0 Page 12-The Michigan Daily- Friday, September 18, 1992 Golfers open at Iowa City Blue runners to be tested in Indiana by Jaeson Rosenfeld The Michigan women's golf team tees off its season this weekend at the 15-team Lady Northern Inter- collegiate in Iowa City. Michigan coach Sue LeClair said she has high hopes for a squad team- ing with youth and experience on the 6,072 yard, par-72 Finkbine Golf Course. "We're hoping for a top-five fin- ish," LeClair said. The meet that will match Michigan against all Big Ten schools plus Iowa State, Illinois State, Northern Illinois and Kansas State. LeClair will depend on senior co- captains Wendy Bigler and Tricia Good to lead the team with sub-80 rounds. In addition, LeClair said she has great expectations for freshman Shannon McDonald. "I look for her to be an outstand- ing player," LeClair said of the newcomer from Kennelworth, Ill. "She probably will be a little ner- vous because this is her first meet." Also playing for the Wolverines this weekend are senior Maura Hawkins, junior Tegan McCorkel and sophomore Jenny Zimmerman who all are capable of breaking 80, according to LeClair. Indiana and Minnesota are the teams to beat, but LeClair said she believes if Michigan plays its best golf for 54 holes, the Wolverines will be able to compete. by Craig L. Price The Michigan women's cross country team must adapt to changes as it heads into this weekend's Indiana Invitational. The Wolverines have a new coach in Mike McGuire and also must replace the void left by Megan Nortz and Carrie Yates. The Wolverines are among seven teams participating Saturday in Bloomington. The competition in- cludes host Indiana, Penn State, Colorado, East Tennessee State, Tennessee and three-time defending NCAA champion Villanova. "This meet is drawing very tal- ented teams from different regions," McGuire said. "This will give us a good indication of where we stand." Co-captain Molly McClimon should be one of the standouts for the Wolverines this season. The all- American senior was redshirted last year due to injury. McGuire said he feels her comeback will strengthen the team. "Molly's return is paramount to our team's success," McGuire said. "Whenever an all-American returns from an injury, there's always a big addition." In addition to McClimon, Michigan looks for good perfor- mances from two other all- Americans - senior Amy Buchholz and junior Chris Szabo. Szabo fin- ished third last week at the Wolverine Open. The Wolverines also have two mainstays in sopho- mores Karen Harvey and Kelly Chard, who were among the top freshman in the country last year. McGuire and his team are look- ing to improve on last season's third- place Big Ten finish. "We've got to go to the next level," McGuire said. "That means working hard each week as individ- uals so that as a team they can reach the top." Team members are very opti- mistic about their chances of win- ning Michigan's first Big Ten crown this year. The Wolverines are ranked seventh in the nation and their biggest rival in the Big Ten - Wisconsin - is No. 5. Harvey CARPET BARN REMNANTS BACK TO SCHOOL SALE 12' by11 393$ ALL SIZES & COLORS OF TOP BRAND NAME CARPETING Everyone Welcome! ANIOCA ~MIE LATI N f M RImir^ PICNIC When: Sat., Sept. 19, 1992 Where: Trotter House 1443 Washtenaw Ave. 998-7037 Time: 1pm - 6pm Free Food IIIf Rain or Shine Housing Special Programs A Unit of Student Affairs FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas are over, TB Rafael Denson rushed for 568 yards a year ago and could produce some quality yardage. "Well, I think the thing with Oklahoma State, the main thing you have to do is shut down their tail- back," Moeller said. "I think they have a passing attack that can keep you off balance and get (the running back) with the football and we did not do a great job with the run (last) Saturday because we didn't tackle that well." The Cowboys should enjoy a greater success on the defensive side of the field with help from all-Big Eight defensive end Jason Gildon. Last year, the junior collected 16 sacks and will now be supported at the other end position by former outside linebacker Mike Woolridge (85 tackles). The defensive squad could prove problematic for Michigan, especially because the Wolverines sport a relatively inex- perienced quarterback at the helm. "I think they have very mobile defense and they have a number of returning starters and they're quick," Moeller said. "They're very, very quick at positions and that can always present you problems espe- cially when you've got a big line. Their defense is quick enough to give ' you some real problems and help support their offense." Some other factors that should enhance the Cowboys' performance are juco all-America punter Scott Tyner and the return to national television coverage after the end of a three-year NCAA probation. OSU already broke its season- long winless streak from last year with a 35-3 victory over Indiana State two weekends ago. But Oklahoma State will need more. than those factors: more practice and a lot more experience together as a team. "We're not veteran enough nec- essarily to say we can go out there and repeatedly do something, we're still pretty much finding out about ourselves," Jones said. "This is a unique blend of guys and I honestly don't know how some of them will react at what we're going to see at Michigan, but I think they're anx- ious to play a game." OTHER REMNANTS FROM $4.99 YD. 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