0 Paige 6-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 "a' MICHIGAN SPORTS roundup i" 'M' women's track JOSE JUAREZ/Daily JOSE JUAREZ/Daity Mark Quimet (15) and Dave Roberts (9) were two first-year standouts on last year's hockey team that nearly gained an NCAA tournament berth. Roberts was voted the CCHA Rookie-of-the-Year. Nine graduations leave Red filling holes as... M'hockey look S to by David Hyman- Daily Hockey Writer_ After completing a fourth consecutive year of improvement, the Michigan hockey team will need to replace nine graduates in hopes of continuing its movement towards the top of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. "This year has been a culmination of four years of improvement for these players," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "This class has been our nucleus, but that's just college sports. You have new leaders next year. "I think we'll miss them, but we'll make up for them." Michigan finished in fourth place (24-12-6), earning home-ice advan- tage for the first time ever in CCHA playoff competition last season. However, its victory over Bowling Green in the third-place consolation game of the playoffs did not earn Michigan its deserved NCCA bid. "I just think we were shafted," Berenson said of the NCAA selection committee's decision to send Bowling Green to play Maine in the first round. The Wolverines defeated third- seed Bowling Green, 5-4, and figured this victory would send them to their The Athlete's Business Suit OUR SPECIALITY- Clothing for the muscular build. We've expanded our selection to in- clude suits for the serious body builder- 'Competitive 10 & 12." 36 S to 54 X-Long. $198 to $435. See the largest selection of athlete's business suits, sport coats and top coats in Southern Michigan. NEW Athletic Dress Shirts 349-3677 120 E. Main, Northville Save this ad ... a friend may need it. first NCAA tournament since 1977. In 1989, the fifth-seeded Falcons de- feated third-seed University of Ill- inois-Chicago and earned an NCCA bid. The committee's decision placed an empty feeling to the end of a successful campaign, but Michigan will rely on some new and old blood in the 1990-91 season. Sophomore left winger David Roberts, junior right winger Ted Kramer and junior right winger Denny Felsner will lead the Mich- igan attack. Roberts garnered the CCHA Rookie-of-the-Year last sea- son tallying 21 goals and 32 assists. He became the first Wolverine to win the Doc Losh Trophy as Michigan's scoring leader since the award was established in 1978-79. Roberts also was the first rookie to lead Michigan in scoring since Gary Butler in 1962-63. With a year of experience under his belt, Roberts should be more explosive. Kramer netted 21 goals in his second season and will provide the scoring needed from the right side. Felsner led the team with 27 goals despite missing a month due to a knee injury. He tallied 30 goals in his rookie season and should sur- pass that total if he plays a full season. Senior co-captain Don Stone will also provide offense to the Wolverine attack. The left winger tallied 20 goals and 24 assists, but the leadership he will supply to this young team will be more important. With only four seniors on this year's team, Stone will be asked to step into the role that the nine seniors provided last season. Since he was voted captain by his teammates, the players feel he can perform that role. routh The other selection for captain came as a surprise when the players elected sophomore defenseman David Harlock. Harlock proved to be rock- steady on the point in his first season, but for the team to vote him captain shows that Harlock adds more than just consistency. "It's kind of the exception for a sophomore to be voted captain," Berenson said, "but obviously the team felt he deserved to be. "He's not future captain material, but captain material now." Fellow sophomore and defensive partner Patrick Neaton confirmed Berenson's feeling. "I think it's great. He's good in the lockerroom and the team all gets along with him," he said. "He might seem quiet at times, but he usually has things to say." Neaton will also provide the blue line with another steady defenseman. He was named to the CCHA All- Rookie Team after a fine first campaign in which he added three goals and 23 assists. But the biggest area where improvement is needed is between the pipes. With the graduation of Warren Sharples, Michigan will look to junior Tim Keough and a first-year netminder from Canada. Sharples provided the Wolverines with a solid goalie game in and game out, and Michigan hopes Shields or Keough find the same consistency Despite the loss of the seniors from last season, the Michigan hockey team can look forward to another season of success, though it may be a little harder than the past two years. loses top performers by Tom Kent Daily Sports Writer Mindy Rowand made her last long distance kick as a Wolverine. Alana Davis took one final lunge toward the tape. Dyan Jenkins received the baton and