Page 2 -The Michigan Daily -Sports Wednesday- January8,1992 Michigan Sports Calendar Thursday, January 9 Men's Basketball at Iowa, 7:30 p.m., Iowa City Friday, January 10 Ice Hockey at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., Notre Dame, Ind. Men's Gymnastics at Michigan State Invitational, 7 p.m., East Lansing Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Purdue, 7 p.m., Canham Natatorium Women's Basketball vs. Purdue, 7:30 p.m., Crisler Arena Saturday, January 11 Ice Hockey vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., Yost Ice Arena Men's Basketball at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., Minneapolis Men's Gymnastics at Michigan State Invitational, noon, East Lansing Men's and Women's Indoor Track Maize and Blue Intrasquad, noon, Track and Tennis Building Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Indiana, 7 p.m., Canham Natatorium Wrestling vs. Eastern Michigan, Morgan State, noon, Cliff Keen Arena Sunday, January 12 Men's Gymnastics vs Minnesota, 7 p.m., Cliff Keen Arena Women's Basketball vs. Illinois, 2 p.m., Crisler Arena Michigan Sports Roundup Monday, December 16 Men's Basketball: beat Central Michigan, 86-70 Tuesday,December 17 Women's Basketball: lost to Pittsburgh, 74-72 Friday, December 20 Athletic department: named Gregory Giovanazzi as new volleyball coach Saturday, December 21 Men's Basketball: beat Rice, 87-70 Women's Basketball: beat Indiana State, 67-58 Friday, December 27 Ice Hockey, at Great Lakes Invitational: beat Harvard, 3-1 Women's Basketball, at Washington Husky Classic: lost to Washington, 67- 62 Saturday, December 28 Ice Hockey, at Great Lakes Invitational: beat Michigan Tech, 7-1 (championship) Men's Basketball, at Red Lobster Classic: beat Brigham Young, 86-83 Women's Basketball, at Washington Husky Classic: beat Western Kentucky, 77-73 (third place) Monday, December 30 Men's Basketball, at Red Lobster Classic: beat Virginia Tech, 63-51 (championship) Wednesday, January 1 Football, at Rose Bowl: lost to Washington, 34-14 Thursday, January 2 Women's Swimming: lost to UCLA, 173- 125 Friday, January 3 Ice Hockey: beat Ferris State, 6-1 Men's Swimming: beat UCLA, 134.5-106.5 Saturday, January 4 Ice Hockey: beat Ferris State, 7-3 Men's Swimming: beat USC, 121-120 Women' s Swimming: lost to USC, 128-115 ...................................... Senior Editors Asst. Night Editor Phil Green Ken Sugiura John Niyo Matt Rennie <<. >> a Jeff Sheran A i i 1902i (A;,.hinn ASSoCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL POLL Team (First-place votes) Record Points Last Week 1. Duke (65) 7-0 1,625 1 2. UCLA 8-0 1,531 2 3. Oklahoma State 12-0 1,492 3 4. Kansas 10-0 1,412 4 5. Connecticut 10-0 1,370 5 6. Arizona 9-1 1,174 6 7. Ohio State 8-1 1,160 7 8. North Carolina 9-1 1,098 8 9. Michigan State 10-0 1,078 9 10. Indiana 9-2 1.021 10 11. Michigan 8-1 972 11 12. Missouri 11-0 910 13 13. Arkansas 12-2 810 16 14. Georgia Tech 11-2 793 15 15. Kentucky 10-2 744 17 16. Alabama 12-1 614 19 17. St. John's 8-2 576 18 18. Seton Hall 8-2 538 12 19. Wake Forest 7-1 423 20 20. Syracuse 10-0 379 23 21. Oklahoma 10-1 355 14 22. NC-Charlotte 8-1 303 21 23. Southern California 8-1 192 25 24. Tulane 9-0 152 - 25. Massachusetts 11-2 89 - Others receiving votes: Iowa 55, Georgetown 32, Houston 31, Washington St. 26, South Florida 21, Louisville 20, Brigham Young 18, Pittsburgh 13, Ne- braskal2, UNLV 12, Iowa St. 10, Temple 10, Stanford 8, Utah 8, virginia 7, Florida State 5, UTEP 5, UAB 4, Arizona State 4, Rutgers 3, Cincinnati 2, Georg 2, Princeton 2, LSU 1, Montana 1, New Mexico St. 1, Wisconsin-Green Bay 1. NCAA convenes for annual meetings 6 by Theodore Cox Daily Sports Editor ANAHEIM, Calif. - Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany called last year's NCAA Convention the first step toward universities re- gaining control over athletics. This year's gathering of university presi- dents and athletic directors in Southern California for the 86th an- nual convention promises to be the second