Page 10 - The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, March 6, 1984
Tankers take third in Big
Ten's
By MIKE REDSTONE*
It was a very good weekend for the
men' s swim team.
Not only did the Woverines finish
third in the Big Ten Championships in
Indianapolis, but in the process they
also qualified nine swimmers and
divers in seven events for the NCAA
Championships, March 22-24 in
Cleveland.
"WE EXPECTED to take third in the
meet but we knew we couldn't beat In-
diana or Iowa," said Michigan head
coach Jon Urbanchek, whose team
finished 114 points behind the first-
place Hoosiers and 63.5 behindthe
Hawkeyes. "We were just two or three
swimmers short of winning the Big
Ten."
Urbanchek would have been more
than just a few swimmers short if
Nine 'M' swimmers
and divers in NCAA's
several freshman swimmers had not
come up with scintillating performan-,
ces.
Freshman Jeff Gordon broke a
Michigan varsity record and qualified
for the NCAA meet by finishing third in
the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of
15:24.87. Another freshman, Joe
Parker, made the NCAA cut for the 100-
yard freestyle by swimming a 44.63 in
the first leg of Michigan's 4x100-yard
freestyle relay.
THAT RELAY team of Parker, Kir-
stan Vandersluis, Mark Noetzel, and
freshman Dave Kerska also went on to
take first in the Big Ten and qualify for
the NCAA's with a time of 2:58.36; a
new Michigan record.
"We gave some outstanding in-.
dividual performances and showed
great improvement over last year,"
said Urbanchek, whose team was over
200 points behind the leaders in last
year's Big Ten meet. "I was very
pleased with the showing of our fresh-
man, especially Parker, Kerska, and
Gordon. With their help we really cut
the gap between ourselves and Iowa
and Indiana."
Other Wolverine swimmers
qualifying include Benoit Clement, who
placed second in the 500-yard freestyle,
and fourth in the 400-yard individual
medley; Vandersluis, who finished
second in the 200-yard freestyle; and
Alex Wallingford, a second-place
finisher in the 400-yard individual-
medley.
Michigan divers Kent Ferguson and
Bruck Kimball will also be in Cleveland
at the end of the month after qualifying
on both the one- and three-meter boar-
ds.
With nine swimmers going to the
NCAA meet, Urbanchek is hopeful for a
strong finish. He commented, "Right
now I think we are sending a strong
representative group to the NCAA's."
Gvmnasts dominate at EMU
Not often does a team do so well that
they take three first places in the same
event.
Michigan's women's- gymnastics
team ended their regular season Satur-
day at Eastern Michigan's Warner
gymnasium by doing just that. Not only
did Heidi Cohen; Christy Schwartz, and
Kathy Beckwith tie for first place in the
All-Around with 34.85, but with the help
of their teammates, these gymnasts
kept EMU and Kentucky from cap-
turing even one first place. Michigan's
second highest score of the season,
174.55, towered above Eastern's 150.95
and Kentucky's 169.45.
THE Wolverines "started out slow but
picked up," said head coach Sheri
Hyatt. Though her team took first and
tied for second on the bars, Hyatt
claimed, "The bars gave us a little
trouble." After that first event, the
gymnasts left their troubles behind
them.
The Wolverines captured first and
fourth place on the vault and swept both
the beam and the floor exercise. Cohen
took first on the beam with a 9.2 and
Schwartz was the best in the floor exer-
cises with a personal high score of 9.1.
Karen Deaver also earned her highest
score ever on the floor with an 8.9.
Hyatt was happy with her team's
dominating performance but admitted
that the Wolverines have not reached
their potential. She said, "We've been
consistent with 174's and 175's but we
just haven't had a meet where we hit
four solid events. Saturday's meet was
low-keyed and not very intense which
made it hard for the girls to get excited
about it."
With the Big Ten Championship meet
looming ahead this Friday and Satur-
day, the Wolverine gymnasts have'plen-
ty to be excited about. According to
Hyatt, "The meet will be vey com-
petetive and very exciting."
-SUSIE WARNER
Fire 'M'skiers qualify for
Nationals
Michigan's women's ski team will
represent the Midwest at the National
Ski Racing Championships at Colorado
Springs, Colo. as five members
qualified at the regional meet last
weekend in Iron Mountain.
Club members heading west in-
clude: senior Amy Honer, juniors
Kristen Lignell and Kathi Joy and
sophomores Patty Krocker and Anne
Morgan.
Michigan will be competing against
schools which give skiing varsity
status.
Parker
.. frosh qualifies for NCAA's
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By Douglas B. Levy
Congratulations to Dupree .. .
... now keep the rest in college
LIKE A SUDDEN surge of massive legdrive propelling the Heisman back
through the line, past the linebackers, leaving the defensive backs in the
dust. . . touchdown.
One year ago Herschel Walker left Georgia, gave up his senior year of
college eligibility and accepted millions to play professional football. Walker
made an excellent personal decision.