Lisa DeVries cleared the bar, one final time. The senior tri-captains of the Michigan women's track team made their final drives in fulfilling their personal and team goals. Over the past four years these four athletes, alongside fellow seniors Carol Boyd, Jennifer McPeck, Sandra Elliot, Gillian Osborne and Chris Tyler have initiated a turnaround in the women's track program. Even prior to the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, IL and the NCAA Championships in Durham, NC, the team had proven it could compete on a national level, despite battling illness, injury, and weather throughout part of the season. The distance crew elevated its running throughout the season- recording impressive times at the Dogwood Relays in Knoxville, TN and at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence, KS.. Sophomore runner Molly McClimon made an immediate impact, and junior Kim Haluscsak will be among the leaders in the distance this year. However, the distance team didn't steal the spotlight. When the Wolverine sprinters and hurdlers were healthy they were among the best in the Big Ten, although the 4X100 relay team of Jenkins, Osborne, Suzette Thweatt and Ronda Ricketts had its ups and downs for most of the season because of an injury to Ricketts. Senior Amy Bannister was consistent in the middle distance, and the competition had its hands full with Davis and Michele Bishop in the short sprints. Senior thrower Sarah Neely and sophomore thrower Julie Victor kept the Wolverines competitive in the the discus and shotput all last year. Victor in particular came on strong with NCAA provisional qualifying throws in the middle of the season. Women's c-X by Tom Kent Daily Sports Writer Senior All-American Mindy Rowand and senior Jennifer McPeck guided the Michigan Cross Country Team to a third place Big Ten finish, last fall. Last season, coach Sue Foster also welcomed first-year runners Colleen Yuhn and one of the top runners in the country as a high school senior, Molly McClimon. The squad was routinely finishing among the leaders in their seasonal. competition. They won the Kansas Invitationals in Lawrence, KS and placed second overall in the London Invitational in London, Ontario. They then qualified for Nationals at the end of the season and ended up finishing fifteenth in the country. Seniors McPeck, Rowand and Sandra Elliott will not be returning next year. Michigan will return four of its top seven runners next fall. The Wolverines and coach Foster will look to senior Amy Bannister for leadership and runners, McClimon, Kim Haluscsak and Megan Nortz will fill the vacancies left by the departing seniors. Other runners that may contribute in the fall will be sophomores Andrea Baass and Yuhn. Men's Gynastics From Staff Reporfts~ 01 *Over 50 imported and domestic bottled beers *Choose from our international seection of draft - beers. 9" Restaurant i ,5Pub e . "338 S.State St. yM-Sat.11:30 am- 2:00 am 'Sun. 12-12 Mid. If a gymnastics team's success can be measured by a trip to the NCAA tournament, then last year's men's gymnastics team indeed-found success. If men's gymnastics coach Bob Darden were asked if his season was a success, he would definitely say yes. "We were pleased to get the opportunity to perform before the 5,000 or so people that attended the competition," Darden said. "Making it to the regionals meant we had a successful season." The team finished eighth at the East Regional held April 7 on Penn State University's campus. The Wolverines were 17.45 points behind first place Minnesota. Only the top four teams in each of the four regionalA meets were invited to attend the finals in Minneapolis. However, two Michigan athletes did make the trip to Minnesota. Rueben Ceballos, now a junior, qualified for nationals in both the floor exercise and the vault. Teammate Glenn Hill, also a junior, qualified in the pommel horse for a second straight year. Though the team concluded with only a 5-7-1 overall record and a 1-3- 1 record in the Big Ten conference, the stiff competition they faced all season did not give an accurate indication of the team's ability. The tumblers consistently faced off against the toughest teams in the Midwest. Coach Darden had only praise for his athletes. "I am pleased with the team's showing at the regionals and over the course of the year. It was an absolute pleasure to coach this group of young men," Darden said. He also expressed optimism for the coming season with so many strong gymnasts coming back. "Next year we should continue to improve as our team will have an added year of experience and maturity under its belt. I am looking forward next season to seeing this team build upon the strong foundation it built this season." A MICHIGAN TRADITION SINCE 1915 ~oc~ S',rt S'ho/4 I I n Q . Recreational Sports I Welcome Students 's " Get Excited # Get Energized * Get Exercised,, Intramural Sports * Sports Clubs " Outdoor Recreation Center * and much, much more! 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