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Best Game: (tie) Michigan versus
Ohio State (football), Michigan ver-
sus Lake Superior State (hockey),
Michigan versus Indiana (basketball).
Although many great games were
played the past year in Michigan ath-
letics, a three-way tie is in order for
this category:
Michigan 28, Ohio State 0 - Any
-m time the Wolverines beat the Buck-
eyes is a reason to celebrate, but shut-
ting out OSU and denying John
Cooper's team a trip to the Rose Bowl
is one to cherish for the ages.
Michigan 4, Lake Superior 3 (OT)
- Brian Wiseman's goal in the extra
session allowed the Wolverines to
show the Lakers who would be king
in the CCHA this season.
Michigan 91, Indiana 67 -- After
losing to the Hoosiers at Bloomington
in January, the Wolverines put on their
best performance of the season. In-
spired by Chris Webber's first appear-
ance at Crisler Arena since departing
for the NBA, Michigan put forth an
effort that made fans want to cry with
joy. Even Jalen Rose dove for a loose
ball.
Most Unsung Hero: Mike Stone
Although known to be one of the
CCHA's top penalty killers, Mike
Stone proved to be more than that as
he always seemed to be involved in a
play that made the difference for
Michigan. The senior forward earned
team MVP honors as well as captur-
ing the same award in the CCHA
post-season tournament
Biggest Mismatch:
Michigan versus North Carolina State
in the Hall of Fame Bowl
The Wolverines proved they were the
best 7-4 team in the country going into
the game, blasting the Wolfpack 42-
7. N.C. State won only six games
against Division I opponents (the
minimum for post-season qualifica-
tion) before taking on Michigan.
Best Performance by an Individual/
Group: Men's Indoor Track Medley
Relay team
Another category chock full of great
achievements. Ron Hollis' no-hitter
against Michigan State. Chad
Chapman's four-home run perfor-
mance against the Spartans the same
weekend. Swimmer Gustavo Borges
capturing two individual titles at the
NCAA Championships. The
women's indoor track medley relay
team captured a national title of its
own.
However, only one group set a world
record, and that honor belongs to the
men's indoor track medley relay team.
The talented quartet of Nick Karfonta,
Trinity Townsend, Scott MacDonald
and Kevin Sullivan shattered the
record, held by Arkansas for eight
years. The Razorbacks later recap-
tured the record at the NCAA meet
in March.
Best Performance by a Team:
Men's Cross Country
The men's cross-country team won
the an unexpected Big Ten title, end-
ing favored-Wisconsin's eight-year
run of conference crowns and allow-
ing coach Ron Warhurst to pop the
bottle of champagne he had been sav-
ing for years for such an occasion.
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saying from inside the Daily as you
perfunctorily tear out the crossword
puzzle and release the gutted paper
carcass, casting it off gently to settle
against the grit of the vestibule floor.
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