" Page 14-The Michigan Daily- Friday, February 12, 1993 Blue men duel Buckeyes for Big Ten lead Grapplers battle OSU, Minnesota for bronZe by Doug Neye Michigan and Ohio State men's swimming and diving teams meet at Canham Natatorium on Saturday at 1 p.m. If the traditional rivalry does not provide enough incentive for the second-ranked Wolverines (5-0 Big Ten, 6-1 overall) to swim their best, they can look to several other factors for motivation. First of all, Saturday's confronta- tion will mark the final home meet for this year's seniors. Moreover, the last defeat in a conference dual meet for the Wolverines came two years ago against the Buckeyes. Michigan has lost only three Big Ten dual meets in the last ten years, so losing to the Buckeyes has not been forgotten. Finally, of the twenty-eight swimmers, only sixteen will be rep- resenting Michigan at the Big Ten championships. The Ohio State meet will give swimming coach Jon Urbanchek a better look at who de- serves to make the trip to Indianapolis in March. By the way, Ohio State happens to have a very good team. "Ohio State is the No. 2 team in the conference (behind Michigan). We will have to use our best possible lineup to beat them," Urbanchek said. The Buckeyes (3-0, 9-0) are ranked 13th in the nation and are coming off a successful weekend in which they defeated Pittsburgh and Division II power Kenyon. Steve Robling, Andy Rolley, and Derek deJong lead the way for Ohio State. Despite the Buckeyes' unde- feated record and recent success, coach Bill Wadley does not antici- pate his squad giving the Wolverines a great deal of trouble. "I believe Michigan can win the national title," Wadley said. "They are so far ahead of the rest of the Big Ten teams that we should all be em- barrassed. We've got a long way to go before we can compete with Mic- higan. 0 Spikers head down south for tourney by Jeremy Strachan Daily Sports Writer It will be the 1993 version of the Civil War when the North takes on the South in Lexington, Ky. this Saturday. There will be a lot of kills, but not many deaths. That is because the battles will be fought on the volleyball court instead of the open fields in the Blue Grass State. The Michigan men's volleyball team (3-4 overall) is just one of the twenty-four teams in the North- South Tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky. The tour- nament centers on teams from the South getting a chance to battle their northern nemeses. The teams are split into four pools, each with three teams north of Kentucky and three from south of its border. After round robin play, the top three teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinals. "It's going to be a tough tourna- ment. We're looking for another vic- tory like the one over Windsor last weekend," Michigan sophomore setter Stan Lee said. "I think that is the best game we've pliyed so far. In a do or die situation we need to play like we did against Windsor," he said. "We'll be playing teams we've never seen before." Possible foes for the Wolverines include Purdue, Notre Dame, Michigan State and Kentucky, all of whom have beaten Michigan once for its four losses this season. Michigan anticipates a good perfor- mance nonetheless. by Michael Rosenberg Daily Sports Writer During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States were the two most powerful countries in the world. Other countries had their moments - China thought it was cool for a while - but basically the Soviet Union and the U.S. battled for global supremacy. The Big Ten wrestling season is like the Cold War. "I think Penn State and Iowa will battle it out for the Big Ten and pos- sibly the national title," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "It would be very difficult for anyone to step up and beat them." In other words, ev- erybody else is battling it out for third place. This weekend's matches have major implications for that fight for third. Michigan, currently ranked fifth nationally, travels to Columbus tonight to take on No. 6 Ohio State. The Wolverines then come home for a meet with the eighth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Sunday at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. The Buckeyes feature six wrestlers who are ranked in the top ten, including defending national champion Kevin Randleman (177 pounds). Randleman went unde- feated last year, and he is favored to repeat as NCAA champion. "Randleman has strength, power, and quickness. He's a tremendous natural athlete," Bahr said. If Randleman seems like Superman, then Michigan's Lanny Green is his kryptonite. Over the past two years, Green is 1-0-2 against Randleman. During that same time, the rest of the country is 0-55-1 against the Buckeye. "They have always wrestled tight," Ohio State assistant Jim Jordan said. "There's something about their style ... Green gives Kevin some trouble. But it's (almost) time for the big stuff. I think Kevin will beat Green." "I don't think Randleman likes to wrestle Lanny," Bahr said. "It's the classic confrontation of a nat ral athlete versus a dogged mental tp- proach. I think Lanny is tougher mentally than Randleman." Another match involving a ranked wrestler is at 158 pounds, where Michigan's Sean Bormet, who is currently third in the coun- try, takes on No. 4 Mike Schyck of Ohio State. "That's always a real tough match," Jordan said. "Those guys are two tough wrestlers." This weekend will present an ex- tremely tough challenge for Bormet, who has been wrestling with an in- jured back all year. Bormet appeared to be completely healthy at the Cliff Keen Team Duals three weeks ago, when he was named that tournament's most outstanding wrestler. But then he was forced to sit out the Purdue meet last week when the back acted up. "It hasn't bothered me in practice lately," Bormet said. "I don't think it will bother me this weekend. Hopefully I'll be 100 percent by the Big Tens." As if wrestling Schyck wasn't difficult enough, Bormet will have to face second-ranked Mike Marzetta of Minnesota Sunday. "Those two have wrestled close before," Minnesota coach J Robinson said. "I think it will come down to whoever's ready to wrestle. "The meet itself will be very close. The ball's in their court. We're ranked eighth. What are they ranked, fifth? They're favored to win. Obviously, if we win, it will help us nationally." he Office of the'vice PresidentforStudentAffairs presents the XIYStudentR fcognition Awards ' P .:tROf'GRa A: ;::OF TNE 'H"::" .YEi:A Ia:.:.:.. 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