step. The goal of this convention is to raise academic standards for stu- dent-athletes and to continue cost- cutting efforts. Over 70 percent of the universities' athletic programs lost money during 1991. With tele- vision revenues expected to decline, the financial future only looks darker. "Those budget cuts adapted at last year's convention have upset many athletic departments, but those actions taken last January barely scratch the surface," NCAA Executive Director Richard Schultz said. "The elimination of the sport should be our last option. We have to find other opportunities to cut cost." The most drastic amendment to be voted on this week is one which will require recruits to not only achieve at least a 700 score on the SAT (or a 17 on the ACT), but a grade point of 2.5 in core curriculum classes in order to retain frosh eligi- bility. The rationale for this amend- ment is that the 2.5 average is in line with the test scores. "These are modest requirements when compared to requirements of average college students," Schultz said. Another amendment, if passed, will require recruits to complete 13 core curriculum courses, up from the current 11. ILowever, a study administered by the NCAA failed to produce any conclusive evidence of whether the increased standards will lead to an increased graduation rate among student athletes. The requirements for athletes al- ready at the college level may also be raised, forcing them to make min- imum progress toward a degree while they are participating in ath- letics. However, both Michigan and Big Ten standards already exceed the proposed requirements. The other interesting amendment could directly affect Michigan foot- ball player Desmond Howard. At present, Howard, like all college athletes, cannot negotiate with any professional teams until he declares he is going to give up his last year of eligibility. However, a proposal will be voted on this week allowing athletes to find out their worth be- fore declaring what they want to do their next season. The player would still not be al- lowed to deal with an agent. 0 Feast or famine: Michigan swimmers in LA 0 by Chad Safran Daily Sports Writer The state of California is leg- endary for its sun and swimming. Yet over winter break, the legend proved to be false. Despite days of rain, the Michigan men's swimming team capped a successful training camp with back-to-back victories over top 10 powers UCLA and USC. With a 121-120 victory against USC, the Wolverines pulled out one of their closest victories in recent memory. Steve West clinched the Michigan victory with a first-place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke. West, a native of nearby Hunt- ington Beach, turned in an in-season personal best with a time of 2:23.99, besting the second-place finisher by less than a second. This was not the first time West came up with a big victory in the USC pool. Last summer, he captured the gold medal in the U.S. Olympic Festival in the same pool and same lane. "Right from the beginning I wanted to win and beat those guys, especially because the other two guys were freshman," West said. The crucial factor for the Wolverines was their dominance of close races. They won eight of 10 swims overall, with the largest margin of victory being 1.7 seconds. "We won all the close races," head coach Jon Urbanchek said. "Both teams swam tired and were evenly matched so it was not an up- set. We went with our best lineup against USC." USC head coach, Rich Ballatori agreed with Urbanchek's assess- ment. "Michigan swam extremely well," Ballatori said. "What they did real well was win the close ones and we couldn't. It was a disap- pointment. It is like having too many turnovers in a football or bas- ketball game." To the surprise of Ballatori and the rest of the Trojans, a lesser known Wolverine, sophomore Rod- ney VanTassell, came up with some top-notch performances. With an in- season personal best of 1:54.34, VanTassell came out on top in the 200-meter freestyle and continued his winning