Harriers make run at Nationals

The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 6, 1984 - Page 3D
Stickers enter season
with new head coach

By MIKE MCGRAW
For the third straight season, men's cross country
coach Ron Warhurst is in the same position - looking
for a strong second in the Big Ten and hoping for a top
ten finish at the NCAA's.
Last season was supposed to be a big one for the
Wolverines, with expectations of a place among the
top five teams in the country. But the NCAA meet at
Lehigh, Penn. turned out to be a big letdown as the
Michigan runners fared 16th out of 16 teams par-
ticipating.
"THE NATIONALS were a big disappointment -
all seven of our people ran bad," said Warhurst, who
is entering his 11th season as the cross country helm-
sman. "This year we have to be better."
No one, however, is expecting the Wolverines to do
any better than second in the Big Ten because
Wisconsin returns all of its runners from a team that
was second in the nation last year.
Michigan first ran against the Badgers in Septem-
ber and was trounced by 75 points at the Lehigh In-
vitational. But at the Big Tens, the Wolverines closed
the gap on Wisconsin and edged Purdue to take
second place. Then at the district meet, Michigan
came in a strong second and placed only 10 points
behind the Badgers, only to run poorly at "Mionals
two weeks later.
THE ONLY RUNNERS that will not be back for the

Wolverines are Brian Diemer, who had a disappoin-
ting season in '83 after finishing 18th at nationals the
year before, and seventh-man Doug Heikkinen.
Leading the quest for a return to second place will
be three seniors. Dave Meyer from Milwaukee was
the Wolverines top finisher in the conference last
year, entering the chute 11th, while Bill Brady and
Dennis Keane were consistently among the team's
top five.
Junior Chris Brewster from London, Ontario has
the potential to be one of the best runners in the coun-
try, but was inconsistent last season after recovering
from a broken ankle suffered his freshman year. Six-
th-man Jim Schmidt also returns, as do three
sophomores, Jeff Costello, John Chambers and Joe
Schmidt, who did not see much racing action their
first year.
"Wisconsin will be tough as hell again. Indiana and
Illinois will be improved and (along with Michigan)
that should be the top four," said Warhurst. "Most of
our guys are staying here over the summer and
training together. That should help us. It's something
I haven't seen before."
Women should improve
Things have got to get better this year for the
women's cross country team.
After a season in which the Wolverines finished nin-
th in the Big Ten with their top three runners suf-

fering from various ailments, this year's team will be
returning these same three runners who should all be
healthy to start the season.
JUNIOR SUE Schroeder, Michigan's number one
runner, could be a dominating force if she can avoid
the injuries which plagued her for most of last
season. The Napoleon, Ohio native suffered with a
foot injury most of the season and was also spiked
during the Big Ten meet.
Second-year transfer Cathy Schmidt was the first
Michigan runner to cross the finish line at last year's
Big Ten meet despite battling a case of the flu. The
senior transferred from Saginaw Valley last year and
quickly assumed the number two spot on the team.
Junior Kelli Bert will also be returning as
Michigan's number three runner after a successful
1983 season. Coming off a freshman year in which she
sat out because of injuries, Bert came on to finish
second for Michigan at the District meet and should
have another strong year, barring injuries.
Other top returnees include junior Bonnie Mc-
Donald, and sophomores Melissa Thompson and Jen-
nifer Rioux.
If the team is to improve this year, however, it will
have to do so without coach Francie Goodridge. After
three years at the helm, Goodridge has accepted a
coaching position at Wake Forest and will not be
returning this year.
- MIKE REDSTONE

By PAULA SCHIPPER
"It's called being at the right place at
the right time," said Karen Collins
about her new job as coach of
Michigan's field hockey team.
Collins, who had taken a year off as a
physical eduction teacher in Connec-
ticut, came to Michigan as assistant
coach last season. But now that coach
Candy Zientek has opted for graduate
school and coaching in England, Collins
is here to stay.
ZIENTEK LEAVES the team after
five years with a record of 57-32. Her
last season proved to be her worst as
Michigan finished 9-7 overall, and 3-7 in
the Big Ten.
That means Collins has her work cut
out for her. And losing seniors Denise
Comby and leading scorer Kay McCar-
thy (42 points in 1983) won't make it any
easier. To fill the offensive gap Collins
must find some impressive recruits,
build up her present crew to meet the
demand and adjust to a new NCAA rule.
"Goal producing was always a
weakness and that's all attack," said
Collins, who the players call "K.C."
"But before you always had to score
from inside the striking circle (16 yards
from goal) and now the new rule says
you can shoot from anywhere. It's
going to spread things out. We'll see
more one-on-one, and defense will have
to pick up people sooner."
BUT COLLINS is not too worried
about defense. After all, she's got Jon-
nie Terry in goal again. Terry is con-
sidered one of the better goaltenders in
the country. She handled 95 shots last
season. Many Ann Bell will back her up
in goal to add depth to 'Michigan's
defense: "Our goalkeeping is as strong
as any team in the country," said
Collins.
That boast will certainly be put to the
test in Michigan's season opener again-

Spikers lose Vong; 

