2 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 Here are the new rankings in the AP top 25 with first-place votes in parentheses. Records are through Jan. 15 Team 1. Massachusetts (47) 2. Connecticut (16) 3. North Carolina (3) 4. UCLA 5. Kentucky 6. Syracuse 7. Kansas 8. Maryland 9. Arkansas 10. Georgetown 11. Arizona 12. Michigan State 13. Arizona State 14. Iowa State 15. Wake Forest 16. Missouri 17. Oregon 18. Virginia 19. New Mexico State 20. Illinois 21. Stanford 22. Georgia Tech 23. Cincinnati 24. Florida 25. Pennsylvania Record 11-1 12-0 12-1 9-1 10-2 12-1 11-2 13-3 13-3 11-1 12-3 10-2 12-3 13-2 9-2 12-2 11-1 10-3 12-3 13-3 11-2 9-5 12-5 7-5 8-2 Pts. 1,629 1,588 1,520 1,383 1,357 1,273 1,221 1,163 1,118 1,113 980 859 839 754 670 597 487 421 370 248 240 191 140 122 121 Pvs. 1 2 4 6 7 a 3 9 5 10 13 11 12 23 14 17 25 24 22 15 21 Indoor track teams open year on positive note Women top Indiana in season-opening dual meet as Blue grabs first in nine events' By'EUGENE BOWEN Daily Sports Writer In its dual meet with Indiana, the Michigan women's indoor track and field team got what it wanted - a victory. The Wolverines defeated the Hoosiers, 80-60, Saturday. However, tri-captain. Monika Black believes Michigan gained something more than just a win. "Throughout the meet we are cheering for each other and support- ing each other." Black said. "That's the most important thing." At the meet, there was much rea- son for celebration on the Wolver- ines' side as they captured first place in nine of 12 events. Tearza Johnson won heat one of the 200-meters with the only NCAA provisional qualifying timeofthe meet (24.55 seconds) and she took second place in the 55-meter dash (7.16). Tri-captain Tanya Clay finished second in the 600, only one-hundredth of a second behind Indiana's Hilary Bruening winning time of 1:35.03. Jayna Greiner won the shot put with a distance of 44 feet 5 1/2 inches. But the Michigan victory parade did not end there. Black grabbed first place in the high jump with a leap of 5-9 1/4, and teammate Linda Stuck took second (5-7 1/4.). However, Black wasn't impressed with her per- formance in the wake of her personal best (6 feet) reached the week before at the Wolverines' intrasquad meet, and Stuck was similarly disappointed. "One of these days I'm going to have a good day," Stuck said. Freshmen Wolverines shone brightly during the meet. Deanna Arnill won the mile run (4:51.11), missing the NCAA provisional quali- fying time by just over one-tenth of a second. Freshman Brandy Taylor also contributed a solid performance - a second in the 400 (58.08) and victory in heat two of the 200 (26.07). But, it was freshman Tania LONGE who gave arguably the best showing in the meet. Besides taking second in the shot put (42-11), she won the long jump (18-1 1/2), the triple jump (37- 5) and the 55-meter hurdles (8.32). Longe brought more points to the Wolverines' scoresheet than any other competitor. Not all the women could brag about their day. Pauline Arnill, who won the 800 hurdles, was disqualified for brush- ing against Indiana's Krista Ferrara. "Things were a little slow in the first two laps," Arnill said. "I got a little excited on the third lap and I accidentally shoved someone. But, better to have happened itow than at the Big Tens." The Wolverine most angered with her performance was Lamika Harper, who came in third in the 400 (58.51). "I did really rotten," Harper said. "I did way below expectation. I ran faster in practice than I did during this meet." Harper's disappointment contin- ued when she anchored the 4 x 400 relay team A. Throughout the event, the A team ran second to Indiana - until Harper took the baton. On her first lap, she blazed past Indiana's anchor to take the lead. However, Harper eventually tired and allowed the Hoosiers' runner to edge just ahead of her at the finish line. The A team finished second with a time of 3:53.54; Indiana's relay time was 3:52.47. "One thing Lamika showed in the 4 x 400 was her tenacity, her will- power," Wolverine coach James Henry said. "This is her first time competing in two-and-a-half years, and it's only January. In a couple of months, she'll be giving us many", points." Indiana head coach Sam Bell rec- ognized his team's weaknesses dur- ing the meet. "We're really devoid of distance" runners," he said. "And when yoU' virtually give away the mile and the1 3,000 meter like we did, youjust have to grin and bear it." Men impressive in victory over Hoosiers: By CHAIM HYMAN Daily Sports Writer If Michigan men's track coach Jack Harvey had any fears going into Saturday's Big Ten home opener against Indiana, they were not realized. The Wolverines pulled away with a surprisingly large 82.5-62.5 victory over the Hoosiers. "I was a little concerned after our intrasquad meets that we weren't as sharp as we should be," Harvey said. "This was a good competitive meet, and a nice win for us." Michigan began its dominance of the meet with sophomore Kevin Sullivan's first-place finish in the one mile run with a time of 4:01.8. He was followed by teammates Ian Forsyth (4:10.5) and Kevin Louma (4:32.2). In otherevents, the Wolverines were equally successful. Sophomore Neil Gardner even surprised himself with first-place finishes in both the long jump and the 55-meter hurdles. "I did better than I had anticipated," Gardner said. "If I'm running this well this early on in the season, I'll be look- ing for bigger and better things in the weeks to come." Such sentiments were felt by others on the team as well. Junior Felman Malveaux was especially pleased with his first-place finish in the 55-meter dash. "It feels great to run track where the coaches have a lot of faith in my abil- ity," Malveaux said. "I appreciate the confidence given to me coming off an injury, it helps me work harder." Dwayne Fuqua, a freshman whose third-place time of 49.60 in the 400- meter run put Michigan ahead of Indi- anain thatevent, agreed that hard work had something to do with the Wolver- ines' win. "We knew we could beat them if we worked hard in practice," Fuqua said. "As long as we stick together and work hard, we will not lose." Michigan had a runner place first, in ten of fifteen events. Trinity, Townsend, a junior whose time of 47:62 gave Michigan a first-place fin- ish in the 400-meter run, still feels thatf the Wolverines have a long way to go, "This was a good team, but basis cally this only served as a tune-up meef for us," Townsend said. "If we want to be contenders in the Big Ten, we're going to have to work hard." Pretty much everyone was inP pressed with Michigan's performance. Even Sam Bell, Indiana's track and- field coach, conceded that the Wolver-: ines are good team. "Michigan's got one of the bettetrs teams that I've seen," Bell said. "I'll' look for Michigan as one of the teams in the hunt for the Big Ten. They have- excellent runners and overall a ni e team." TO NYA ROUIMualIy Shotputter Brian Wildfong helped Michigan to a 20-point victory over Indiana Saturday in the Wolverines' season-opening meet. .. WING IT'. AT AtiAlt of th Week~-. 4 B5c Wings $3.25/Pitcher Any Bud Family 1220 S. 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