ways with a victory in the 400-meter freestyle. Along with Noel Strauss, Tom Hay and Kent Tschannen, VanTassel helped Michigan to a third-place. finish in the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:35.31. "VanTassel had his best in-sea- son meet. He put it together when we needed it in the 200 and 400. He was our top performer on the trip," Urbanchek said. "I was a little bit surprised. I didn't expect to go that fast," Van- Tassel said. "Since we have the two redshirts, the team needed some people to step up and I felt I was one of those people." The previous day, as torrential rain and wind whipped through the air, the sixth-ranked Wolverines topped the Bruins 134.5-106.5. Ju- nior Brian Gunn came up big for Michigan with two victories and a second-place finish. Gunn blew away the competition in the 200- meter butterfly, outdistancing his nearest competitor by more than three seconds with a time of 2:06.04. His other victory came in the 400 freestyle, defeating teammate Van- Tassell in 4:11.88. "Brian Gunn was one of our workhorses. He helped to carry the load for the team along with Van- Tassell and Gustavo Borges," Ur- banchek said. Over semester break, the women's swimming and diving team dropped a pair of meets to West Coast juggernauts No. 7 UCLA, 173-125, and No. 10 USC, 128-115, Jan. 2 and Jan. 4, respec- tively. Gilbert takes third at Midlands Junior wrestler Joey Gilbert, moving up to 142 pounds, earned a third-place finish at the Midlands Championships Dec. 28-9 at Northwestern. Michigan has four wrestlers ranked nationally in the top 12 at their respective weights in the lat- est Amateur Wrestling News rank- ings. Gilbert is ranked third at 134; sophomore Sean Bonnet is seventh at 158; junior Lanny Green is No. 9 at 177; senior heavyweight Phil Tomek is ranked 12th. Session passes for the 1992 Cliff Keen Team Duals, set for Feb. 8-9 at Crisler Arena, can be purchased through the Michigan Athletic Ticket Office. All-session passes, good for both days, are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Single- session passes are $8 and $5. Michigan will compete in its first home meet of the season Jan. 11 against Eastern Michigan and Morgan State (Md.) in a double- dual at Keen Arena. IN -from , ,tnff rm nn stf --'----fJIIL drum L4jj Irportsh Michigan Daily At hlet e- of-the-Week WHO: Denny Felsner TEAM: Ice Hockey HOMETOWN: Mt. Clemens, Mich. YEAR: Senior ELIGIBILITY: Senior WHY: Felsner scored a hat trick Friday and two goals Saturday in last weekend's series against Ferris State. The five goals moved Felsner past Dave Debol and into first place in career goals for Michigan with 115. Felsner also added an assist in each contest. The Wolverines swept Ferris State - winning, 6-1, Friday, and, 7-3, Saturday. Felsner's efforts last weekend earned him the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Player-of-the-Week award. BACKGROUND: Felsner is one of the leading candidates for the Hobey Baker Award which is given to the top collegiate hockey player. Last season, Felsner was a second- team all-American as well as a first-team CCHA selection. He also led the CCHA in goals scored last season with 32. His sophomore season, Felsner was an honorable mention CCHA pick, and he made the Cooper CCHA all-Freshman team his first year at Michigan. In 1989, the St. Louis.Blues picked Felsner with their third-round pick. Felsner is also closing in on Michigan's career point-scoring mark which Debol also holds. Felsner has 213 points to Debol's 246. Felsner Night Editor Josh Dubow ,Z pullns n gII l .1J iv i yI l i 49, Stanford 0) and in 1948 (Michigan 49, USC 0) A WHAT'S HAPPENING Daily Mass I(EY I Meeting WEST! WEST!Monday, Comfor n January 13 For Reservations, call 1-800-695-5130 420 Myn or 1-305-294- 3773 RECREATIONAL SPORTS Intramural Sports Program The University of Michigan Department of Dermatology is seeking volunteers ages 13 - 30 years to test new therapies for Acne. SPORTS NEEDED FOR OFFICIALS WINTER TERM .Scandinarnvian Sti udcies 01 i