Collins
... in the rignt place
st third-ranked Massachusetts at Am-
herst. During the same road swing the
Wolverines will face a tough Brown
University squad, as well as Springfield
College.
"We're going east and that's where
the best teams are," said senior defen-
der Alison Johnson. "We don't have a
good reputation being from the Mid-
west. This way we'll prove ourselves
against top competition."
To prepare the squad, Collins has
stepped up the weight training and it's
beginning to pay off. "Our biggest
problems were injuries, lack of con-
sistency and lack of individual physical
strength," said Collins. "The training's
starting to show. In the past when one-
on-one, we would lose but now we have-
the strength to take the ball and that
means we hit the goal more."
Aside from a heavier emphasis on a
weight-lifting program, Collins doesn't
foresee any drastic changes for the
team under her leadership. But the
players already do.
' "It's a lot more organized and K.C.
shows more enthusiasm. She really
cares about us," said Johnson. "She's
been emphasizing getting in shape and
I think we'll have a lot less injury."

face

rebuil

By DOUGLAS B. LEVY
For any student wanting to make a
study of how a first year coach ap-
proaches a massive rebuilding year,
please 'report to the CCRB (Central
Campus Recreation Building) and ob-
serve the Michigan women's volleyball
team.
Just two years ago in 1982, coach
Sandy Vong was faced with a problem,
his best starters from the preceding
season had graduated leaving
rodigious gaps in the line-up. That 1982
squad was an abysmal 11-18 overall and
ninth place in the Big Ten.
BUT VONG nurtured that '82 team
and was looking forward to big things
from last years' squad which featured
five seniors. The Wolverine spikers of
1983 didn't quite meet Vong's expec-
tations, however, finishing 18-3 overall,
but only 4-9 in the conference, fourth
place in the Big Ten's East Division.
Thus, the problem faced in the fall of
1984. The four best players, including
standouts Alison Noble and Susan
Rogers, have graduated leaving a
situation similar to that of two year's
ago.
Worse still, Vong, who had coached
the team for ten seasons will not return.
Through the first week in June the

[ding year
Michigan Athletic Department had not
yet named Vong's successor.
LAST SEASON the team started out
on fire capturing its first eight matches,
highlighted by winning the Wolverine
Invitational. But once the battle against
tougher Big Ten foes commended, the
spikers went 10-13 the rest of the way.
Besides the total of five departing
seniors, only three other women played
20 games or more in '83 and they will
have to lead the team by virtue of ex-
perience.
JENNIFER HICKMAN, a sophomore
from Howell, will try to fill the shoes of
hitters Noble and Rogers. In '83 Hick-
man played 22 matches and her total of
157 kills was third best on the team.
Lana Ramthun, a sophomore from
Bridgman, returns at center blocker
where she played 21 matches a year
ago.
Yet another sophomore, Karen Kun-
zelman from Dearborn, will spark the
squad from her position of setter. With
Kunzelman, Hickman and Ramthun,
solid performers at three of the four
"classic" positions (setter, hitter and
center blocker respectively)
Michigan's new coach will receive a
young, strong nucleus.

Linksters stil in ninth

By MIKE McGRAW
The women's golf team is in a rut. It
can't seem to avoid finishing in ninth
place in the Big Ten.
Coach Sue LeClair expected a lot of
improvement in her squad last season
and she got it. The golfers lowered their
score in the conference meet by 61
strokes - but they still finished ninth,
though only one shot out of eighth and
four out of seventh..
BUT THIS season the Wolverines
return everyone, so visions of im-
provement seem to be realistic.
Sophomore Val Madill turned in the
best scorecard for Michigan at last
year's Big Ten meet in finishing 23rd
and had an 83.2 average on the season.
That was second only, to fellow
sophomore Missy Bauer, who averaged
82.5.
Others who will be contributing on the
golf course in 1984 are juniors Bridget
Syron and Luanne Cherney, along with
senior Sandy Barron.I
Before last season, LeClair said that

she believed there could be six women
on the team who could average below 90
which would be a big improvement over
the season before. She also felt two or
three could enter the 70's'
The Wolverines came close to their
expectations as the top seven golfers shot
in the. 80s, but none could do any better.:
Last September, the golfers hosted:.
their own meet, the Lady Wolverine In-
vitational at the Michigan golf course
and finished third to Indiana and
Michigan State out of eight teams.
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Doily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER

Sue Rogers spikes the ball past an Indiana opponent in volleyball action last
season at the CCRB.

There is sure to be a sport here for you

By PETE WILLIAMS
One of the unfortunate realities of
going to a Big Ten school is that it is dif-
ficult to become part of a sports team
without either having devoted a major
portion of your life to the perfection of a
specific physical skill or possesing a
physique similar to that of a Mack
Truck.
For those students with enough com-
petative drive to make up for their lack
of an athletic scholarship, there is an
alternative to playing ball with the big
hioys.


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THAT ALTERNATIVE is intramural
and club sports. There is a sport for
almost every taste offered by the
Department of Recreational Sports.
Club sports are just what the name
implies; a competitive team or series
of teams based on the interests of a
given group of individuals. Many of
these clubs are nationally ranked, such
as the LaCrosse and Rugby teams, but
all offer open admission and a scale of
participation based on individual
players' talents.
Intramurals are on a more informal

basis, with teams coming from
residence halls, fraternities, or in-
dependents. The teams work toward a
University-wide championship tour-
nament or series at the end of their
respective seasons.

So forget the inter: ollegiate athletic
department. The competiitive spirit
you thrive for comes from participation.
And that's what club and IM sports are
all about.


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