The Michigan Daily -Friday, September 10, 1993 - 27 Women harriers open at Lehigh SOCCER KICKS OFF By JAESON ROSENFELD DAILY SPORTS WRITER If you had to pick a song to describe last season for the Michigan women's cross country team, you might pick "Glory Days." With a Big Ten championship and eighth-place NCAA finish, the harriers made quite a name for rookie coach Mike McGuire. But success brings greed to most and McGuire has proven no different - with five returning letterwinners, he's set even loftier goals for this season. So instead of reminisc- ing about days of splendor, the Wolver- inesplan todo what they do best-run all over their Big Ten foes. "We are not going into this season with a defending Big Ten champions' mindset," McGuire said. "We're going into 1993 out to win a Big Ten title." Michigan's hopes of a repeat cham- pionship will depend heavily on the leadership of a pair of returning All- Americans, MollyMcClimon and Karen Harvey. The duo placed 17th and 21stat NCAAs, respectively. Coupled with additional returners senior Chris Szabo and sophomore Courtney Babcock - both top-seven placers in last year's Big Ten championship - it's not hard to figure outwhy the Wolverines garnered a preseason No. 4national ranking. "With Karen, Chris, Courtney and I it's hard to tell who's going to be num- ber one and who's going to be number four," McClimon said. "It's really im- portant for us to lead by example, " McClimon and her teammates face their first of many tune-ups preceding the Big Ten season this weekend at the Lehigh Invitational. The Wolverines will have to make due without the services of All-Big Ten junior Kelly Chard in Bethlehem, Pa., who has been ham- pered by a foot injury since May. The duration of Chard's absence is indefi- nite at this point, as she'll wait a few weeks to decide if her foot is fit for competition. "We'll really miss her if she can't run this season," McClimon said. SOCCER Continued from Page 25 seasons. Armster is but one of several new faces on this year's squad beginning with Michigan's new coach, Linda Hamilton. A four-time All-America at North Carolina, Hamilton has spent six seasons on the U.S. national team and has been a member of the women's World Cup team which won the title in 1990. While Hamilton does not have the job beyond this season, Taylor feels her expertise and experience will help. "She's basically done it all in the world of soccer," Taylor said. "I have a poster of her on my wall and now it's like 'Heh, that's my coach."' Hamilton will have to incorporate the talents of nine new players in 1993. Taylor says that the newcomers have been well received. "It's a good mix," Taylor said. And as for this weekend's opponent, the Redskins, Taylor is confident that Michigan can continue to win. Men's X-Country shoots for top By TOM BAUSANO DAILY SPORTS WRITER * After finishing second in the Big Ten Championships three years in a row, the men's cross country team is not going to be satisfied with anything less than a conference title this year. The team will begin its quest for the title when it competes at the Lehigh Invitational tomorrow. "We had a really strong workout on the track on Monday, so I think we're ready to go," Schroeder said. The "College Sports" pre-season cross country poll ranked Michigan fourth nationally. "Rankings make you feel good," Michigan coach Ron Warhurst said. "Our numberone goalisto win the Big Tens and be in the top four nationally. In these early meetswewilltrytoruntogetherandgelas a team, but once we get to the big ones, there is no holding back." The national championships will be held on the Lehigh course this year. At 8,000 meters, this weekend's course will be 2,000 meters shorter than the course used for NCAAs, but the team and coaches see this asa learning oppor- tunity. "It will enable us to familiarize our- selves with the course andits conditions for nationals," Sean Sweat said. Fairleigh Dickinson and Colgate are among several teams that will compete tomorrow. "There won't be a lot of tough team competition, but there will be some very good individual competitors," Warhurst said. The lineup for tomorrow includes Schroeder, Andy Hayes, Chris Eggle, Scott MacDonald, Theo Molla, Jay Schemanske, Ian Forsyth, Shawn Mackay and Kevin Sullivan. The Wolverines are excited by the talent of many of the runners. Mackay seems to be healthy after being plagued by injuries. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year two years ago. "Shawn is looking really good," Schroeder said."I haven't seen him run- ning like this since his freshman year." 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