Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 1, 1990 HOARD Continued from page 1 warm climate, I'd just like to play the best I can wherever that may be," he said. Paul Zimmerman, football writer for Sports Illustrated, believes school early, sees the move as part of the progression in many football players' careers. "What's to prevent a freshman or sophomore from going pro...It's all a money game anyway; from the day they sign their first high school letter of intent, that's a contract." While Hoard prepares for the rigors of the NFL, the Wolverines might suffer the most from his early exit. "This is definitely going to take away from the strength of our running back situation," Moeller said. "It makes us a lot thinner at that position. In fact, losing Leroy and Tony I'd have to say we are going to be much thinner and less experienced than we would have thought just one year ago." Without Hoard in the lineup, returning running backs Allen Jefferson, Jon Vaughn, and Burnie Legette should get considerably more action. In addition, the signing of Ricky Powers appears even more significant as the newcomer may get pressed into action sooner than expected. Women's track sets to move outdoors by Tom Kent Daily Sports Contributor "No more 110 percent." James Henry, coach of the women's track team said this is the team's motto this season. "We want the team to be able to perform at a high level without getting so emotional, we're working on being more focused during competition and sometimes it means going 70 percent," he added. Henry, now in his seventh season as coach, has emphasized continued improvement in the team's performance. This improvement is already apparent as Michigan managed a fifth place finish in the Big Ten Indoor Championships last weekend in Madison after a seventh place performance last year. "We ran strong, but made some mistakes. It was just another day at the office." Henry said. "Our goal is to finish in the top three outdoors," he added. With their fourth place finish in the Big Ten Outdoors last year the team has the wind at their backs. Leading the runners into the upcoming outdoor season are senior tri-captains: hurdler Alana Davis, sprinter and long jumper Dyan Jenkins, and all-American distance runner Mindy Rowand. "We came out strong for the first couple of meets in the beginning of the indoor season," Rowand said. "(However), we have to relax and keep our tenacity high." This tenacity is due in part to a carry over of last year's Big Ten Outdoor Championships. The Wolverines started off strong in the meet, leading with four events to go before it slipped away. It was a taste of victory that Rowand and he- teammates won't soon forget. "I guarantee this is on many of our minds and we won't let that happen again. We're a very tight group this year and we're all very supportive of one another," Rowand said. The team opens their season with two non-scored meets March 24 in St. Louis and March 31 in Raleigh. Then they will dash into April where they will compete in three tough relays: Dogwood, Kansas and Penn. The team will also visit Miami, (Ohio) and Michigan State. Along with Rowand, the track entourage will have their eyes glued on Jenkins and Davis. Jenkins, member of the 4 X 200 and 4 X 400 meter relay teams finished third in the Big Tens last year and Davis finished fourth in heptathalon. Another projected standout is first-year distance runner Molly McClimon who has established herself as one of the potential top runners in the country. Under the guidance of Rowand coaches will watch for McClimon to blossom in the spring. Michigan's depth and experience should make for more than "another day at the office" this spring as the team pursues the championship that almost was a year ago. Hoard Hoard will be a probable late third or early fourth round selection. Zimmerman, questioning a college player's decision to leave IM Fraternity Top 20 Here's a look at total points after foul shooting Fraternity (Letters) Points Previous 1. Sigma Phi Epsilon (SFE) 2. Delta Tau Delta (DTD) 3. Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEP) 4. Alpha Delta Phi (ADF) 5. Evans Scholars 6. Alpha Tau Omega (ATW) 7. Sigma Alpha Mu (SAM) 8. Sigma Nu (SN) 9. Beta Theta Pi (BO.P) 10. Phi Gamma Delta (FGD) 11. Delta Sigma Phi (DSF) 12. Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) 13. Phi Delta Theta (FDQ) 14. Phi Kappa Psi (FKY) 15. Chi Phi (CF) 16. Kappa Sigma (KS) 17. