The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 15, 1988-Page 13 U.S. tea (AP) - For 17 athletes competing for the United States in this month's 1988 Summer Olympics, the road to Seoul, South Korea has led from or taken a turn through Michigan. The 11 men and six women native to or living in Michigan will compete in events as familiar as baseball and basketball and as obscure as kayaking and tae kwon do. "Some of the people I went to school with probably don't even know I'm doing this," said Greg Barton, 28, who grew up in Homer in Calhoun County and won a bronze medal in one- man, 1000-meter kayaking in the 1984 games. "I haven't really had the time to sit back and think much about what has happened to me," said former Michigan pitcher, Jim Abbott, a member of the U.S baseball team. "But it is funny - you think of doing something like this when you're growing up in your little hometown or pitching at a place like U-M. But when it really happens, the pride you feel is unreal," he said. "There's nothing more ideal than pitching for -your country in the Olympics." Here are the brief profiles of some U.S olympic athletes with Michigan connections who will participate in Seoul: JIM ABBOTT, Baseball - The 20-year-old pitcher from Flint made a name for himself long before joining the Olympic team and compiling a 5-1 exhibition record this summer. Born without a right hand, Abbott compiled a m has local ties 26-8 record at Michigan and this year won the Sullivan Award, given to the nation's top amateur athlete, and the Golden Spikes Award, honoring the best amateur baseball player. Abbott, the California Angel's No.1 draft choice in June, earned an Olympic berth following strong performances at the 1987 Pan American Games. FRANK ANDREAU, Cycling - The 21- year-old Dearborn native will compete in the points race. He won the national championship in that event and in team pursuit in 1986. MIKE BARROWMAN, Swimming - The 19-year-old Michigan sophomore from Rockville, Md., will compete in the 200-meter breaststroke. His technique, using arms more than legs, has drawn widespread interest in swimming circles. Barrowman was second in the 200-meter breaststroke in the 1987 Pan American Games and set a world record in that event at this year's Olympic trials. MICHELLE BERUBE, Rythmic Gym- nastics - The 22-year-old Chicago resident grew up in Rochester and attended Oakland University. She finished 14th in the 1984 Games at Los Angeles. Berube retired in 1987, then decided she wanted another shot at the Olympics. On the final day of the Olympic trials, she tied for first place with her training partner, Diane Simpson - the event's only two U.S members. BRIAN DIEMER, Steeplechase - The 26- year-old Grand Rapids native, a landscape designer, won the bronze medal at the 1984 Games in steeplechase, a 3,000-meter run that includes four barriers and a water hazard on each lap. The 1983 Michigan graduate placed third in this year's Olympic trials, finishing behind Brian Abshire and the 1984 gold medalist, Henry Marsh. ANTHONY HEMBRICK, Boxing - The 22-year-old Detroit native graduated from Hazel Park High School and now is with the U.S. Army in Fort Bragg, N.C. He defeated three rivals, including world champion Darwin Alle to win the middleweight (165-pound) berth e the Olympic team. Hembrick, also the Army boxing champion, has been boxing for 11 years. He earned the nickname "Hollywood" by sporting a gold satin warmup robe and stuffing American flags in his socks when he fights. . ; DAN MAJERLE, Basketball - Rivaling Abbott as Michigan's best known Olympian, the 22-year old Traverse City native and former Central Michigan standout will join the NBA's Phoenix Suns after competing in Seoul. Majerle averaged 21.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game with the Chippewas and was named to the Mid-American Conference's All-Academic team in 1988. He wasn't afraid to scuffle with NBA players during a summer exhibition tour. JOHN MUNSON/Doily Former Central Michigan forward Dan Majerle, shown here battling Michigan's Glen Rice, will compete in Seoul as a member of the U.S Olympic basketball team. Golden, ;Continued from Page 11 "We are not even playing the type of ball that we individuals on the team want to play," said Manning. 'I know we can play better than 'this." Some individuals are beginning to show particular talents. Former Central Michigan star Dan Majerle is the scrappy, hustling type that Thompson likes so much. He and Manning are the soul of-this team. They are the players others look to when the team needs a boost. The team is weakest at point guard, where Thompson rotates Charles D. Smith, who plays for Georgetown and Vernell "Bimbo" Coles from Virginia Tech. Smith can be considered the brains of the team. Nobody knows how to play the Thompson system better than Smith. Coles is the better athlete of the two, and is more of a scoring threat. : NEITHER GUARD is much of i long-range shooter, but Thompson has Hersey Hawkins, Mitch Richmond, and possibly Jeff Grayer, to hit the outside shots. Stacy Augmon and Willie Anderson play both guard positions and are speciality players who add solid defense. North Carolina's J.R. Reid and Pittsburgh's Smith need to be aggressive up front for the Olympians, especially against the Soviets, who will try to outmuscle the U.S. The biggest presence on the team is Thompson, who will not tolerate mental errors or sloppy play. In the Detroit game, Thompson sat J.R. Reid for the entire second half, because of his clumsy defense in the first half. Because of his team's depth, Thompson doesn't need one player to dominate the action. The All-Stars that played in the Detroit game had varying degrees of doubt about the Olympians. 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