al Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1984 Amp- Rent a Car from Econo- Ar o we rent to 19 YR. OLD STUDENTS! Choose from small economical cars to vans. Special WEEKEND rates Pick up services upon request We accept cash deposits I p OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 438 W. Huron 761-8845 ANN ARBOR Fantastic four 'M' relay team betters it's own record 6 By CHRISTOPHER GERBASI They're not faster than a speeding bullet, but Michigan's relay team of Martha Gray, Joyce Wilson, Jennifer Rioux and Sue Schroeder is super. Collectively, they own more records than a radio station, and last month at The Michigan Relays the foursome set a school mark in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:34.00. THE MEDLEY RELAY consists of a half-mile leg followed by a quarter- mile, three-quarter mile and finally, a. mile leg. At The Relays, each member ran one of her best races in her specialty. Gray's half-mile time of 2:14.8 equalled her individual school record for that distance. Wilson had a quarter- mile time of :56.8, which was very close to her fastest time. Rioux ran an out- standing 3:33 three-quarters, and Schroeder's anchor-mile time 'was an impressive 4:49. These performances knocked almost a full 10 seconds off the previous record set last year by Sue Frederick-Foster, Wilson, Schroeder and Melanie Weaver. IRONICALLY, the group won't get a chance to run the medley again during the indoor season since the event is not run at the Big Ten championships or the NCAAs. Instead, they may team up in the two-mile relay at the Big Tens, as well as concentrate on their individual events. Wilson, a sophomore from Warren, is finding it hard to concentrate because her training has been hampered by in- juries which have moved from her ankles to her calf and now to her shin.' Still, she has run a faster quarter- mile than was expected at this point of the season. That's not a complete sur- prise considering Wilson's name is already scattered throughout the Michigan record book. She's part of four relay records as well as individual marks in the 440-yard dash, 600-yard dash and 600-meter dash. WILSON has set some lofty goals for herself, namely making the summer Olympic team as a quarter-miler. "It's my number one priority," she said. "The injuries have been a tremendous setback, but I'm sticking with my therapy and I'll overcome all this." Perhaps the most impressive season to this point belongs to Schroeder, also a sophomore, who has come back strong from a poor cross-country season. Two weeks ago at the Can-Am In- vitational in Windsor, Ontario she set a school record in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:25.8 and on the same night an- chored a school record-setting team in the 4 x 800 meters. Gray, Rioux and Kelli Bert comprised the first three legs of the team. UNLIKE WILSON, Schroeder doesn't really set any goals for herself. "My goal is to do what Francie (Goodridge, Michigan's head coach) has set me out to do," she said. I don't look at the (record) board and say 'Oh, there's a record I want to go after.' Before a meet, Francie and I talk about what she wants me to do and I just try to go after that time." More often than not, she'll hit the desired time and she could qualify for the NCAAs at several distances. Gray hopes to qualify in the half-mile, her best event. She was also a member of last season's top-ranked 4 x 880 team. The senior from New Jersey is coming into her own in her final year. Daily Photo by DOUG McMAHO Four of Michigan's top runners. Joyce Wilson, Sue Schroeder, Martha Gray and Jennifer Rioux, combine their talents to form a record-shattering medley relay team. "I ended up really well last year, and I hoped it would carry over," she said. "I just want to do better than last year and go to nationals." THE YOUNGSTER of the group is Rioux, a freshman from Livonia. Besides the medley record, she also broke the old 1500-meter record at the Can-Ams finishing behind Schroeder, so she obviously has some talent. "I just wanted to improve from high school," Rioux said. "I didn't think I'd improve that much. The (medley) record meant a lot to me. The girls on last year's team that had the record are all excellent runners. I was happy just to be on the team." Despite the many different events the versatile foursome compete in, the medley team brings all their talents together for'one race. In fact, they don't actually spend that much time training with each other because the run dif- ferent distances. But the time they have put in has obviously paid off. "You have to plan your time well. You give up some things," said Gray, "but in the long run, it's worth it." And in the long medley run, the Wolverines' team is more then worthy because for now, the top records climg bing the Michigan charts belong to Gray, Wilson, Rioux and Schroeder. MARTY'S... GOES DUTCH TREAT WITH THEIR NINTH ANNUAL... DUTCH AUCTION FINAL WINTER CLEARANCE Now Thru Saturday EX-ICER SAID NO TO PROS: Ikola won 't loo back I REGULA SUITS WEDNESDAY'S THURSDAY'S FRiDAY'S SATURDAYS REGULAR SPORT COATS REGULAR PRICE $125 $195 =225 $255 $275 $295 $325 WENSDAY'S THURSDAY'S FRIDAY'S SATURDAY'S DUTCH TREAT DUTCH TREAT DUTCH TREAT DUTCH TREAT 05 *'85 * 65 *'45 7 '150 '125 * 90 '180 '155 '135 $2 0 '205 '175 $150 '220 '195 '170 $ 7245 '220 '195 95 '270 '245 '220 REGULAR PRICE '125 '155 $175 '195 '210 $225 $350 WEDNESDAY'S DUTCH TREAT ' 95 '1 *1 *'0 25 ,.. THURSDAY S DUTCH TREAT 80 '125 $145 $155 '175 '185 '300 FRIDAY'S DUTCH TREAT ' 65 '100 '130 $140 '160 '170 '275 SATURDAY'S DUTCH TREAT '55 : 75 '115 '125 $145 '155 $250 By TOM KEANEY Not many athletes would pass up a career in professional sports to coach at the high school level, but Willard Ikola did. This is not to say, however, that Ikola did not have a great career in sports. 