0 Page 10-The Michigan Daily- Friday, November 13, 1992 Men by Antoine Pit Daily Sports Write runners stride toward District finals ts r Normally, a cross country team does not run the same course two weeks in a row. However, the Michigan men's cross country team will be trying to earn the opportunity to do just that in the NCAA District IV Champ- ionship in Bloomington this week- end. A finish in the top three would allow the Wolverines to return to Bloomington a week later for the NCAA National Championships. It will not be easy for Michigan. The Wolverines will be competing against three teams that they have struggled against all season: Wis- consin, Notre Dame, and Eastern Michigan. Earlier this season in the Notre Dame Invitational, Michigan fin- ished well behind Notre Dame in third place. Three weeks ago at the Eastern Michigan Classic, the Wolverines finished behind Eastern Michigan and at the Big Ten Cham- pionships two weeks ago, Michigan finished in second place, 31 points behind Wisconsin. Michigan coach Ron Warhurst will go with his top six runners from the Big Ten Championships, and he is adding senior Shawn Sweat to the lineup. Sweat will race along with senior Matt Smith, junior Shawn Mackay, sophomores Jim Finlayson and Ian Forsyth, and freshmen Theo Molla, and Scott MacDonald. After being a top runner for most of the year, Sweat was kept out of the lineup two weeks ago for some time to rest. "He's more of a plodder, a long distance runner," Warhurst said. "Hopefully he'll give us a solid per- formance to turn us around." Along with the top three teams, the top 20 individual finishers ad- vance to next week's national cham- pionship. If Michigan finishes fourth, it still might have a chance to advance. There are also a few at-large bids for nationals. Such a bid would depend on how Michigan compares to the other fourth-place finishers. Griddes! Drop off your picks at 420 Maynard for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to O'Sullivan's Eatary and Pub. 1. Illinois at Michigan 2. Purdue at Michigan State 3. Northwestern at Iowa 4. Indiana at Ohio State 5. Minnesota at Wisconsin 6.Oregon State at Washington 7. Temple at Miami (Fla.4 8. Alabama at Mississippi State 9. Tulane at Florida State 10. Syracuse at Boston College 11. Notre Dame at Penn State 12. Nebraska at Iowa State 13. Colorado at Kansas 14. Duke at North Carolina 15. Georgia at Auburn 16. Arizona at Southern Cal 17. Washington State at Stanford 18. Hawaii at San Diego State 19. Eastern Michigan at Toledo 20. Princeon at Yale Tiebreaker:Total points-Illinois at Michigan: Name: Phone: Women harriers set for Districts by Tonya Broad 6 . -- .-- presents:. T~lA NISTRELASEB T-SHIRT PRINTERY " AZs MULTI-COLOR PRINTING CHAMPS! " STAFF ARTIST SUPPORT. " 2-DAY RUSH SERVICE AVAILABLE. " U-M P.O. #'s ACCEPTED. " LOCATED ACROSS THE BRIDGE FROM GANDY DANCER. Still savoring its first Big Ten Championship since the program started, the Michigan women's cross country team gears up for the ' District contest in Indiana this week- end. The Wolverines must place in the top two as a team to automati- cally qualify for Nationals, which will be held at the same course next week. Districts allow seven team mem- bers to run compared to the nine that competed at Big Tens. The team, which consists of Courtney Bab- cock, Molly McClimnon, Keily Chard, Karen Harvey, Molly Lori, Amy Parker, and Chris Szabo, will be looking to qualify. All-American Amy Bucholz is noticeably abscent from the lineup. The senior is still suffering from a knee injury. She may return for Nationals if the team qualifies. THEF LeATEST IRELFIA5E FROM SID ROW B-SIDE OURSELVES ON SALE NOW! 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Running against Wisconsin, last year's Big Ten champs, Michiga will need to get out and establish its position early. Fortunately for the Wolverines, they will have one less worry at the meet. Penn State, which also competes in the Big Ten, has been assigned to another District for tomorrow. 0 5 23 E. Liberty 994-80 Located in the Michigan Theater building 31 1220 South University for carryout 665-7777 i i ii i a FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 tiors, leading in both of the Illini's last triumphs. One factor that may hinder Ver- duzco from directing his squad to victory against Michigan is an in- jury to his main target, flanker John Wright. Wright leads Illinois with 28 receptions on the year for 333 yards and two touchdowns. But an ankle injury leaves the senior questionable for the weekend. Senior fullback Darren Boyer and tight end David Olson will likely be Verduzco's other options. Michigan, on the other hand, doesn't need to worry about a lack of offensive options. 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