Last Saturday, Marcus Dupree, a 19-year-old running back, signed a five-
year contract with the USFL that could earn him up to $6 million. Dupree
also made an excellent, intelligent decision.
The signings of Walker and Dupree have forced certain controversial
issues to the fore.
Of greatest magnitude is the question of whether or not a football player
should complete four years of college eligibility before playing professional
football.
For decades the NFL (and AFL) succeeded in implementing a rule forbid-
ding the employment of an'athlete before his four years of college eligibility
were used. Then, in 1983, Chet Simmons, Commissioner of the USFL, made a
"special exception," permitting Walker to enter the new league, in an effort
to gain talent credibility.
Once the Walker "exception" was made, the legal floodgates opened. In
late January a United States District Court judge in Los Angeles ruled that
the USFL was in violation of antitrust law. How can the USFL forbid a foot-
ball player from playing professional football just because he hasn't used up
his college eligibility?
The NFL also has the rule prohibiting the signing of underclassmen. A
similar action is now pending in the U.S. District Court in Chicago, which
could abolish it.
Nightmare for Simmons
Commissioner Simmons wasn't kidding around when he made Walker a
"special exception." His worst dreams will come true if and when under-
classmen are allowed to go pro. He has constantly stated his preference that
the system remain the same.
"(The players) do need the four years of maturity to prepare themselves
mentally and physically for the pro game,"said former Michigan quarter-
back Dennis Franklin.
Walker and Dupree (6-3, 235) are truly exceptional cases, athletes blessed
with superior development at a young age. "There are always isolated in-
cidents," said Franklin,.now the director of sales for the Michigan Panthers.
"People should take advantage from what they do best. I think those cases
are few and far between."
One serious concern is that agressive agents may have a negative influen-
ce on the young, naive student-athlete. "The problem, as (Bo) Schembechler
points out, is not the kids, but the agents telling the kids that they are ready
to play when they aren't," noted Franklin who guided the Wolverines to 30
victories from 1972-74.
Pro ball all the'way
Unlike Walker, Marcus Dupree did not attend college with education as a
prime consideration. Dupree rushed for 905 yards as a freshman with an
average of 7.0 per carry, but his poor relationship with Oklahoma coach
Barry Switzer and his distaste of studying were well-documented.
Dupree quit Oklahoma in the middle of his sophomore season, transferring
to Southern Mississippi. Frustrated by the NCAA rule requiring that he sit
out the 1984 season and not become eligible for either league's draft until
1987, Dupree had an easy decision.
"No, Marcus wasn't interested in an education," said Oklahoma Sports In-
formation Director Mike Treps. "He may have realized the benefits of
coming to college, but when he got here his prime consideration was foot-
ball."'
Treps summed up Oklahoma's position and that of most other universities.
"We're not in favor of signing underclassmen and the possible raiding by the
USFL. It will hurt people who drop out, but don't have the ability to play in
the USFL. Then they will have nowhere to go."
No more
Judging from the past, specifically the NBA hardship rule, college football
will not suffer, nor should the NFL. The only people who can be hurt are the
individual athletes who go for the professional dream and fall short.
The NCAA and Division I football powers must come to grip with other
numerous problems, such as offering a "real" education, while providing an
honest adademic and social experience.
There is just no way for the overwhelming majority of 18-21-year-old foot-
ball players to compete at the professional level. Realizing this, athletes
would be well-advised to pursue the Ralph Sampson approach. Four years of
college is the intelligent decision.
"I've gotta believe that that (attending four years of college) would still be
the norm," concluded Franklin.
Marcus Dupree and Herschel Walker are and should remain "special ex-
ceptions."
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By BARB McQUADE
Just when things were looking up.
After an upset victory over Wisconsin'
Friday night, the women's basketball
team went back to their losing ways
Sunday bowing to Minnesota, 89-78. The
Gophers' Carol Peterka ran away with
32 points and 12 rebounds to hand
Michigan its 14th Big Ten loss against
only two victories.
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MICHIGAN DID put on an im-
pressive show, however, with five
players in double figures. Freshman
Jerene Middleton came off the bench to
lead the Wolverines with 15 points. The
well-balanced scoring effort marked
the first time this season that Wendy
Bradetich was not Michigan's leading
scorer.
Afterjumping out to a quick 6-2 lead,
Michigan fell behind, 39-29, at the half.
The game was all even with eight
minutes left but the Wolverines couldn't
contain Minnesota's inside'game down
the stretch. Point-hungry Peterka was
the nemesis, leading the Gophers on an
18-7 charge to clinch the Gopher vic-
tory.
"I thought we had a chance to close
the gap, but every time we got close,
something would go wrong," said
Michigan Head Coach Gloria Soluk.
"We made a strong comeback, but
when you're in a hole that deep, it's
hard to crawl out."
The weekend's performances did,
however, mark a step forward for the
hoopsters, as they put together two
strong performances.
"I'm real proud of these kids," she
said. "We've really played well on the
road, beating Purdue and only losing
to Michigan State by two. Hopefully we
can keep playing well and end the
season on a high note."
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