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"I always knew that I wanted to coach," said Ikola. "Even when I was at Michigan, it was my goal. .. I Was a physical education major. I just wanted to land a high school job in Minnesota." Ikola has fond memories of those days at Michigan. "All of the athletes formed I-4 I l 1% Sp'cisg B'ceak 'gij a very close-knit group. Everyone who had that 'M' on their jacket knew one another. Even though- you think of Michigan as a big place it never seemed that way.'' THE EVELETH, Minn. native was the only American on the team during his senior year. All of his teammates that year were Canadian. He played under coach Vic Heyliger who Ikola describes as "one of the forerunners of college hockey." Early in his college career, he had a chance to quit school and play in the National Hockey League for Detroit. Had he done that though, he probably. would have been drafted to fight in Korea before even getting a chance to play in the NHL. An ROTC student at the University, Ikola had three years of mandatory service in the Air Force after his graduation in 1954. But he stayed with hockey, making the k956 U.S. Olympic team as the starting goalie. IKOLA AND the U.S. team made it all the way to the finals (including an upset victory over Canada) before losing to the Soviet Union, 4-1, in Cor- tina d'Ampezzo, Italy. After the Olympics, he continued playing on the U.S. national team in '57 and '58. Today when an athlete has such an illustrious amateur career, he makes the transition into the pros without a second thought. In fact, Ikola was offered another contract in the NHL, this time -with the Chicago Black Hawks. It would seem only natural for him to pursue a career in professional hockey, particularly in light of his success as an amateur. But things were different then. FOR ONE thing, the NHL only had six teams at the time. Not nearly as many players made it then as they do now. He also had his nationality going against him., Americans were not highly regarded or recruited as professional hockey players at that time. The jump from college to professional hockey just was not being made in those days. The mere fact that Ikola was offered the chance to play in the pros put him in an elite class. Still, the offer was not too attractive to him. "You had to play in the Junior Leagues if you were American," he Iliniwhit CHAMPAIGN (UPI) - Sophomore Bruce Douglas scored 18 points, grab- bed 7 steals, and dished out 6 assists to lead sixth-ranked Illinois to a 73-49 Big Ten victory over ailing Northwestern. said. "The money was not too good fo playing hockey in those days, especially in the minors, about $5,000-$6,000 a year. .I could make almost that coaching and it is a much more stable job. So I retired from playing at age 26." Al Renfrew, former Michigan player and coach said of Ikola, "He was a little guy, but he was as quick as a cat. I think he could have been a great professional goalie, but he had som teeth knocked out in the Olympics, an that sort of changed his complexion on the game," he said. EVEN THOUGH Ikola gave up on his chance to experience the limelight of professional hockey he did achieve his own share of success in the hockey world. ... quick as a cat Indeed, Ikola is one of the mos4 respected high school hockey coaches in the country. Now in his 26th season coaching the Edina Hornets, Ikola's teams boast an impressive six state champi'onships in a state which takes its hockey very seriously. Edina's home games draw as many as 3,200 fans, and at the state cham- pionships there are usually about 18,000 on hand. IKOLA HAS turned out some grea hockey players, including professionals Billy Nyrop and Craig Norwich and current Michigan defenseman Bill Brauer. His success has not gone overlooked either. After coaching for about 10 years, several schools took notice and offered him positions coaching at the college level. But at that point, the jump from high school to college coaching would have meant a substan- tial cut in pay. That along with other4 family considerations made him stick with Edina. ) Wildcats possession of first place in the Big Ten, forcing Purdue to win tonight against Iowa to remain a conference co-leader. Scott Meents added 14 for Illinois. Andre Goode and Paul Schultz scored 10 d aqt 1anl~t Beaek Be where it's at, be at the February 17 - 26 '149.00 - '279.00 Walk out of your room- and enter the two HOTTEST Nightclubs in Daytona. Q. Where is the hotel located? A. On the beach, but not on the main strip, IT IS THE MAIN STRIP!!.