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) 18. Pi Kappa Phi (PKF) 19. Triangle 20. Phi Kappa Tau (FKT) 841.3 832.6 788.2 750.5 724.7 721.5 720 714.8 669.8 642.6 616.8 593.7 555.7 552.4 544 508.2 506 479.8 434 418.5 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 8 10 11 12 9 13 16 15 17 14 18 19 *t..rirtH I U ti [!t~LI Michigan forward Terry Mills looks for two against Indiana. Mills and the Wolverines go on the road tonight against Michigan State. MSU CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 handshakes. At this year's meeting, the Spartans again did the same. While the Wolverines waited to shake their opponents' hands, they were snuffed out by the Spartans. Is the rivalry that bitter? "It's different because they're next door neighbors," Fisher explained. "Our kids, for the most part, know their kidsa little bit better. Those that stay see those kids over the summer, maybe play in a summer league with them, and they read about the other school in the paper all the time. Those things go in to adding to the rivalry. Jud (Heathcote) and I shake hands. I don't think it's any big deal." But Rumeal Robinson has the ultimate suggestion for the Spartans, who are 0-5 against Michigan since Robinson and Mills began wearing maize and blue. "The game of basketball isn't a boxing match where you start punching each other," Robinson said. "It's good to shake hands. It shows sportsmanship and a little respect between both sides. If they lose anyway, they're not going to want to shake hands after the game. So they might as well get it over with." If they choose to do so, shaking hands with Mills will be center Mike Peplowski, who has finally brought respect to the Spartans at the center position. The Warren DeLaSalle graduate has successfully rebounded from a string of knee injuries that hampered him through- out last season and the beginning of this year. While averaging only four re- bounds and 4.4 points per game, Peplowski has used his size to become a dominating force clogging the inside. Recently, Peplowski has been averaging well over 20 minutes per game. "They're looking more to an inside attack so we're going to have to play great inside defense," Mills said. "Peplowski is playing a lot better. With the type of size that they have, it's kind of got me nervous. It's got me kind of hesi- tant. I know these guys are a lot quicker as far as boxing out and things like that. It's all going to boil down to defense." Robinson is unsure of Pep- lowski's influence. "I think he limits them in a way," Robinson said. "He isn't that fast getting up and down the court. He hasn't scored as much although he does take up a lot of space underneath the basket. You can always limit that space. I think they're more of a team that likes to run and spread the floor. With him in there, we can play a half court game easier." In addition, Michigan will have to stop star guard Steve Smith, who is averaging 15.6 points per game in Big Ten action and Matt Steigenga (11.1 average.) So it's Michigan-Michigan State. The matchup needs no hype, no buildup. The implications are there. As Fisher put it, "This game is about more than state pride." Like the Big Ten title. Men's track prepares for upcoming NCAAs by Jared Entin Daily Sports Writer What time is it? For the Michigan's indoor track team it's crunch time. Tonight, part of the Wolverine squad will travel cross town to Eastern Michigan University to compete for one night and then, this weekend, the entire team will host and compete at the Silverston Invitation. With the Big Ten championships last week, why all the running? Because the NCAA Indoor Champ- ionships next weekend in Indian- apolis are gleaming right on the horizon. Although no one on the Mich- igan squad has qualified for the Championships, the Wolverines are not without hope. Brad Darr and Brad Holwerda have made the secondary cutoff point for a shot at making the NCAAs, but only if not enough people qualify from the entire nation. However, both.Darr and Holwerda are just a leap and a bound away from qualifying outright. While Darr specializes in the pole vault, Holwerda's leaping ability gives him a shot at making NCAAs in the high jump. But this weekend isn't just for those with Brad for a first name. At this weekend's meet, Eastern, West- ern, and Bowling Green will be sending squads for team competition with Michigan and each other. Also, Central Michigan and other schools have been ringing Michigan coach Jack Harvey's phone off the hook with late requests for individual entries, with the hope of making some last minute NCAA qualifica- tions. The 5000 meter run, in particular, is.one event where Harvey said there would be a lot of individ- ual competitors, with visions of Indianapolis in their eyes. But just because it is the end of the indoor season, it doesn't mean 0 that Michigan's focus will stray from the team. Harvey said, "It gives us another chance to compete." Another chance to compete is important because of the long layoff between NCAAs and the beginning of the outdoor season. One person who is riding a high into this weekend is junior sprinter Gregg Duffy. Harvey said "He (Duffy) really should have done better last weekend at Big Tens. 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