. DETROIT opened the scoring on a power play at 4:35 in the first period when Reed Larson took a pass from goalie Greg Stefan, skated the length of the ice and beat Isles' goalie Roland Melanson to notch his 13th of the year. Less than three minutes later, at 7:10, John Ogrodnick, looming big in front of the net, tipped in a shot by Ron Duguay. The period ended with Detroit on top, 2- 0. The only scoring in the second period came on a 25-foot blast by Ivan Boldirev at 9:03. Boldirev added his 19th of the season at 13:44 of the last period to end the scoring at 4-0. The game's top star went to Stefan, who, like a magician, turned back 31 shots and blanked the Isles on seven power play opportunities to record his first shutout of the year. The wiri provided a great boost to the Wings, who must face the Buffalo Sabres and the Islanders on the road later this week before the All-Star break. Pacers 114, Pistons 107 Special to the Daily PONTIAC - No one anticipated that there would be anything to boo about at at the Silverdome last night as the NBA's worst team, the Indiana Pacers, came to town. But the boos rang out loud and clear from the Silverdome crowd of 8,404 as the Pistons were soundly beaten 114- 107. THE LAST place Pacers (11-29) star- ted out hot in the first quarter shooting 15-24 from the field on their way to a 31- 26 lead. The boos started with about two minutes left in the first half, as Indiana built a 57-45 lead. The Pistons finished strong, though, and went into the lockerroom trailing 59-51. THE PISTONS looked rejuvenated as they outscored Indiana 12-4 to start the Second half, but could not keep up with the hot shooting Pacers and were trailing by seven points after three quarters. The boos became deafening early in the fourth quarter as the Pacers con- tinued strongly, but the crowd turned back to the Pistons side late in the game when Piston Coach Chuck Daly's full court press stifled the Pacers. -MIKE REDSTONE Hockeyv player dies University; of Michigan-Dearborn hockey player John Balogh was found dead in a car with its engine running in the garage of his Allen Park home late Sunday night. Authorities have not yet ruled on the circumstances of the death. 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